Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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11 weeks is pretty young to be expecting her to do anything, let alone obedience. I am not saying you cannot start teaching it with treats and praise slowly.
6 weeks is too early to be taking a pup. They need the "standard" 8 weeks to be with their mom and littermates because they learn A LOT in that time frame.
I do not take pups until they are at least 9 weeks actually.
With a pup that age, you need to build pack structure, this is what they learn it the litter.
This site has a wealth of information.
One thing with the scruff and muzzle shakes....she is a pup and puppies jump, bite, nip, growl and bark in play. I would not be correcting her at this age, but rather trying to redirect her to a toy to play with (and playing with her with it).
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11 weeks is really young to start training... and 6 weeks is a little too young to be taken away from the mother! I'd make sure this dog gets a lot of dog socialization as it was taken from its mother during the stage of development where it learns how to interact with other dogs.
Anyway, as for obeying one person and not the other, we sometimes have that problem with our shiba inu. He obeys me quite a bit better than my husband. I attribute it to the fact that I spend more time with him and am more consistent. Once you do start training, make sure your wife and kids are involved in the process and also involved in caring for the dog. Having kids feed the dog is one thing you can do because dogs respect them if they think they will starve without them.
Just wanted to add that when the kids feed the dog, they should make the dog obey a command first.
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Re: Obeys me not the wife
[Re: Will Brown ]
#141109 - 05/09/2007 08:27 AM 
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