I have a nine week old pup who has crazy, mad prey drive. She will chase anything that moves. I have just recently bought Ed's video Bite training puppies. It is a great video but there are some questions that it does not answer for me. First being: how long do I keep her on the towel trying to build her grip before I move her to training while tied up. She already has a monstorous grip and wont let go. And how long should I keep her tied up during bite work on the towel before I start training the counter. I am afraid that if i move too fast at a young age that I will ruin her training. Most of the dogs in the video look like they are around 6 mos. I just want to know if 9 weeks is too young for her to be tied up for training and if stick work and counters should wait until she is older. Someone please help. Thanks Howie
Sound like the puppy we would all like to have. If she already has a monstrous grip and won't let go why push her at this young age. Short sessions and the prey item suddenly disappears leaving her wanting more. Overdoing prey can lead to the reaction to the attraction becoming less. I think you are wise to be concerned about moving too fast. I don't think I would be doing any tie-up work until after the puppy teeth are gone and the dog is older; maybe one year old. Countering, pulling back, is always good to reinforce at any age. Doesn't sound like you'll have a chance to reinforce the counter re-grip . Be gentle with the stick around puppies. A mistake at this age could be disastrous. Find someone who's experienced to help you. We all need good helpers for protection work.
What I did was when the puppy got to be too quick and started staying too close to keep the prey item away, I started back tying her. By doing this I could keep her away long enough to build frustration. When I converted to using the tug I had to go back to having her loose until we got to the same situation and then back tied her again.
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