Oh - Please Help Us.......
Chelsea is in week five of Obedience, tonight she pooped on the floor and then while daddy was throwing away the 'baggie' - she slipped out of her collar. The other nice dogs were all marching around in 'heel' position and Chelsea was bounding from person to person and tearing around the room as fast as she could go - Of course I was chasing her with the limp leash and empty collar in hand. We finally corraled her as she was attacking an especially tasty bystander with big sloppery kisses...... Ugh... She doesn't even care about the treats- she just wants to PLAY and SNIFF BUTT, and go HUH,HUH, HUH. My parents showed up last week for a quick visit ( the grand p's) and we thought it would be a perfect opportunity to teach some good behaviours, no jumping, etc. Everytime I tried to reward her good behaviour with a hot dog slice - YES - a hot dog slice - she would spit it out on the grass (patooe!) and then go back to straining at the end of her leash and lunging at my parents. Tell me there is light at the end of this tunnel- we are working with her every day and she just seems to be veering more and more off-course. Anyone have any ideas on how we can get her more focused and less interested in social hour at obedience??? And moreover, anyone know how to curb the exuberance so she doesn't knock over my 60 something parents? Any advice appreciated!! Up. |
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I don't know if I can offer any advice, but I do sympathize with you! Albert was the same way the first few weeks of classes. I learned to start bringing him to class a little early to play with the other dogs and get used to everything. He was also the same way about the treats, he didn't care for any of the treats I tried to give him. Until one day at class he got caught stealing some treats out of another womans treat bag. They were bil-jac liver treats, and now Albert will do anything for them. Sorry I couldn't offer more advice. good luck  |
So there was our Spencer, a dog who had passed his one-on-one basic obedience training and had also been certified as a Canine Good Citizen, entering his first Agility training class. We were so proud and excited. Half way through the class he got so excited that he was uncontrollable. He broke away from the short leash I had him on and he started doing "crazy dog." Running around the entire fenced in agility course. The other dogs sat nicely by their moms/dads - looking all befuddled. Spencer went up to each and accepted patting but stayed clear of me. I stood there like an embarrased parent. I always thought it would be someone elses kid who would misbehave. Surely not mine.  I learned after a few sessions like this to take him to the dog park before class and let him get good and exercised before working him. He turned around quickly enough.
As far as treats are concerned. I learned from Grannie Annie to make "treats to die for" - the cooking instructions are on our web site. Dogs go bonkers over them. Good luck with Chelsea![/url] |
| roo isn't treat motivated either... try using her fave toy as a reward.
training in a place full of distractions makes it difficult to train your dog, but the end results are worth it. You might want to try doing a lot more training at your home in addition to at class. Several five minute sessions a day work wonders. as far as slipping the collar... look into a martingale collar. They are no-slip collars so you won't have to worry about it ever again.  |
| I can sympatize with you, uppetybup!
Our dogs are not the best behaved is the world, but ther are civil (Kinda  ), and yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel. When Sofa arrived from her former home, she was a terrible dog, she did not listen, teared up things, chased kids and had no idea what self control meant.
After working with her for 6 months, she does not jump on guests that much, comes when called and you can show her a treat and she sits all exited waiting for you to give it to her... Not the best, but she's getting there. With constant training and a lot of love, you can go a long way... Don't give up! |
| Having gotten rid of my co-workers who stopped by to see why I am howling with laughter and with tears still streaming down my cheeks, all I can say is that I love OES and coming on this forum to read about what all the others are doing.
It does get better. Really. I promise. |
| Hang in there Uppetybup. I hope it gets better too. Lola is also the "class disrupter" as I call her. We are in round 2 of obedience classes. She knows the commands, but she likes to bark constantly during class. She sometimes ignores the treats, though the bil-jac do work, you just have to find a treat that they love. Also are you using a prong collar or halti collar? I had Lola in a prong collar which does help when she's jumping on people. But I tried a halti this week at class and her heeling was much better and the barking too.
Good luck! Sue |
| Is there really a difference between halti & gentle leader...has anyone used both? |
| Gentle Leader is cheaper, and in our case, Lennon found it easier to get out of the Halti than the Gentle Leader.. I also liked the finishing on Gentle leader better. |
Thanks...I think I asked this question before...just wanted to see if it was worth the $ to change to Halti if it was any better...none of these seem to convince Cassie that she should always be a good girl out walking...has such a mind if her own  |
| hey chelsea... little brother, Pirate here. hee hee, don't we love to make the uprights crazy??? when i started puppy class...i'd fall asleep every week in class, and now that i am in advanced obedience, i still fall asleep. i only do it to drive my dad crazy. when all the other dogs are learning "down" or stay...my dad has to practice, "Pirate, get up and move around". It drives him nuts! Maybe i got the "laid back" in the family, and you got the looks. Can't wait to play with you again, you're lovin' little bro... baby "p" PS, tell grammy and gramps hello for me, and brother Fritz |
| Carl took first place in his puppy kindergarten class. The instructors said that he blew all of the other dogs away. Once we got to Level one obedience, he was the holy terror. He came to be known at the obedience school as Crazy Carl.
He even tackled an older gentleman in the class during a recall excercise. (It was the guys fault for hanging around behind the action.  )
Once they get through those 'teenage years' it does get better. Carl is about 19 months now and is slowly calming down. They just seem so excited to be with people that they get over stimulated. I found it helped to make him run before class. If you stand like a horse trainer with a long lead and have him walk or jog around you, they get tired and you don't have to move too much. It tires them out a little bit, just enought to take the edge off. Just be careful not to do too much high impact excercise on young joints and bones. |
| Well - I'll have to make this brief- Chlesea is "unpacking" the clean laundry out of the basket as I write this!
WE HAD A MUCH better night last night at training- thanks for all of the support- the trainers actually noticed she was much better- and she just 'felt' better, it's like we crossed a plateau. Believe it or not we took a break from trianing this week, just worked on the old stuff, nothing new, and I think that satisfied her need to control the whole thing. So she eagerly learned new things this week and was pretty receptive to the commands. Gotta run- I now have a trail of socks and underpants through the kitchen and up the stairs  - could it be she is just trying to help me put the laundry away??
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Dancer used to do that ALL the time!!! LOL |
| ha ha! Mopsey too! She LOVES the laundry! And especially my socks! I have to fight her for them! She basically tries to steal them right off my feet! LOL |
| I just love reading this forum. Our Jules go so excited when we had a guest over the other day that she literally jumped up on the office desk with all four paws. Papers went flying everywhere. Our guest looked at me as if to say "Wow...does she always act like this?". Jules was just so excited to have a new person in our home. She is only 10 months old. She keeps us laughing though. |
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