training the new pup

[smiffyuk2003 5]

hiya all, we'll got my new pup she's 12 week old tomorrow.

 

just wondered how everyone goes about training, when to start lead walking, when to start retrieve ect

 

i have had her on the lead a few times, were getting there slowly, and she's brought the sock back a few times. but really just giving her attention and letting her get to know me and be a pup for a while, whats the rush.

 

tried to follow purdys progress but wow what a dog that must be to be doing what it was doing at 12 weeks, mine just wants to play.

 

so people, how do you go about it and what are your thought on the right time to train

[foxylady 1]

hiya all, we'll got my new pup she's 12 week old tomorrow.

 

just wondered how everyone goes about training, when to start lead walking, when to start retrieve ect

 

i have had her on the lead a few times, were getting there slowly, and she's brought the sock back a few times. but really just giving her attention and letting her get to know me and be a pup for a while, whats the rush.

 

tried to follow purdys progress but wow what a dog that must be to be doing what it was doing at 12 weeks, mine just wants to play.

 

so people, how do you go about it and what are your thought on the right time to train

 

Hiya, what sort of breed is she? 12weeks is a nice age and its good to let her be a pup and play, we had our collie x pup from 7weeks and just spent lots og time with her and our other working lurcher. Its difficult to say whens the best time, it totally depends, the best thing is not to rush into it else itll put her off. Cllar and lead training is a good start and some sit, stay and down commands. They need to know whos boss right from the start. We started using a stuffed sock for retrieves from bout 13/14 weeks approx and anything else she found fun to retrieve. Pre this most time was spent on recall and general discipline, outdoors and around the house. THey adapt fast. Its absolutely fine that youre taking things slowly with the pup, because as you say,there is no rush, and rushing into it wont help at all. Its nice to let them grow into a nice natured young dog with some discipline, and the rest will come naturally, it will all just fall into place. With retrieves, we find it best to do several per day so she doesnt get bored and resent it, and it depends on the individual i think, but ours responds well to puppy traing treats when doing that. I hope you enjoy spending time with the pup and the time and dedication will pay off, some days will be good, other days youll think its all gone to pot, with pups its a learning process, hope all goes well, let us know how pup gets on, atb f.l.

[furdy 0]

Teaching a pup to retrieve is one of the easiest things to mess up. It should be fun for the pup. Have a special toy in the early days that is used just for playing fetch. And stop while you are ahead. After a few retrieves, while th pup is still excited stop the game dead and then give lots of fuss and praise, even if it hasnt gone to plan. The pup will soon associate you picking up the toy with something fun, but the key is to stop before it gets boring. I wouldnt use treats while playing fetch as it can encourage the dog to spit out its catch later on. The dog anticipates getting the treat and drops what it's carrying in readiness.

 

Enjoy your new pup.....

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Hope this helps, I am not an expert on dog training, but this worked for me.

A beginners guide for beginners.doc

[smiffyuk2003 5]

hiya all, we'll got my new pup she's 12 week old tomorrow.

 

just wondered how everyone goes about training, when to start lead walking, when to start retrieve ect

 

i have had her on the lead a few times, were getting there slowly, and she's brought the sock back a few times. but really just giving her attention and letting her get to know me and be a pup for a while, whats the rush.

 

tried to follow purdys progress but wow what a dog that must be to be doing what it was doing at 12 weeks, mine just wants to play.

 

so people, how do you go about it and what are your thought on the right time to train

 

Hiya, what sort of breed is she? 12weeks is a nice age and its good to let her be a pup and play, we had our collie x pup from 7weeks and just spent lots og time with her and our other working lurcher. Its difficult to say whens the best time, it totally depends, the best thing is not to rush into it else itll put her off. Cllar and lead training is a good start and some sit, stay and down commands. They need to know whos boss right from the start. We started using a stuffed sock for retrieves from bout 13/14 weeks approx and anything else she found fun to retrieve. Pre this most time was spent on recall and general discipline, outdoors and around the house. THey adapt fast. Its absolutely fine that youre taking things slowly with the pup, because as you say,there is no rush, and rushing into it wont help at all. Its nice to let them grow into a nice natured young dog with some discipline, and the rest will come naturally, it will all just fall into place. With retrieves, we find it best to do several per day so she doesnt get bored and resent it, and it depends on the individual i think, but ours responds well to puppy traing treats when doing that. I hope you enjoy spending time with the pup and the time and dedication will pay off, some days will be good, other days youll think its all gone to pot, with pups its a learning process, hope all goes well, let us know how pup gets on, atb f.l.

