Dog training problems,puppy!?
Question by moringbolton: Dog training problems,puppy!?
She is half bischon frise half shih tzu, she will sit 8 times out of 10 when i ask but never when she is hyper, and i know how to teach her sit ,stay etc, but for example when i am teaching her stay, i will walk around her saying stay, then when she moves i will pick her up and put her back in the place she was, after 2 times doing this i will go to pick her up as she has moved again and she will run away, then sit and bark at me her tail wagging,what should i do this when this happens?
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Answer by keroppi1243
You should only say “Stay” once. If you keep repeating it … she will start to learn that if you say it once, she can move right after … and you are setting yourself up for having to say “stay” constantly.
Keep at it – not all dogs learn as quick as others. Should also limit training sessions to 15-20 minutes. Try training after you have taken her for a walk to tire her out.
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She thinks that you picking her up is fun, try using negative reinforcements methods.
my grandmas dog knos how to stay we just say stay stay and back up while we say that with a treat in my hand then you say come on.then he comes to me.
When puppies are hyper, they are difficult to have listen to you. They want to play and explore, not be bored by sitting doing nothing. Play with him and get him more worn out. If they are more relaxed and tired, they will focus more on you. Don’t pick it up and put it back if you want it to stay. Having a dog stay is a time and patience deal. Try having it stay for about 5 seconds, then call it to you, give him a treat for being good. Then try for 10 seconds, 20, etc. etc. It won’t happen overnight, but the main thing is to keep the dog focused on you and ONLY you. Try to do it where there are no distractions. If it is hyper, like I said, play with it, take it for a walk, and get rid of it’s excess energy. Much easier to train a calm relaxed dog than a hyper active dog with distractions all around.
I agree, she thinks that this is now a game. I’d try to tell her to sit during different times in the day, rather than a couple of times during one period. This means that you’ll have to carry treats with you, but it’ll be worth it.
Good luck!
Learning to stay is very important, it could come in extremely usefull in a dangerous situation.
she just doesnt understand what is going on. it took a while for my dog to catch on but hes great at it now.
Walking in circles might be confusing, try just walking away. Lots of dogs dont like being picked up. If you pick her up for anything she doesnt like, maybe going to bed, bath, when she has been bold, then she will not like learning this.just ignore her or walk back to the spot where you started from, she should follow if she knows you have treat for her. And teach her a release comand (i whislte)too, so when she stays for 2 seconds release her, give treat-she will might stay for a few seconds anyway coz she will think you are crazy. she mightnt even know at first what she is doing but she will eventually get it. Gradually build up the time.
The problem is that you are sending her mixed messages. If you want her to sit/stay do not pick her up when she moves. Ask her to sit/stay and walk away from her-when she moves say ah ah and push her butt back down repeating sit/stay…reward her when she is doing as you ask. If she is too hyper when you try training play with her first so she is a little worn down and you will have far better results. Keep training sessions short but a few times during the day and even when you are out walking her so she understands that she needs to obey in all situations which could come in handy one day to save her life.