tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post7004048158820836055..comments2023-12-20T02:17:30.482-05:00Comments on Dogs Deserve Freedom: Training Rant - The New PuppyDogsDeserveFreedomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619788290016287585noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-9030435241011740822009-05-14T18:41:00.000-04:002009-05-14T18:41:00.000-04:00Great post--great comments.
I explain to my adopt...Great post--great comments.<br /><br />I explain to my adopters that puppies (and adult dogs)understand two major concepts: "Always" or "Never," and that you have to teach these things first (through reward, distraction, calmness etc) before the animal can progress to "Sometimes." So...if you don't want the puppy on the couch, don't let him on it. I know he's small and cuddly and it's easier, Calsidyrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556720235543035084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-15838122610335117902009-05-14T16:25:00.000-04:002009-05-14T16:25:00.000-04:00Oh, he's certainly testing the boundaries! I think...Oh, he's certainly testing the boundaries! I think even more frustrating than the seperation anxiety is what I call stubborness (not sure what the correct term for it is). <br /><br />This dog knows how to sit and lay down. After the 2 week mark (or there-abouts)he started refusing to sit or lay down unless you have something REALLY worth it (yummy treat, bone, etc) and sometimes even if you havemytwhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774804443344998569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-63874271121399677332009-05-14T15:15:00.000-04:002009-05-14T15:15:00.000-04:00"This breeder told the person not to use "No" but ..."This breeder told the person not to use "No" but didn't explain beyond that"...<br /><br />Maybe, maybe not. In my classes, I find I have to teach something three times before they get it. Just like in medical internships where the slogan is "Watch one, do one, teach one."<br /><br />It may be that the breeder is (1) not a great teacher (2) they were so excited about the puppy that they didn'tSplashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823935079491937894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-1035728352939093542009-05-14T13:36:00.000-04:002009-05-14T13:36:00.000-04:00So many puppies think their name is "No".
Poor pu...So many puppies think their name is "No".<br /><br />Poor puppies.<br /><br />Great post.GoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-36216659847205138632009-05-14T13:16:00.000-04:002009-05-14T13:16:00.000-04:00Splash and GSC - Great comments. What do you do wh...Splash and GSC - Great comments. What do you do when you get an owner who doesn't understand that it's a psychology trick? Or who doesn't understand what we mean by conditioning? Or doesn't provide a controlled environment?<br /><br />Most owners don't get this.<br /><br />This breeder told the person not to use "No" but didn't explain beyond that - just don't say "No". If the information gets DogsDeserveFreedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619788290016287585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-68746891064266324502009-05-14T12:41:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:41:00.000-04:00I'm glad you posted about this and would like to a...I'm glad you posted about this and would like to add that I think this applies to recently-adopted-from-the-shlter/rescue-adult-dogs as well. <br /><br />With our new shlter dog we were pretty lax for the first two weeks (OUR bad). We felt so bad for him, you could tell he'd been abused, so we coddled him. We said no when he did something "wrong" or made him go lay down when he followed us aroundmytwhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774804443344998569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-18572467114100336012009-05-14T12:22:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:22:00.000-04:00When training for Schutzhund, conditioning starts ...When training for Schutzhund, conditioning starts at 6 weeks old, no formal training until after 6 months, depending on the dog’s sensitivity. Those first 6 months are all about building the dogs confidence. That means no corrections.<br /><br />On the other side of that is a very controlled environment where the dog has very has very little opportunity to NEED a correction. For example, we Cyndi and Stumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945219976457829612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-25301475906630447772009-05-14T10:56:00.000-04:002009-05-14T10:56:00.000-04:00It's a little psychology trick that we can play on...It's a little psychology trick that we can play on ourselves.<br /><br />Saying no implies the DOG did something wrong. <br /><br />It doesn't, at least to our limited human minds, say that we messed up by not having a routine and plan in place.<br /><br />Having a rigid routine, having rules, and only giving Mr. Puppy as many rights as he has proven he can handle responsibly, means you never Splashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823935079491937894noreply@blogger.com