Puppy and Dog Obedience Training
Posted on Nov 08, 2008 under dog training |
All dogs are going to have to learn some kind of dog training. They need to learn to be obedient to you.
It’s never too early or too late to train a dog. If you have just brought a puppy, then puppy training is great, the younger the better! But whatever the age of your dog, you can teach him to obey your command.
Don’t waste your time and gas taking your dog to the obedience school. There are web sites available on the internet that can give you quick and easy steps on how to train your dog. Besides training this should be a play time with your dog. Both you and your best friend should enjoy it to the fullest. While you are getting rid of your dogs bad habits, such as barking, chewing, jumping.
When selecting the web site for the training of your dog there are few thing that you need to consider:
1 Find Reliable Sources
The internet is full of ebooks. As with any other type of media, some of them are good and some are not so good. The best way to find the right crate training ebooks to use with your canine training is to look in reliable places.
2 How easy is to use the site
Make sure that site is easy to use and to navigate through. At the same time make sure that instructions are easy to understand. You can check the user rating and it will give you review from current members.
3 Excellent Customer Service Support
Make sure that they offer good support in case you have questions, need help, asking for advise.
Depending on what you are looking for, and what you are interested in you may be able to find sites that have e-book and a few additional features and bonuses. This may be enough if you just want to teach your dog basics. On the other hand, if your dog has already developed a few bad habits, I would recommend the site with little more than just basics.
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November 8th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Can you take two dogs(one puppy and one an adult) to the same obedience training classes?
I have a five year old Jack Russel with very good habits but no official training, I am getting a puppy to be a companion for her because I work during the day. I want to put the puppy in obedience training but I think that my Jack might get alot out of classes as well.
November 8th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I thinkit would be ok just they need individual training
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:01 am
If you have one person to handle each dog, yes, it's fine. But, if you are going to try to handle both dogs by yourself, no. It's too hard on you, the dogs, and too disruptive for the class.
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Taught obedience/agility classes for the last 5+years
November 8th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Being that they'll develop a close bond since they'll be living under the same roof, it's really best to enroll them in 2 separate classes and go on separate nights. It will also help to socialize them separately with other dogs and people, which will help them to be more independent and not so reliant on each other.
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Yes, you would need to crate one or someone to hold one dog while you work with the other…
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Probably, but, most classes like you to have 1 dog to 1 handler ratio (better for the dogs & people). Do you have a friend that could go with you to work with one of them? Or, you could always take the puppy & just use what you learn on the jack. Where are you planning on taking them? I take my pup to the one at PetSmart. If you are thinking of doing this as well, I'd say to just save your $$ by doing what I said above…take the puppy & use what you learn on the other, as the training sessions are jsut as much to teach the "parents" as the dogs.
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:09 am
If I was you, I would put the Jack Russell through a full set of obedience classes. Work with him, learn with him and get his training completely under control BEFORE YOU EVEN CONSIDER BRINGING IN A NEW PUPPY. If the Jack Russell is unstable and un-trained he will project that on to the puppy and you will quickly have two unstable dogs.
When you do get the Puppy then you can DEVOTE your time to training and teaching the puppy.
When you are obedience training a dog you need to be able to give a dog ONE on ONE attention throughout the entire process for it to be effective. It will be very difficult for you to try and do it with both dogs at the same time. (And frankly very illogical).
Hope this helps
Good luck
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I actually think it would be a good idea for them both to go together, that way they can start bonding in a positive way. I do agree with other respondents that you would need to have a friend or someone else go with you to help.
You are a caring pet owner. I just wish other people that own animals would realize how much more joy than can get with their pets when they are properly socialized and trained.
Good luck.
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:13 am
I'm a professional trainer and my recommendation is to get the older dog the way you want him first, in terms of obedience, before getting the second dog. If you haven't taken him to classes in five years, it's not terribly likely that you'll get inspired and want to pay for two classes, and practice with two dogs. No, you won't be able to take two dogs through class with one handler, sorry. Each dog needs their own time from you, and that means you'll pay for two classes, and will practicing with each dog separately between 30-45 minutes/day doing class homework.
If that sounds like a lot, it is! So, maybe you can start by taking your adult dog to a class right now, and holding off on getting the puppy for a few months.
What often happens is that people don't train the first dog, then get the second. Then, they feel guilty for taking the second one out alone for training and socialization, but the older one isn't well-trained enough to take out with them– so it ends up that neither dog goes anywhere, which means that the younger dog doesn't get what it needs. That's the reason that a lot of "second" dogs have problems– because they didn't get the individual time and socialization with you that the older one got.
Get your older dog into a class right now and see how it goes. If the basics go well, consider a fun class with him, like Agility for Flyball, or Rally Obedience.
Your JRT doesn't necessarily need a companion during the day because you're gone, but she would really like to be the center of your attention when you get home. IME, with a new puppy, she'll get LESS attention after you get home from work because you'll have to socialize and train the puppy. I'm sure that if you asked her, she'd be happy napping as usual during the day and doing agility or other fun stuff with you in the evening. At that point, if you feel like YOU want another dog, go for it!
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am a professional dog trainer and a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
http://www.APDT.com
November 8th, 2008 at 11:15 am
As long as you have two handlers then it's fine. We are enrolling our newly adopted dog in obedience and we're going to bring our 3 year old and let her participate as well. She's already been through the classes, but a refresher never hurts. Plus she is very social and just likes to be in class with the other dogs. My husband and I will both be there so that we can each handle one dog. If it's just you, then the teacher will likely have you crate one dog during the class, then switch around for a second class. There is no way that you can handle two dogs at one time for one class.
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:17 am
I think it would be great for them both to get the benefits of some official classes, but you will either need one person for each dog, or take a separate class for each one.
Often obedience schools have special classes for puppies only, and then basic obedience classes for older dogs who haven't had any formal training.
I'd suggest that you call a couple of local dog obedience schools and ask what sort of classes they have etc.
You can check out the webpage below for lots of tips and advice on choosing the right dog obedience school and class. Best of luck with your two dogs!
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http://www.the-puppy-dog-place.com/dog-obedience-schools.html
November 8th, 2008 at 11:19 am
We had two puppies that we brought to the same training class, but the trainer insisted we would always need two people there for the two dogs (so it had to be my hubby and I with the pups), and we were charged for 2 dogs as well.
You really can't do it if it's just you, b/c you need to give your undivided attention to the dog you're training.
But puppy obedience class is really training for the owner, not the dog! By taking just the puppy to the class, you will learn how to train your older dog at home on your own time.
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I have 4 dogs.
November 8th, 2008 at 11:21 am
well of course you can. Just look in your local yellow pages for 'Obedience schools' and get both into Beginner's Class. They will probably have a minimal age the pup has to be before the first class … and they will more than likely tell you that a second handler is needed for the second dog (I don't know of a school that will let one handler work two dogs at the same time, unless they are doing tandum obedience which is much higher up).
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:23 am
It would be best to take them to seperate nights. Most obedience classes are a one night a week thing for the class and then you do training at home. The majority of 'training' is actually teaching you to properly interact and train a dog so while you will be learning, you can be teaching them separately at home or you can just take them to different classes. You and they will get the best out of it if you are not switching dogs in midstream since both will require you to interact differently and it will likely confuse you which will confuse the dogs.
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:25 am
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