May 17, 2011
I have a 9 month old GSD, 60lbs, and I am interested to know if I am pushing her too much in training.
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Dear Cindy,I have a 9 month old GSD, 60lbs, and I am interested to know if I am pushing her too much in training. She knows all of the basic commands for obedience and works well with an E-collar, will fetch and bring back the ball and will ?out? when told. I am trying to get her to ?heel? and look at me, but she is not interested even if I have a treat or ball. She is pretty good trying to get the ball away from me, but when she does she holds on and lays down while holding on. Her interest is short on trying to get the ball away from me. I guess my question is; am I going too fast in her training or should I keep pushing her?
Thanks,
Patrick
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Cindy's Answer:
I would say that whenever I have to ask myself if I am pushing my young dog too much, I probably am. :-) I am training a 10 month old right now, so I am in the same situation as you are from time to time. Remember that your dog is still quite young and you have lots of time to train her. I personally want a happy attitude and lots of drive to interact with me. Too much drilling leads to boredom and lack of drive. I would spend more time working on building her drive and slack off on the control and obedience. You can’t use the toy for a reward if it’s not that valuable to the dog.
If you haven’t been using marker training with her, I would highly recommend it.
Cindy
If you haven’t been using marker training with her, I would highly recommend it.
Cindy
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