what cathy said . . . bring ear plugs and drive on as though nothing is going on .

don't yell , don't react and absolutely don't bring him out just because you think he's telling you to let him out . it takes resolve on your part .

just get this first drive home over with and then you can actually start " crate training " when you get home .

well traditionally around my peer group, when you pick up a pup, he rides home with you on the front seat, it is like a ritual bonding time, you the pup and the vehicle.

by the time you get home, stop for a few breaks, water, food, walk, the puppy is yours.


sure it can be dangerous to have a dog on yr front seat.

 Quote: Fabio Magnaghi

TUG

Can I play tug with my pup ? In some videos ED says yes, then he writes in the middle of the screen " do not play tug games with pup"

So Didnt get it :-D

Unless I am mistaken, the caption you quoted is from the Basid Obedience dvd, which is older and was geared toward casual new dog owners. In days gone by, many people were opposed philosophically to letiing the fmily dog display any possessive behavior. Today, working dog trainers start their working pups on chasing, flirting and tug as young as possible to imprint prey and toy drive.

ETA; Ed may also have been referring to a specific time frame when you can't tug with puppy. No tug games during teething. Chasing and catching are okay, but not pulling or yanking.

Edited by Duane Hull (01/04/2015 11:17 PM)
Edit reason: eta

My pup rode on a passenger's lap and slept for most of the 4.5 hr trip home. He did puke 30 min into the trip but the breeder had sent a couple disposable, absorbant pads so we just swapped pads out. The next day he rode in the crate for an hour without a peep - fell asleep just a couple min into the trip. Had he been squirmy at all he would have been in a crate on the initial trip home.

Tethering

Just a question about tethering, if the dog does something wrong while its tethered to me what I've to do ?


I've to use "NO" or just keep "NO" for serious stuffs or what else I've to do ? I've to use the leash correction or not ?

I just wanna remember to you guys my goal, I want my dog to be perfect with me and people, Im not interested in competition

Thanks!!

Fab, your question is not worded well imo, the answer depends on what the dog has done "wrong" and if it knows what is actually right.

corrections depend on the severity of the infraction and the temperament of the dog.

first the dog has to know what it has done wrong and what is right for a correction to mean anything.

there is no general answer to your question the way I am reading it.

another language thing as well; you "want my dog to be perfect with me and people"

these are dogs, not robots.

no dog is perfect (except mine JOKE), just like no people are perfect. unless you are the most perfect trainer on the planet and perfect human then expecting a perfect dog seems a bit much???

is this a language thing, do you know what perfect means?

I only ask because you seem willing in yr post to want to apply corrections for less than perfect behaviour??

Redirect him into something that you want him to do and praise him. Keep lots of toys and good chews around. You might have to pry his mouth off of something and stick a chew in it 15 times before he finally does the right thing but he should still get praise for it. Preferably you would set him up to not have to make the wrong choice but I know that's not always possible.

If it's a situation like jumping and mouthing a person that came in consider putting him away in his crate until he's calmed down. Set him up for success.

yes sorry Peter my english isnt good, sometimes I just say stuffs in a easier way. I agree with you, we arent talking about robots.

Maybe its better I just make example, let say im working on PC and dog is tethered to me and start to chew the table or try to chew something I dont want him to chew but I cant move that thing , then I just redirect him to a toy or lure him with food and so on right ?

I just avoid the word "no" right ? and never correction in puppy phase

Here many ppl says to keep " NO " just for serious stuffs

thanks again

Fab, have you studied in depth the science and mechanics of marker training yet? have you puppy proofed your house yet?

NO is meaningless to the dog unless it knows what the positive marker is and knows what the correct behaviour is first.

you can't jump the steps or short circuit them....it always leads to more problems later on.

puppies tire easily and sleep a lot, chewing is natural behaviour for a puppy. if it properly stimulated trained and exercised 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999% of all problems that keep pro dog trainers employed and forums alive never occur to start with.

I don't know how to fix problem behaviours so I rely on not having problem behaviours.

around the house my dogs are so worn out from appropriate exercise they tend to not do destructive problem behaviours to start with.

Fabio , I think if you are parked at the PC for a time , that would be the time to crate the dog .

if you are moving around , doing little tasks , that is the time to tether the dog .

if he has enough time in one place to get bored enough to start getting into things he shouldn't , then you either get moving or crate him .

and varying the amount of time he spends in the crate is good crate training . the dog doesn't know when you will be coming for him , so even a couple of minutes is fine .

as to the tethering specifically , the idea is that you are a moveable object that he has to pay attention to , because he doesn't know when he might get a treat , or a chew , or he might be moving to a new location , even if it is only a few meters away .

there should be no stress involved in hanging around with you , his favorite person in the whole world . so while you are doing your tasks , remember you are primarily training the dog , so nothing should so important that you can't leave that place , if the dog gets into something at that spot .