 

 

 

her breed is a god mixture from my brothers bitch = deer/grey/saluki/grey x collie/grey

thanks for your advice, always good to get things from someone else's point of view. ill keep posting let you know how i go on. but good times ahead i think, thanks

[smiffyuk2003 5]

Teaching a pup to retrieve is one of the easiest things to mess up. It should be fun for the pup. Have a special toy in the early days that is used just for playing fetch. And stop while you are ahead. After a few retrieves, while th pup is still excited stop the game dead and then give lots of fuss and praise, even if it hasnt gone to plan. The pup will soon associate you picking up the toy with something fun, but the key is to stop before it gets boring. I wouldnt use treats while playing fetch as it can encourage the dog to spit out its catch later on. The dog anticipates getting the treat and drops what it's carrying in readiness.

 

Enjoy your new pup.....

 

thanks for that, i have noticed she gets bored after 4 retrieves. so i think ill try keeping it interesting and stop at 3 keep her wanting more. cheers

[smiffyuk2003 5]

Hope this helps, I am not an expert on dog training, but this worked for me.

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that made good reading, thanks. some good tips in there

[BULLDOUG 199]

Join a kc good citizens scheme mate there fantastic, as well as you learning how to train your dog you get to socialise the pup to.

 

Little and often is the key.

 

Most start with a clicker and then you will soon start tweaking things to suit yourself and your hunting needs.

 

ATB DOUG

[smiffyuk2003 5]

cheers, never heard of good citizen scheme, ill look into it

[foxylady 1]

hiya all, we'll got my new pup she's 12 week old tomorrow.

 

just wondered how everyone goes about training, when to start lead walking, when to start retrieve ect

 

i have had her on the lead a few times, were getting there slowly, and she's brought the sock back a few times. but really just giving her attention and letting her get to know me and be a pup for a while, whats the rush.

 

tried to follow purdys progress but wow what a dog that must be to be doing what it was doing at 12 weeks, mine just wants to play.

 

so people, how do you go about it and what are your thought on the right time to train

 

Hiya, what sort of breed is she? 12weeks is a nice age and its good to let her be a pup and play, we had our collie x pup from 7weeks and just spent lots og time with her and our other working lurcher. Its difficult to say whens the best time, it totally depends, the best thing is not to rush into it else itll put her off. Cllar and lead training is a good start and some sit, stay and down commands. They need to know whos boss right from the start. We started using a stuffed sock for retrieves from bout 13/14 weeks approx and anything else she found fun to retrieve. Pre this most time was spent on recall and general discipline, outdoors and around the house. THey adapt fast. Its absolutely fine that youre taking things slowly with the pup, because as you say,there is no rush, and rushing into it wont help at all. Its nice to let them grow into a nice natured young dog with some discipline, and the rest will come naturally, it will all just fall into place. With retrieves, we find it best to do several per day so she doesnt get bored and resent it, and it depends on the individual i think, but ours responds well to puppy traing treats when doing that. I hope you enjoy spending time with the pup and the time and dedication will pay off, some days will be good, other days youll think its all gone to pot, with pups its a learning process, hope all goes well, let us know how pup gets on, atb f.l.

 

 

 

her breed is a god mixture from my brothers bitch = deer/grey/saluki/grey x collie/grey

thanks for your advice, always good to get things from someone else's point of view. ill keep posting let you know how i go on. but good times ahead i think, thanks

 

 

cool, no probs!

[foxylady 1]

Teaching a pup to retrieve is one of the easiest things to mess up. It should be fun for the pup. Have a special toy in the early days that is used just for playing fetch. And stop while you are ahead. After a few retrieves, while th pup is still excited stop the game dead and then give lots of fuss and praise, even if it hasnt gone to plan. The pup will soon associate you picking up the toy with something fun, but the key is to stop before it gets boring. I wouldnt use treats while playing fetch as it can encourage the dog to spit out its catch later on. The dog anticipates getting the treat and drops what it's carrying in readiness.

 

Enjoy your new pup.....

 

 

 

[doglad1 32]

Just the retreving everyother day mate or less if you can see it getting bored of it.atb