I wanna teach my 3months puppy how to sit,stay and get down

[Francesco]

Hi guys
As you can read from the title,i have been planning on teaching something to my puppy...just the basics...i have many questions, for example if i should teach him the 3 commands all at once or one at a time. And what about the treats ? And how long is supposed to be each "training session?"

Thank you guys in advance

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Hi..I would start with one at a time and keep it simple with a one word command as well. Sit being the easiest start there, once that is known you can proceed to down. No reason you cant also teach the off command if the pup in on the sofa and you dont want him/her there. The stay and wait, 2 different commands in our house, can follow after sit and down have been learned as you will probably want to teach these from a sitting position to start with.

I would keep sessions limited to about 10 minutes a few times per day. Always praising and rewarding as you go of course. Small bits of cheese or turkey can be used as a reward and to make training easier and more interesting for the pup try and use these high value treats only when you are training, that makes them much more valuable and learning much more fun for the puppy.

 

[BrittanyMast]

I'm new to this too.. I found that if I say,"good sit" (in a high, obnoxious, baby voice) every time she plop sher tuckus on the floor she learned what sit means. I also did this with down every time she laid down I said "good down". Like Mooshi'sMummy, I gave her a highly rewarding treats after saying "good ____(sit/down) ". Piper loves small pieces turkey hot dogs, swiss cheese, mandarin oranges, apples, bananas and lamb jerky. I gave these treats to her sporadically when she did these things on her own. After I did this for about 1.5 weeks I said sit and down her tuckus plopped. Best of luck!!

 

[Francesco]

First of all thank you, you guys made it clearer for me to understand
Earlier today I tried for the first time to teach him the command "sit", but I really don't know how to get him to sit effectively ; should i push him as soon as I say "sit"? The funny thing is I make him smell some cheese, he comes close to me to catch it and when i "order" him to sit he goes away to play with some sticks on the grass

This is a picture after the training

 

[Smart_Family]

The easiest way I've found is to hold the treat in front of his face and then raise it up. Many puppies with sit on instinct when they have to look up like that. As you raise your hand say "sit". Over time he'll hopefully equate the hand gesture as "sit".

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Yep what Smart Family said. Have the puppy in front of you. Have the treat in your hand and put it in front of the puppies nose, the idea being the nose follows the treat. Slowly raise your hand above the puppies head so the nose follows up and the bum drops down, and the very second that bum hits the floor you treat. After 6-10 times of doing this take a break for a while. Go back to it in the exact same way and next time introduce the word sit when the bum hits the floor, as soon as the puppy does so and you reward at the same time. Now the puppy knows that bum on floor means yummy, happy praise and then puppy learns bum and word sit equal yummy/happy praise.

 

[Robtouw]

The easiest way to teach sit is to take a nice smelly treat like sliced turkey. Hold it just over his nose and slowly bring it backwards behind his head. Say sit as you do it, then hold it still for a bit. He'll sit naturally to get a good view of the treat. Make a big deal out of it with loads of praise and treat. Practice every chance you get! Do it in training and For fun and try it when its time to eat, etc.

Keep training sessions short maybe 10 min focused on one thing, but do several sessions each day. I did not teach one thing at a time, we did sit in the mornings and at feedings, then practiced his name outdoors with come and fun hand shakes in the evening.

Teaching him come and his name is fun and easy if you have two people. You can do it indoors or out. Have each person stand about 10 feet apart with treats and let him smell the treats each person has. Begin by having one person call his name and really play it up with lots of clapping, and repeating come! When he comes to you, treat & praise. Then have the other person do the same, keep going with the name & come, back and forth until he gets tired. After a while, you'll be able to do the same round robin without the treat. The earliest you begin teaching his name and commands, the easier it is for you. They tend to get a little stubborn as they age!

The more fun you make training, the more your pup will enjoy learning and will aspire to please you.

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Another fun way to teach come and name is to play hide and seek. Go in to another room and call come 'name', when the puppy comes praise and reward. I still play hide and seek with my two, they love it and they are 2 and 3 years old. Its a great game and fun way to learn. I hide in the bath tub, under my bed, behind curtains. Yeah I am silly but they love it and its fun listening to them try and find me.

