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Cecilia Writes:
I have read your book "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer" and
follow it very closely.
She's very smart usually does everything that is asked of her, but
within the last two days she's starting to get rebellious. She gets up and
walks away from a down-stay position, she even bit me when I stopped
petting her. Is she just bored or maybe I'm not challenging her mind
enough? Any ideas?
DogProblems.com Dog Training Advisor Responds:
Cecilia:
I need more information. How old is the dog? What breed?
Getting up and walking away from the down-position = You need to
correct her back into the down-stay. That in itself does not signify
rebellion. The biting: Assuming she's 4+ months old, needs to be
corrected with the leash and collar, and then give her the opportunity
to do it again, to see if she's learned.
-Adam
DPTrainer4 Dog Training Advisor Responds:
Along with the age/breed, is she on the Nothing In Life Is Free
program as outlined in the book at all?
Cecilia Replies:
I'm sorry I forgot to tell you. She is a 1 year old Rottweiler.
I have two Rottweilers, the other is a 6 month old male, the male is very
dumb, I can't teach him anything. A few people have told me that
females are smarter, and males catch up at 1 1/2 years old. Is that
true?
If I wait that long it will be much harder to teach him anything. He
finally comes (sometimes) and he will leave things alone, he's
housebroke, sometimes he sits. He should be doing a lot more than
that, shouldn't he?
DPTrainer4 Dog Training Advisor Responds:
As for the male/female debate, I've not seen any general trend to
indicate that there's any intelligence differences between them.
Personality diffs, there are a few (personally, I'm a fan of the males),
but intelligence is just up to the individual dog and it's drives:
some are very quick to learn, others tend to take a few more lessons
to make the idea stick. But to be honest, I've not met a dumb dog yet.
Air headed, sure (my girl now is a prime example!), but not incapable
of learning. Very the ways with how you're working him, and try to
find what motivates him: you might want to bring out a ball or a
favorite toy to amp up his energy level and make him WANT to perform.
As for the one year-old who is causing you problems, continue working
with her and ask a little more from her since she's starting to act like a
spoiled princess: place her on the NILIF program and be a little more
firm with your corrections, especially the ones for biting. If she's
demanding attention, she gets nothing (however, biting is always
something that guarantees a motivational correction), and if she
deliberately disobeys, she gets put back same as before.
While disobeying or ignoring always get corrections, I try to temper
them to the dog and the effort that is being put forth: if I can tell it's
really trying and just makes a little mistake that wasn't intended (gets
up and then immediately sits back down, for example), I'll still give a
correction, but it'll be a lighter one. If the dog just gives me the Finger
and walks away, you bet it'll get a more motivational reminder that hey,
this is not an option.
Enjoy your dog,
- Adam Katz
Dogproblems.com-
"Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer"
Remember.........
A properly trained dog will respond to all of his owner’s commands, and will not
display anxiety, displeasure or confusion.
A good dog training program will focus on allowing the dog to learn just what is
expected, and will use positive reinforcement to reward desired behaviors.
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Cecilia Writes:
I have read your book "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer" and
follow it very closely.
She's very smart usually does everything that is asked of her, but
within the last two days she's starting to get rebellious. She gets up and
walks away from a down-stay position, she even bit me when I stopped
petting her. Is she just bored or maybe I'm not challenging her mind
enough? Any ideas?
DogProblems.com Dog Training Advisor Responds:
Cecilia:
I need more information. How old is the dog? What breed?
Getting up and walking away from the down-position = You need to
correct her back into the down-stay. That in itself does not signify
rebellion. The biting: Assuming she's 4+ months old, needs to be
corrected with the leash and collar, and then give her the opportunity
to do it again, to see if she's learned.
-Adam
DPTrainer4 Dog Training Advisor Responds:
Along with the age/breed, is she on the Nothing In Life Is Free
program as outlined in the book at all?
Cecilia Replies:
I'm sorry I forgot to tell you. She is a 1 year old Rottweiler.
I have two Rottweilers, the other is a 6 month old male, the male is very
dumb, I can't teach him anything. A few people have told me that
females are smarter, and males catch up at 1 1/2 years old. Is that
true?
If I wait that long it will be much harder to teach him anything. He
finally comes (sometimes) and he will leave things alone, he's
housebroke, sometimes he sits. He should be doing a lot more than
that, shouldn't he?
DPTrainer4 Dog Training Advisor Responds:
As for the male/female debate, I've not seen any general trend to
indicate that there's any intelligence differences between them.
Personality diffs, there are a few (personally, I'm a fan of the males),
but intelligence is just up to the individual dog and it's drives:
some are very quick to learn, others tend to take a few more lessons
to make the idea stick. But to be honest, I've not met a dumb dog yet.
Air headed, sure (my girl now is a prime example!), but not incapable
of learning. Very the ways with how you're working him, and try to
find what motivates him: you might want to bring out a ball or a
favorite toy to amp up his energy level and make him WANT to perform.
As for the one year-old who is causing you problems, continue working
with her and ask a little more from her since she's starting to act like a
spoiled princess: place her on the NILIF program and be a little more
firm with your corrections, especially the ones for biting. If she's
demanding attention, she gets nothing (however, biting is always
something that guarantees a motivational correction), and if she
deliberately disobeys, she gets put back same as before.
While disobeying or ignoring always get corrections, I try to temper
them to the dog and the effort that is being put forth: if I can tell it's
really trying and just makes a little mistake that wasn't intended (gets
up and then immediately sits back down, for example), I'll still give a
correction, but it'll be a lighter one. If the dog just gives me the Finger
and walks away, you bet it'll get a more motivational reminder that hey,
this is not an option.
Enjoy your dog,
- Adam Katz
Dogproblems.com-
"Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer"
Remember.........
A properly trained dog will respond to all of his owner’s commands, and will not
display anxiety, displeasure or confusion.
A good dog training program will focus on allowing the dog to learn just what is
expected, and will use positive reinforcement to reward desired behaviors.
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