This seems to be a theme. Everyone wants to know what the breeder thinks! (Hint Hint... you should call the breeder and let them know whats going on! )
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I think today's newsletter video might be relevant in this situation if we consider playing with different people as yet another variable in The Game. Playing with different objects, in different locations and with different people is the ultimate goal and the best we could do is try to introduce the puppy to all of these different scenarios.
I'm watching the new DVD (that they were making while that session was taped), and it's so good, so crammed with revelations, that I have to keep backing up and
re-watching!
Austin, a video of your puppy working at the club would be very helpful. I dont know if any of us can really figure out for sure what is going on without seeing what you are talking about.
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I have had some "slow to develop" dogs in my past years of training, but they had always done well on their inital temp. test - I would look long and hard at whatever testing the breeder did with your dog's litter as a puppy, that's a critical piece of information to have.
If you have no intial temp. test results to go by and the dog won't engage at all at seven months, they'd scrap out of most serious trainers plans and you need to take a serious look about changing him to pet status and getting another dog as a training candidate.
It would also be well worth your time to learn what you need to look for *before* you spend money and time on a pup if you have specific future goals for them.
I think Kadi's advice is sound. Put him up. Don't let him run around the house/yard. He either plays with the decoy our nobody/nothing at all. That should be the only outlet for his energy. If after a month or so (6 sessions at least) you don't have improvement, play agility. That's what I'm doing with my GSD who doesn't want to play with the decoy. lol
Another thing to consider is your decoy's style. I'm not knocking him, but I'm thoroughly convinced that this was the problem with my young dog - style. Their advice was to tease the dog mercelessly. Whip the toy around and get him frustrated. For many dogs, this worked. My GSD took one look and figured there's no way he could get the thing and he gave up. But once I made it easier for him (targeting techniques - straight out of the Michael Ellis Motivation Video, before there was a vid ) he lit right up.
I'm going through the reverse situation with my malinois. The only time she's allowed out of her crate is to work with ME. She is a super indepedent, confident dog who thinks the world is her oyster. So to get her more focused on me she is on lock down unless we're doing engagement with food/tug. She's 8 months old. It breaks my heart to see her in her kennel, but I know (I HOPE) this is temporary.
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...My GSD took one look and figured there's no way he could get the thing and he gave up. But once I made it easier for him (targeting techniques - straight out of the Michael Ellis Motivation Video, before there was a vid ) he lit right up...
The new video is the best! It explains in detail the techniques used for building drive and motivation and the common mistakes people make and how to fix them. Social isolation and channeling the dog's energy (as in Kadi's advice) is also explained.
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