ESS pup pre training help please

[cabbiejack 37]

i got my ess pup sunday , i have started throwing tennis balls for him and he brings it back , whistleing when feeding him for recall and hes responding , what else do i need to be doing apart from sit , recall , and retrieve and hideing tennis ball to find... how much time do i need to be spending with him in general and how much time do i have to be training him a day seperate to the spending time part ... should i focus on different things each day ie; retrieve today , sit tommorrow and whatever needs to be done next and get in a routine of it evry week so evry tuesdays is retrieve and weds sit , friday is so on ... ect; ... dont want to mess things up with him just in a pickle with my self lol .. got the david lisett dvd set but he dont really show any teaching until the age of 6months ... hope you can help and thanks for your time jack

[hily 379]

when you let him of the lead weave from side to side as you walk and if he pulls away walk backwards a little try to make him keep an eye on you before he gains to much confidence .

[ftm 3,357]

10 mins twice a day training always ending on a good note dont give it loads of retrieves as it may get bored! dont rush things if there not working just pack in for that day and see how it responds the following day ps lots of praise &treats good luck mate -billy-joe irving book is good

[cabbiejack 37]

thanks alot will get on that .. forgot to state his age is 8weeks thanks

[cabbiejack 37]

right ive came up with a weekly plan ... tell me if you think its a good idea or not as most of you have lots of experience ..... monday : retrieves of the tennis ball twice a day for 10min each time ... tuesday lead work ie; walking up and down the garden to heal and stopping and sit ( up ) twice a day for 10min .... wednesday ; place him one end of the garden and recall twice day for 10 min .. and then same agiain thursday retrieves .. friday lead work .. saturday recall .. and then sunday dropping the tennis ball and getting him to hunt for it and bring it back twice day for 10min ... and then same evryweek ... what do you think ?? or have i got it all wrong ??? thanks

Edited December 11, 2012 by cabbiejack

[ftm 3,357]

your heart &enthusism is in the right place but i would get that book mate before you do much more you will see what i mean -billy

[cabbiejack 37]

does he explain what to do each day step by step from the age of 8weeks old >>??? thanks

[loumic 47]

your planning to much to soon, what do you want him to do went he's trained?

[GEOFF.223 83]

a good dog trainer told me as its a springer don't throw any thing for it until it knows to sit and stay, its was hard not to throw anything for it until it understood sit and stay (took a month to teach her but she was 4 months went i got her)

 

he told me as soon as she get to the point she sits [bANNED TEXT] u throw a decoy it will be much easier to teach her direction.

 

so [bANNED TEXT] she got to that point i throw a dummy front left and right made her sit for several seconds then pointed to which one i wanted her to get, [bANNED TEXT] she retrieves the one i told her i tell her to stay and i then get the others myself as not to make her think everyone is for her.

 

she is 1,5 years old and people seem to be impressed by her as its the first dog i ever trained

[stroller 341]

have a good time and form that all important bond

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

God you need to let him be a pup first, ur heart seems to be in the right place, I am just into my first season with my bitch, I took it real slow with her and allowed her to grow up and bond, she was five months when I got stuck into her training and still I went easy on her.

[wyeman 1,235]

God you need to let him be a pup first, ur heart seems to be in the right place, I am just into my first season with my bitch, I took it real slow with her and allowed her to grow up and bond, she was five months when I got stuck into her training and still I went easy on her.

 

 

Absolutely correct by Irish Lurcher. You wouldn't try to teach an 8 week old baby to walk or talk! Let the pup grow up and allow it to form a bond with you, play with it, the puppy needs to see you as it's best friend - it's provider of fun and free running exercise! The pup will soon let you know when more considered training is necessary, usually around 6 months old.

 

Also it is important to remember, not to over exercise a young puppy, you can cause serious health problems.

Edited December 11, 2012 by wyeman

[j j m 6,553]

Good luck with the training mate

[cabbiejack 37]

thanks for the replys and tips .... i will just play with him then and wont go into anyform of training atm until about 5 / 6 months ... just worried he might pick up some bad habbits in the mean time tho if i dont keep the work up .... or will he take note at 5/6 months of age and learn the basics then ??? thanks

[stroller 341]

dont get confused he should be able to sit and come when called on command now, retrieving should be a game at all times and get him lead trained so he walks at heel.When he has the sit and recall move on to the stop (sitting at the whistle or/and hand signal) moving further away until he does it at a distance Dont let him hunt too much unless your confident you can stop him. but at all times make it enjoyable and try and finish on a high.