The down command is the next lesson to teach in your dog obedience training schedule. It should be taught as soon as you and your dog have mastered the sit command.
The down command is a fundamental ingredient of your overall dog obedience training program. It provides the foundation for many other advanced commands/skills and establishes you as the leader in the relationship you share with your dog. The reason for this is that the laying down position is a submissive and somewhat vulnerable position for your dog to be in, especially when you are standing tall over the top of your dog.
The down command is a very handy tool you will come to rely on in many situations. Popping your dog down into the lying down position is great for times when you need to go into a shop or for occassions when there are small children around. It can take a bit of practice to reach this level, but it is worth the effort.
Hello everyone I have a 14 month old german shepherd he is lovely and generally well behaved. I have had him since he was a puppy and he is an awesome dog we have a great bond he is one of my best friends. Anyway we joined a german shepherd training club 2 months ago and he works really well considering that short space of time. But there are bad habits he has picked up from a puppy when I tried to train him myself for example when walking to heel he will not stay right beside me and when I ask him to sit he doesn’t sit on the spot he takes a few steps back and then sits this is a pain when he is supposed to sit right in-front of me so I looked on the internet and thought I would try clicker training to mark the exact behaviour and apparently it works really well in teaching new tricks/behaviors any way bought a clicker and armed myself with a mass amount and variety of his favorite treats and as it said to do 1 click-treat-click-treat-click-treat I did this 15 to 20 times then supposedly he is supposed to look when he hears the click because he is anticipating the treat well he doesn’t take any notice! i’ve been trying for 2days now repeating that same method at least 4 times throughout the day it said the dog understands quickly! I don’t know what to do now I need some advice and will be grateful for any help and tips thank you very much
Im not expecting miracles i just wanted advice on how if possible to make it work better i wondered if i was doing something wrong or if there was anything i could do better and if you read it says i take him to GERMAN SHEPHERD TRAINING and this is the advice the professionals gave me so thats why I am trying it and i realise i did it wrong in the first place but now i am trying to make it better and i am doing the right thing now and we have made alot a progess and if i obviously dont know what i am doing then how come he is so well trained and such a good boy that we are competing in a nationwide gsd interbranch competition in oct he is trained fine i just want to break some bad habits thats all
and the training club is brilliant there are 3 professional trainers there all with different ideas to help with training i couldnt ask for more the people are really nice, friendly and helpful they have done wonders in helping me with my dog but i will ring up some other trainers and ask for there advice
and the training club is brilliant there are 3 professional trainers there all with different ideas to help with training i couldnt ask for more the people are really nice, friendly and helpful they have done wonders in helping me with my dog but i will ring up some other trainers and ask for there advice
what i mean is that he hasnt accociated the click with a treat and thats why he doesnt take any notice i know that the clicker shouldnt be used to get attention and only as a reward for doing something but in order to do that the dog has to make the connection that the click means a treat but my dog doesnt lol
because there really busy running this massive dog show and i didnt want to bother them i thought since they real busy i would just ask on here to see if any1 could give me some helpful advice and some one did
ive had him for three months now and he stil pees in my appartment .. my mom told me to keep him in the washroom and then take him out to pee every so often.. what do you guyz think? do you guyz have any other suggestions? the problem is that i take him out, he comes back and goes straight to his water and then pees again… hes very fluffy and its very hot here so i dont know if i should take the water away… now hes used to peeing in the house and he wont stop, he thinks its okay… i love him but if this continues im gonna have to give him away.. i live in an appartment so i cant just put him on a leash and let him out in the back yard.. i wish he would grow up already haha pls help?
ok so this is a long story. my family and i adopted my dog keera almost 2 years ago. we were told that she would do best with another dog to help with her house training. fortunately we already had another dog. things seemed to be going well. keera would have an accident every once in a blue moon. then, unfortunately we had to get rid of our other dog. now keera has accidents all the time in the dining room where she use to have accidents. its too the point where keera wont even leave the deck to go in the grass unless its an emeergency. it got to the point where she pooped right in front of my mom in her bathroom! since i am the one that mainly takes care of keera. my parents are saying that this is the last draw and i need to do something about her problem. also, my mom wants another dog because keera barely barks anymore or anything anymore. anyways, i need help or i will loose my dog. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!
I am absolutely clueless about training a dog in agility, but I think that me and my dog should at least give it a go before we decide that its too much of a challenge.
So, where should we start? he is a 2yr old male, neutered maltese x poodle mix, and he loves to run and jump around, he goes really hyper.
Dogs have their natural temper, behavior and sometimes even attitude. But under no circumstances that you should expect proper manners and good conduct from a dog. After all it is still an animal. However, there are ways to curb their natural instincts. One of the most popular is Dog Obedience Training. In this article, we would look into three basic principles that must be observed when training your dog to be obedient, they are as follows:
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i love him but if this continues im gonna have to give him away.. i live in an appartment so i cant just put him on a leash and let him out in the back yard.. i wish he would grow up already 
haha pls help?
