May 13, 2011
I have been sending my 2 year old dog out for training since it was 6 months old. It still does not mind. What can I do?
Full Question:
Dear Mr. Frawley,I have a 2 year old German Shepherd, just became 2 this August. My dog has undergone training in obedience with several trainers whom I paid for but I was never satisfied. Recently I hired a private trainer which according to him he had experience in dog training and would like to try it on my GSD. Although there was some improvement, I noticed that the dog is still disobedient, when I walk him off leash, he would run away and will not listen to my callback. When there's a cat and he is in his cage, he would bark, whine and he would not listen to my command to be quiet and sit and stay until I shoo the cat away.
I bought 2 videos from you hoping to train my GSD on protection work but it seems he is not ready for it. What do you think is wrong in the way the trainers are doing the training, my dog has been undergoing this training since he was 6 month old. I also have a 6 month Golden Retriever and a 5 month old Labrador which I would like to be started correctly.
Regards,
James
Ed's Answer:
I have already written about this on my web site.
The problem is that it’s NOT YOU training YOUR dog. It is a big big mistake for people to take dogs to trainers and expect those same dogs to come home and mind the owner.
The fact is these dogs may be trained but the owners ARE NOT TRAINED. Unless the owners understand the principles of correction and praise the dogs will quickly learn that they do not have to mind.
In my opinion it is a total waste of money for people to send dogs out for training unless the owner goes with them and learns how to train the dog themselves. It is unrealistic to expect anything more than that.
If you would like to learn something about the principles of obedience training a dog, read the description for my Basic Dog Obedience video. You will probably find that you have not had the full picture on the steps of training a dog must go through before it can be considered fully trained. You can also read why I am not a fan of taking an untrained dog to obedience classes.
Get this tape and a prong collar and learn to do this yourself.
The problem is that it’s NOT YOU training YOUR dog. It is a big big mistake for people to take dogs to trainers and expect those same dogs to come home and mind the owner.
The fact is these dogs may be trained but the owners ARE NOT TRAINED. Unless the owners understand the principles of correction and praise the dogs will quickly learn that they do not have to mind.
In my opinion it is a total waste of money for people to send dogs out for training unless the owner goes with them and learns how to train the dog themselves. It is unrealistic to expect anything more than that.
If you would like to learn something about the principles of obedience training a dog, read the description for my Basic Dog Obedience video. You will probably find that you have not had the full picture on the steps of training a dog must go through before it can be considered fully trained. You can also read why I am not a fan of taking an untrained dog to obedience classes.
Get this tape and a prong collar and learn to do this yourself.
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