Will my pup obey my wife and son if I alone train her in commands.
the reason I ask is because she (the pup) doesn't seem to pay any attention to anyone but me.
I have made sure my wife and son play with and feed our pup, but to be honest I play the leading role in her life; I don't want to create a pup that grows up to obey my wife and son ONLY in my presence. If you could give me some ideas about how to maximize the effectiveness of their time with the pup so that she grows to respect them then I would feel a lot better about her future with us. Thankyou for your time
Are your wife and son capable of integrating some simple obedience commands into their play and feeding times with the pup? I would think that would help. I have seen dogs that have eyes only for one person, and worship the ground that person walks on. It can be difficult for any other person to manage the dog, which is fine if the other people are strangers, but not so fine if the other people have a real need to have some control over the dog. For that reason, I think it's important for all family members to participate in training. Even if you do the majority of it, that's fine, but just a basic level of everyday obedience can be accomplished by your other family members if they simply integrate it into their regular interactions with the pup.
Thanks for your advice mate, i will encourage them to do just that.
I think part of the problem is that I completed all of the potty training on my own, taking her outside every two hours in the middle of the night and cleaning up after her etc, I believe these things really make an impact on a pup.
I inherited a full grown GSD once when a friend and I shared a house as youths and because I spent time walking her and making the necessary effort to provide security and comfort she eventually refused to heed his commands and would come and sit at my feet as if to make a statement about her new found loyalties.
This pup is only 8 weeks now so I'm not sure how much obedience can be expected from her but we'll get there in the end.
In the begining it is better if one person does the training. Once the training is pretty well fininshed it will be important to have the wife and kids work the dog so that the dog knows that it has to listen to them. To start with have thm work with you around and then alone once they have the hang of the commands.
If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
I have a similar problem. My mal minds me almost perfectly as I have been the one who trained her in obedience. She also minds my wife very well when I am not home. When I am around the dog will absolutely ignore my wife. My wife can raise her voice to the point of yelling and the dog will simply stare at me and refuse to obey the command. As soon as I give the command, she will obey. Is this a sign that the dog is placing herself above my wife in our pack hierarchy? What is acceptable? What should I do?
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