Dog Trainers: I am wondering how much time trainers spend training their dogs each week. I know it can depend on what you are working on, if a show is coming up and the temperment of the dog. But in a general sense how many days during the week do you train your dogs? I am making a new training schedule for my dogs and thought it would be interesting to see how many days a week other trainers train their dogs. Thanks sharon
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009
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You are right, it definitely depends on whether a trial is coming, and also age of the dog. Between 8 weeks and 12 months I will run up about 1600 hours of training, not including socialization and exercise.
Right now I am competing a 19 month old male and a 3 year old female. We are preparing to compete so I spend between 1 and 3 hours PER DAY training with one day off a week.
We will keep up this schedule for 10 weeks until we go to Hungary at the end of April. Then we train and compete for 5 weeks over there. I get back the end of May and have another trial at the end of June so I will have to keep up a pretty intense training schedule until then.
In the "off" seasons ( usually the fall and early winter) we do lots of exercise and some maintenance training, as well as working on elements that don't require too much space, since we are inside. But I will work them an hour a day in classes 3-4 days a week, then the rest is just off leash runs, Frisbee and fun.
I usually train my dogs every day too. They want it. They pace without it. WHen I was sick recently I got a good idea how much they need and love training, they were very hyper, restless, and started to get into trouble. I made my new schedule. Going to try and walk each dog for about 45 minutes to one hour a day. Then work individually with each of them. Each are in different stages. I made up a lesson plan sheet so I could keep track of what I want to do each session with them. Monday-wed and Friday (do not train on thursday lead women's bible study) saturday is game day. We play clicker games and do puzzles and run out in back practicing recalls. Sundays we have off. mondays are rally o training for Bindi, tues is dog school for Terra.
I keep my training sessions short, to about 5 minutes at a time, twice a day. But I also incorporate my training into what I do with them daily around the house.
Thanks for the input. I was wondering what others do. sharon
Wendy Lefebvre Webboard User Reg: 12-08-2005
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Depends..
with a new dog or puppy i train much much more.
With Tucker....i don't have specified training times. I might do bits here and there when we're inside or on a walk. But nothing specific. But he is just a pet....
but...if i am teaching him a new trick....about 15 minutes marker training him daily till he gets it.
SamanthaTopper Webboard User Reg: 03-24-2011
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Twice a day, seven days a week, for about 20 minutes each session. If I decide to do anything outside of meal time it probably adds another 30 minutes to the total time per day.
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009
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I forgot to mention that I always write down what I am going to work on for the up-coming week, then scribble notes in each day about how far the training progressed that session/day. Then at the end of the week, I can look back and see what still needs to be done.
I find writing out your weekly/monthly/annual training goals, then breaking them down into the specific exercises helps me to stay on track and allows me to view the progress that we are making and readjust my training where/when needed.
I train with my 9 month old GSD three times a day. I am keeping the sessions short, usually between 5-15 minutes. The 15 minute sessions are always outside and include some form of play incorporated into them.
Jamie Craig Webboard User Reg: 09-01-2009
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Each dog gets one hour a day bare bones minimum of hard running and playing with OB worked in. Then I'll usually take them out somewhere for a few alternating 20 minute OB sessions with distraction (muuuch more tiring). They also get an hour where they're both worked out together. Sometimes they play, sometimes I do dual dog frisbee, sometime's it's just an off leash walk in the woods. Occassionally (not so much in the winter) we'll bikejor. I also do some two dog OB for short sessions every day so they remember how to NOT remember that if they worked together there is no chance of me stopping them from doing whatever they wanted lol.
There is always one day or so a week where it's a day off, no formal OB work apart from general manners, they go outside and are supervised why they amuse themselves. I try to time these after days when they've really worked hard.
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