Winter's Cinder
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Cinder is 3 months old. She has her regular flat collar, and I recently purchased a pinch/prong collar for her to start training.
My hubby had the best of intentions last night when he was at the store and purchased a 4 mm heavy duty prong training collar. Today as I adjusted it and got it to size for cinder, it was still quite heavy for her young neck. She HATED it. So i went to the local pet store and purchased a smaller 2.5 mm one for her. It's much lighter, and it fits perfect for now, so I may have to get some additional links for it in the near future.
Anyway, I have been intensely watching the YouTube videos of the solid k9 training channel posted in another thread recently. I like this guy and his approach to training. He has great info and really explains what he's doing.
Cinder is 3 months old and its time to really get into training with her before she becomes a 100+ lb uncontrollable beast! She has come around quickly in the 6 weeks that we've had her, and is doing great with potty training. She hasn't shown any signs of aggression. She also seems to be a quick learner. Right now we are looking to just get some basic commands in place for her (i.e. place, come, leash). She does well when called inside the house, but has some focus issues when outside in the backyard. She doesn't pull too much on the leash at this point, and she is MUCH better than she was when I first introduced her to it about 3 weeks ago. We want to be able to take her with us on outings to the park and such when it warms up (January in iowa is not park weather!! LOL)
My biggest issue with her to date is she is constantly under my feet around the house, mostly when I'm in the kitchen. I know she just wants to be where I am, and she is a total lover and seems to really just want to be touching me in some way. But when trying to fix dinner or do dishes, a solid 3 month mastiff pup has almost taken me to the ground when my foot hits and she doesnt move!!
I understand she is just a pup and I need to teach her rules and training, so we are gonna really work on it.
I guess some of my questions are (after such a long winded post) what kind of a time frame should I expect some of these basic commands take to learn? (I know rome wasnt built in a day! ;-) )How much time should I work with her every day? Should I use treats or praise as rewards?
I will keep everyone posted on how it's going!!
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My hubby had the best of intentions last night when he was at the store and purchased a 4 mm heavy duty prong training collar. Today as I adjusted it and got it to size for cinder, it was still quite heavy for her young neck. She HATED it. So i went to the local pet store and purchased a smaller 2.5 mm one for her. It's much lighter, and it fits perfect for now, so I may have to get some additional links for it in the near future.
Anyway, I have been intensely watching the YouTube videos of the solid k9 training channel posted in another thread recently. I like this guy and his approach to training. He has great info and really explains what he's doing.
Cinder is 3 months old and its time to really get into training with her before she becomes a 100+ lb uncontrollable beast! She has come around quickly in the 6 weeks that we've had her, and is doing great with potty training. She hasn't shown any signs of aggression. She also seems to be a quick learner. Right now we are looking to just get some basic commands in place for her (i.e. place, come, leash). She does well when called inside the house, but has some focus issues when outside in the backyard. She doesn't pull too much on the leash at this point, and she is MUCH better than she was when I first introduced her to it about 3 weeks ago. We want to be able to take her with us on outings to the park and such when it warms up (January in iowa is not park weather!! LOL)
My biggest issue with her to date is she is constantly under my feet around the house, mostly when I'm in the kitchen. I know she just wants to be where I am, and she is a total lover and seems to really just want to be touching me in some way. But when trying to fix dinner or do dishes, a solid 3 month mastiff pup has almost taken me to the ground when my foot hits and she doesnt move!!
I understand she is just a pup and I need to teach her rules and training, so we are gonna really work on it.
I guess some of my questions are (after such a long winded post) what kind of a time frame should I expect some of these basic commands take to learn? (I know rome wasnt built in a day! ;-) )How much time should I work with her every day? Should I use treats or praise as rewards?
I will keep everyone posted on how it's going!!
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