considering i prolly ruined my current dog for any future training efforts, i was wondering what people will definately be changing when/if they get their next pup. isn't the point to learn from mistakes and continually evolve.

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I think the continued learning needs to take place with the current dog, so no such thing as "ruined".
Not, getting new dog, cuz last was ruined.

I would put the dog up when I get pissed for starters.

My next dog will be purchased/adopted specifically for blood trailing. Next time I will butt out more and let the dog refine what it needs no training to do.....track. I will show him/her what I want trailed, and then get the hell out of the way.:smile:

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I think the continued learning needs to take place with the current dog, so no such thing as "ruined".
Not, getting new dog, cuz last was ruined.

Definitely agree here, as well.

I get what you mean, though, Peter. What we would do if we had a clean slate. Good question.:smile:

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 Quote: theresa macdonal

I think the continued learning needs to take place with the current dog, so no such thing as "ruined".
Not, getting new dog, cuz last was ruined.

Definitely agree here, as well.

I get what you mean, though, Peter. What we would do if we had a clean slate. Good question.:smile:

I guess I misinterpreted the question,

Training seems to be a "continueing" process, for me, not so much the dog! She gets it! lol

certainly no question of discarding the current dog, more of a relection on all the stupid things i did to block her progress.

one for me will be crate training; i first thought it was cruel and people that did it were cruel and heartless, man was i wrong.

second no serious excercise untill maturity.

third all obedience will be done in play/drive, i was taught the oppositte thanks to my AKC obed local club, screw them.
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4. planned RAW diet, no more; pour from bag - done.

5 jumping as obed excercise and from a standing start, take off point exactly 1x jump height, same landing.

6 backchain retreive

7 don't oversocialise dog - i actually did the thing AKC where they say your pup must be held by a minimum of 100 different people - sheesh

8 dog doesn't own the couch - i do

9. more and shorter play sessions in max drive

10 only expose pup to mature and 100% safe other dogs and do it seldomly - my pup nearly got killed at 10 weeks by tradesmen dog, he still has several thousand dollars worth of tools at my house which he is too scared to pick up.

happily i won't change a thing about tracking, my dog is awesome

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I have things I want to do with a puppy someday, though I'm not dissatisfied with my current dog. I just got him when I knew very little (well okay, nothing) about dog training. I do look forward to starting with a puppy now that I know more.

Step 1: get Ed's Your Puppy 8 weeks to 8 months DVD, and the marker training DVD, and probably several others, and watch them about twice a day until I really have the information in my head.

Step 2: find a reliable, reputable breeder. I would like a whippet.

Step 3: groundwork, house training, socializing, crate training, as per the info on this site. Furniture is mine, toys are mine, doing marker training, etc.

Step 4: I hope I'm up to this, but I'd really like to train a dog to be a therapy dog, especially one that does the reading with children. I'd also like to be able to visit the nursing home with a therapy dog.

Also, there will not be any children in diapers in the house and the basement will be finished before we get another dog.

1- Focus on different attributes during puppy selection.

2- Teach all of the positions on an elevated surface from go.

3- Picking the puppy up more. I accustomed Danke to being poked, prodded, inspected, nails clipped, ears cleaned, etc. But I seldom carried her. She now detests being lifted, and that can be an issue when she is sick or injured. So, I will include lifting and carrying into my standard puppy desensitization sessions with the next do.

Peter, don't loose heart with your current dog.
Following Mara's suggestion, I spent quite a bit of time giving my dog a bath yesterday. It was the full spa treatment,minus the hair dryer.
Lynne Barrows suggested to not reward "pack-authority" behaviors, demand compliance, no reward. I was rewarding any deference.
Another person suggested stop sweet-talking the dog. I was doing a lot of that.

There is a change in one day.
AND-he was a beast moving his cows. (and he smells divine)

not losing heart as such, she is still THE BEST dog in the world since Rin Tin Tin, Lassie and Scooby-Do combined, always will be according to me, gotta face up to limitations in both dog and trainer though otherwise its all just fantasy. i was the one doing the most work during training not the dog - not sure if thats how it supposed to be.

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