I completely agree with what everyone is saying. Using a neutral stance , voice , tone, and body language goes a long way.
Something I found interesting when I started studying about dog behavior. I highly recommend it. The picture quality isn't HD, and her voice is kind of monotone, and the music is kind of scarey, but her insight into dog interaction is very interesting. I use it on my dog and it actually works.
Thank you for all the advice Connie. I've now had him three weeks and its going great like I said. Just concerned with those few things that I've noticed over these three weeks. As fas as correction I have had to correct him a few times but most were when I felt he needed to be told right away what he was doing was bad. For instance the second time he peed in the house and then he was chasing our cat. Other than that much like you said just using a neutral word to break his attention from what he thinks he is about to do or is doing to direct it to something I want him to do. The urine sample sounds like a great idea and I don't know if I mentioned it but he was neutered in march and I've heard stories that sometimes a few months later they can have accidents due to the muscles. I have taken all the advice that people have given me and directed it to him the most part other than in establishing pack structure isolating him for the first few days. As of now he clings to me like the color white on rice and looks to me for direction. This past week I started spending 30 mins a day working with simple play commands for a reward like sit, lay, wait and up but thats it. As far as marker training I have watched some of the videos and did some reading and started it with him. I use one syllable words for each thing I expect and also incorporate a hand single for each as well. I just don't want to let bad habits go without a correction when they happen and in result he think its ok since nothing happened and also don't want to push to hard with training ideas like everyone else says so we can fully bond first and he trust me. I just have those concerns first stated and another thread that I opened up about his diet that I want to change.
I will have to put a picture up as my signature. All my pictures are on my other laptop so I will post them within the next few days. And I forgot to add when talking about bonding and training I've notice he is an extremely fast learn faster than my previous female. The first week I got him he would jump up on doors when wanting to come in or go out or go hay wire running in circles. Now after a few days making him sit before going out or in any door he sits when coming up to it without being told and waits for me to use a mark of free that he may walk through.
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