my girl is 9 months old. she does come to her name; however she will cower down and act like shes beaten if i call her outside i have never hit her maybe a soft tap or so; but not hit her.. am i able to correct this and how. also shell start to pee if i use a harsh tone when she doesnt listen when she comes to me.. she does the sit command pretty well. she does not know stay or lie down i am not sure how to teach these ones. is she getting to the point that it will be really hard to train her these commands now..

I'm tired, so I apologize if this sounds rushed or crabby.

Read this website and search the forums about submissive behavior.

Then read Ed's article on groundwork. Your dog needs a FAIR leader.

It is NEVER too late to teach a dog basic commands. Ed's Basic Obedience DVD set has all the information you need to get well on your way to training your dog. It's pretty simple and fun

It sounds like you need to build your dog's trust before you continue with the obedience training. Perhaps, you are asking to much of her to soon? it can be confusing for a dog especially if she is not sure who is the pack leader. She needs to be sure you will always be a fair, *consistent* leader. Just my two sense.

Check it out, for some reason your pup is going submissive. there are a few things you can do to help limit the submissive actions but your pup will never be a hard dog. Ways to act:
1)dont lean over her. when you tower over her you are showing dominance her world, even if it is to pet her. if you lean over, you are dominant.
2)Use a soft voice. you are going to need to use A LOT of praise with this dog. think of it like this, you have a little kid that has no self esteem. if you yell at him he is just going to cower down and maybe cry. if you use a gentle voice and make him think everything he does right is the greatest thing in the world he will start to think he is the man. same thing with your pup.
3)training the down and stay is going to be easy. First use a table or something up off the ground. use a lot of praise even for the littlest success. tell you pup to sit, praise, now tell your pup to down. take the front feet and, GENTLY, pull them out down so that he lays down. make sure you use a lot of "good down, good, good down." make it fun. make your pup think he just tackled the world. once he gets this down then move it to the floor. the key here is to use a lot of praise, A LOT OF PRAISE, and keep it fun. use corrections only when absolutely necessary. try to stay down on her level as much as possible until she gets more confidence.

im curious as to why she will not be a hard dog? if shes out in the yard shes really protective. she barks and alerts to anyone coming past the house. like i said in another post both her parents are police dogs. i dont know how much this matters though does it affect puppies. the peeing is not always when giving discipline when anyone pets her she will do it. when someone comes over and pets shell pee not alot.

I think you're misunderstanding what "hard" means in this context. Hard is the ability to take a hard correction without "crumbling," and a dog who is submissively peeing, is not going to be a hard dog. A hard dog is a dog that can take a level 10 correction with a prong collar and not act like his life is ending...he may act like he doesn't even care. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

i was misunderstanding what he meant..

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she barks and alerts to anyone coming past the house. like i said in another post both her parents are police dogs...

this is an entire different behavor you are talking about here. you cant mix apple and grapes. regardless of how she may act when somebody passes, the fact she urinates when somebody touches her period, submissive.