Age for Training?
London is only 10 wks (we think) and my hubby thinks she is to young to start training her other than potty training. |
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They can start as early as you want them to me 
If it is all postive training you can start right away. A puppy can easily sit for a treat held over his head at 7 weeks of age. Training is a way of "communicating" so the earlier you can communicate what you want the puppy to do the better. Old school traditional methods were normally not started before 6 months of age. It was thought that the puppy couldn't concentrate enough until them. But with more modern menthods you can start any time and your puppy will be happy to learn. |
| I asked the breeder that I got Sammy from the same question and her response was the sooner you start the better. |
| Definitely start now. As long as what you are doing is appropriate for her age and attention span, go right ahead. They are always learning, whether we are actually teaching them or they are just picking things up from us, the environment or your other dogs. You might as well add some things to her learning that you want her to know or do.
Train through praising the positive and being consistant, and you will do great with her. 10 weeks is a fun age and a great time to start teaching her about her new life and family. |
| Ollie is also 10 wks old and I adopted him when he was 7 wks old. He learned to sit the first week and will now usually lay down on command as well.
As Daisy is now in agility training, I work w/ Ollie at the same time and he is very quick and willing to do anything for treats and praise. |
| As soon as they come home, just little sessions with lot's of treats and not for too long. Very gentle with them and just start with the basics like sit, then onto the next step with stay. Short and sweet as they say as there attention span is limited at the moment.
Same goes with starting to groom too, get them use to that right from the start. Again short fun sessions, gradually increasing in length of time so by the time they have a fluffier coat they are use to the brushing. Glad London is settling in well with the boys and how IS the potty training going?  |
| Hi,
The first time Merlin went to Obedience he was 12 wks old. The youngest pup in the class although he was as big as the rest. I could have probably done it at home..sit, down and stay but the socialization was good for him. The most important thing after all shots are done at aprox 12 wks old is to expose them to as much as possible so as to prevent any fears as they get older. Expose them to car rides, traffic noises, children, crowds, other dogs, loud noises, the more things you can think of the better. As much as I often complain of Merlin's alpha personality, I have to admit he's great with all the above - expecially cars. Most people forget this part and only take dogs out in the car when it's time for a vet visit and dog may view car as not such a good thing. Even a ride around the block on a weekly basis will make them a great canine car companion. People use to chuckle how human like Merlin sat in my small sports car. Sadly it's parked at the moment as a van is much better for three large dogs - means only one trip at a time most days! 
Anyways like the others said...never too soon to start training and exposure to all sorts of things. The only thing you have to be careful of is before they have all their shots they are prone to pick up diseases. Stepping in other dogs mess and then licking their paws can be dangerous to them. After the age of 12 weeks I'd try to expose him to as many scenerios as possible as that is also a form of training. Hey good luck and congrats on your new pup! Marianne and the boys |
| Start home training within days of arrival. Kaytee was 9 weeks when she flew in on January 29th, 2005. Although she's mostly blind and was also sick at the time, by February 6th she had learned to sit for a treat along with the rest of the girls. http://www.pomeroys.com/EmmaDarby/Feb62005-Sit.jpg Sit itself took less than a couple of days to teach. Use methods that incorporate the natural instict of the pup. Make the sessions fun and frequent but keep them short... only a matter of a few minutes. It's amazing what their little minds can absorbe. Sigh... it's soooo fun training a young pup. Have fun! |
| Sheepie mothers....well, all dog mothers.......train their "children" from about 4-6 weeks, why should we be any different? Pups are pack animals and need to learn the pack rules and their place in the pack. Play time is permitted 99% of the time, but that other 1% behavior is necessary to insure the pup's survival.
Here in our packs, the pups must learn to come when called (back in the wild it was to get them away from danger). Sitting for a treat begins the reward basis training. They also learn to focus in on you and the pack master. When puppy nips or otherwise misbehaves, correct the action immediately. You are now the head bitch or dog.....depending on your plumbing. You need to be large and in charge.......and your puppy will be so happy to be living in a well ordered pack with such a loving leader. susan |
Well the potty training is going great. Working on the sit command with both her & Sam aka "The Inbred Goofball".  REALLY working hard on the drop it command but alas my pair of dress high heel black shoes didn't make it through that lesson. 
She really is doing great and is learning to walk on the leash with the big boys. She is such a drama queen though. She won't have her 12 week shots for another 3 weeks so we will see about the Petsmart puppy training classes after that. |
BatonRougeSheepies wrote: Sam aka "The Inbred Goofball".
.Is there a story behind this nickname?  |
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