Neighbors and friends keep asking me if I am going to enrol my new dog in obedience training classes but I —?
Question by BEH: Neighbors and friends keep asking me if I am going to enrol my new dog in obedience training classes but I —?
– just collected him from a twelve hour stint at a huge doggie hotel (‘all–day-doggie-play”) where they socialize with other dogs and humans all day and his report card at the end handed to me by one of their animal behaviorists said:
“Things He needs To Work On: Nothing”
So they said he was fine with people and other dogs
When I walk him he barks at other dogs sometimes but I have learned to distract him quickly and he is becoming very well behaved. He no longer barks at the workers on the scaffolding outside my apt windows. because i have established it is a *no no*
So how do we know re dog school? I am mostly concerned about the expense and would definitely fork out the $ $ if I felt he really needed it.
I am with him 24/7
He is a Shepherd/Retriever 2 yrs old high energy great with people and most dogs Not off leash yet Doesn’t always *come* when called
Best answer:
Answer by Susan H
Read the Dog Whisperer books and watch the DVD’s. Watch the TV show and learn how to correct this behavior. Put a backpack on him and let him carry water– give him a job to do when you walking him. Learn how to properly walk a dog by watching Cesar Milan.
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I have that exact same dog. It does the same thing. When your dog barks at other dogs just slap him on the head a little. Not hard enough to hurt him just enough to let him know that its a “no no”. He will eventually understand that it is not ok to do that.
The dod don’t need the help it’s the person holding the leash.
It would be worth your while to book into obedience classes. There is a lot more to obedience training than being good with dogs and people….that’s socialisation, not obedience.
Obedience is an instant response from the dog to commands that you have learned how to give him in a way he understands. Most dogs love obedience training because they know exactly what you want them to do when you give a command.
ADD: Anyone who thinks slapping a dog on the head has anything to do with training should not be giving any advice about dog training.
Obedience classes will help you train him to understand commands (sit, stay, lay down, heel, etc.). They would help you teach him to always come when called. However, you can train your dog yourself using books and websites. It will be more difficult than having an experienced trainer’s help, but many people sucessfully train their dogs on their own. It’s up to you. I would start trying to train him yourself and then enroll him in the classes if it gets too difficult for you.
You can also hire a trainer to do one on one work with your dog. Typically, they charge by the hour. Depending on how quickly your dog learns, you may need only one or two sessions to get the basics down, which may or may not be less expensive than classes.