Dog Training

Question: A dog training question?

(Posted by: BlaqkRose on 2010-02-17 18:20:29)

My dog is a female, she is 7 weeks old and I am attempting to train her. I'll be taking her to obedience classes when she is old enough, but I wanted to teach her a few things beforehand. I taught her to sit. Now every time I walk in the door, she takes one look at me and sits. It's funny actually, last night in the middle of the night I took her out to use the backyard, if you get my drift. But anyway, she did her business, turned around, looked at me and sat. I tried to teach her stay and come, but she always stays and then comes and SITS!!! It's cute, but not for much longer. Any advice?

Posted by: Jade on 2010-02-17, 18:25:12

Wow you have done really well already my little pup is 11 weeks old and to get him to do anything is really hard.. the only thing he can do is stand on his hind legs when i say stand (but i also have a treat in my hand and i think he is more trying to get that lol) but the only thing is use treats and affection when he does what you want but im betting you do that anyway

Posted by: Riley C on 2010-02-17, 18:25:30

Oh, thats adorable! My dog learned commands quickly I think she'll grow out of it and the reason why she constantly sits is because she's not sure whether you're telling her to or not. Repetition and patience is always key, especially when training young dogs

Posted by: Heart W on 2010-02-17, 18:26:08

Very common, when dogs discover a behavior that pleases us, they do it repeatedly in hopes of praise or reward. You should praise the dog immediately after she potties outdoors, that's a behavior you want to reinforce.

Posted by: Brenna on 2010-02-17, 18:28:17

You should practice a lay down to give her something else to think about. Also ignore her, don't reward her, when she doesn't do it on command. Practice rewarding her while commanded or given a hand signal. She simply thinks that she is doing what you want, it's not her fault.

Posted by: Sketchers on 2010-02-17, 18:31:07

Before teaching her how to come and stay, you should teach her how to sit on command instead of just because first. When she just sits, don't encourage her with treats or pats or "Good girl "s. Only do that when she does it on command. And when she stays on command, try to teach her not to sit unless you tell her to.

Posted by: girl you dont know on 2010-02-17, 18:35:55

Awww thats soo cutee but i can i give you advice and not take ur dog to obediant school cuz i took my dog and i taught her everything myself its a waist of money and same with every1 else that went its just a waste of money and time and if you want her to come without sitting after hold a treat then say come here and before shes about to sit, hold up the treat a little higher than her body so shes kinda standing up for it and not sitting down and then if u keep on doing that shell get then hang of it and not sit when you dont want her to :) :) :) :) hopeee i helped..... i love training dogs :)

Posted by: Slim on 2010-02-18, 07:06:14

Aww that is very cute.. i'm sorry i don't have a solution to your question because I myself have the same issue except my dog is a year already.. She does the sit but I try it again 20 mins later she forgets LOL!! Good luck with training.. Check amazon for some good training books.

Posted by: Jelli1224 on 2010-02-18, 13:10:36

Wow! That is so adorable! I think eventually she will grow out of it because right now she is unsure of what you want her to do.