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Date Posted: 08:37:04 08/16/08 Sat
Author: Jessica B.
Subject: Re: Jessica working Akiva - on and off lead
In reply to: PDeco 's message, "Re: Jessica working Akiva - on and off lead" on 15:39:22 08/15/08 Fri

PDeco, (sorry, you didn't sign your post...)

When I was doing her foundation work, I used a lot of compulsion, which was not that great. After a few months, when she as around 6 months, I started using food which was a little better. I did go a little wrong; I should have used food in the beginning and showed her what i wanted instead of correcting her for not doing something she just didnt' know how to do. At around 16months, we sent her to Julie B. who taught her to look at the handler while she heeled. Don't ask me how, because I have yet to learn. :) In any case, just make sure your dog is excited to work for you and wants to spend that time with you. 7 months old is a very young pup, but starting to get to a slightly more mature level. I think you should still keep the training fun, though... don't go crazy with corrections. Praise the pup a LOT! and if the pup does something wrong, only correct if you know she KNOWS that command and chose not to do it. If you said a command and it was not clear to your dog what you wanted her to do, then do not correct her; it was a mistake on your part. She'll forgive you ;)

I think it's a bad idea to go to dog parks especially with a puppy. I know Julie B.'s Seb (as you saw in an earlier post on this board) was attack by a Great Pyrenese when he was 10 months old... so it's safer just to go for a walk where you have full control of her. We also ran into a problem at the dog park. Our intact male got into a fight with another intact male and his owner jumped into the middle of the fight.. needless to say, there were problems. If you have a fenced in yard, let her run there.. but dog parks are bad news.

Keep in mind, I'm not a professional, and I don't claim to be... this is just my experience and what I have deduced in my few years of training. :)

Regards,

Jessica

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