has anyone taken there dog to obedience school?
Question by Leah: has anyone taken there dog to obedience school?
I just got back from taking my puppy to puppy classes and I am curious what you thought of it. I just got back from taking my puppy to his first class and I was very disappointed and unimpressed.
This class was all puppies, probably the oldest was 6 months. The teacher had us sit on lawn chairs outside in the freezing cold (it was about 12 degrees Celsius and looked like it was about to rain, and i have a short haired chihuahua weighing 5 lbs, (not her fault)) but we sat there for over an hour while she discussed every single toy, leash, collar, harness, toy, treat and food on the market. She went over is such detail and to say every single toy ever sold and when your a new dog owner you hang out at a ot of difference pet stores so you learn most of this stuff. Mean while we all have Curious little puppies wanting to meet each other and wondering what all the people and desperately wanting to explore. so for over an hour we all tried to hang on to our puppies and listen to her explain why rawhide bones are bad.
The only real thing we did was for the last 5-10 mins we called our dogs names and when the came to us they got a treat.
Of course I have already paid in full so I have to stick this out now and hope it gets better. Is this typical for obedience to do nothing at all on the first day?
It is a 6 class (including this useless one) and I private lesson and I had to pay of all of them upfront.
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Answer by Proud owner of 6 cats and 2 dogs
When I took my puppy to obedience school the first class was mainly talk about what the class was about and the equipment required. We didn’t bring our dogs the first day though and it was inside.
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It will hopefully get better, the class I attended with my dogs was very professional and we started training right away. One thing I can say is it’s very important for the pups to learn when they can play and when they can’t even though they may want to, so think of that first class as a training session about keeping your pup with you regardless of all the other distractions going on around them..
This is not a Dog Obedience Class this is a Puppy Preschool class.
Aimed to inform the new owner how to properly care for their new pet and for the puppies to learn how to socialise. You will also learn some basic commands. Proper Obedience classes dont start until AFTER you do the preschool class.
How many classes have you paid for? The puppy preschool I attend was for 4 weeks, it was conducted by my vet and was very informative. After we graduated the vet recommended some obedience classes. Which we signed up for. You could be attending a 2 in 1 school.
Give it time… each class is programmed to help you and your dog.