06-07-2018, 06:25 PM
Haha thank you!!! It's awesome, it can be exhausting and frustrating but I wouldn't have it any other way Thank you, he's a good boy for sure, but a lot of work LOL.
So quick tips, I have a few things that immediately pop into my mind! If you want anything more specific or want more detail on any of these let me know, I'm happy to help where I can One of the biggest things that even the dog trainers that have no idea what they're doing agree upon is that consistency is absolutely key(which is why even trainers often have dogs with bad habits because they don't think it's worth the consistency of training out the behavior LOL), so if you want your dog to always sit before you give them a meal, ALWAYS have them sit! If you get lazy about it the dog will think they don't *have* to(you can come back from that but it's an obvious stumbling block lol). Another big thing is that Cesar Milan has no idea what he's doing LOL. His show is very much set to be dramatic for tv, he has absolutely no training in dog behavior, Germany has literally banned him from training there(they're VERY serious about their training and he couldn't pass the test lol), and all of his theology is based off of a really old study that the person who did the study tried to take back everything he wrote because he found it was wrong lol. Last thing I'll say, if you want to get into training or build a better bond with your dog I HIGHLY recommend trick training. It's very forgiving(meaning any mistake you make won't be major and you can undo it, although as always be careful with dogs that are nervous and don't push them!), and it creates this partnership-like bond with your dog because suddenly you're working together towards something. Kikopup and Zak George are awesome resources on youtube for trick training(although Zak's older videos are better imo), and Kyra Sundance has some awesome books filled with trick ideas and how to train them, including troubleshooting advice if you're having difficulties Her book 101 Dog Tricks was the first trick book I got and it helped me a ton when I was first learning!
Hope that helped
~Bre
So quick tips, I have a few things that immediately pop into my mind! If you want anything more specific or want more detail on any of these let me know, I'm happy to help where I can One of the biggest things that even the dog trainers that have no idea what they're doing agree upon is that consistency is absolutely key(which is why even trainers often have dogs with bad habits because they don't think it's worth the consistency of training out the behavior LOL), so if you want your dog to always sit before you give them a meal, ALWAYS have them sit! If you get lazy about it the dog will think they don't *have* to(you can come back from that but it's an obvious stumbling block lol). Another big thing is that Cesar Milan has no idea what he's doing LOL. His show is very much set to be dramatic for tv, he has absolutely no training in dog behavior, Germany has literally banned him from training there(they're VERY serious about their training and he couldn't pass the test lol), and all of his theology is based off of a really old study that the person who did the study tried to take back everything he wrote because he found it was wrong lol. Last thing I'll say, if you want to get into training or build a better bond with your dog I HIGHLY recommend trick training. It's very forgiving(meaning any mistake you make won't be major and you can undo it, although as always be careful with dogs that are nervous and don't push them!), and it creates this partnership-like bond with your dog because suddenly you're working together towards something. Kikopup and Zak George are awesome resources on youtube for trick training(although Zak's older videos are better imo), and Kyra Sundance has some awesome books filled with trick ideas and how to train them, including troubleshooting advice if you're having difficulties Her book 101 Dog Tricks was the first trick book I got and it helped me a ton when I was first learning!
Hope that helped
~Bre