Is there a difference in training a working dog that will be SchH trained from a companion dog? I recently bought a black sable working bitch and she is TOUGH. I have a more mellow male that is our companion and his training has been a breeze, but I want to make sure I don't make mistakes that will impair her SchH training later. Are there any common mistakes made in training working dogs, any specific commands that should be trained differently? For her SchH training, she will be shipped to a professional, but I would like her to be controllable in the meantime. Presently, she is tough, fearless, dominant and very confident and I'd like her to keep those qualities. Thanks for any ideas.
The difference between a companion dog and a competition dog is the speed and level of accuracy needed. The two most common mistakes in training a competition dog is one doing too much too fast. The old if a little is good then more must be better. Not true. If a little is good then stop there. Two is thinking that the dog understands that at home I can listen when I want but when I enter the field I must do lightning fast obedience. Once again. Not true. Either expect perfect obedience at home or have a different set of commands for home and at the field.
Thanks for your reply. I am letting her get used to her new home before I do any training and don't push my dogs.
One more question, I've heard that dominance is a good trait in a working dog, and that you want the dog to be confident in itself. So when my dog is mildly dominant with me, should I let it slide in the interest of maintaining that confidence/dominance, or shoud it be corrected as with my companion dog? Thanks for any ideas.
To copy something that Kevin said to me NOOOOOOOO. Confidence and dominance is two totally different things. Confidence is achieved through success not dominance. You are the boss. Yes you are a fair boss that only corrects at the proper times and with the proper force but you are still the boss. Now you do not want to create a situation where the dog is submitting over and over again. If you find yourself saying no get out of there and no stop that and no get away from that it is time to find a quiet place for him like a crate and let him be.
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