 

[Robtouw]

Yes! We play hide and seek also and run around the house like big kids with Cruiser. What is it about puppies that turns you into a kid? :razzberry:

 

[Francesco]

Guys you have been simply awesome !!!
I took your advice about teaching him how to seat...I take a little piece of cheese, then i get him to look at/smell that, he follows me. After doing that i show him the treat again, i raise it up and put it behind his sight...he naturally sits i am so happy it did work tomorrow morning i am gonna do it again for sure and i am gonna keep him practising until he gets super skilled and obedient LOL

I also played a little bit hide and seek too and we had fun

Speaking of other games we play, sometimes in the garden he picks up a little stick and starts running away; he wants me to chase him and he gives me a tough time as well LOL
In the evening we always play fetch with a tennis ball in the corridor just for ten minutes...i have never taught him to go get the ball and bring it back to me, he has always done that naturally...i throw the ball, he waits for that to stop, then he goes get that and when he comes back he doesn't drop it immediately but he wants me to pull it away from his mouth while he pulls the other way...i think he thinks this is part of the game. Would it be a good idea to reward him with a little something when he gets back to me? I'd like him to understand that when he comes back to me he has to drop the ball

 

[Mooshi's Mummy]

Absolutely reward him when he gives it back to you...for his safety you need to be able to take things away from him and out of his mouth at any time...start now.

 

[Dakota Kid]

Dakota loves to play tugs so she does the same thing where she wants you to pull it out of her mouth. Well at the park when playing with a frisbee or a ball, its not really an option since it is a little cold to be outside without gloves. She learned "Drop it" and "Leave it" commands about the same age your dog is and it works wonders. We had to use two different commands because she will drop it and then quickly pick it up again - hence leave it. Both have other applications and were great to teach her.

 

[Francesco]

I gotta tell you guys...he has learnt perfectly the command sit just in two days...i think i am gonna keep practising that for two more days, then i am gonna start with down too. How do you guys suggest i teach him how to drop what he has in his mouth?

 

[Misfit36]

I suggest The Power of Training with Food by Michael Ellis/Leerburg. Its a video and a little pricey but my breeder suggested and it seems like a very good approach. I dont have my Corso yet but plan on using some of his techniques

 

[Francesco]

thank you for the tip! i already started with "stay", he seemed to spontaneously stay still when i'd walk away

 

[dodubb]

I suggest The Power of Training with Food by Michael Ellis/Leerburg. Its a video and a little pricey but my breeder suggested and it seems like a very good approach. I dont have my Corso yet but plan on using some of his techniques

I agree, lots of great Michael Ellis stuff on youtube as well. I have a three month cane corso and this was super helpful for me. [video=youtube_share;xe0-oqqoXvw]http://youtu.be/xe0-oqqoXvw[/video]

 

[Francesco]

nice !!! this is gonna be extra useful !!! anyway 'stay' is going quite well !!!

 

[Francesco]

Hi guys, something weird has been going on and on.
My puppy has been doing a great job, now he can sit and get down whenever i tell him and he is very sweet We always play hide and seek and he seems to have a lot of fun looking for me behind curtains, under beds and into forniture LOL

But something really puzzles me: when my grandma calls him and says "Hugo qui!" (italian for "Hugo (come) here!"), he runs so fast to her whenever he is and whatever he is doing, even if she doesn't give him anything as a treat. When I do call him and he can see me, he won't come, but keeps doing what he is doing, despite me showing him kibble; on the other hand, if i call him and he can't see me, he starts looking for me and he pulls out all the stops to find me.

Sometimes I give him something as a treat when i just call him and he comes, but half the times he doesn't come. What's going on ?

 

[Yamizuma]

Love the suggestions on this older thread and posting so I can find it again!

 

[SavingGrace]

This is a great thread! Francesco - my pup would go get a ball and bring it back from day 1 as well but like yours, wanted me to pull it from her mouth when she brought it to me. From very early on, she would bring me the ball and I would not touch it until she dropped it right next to me. Once she dropped it, I would pick it up - while telling her to leave it - and throw the ball for her. If she put her mouth on the ball before my hand touched it, I would not play. She basically learned, the only way that I would play fetch with her was if she dropped the ball and waited. Now she will drop it for me, for children, for anyone, just to play ball. She'll even put it in your lap and sit - awaiting you to throw it. All it takes is consistency.