I have a 10 week old female. My goal w/ her is to be in-home protection for my family while I am away at work.
I have had her for just over a week and I want to make sure I don't mess up her training.
I grew up w/ dobies, but my father wasn't much for training, they were just outdoor pets.
I am looking at the '8 weeks to 8 months' dvd and then possibly the 'basic obedience' one. Should I be looking at anything else?
How do I get her to understand that I am the Pack Leader, but she is 'lowest' in the pack order? I want to be sure that she doesn't have dominance problems w/ my wife and kids.
Right now, I am her world. I do all of her feeding and house-training. But I want to socialize her w/ my family. So to that end, I am letting them play w/ her when it is good for me. Should I be letting them do more w/ her now, or should I continue w/ the pack leader imprint for a bit longer?
Pretty much I am new to dobie's as far as training goes and any help would be much appreciated.
There's a lot of good solid information packed into that video that will help you raise any puppy. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Thanks guys! Man I just didn't realize how 'easy' training a dog could be if you do it right.
I ended up ordering all 3 videos. 8wks to 8mo,basic obedience, and raising a working puppy.
Gypsy is so eager to learn! Just from the weekend she is already 'sit'ting, knows her 'crate', knows her name, and is doing much better in the house training.
I have her 'sit' before I open the door to 'go outside' and 'sit' before we come back in.
Ed's video's truly are a good source of information.
Now, when do I start working bite and how? Ed said in one of the videos not to play tug games, was that just for 'pets'?
At what point do I start teaching her to work with my wife and kids? I assume it is way to soon for that now, but my wife is busting my chops because she wants to be involved <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .
Hi Eric,
In my experience, I have found that Dobes are extremely "family oriented" by this I mean they seem to understand family units (family pack if you may). I would let her spend time with the family and allow her to learn her place in the family. If you keep her from the family too long she my decide that she is second in command and have little or no respect for your wife and kids. IMHO
Regards ~ Triecial
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