Hello all,
I have a 4-month old boxer pup who LOVES people. she loves the attention they give her but she is a little bit to wild. when we go to the vet she is just jumping around trying to get over to the kids/dogs/vets, anything that'll give her attention.
i do have an e-collar and was thinking about approaching it in a fashion similar to the "crittering" protocol, but she is only 4-months old and i really wasn't planning on using the collar for another month or two (plus i was planning on using it for escape/avoidance training, not a correctional tool). same with a prong collar, she is too young for it right now.
it was awkward this weekend because when we took her to the vet, the vet took her in the back to give her a shot, after bringing her back out the vet reccomended we take her to puppy training and gave us a card for a trainer. she just gets excited around people.
so how should i approach this, i still want her to like people but i am having trouble getting her to control her excitement.
thanks
Have you started working in obedience? Teaching the word no? If you keep a lead on her and make her sit, she should be a bit more controllable. More experienced people than I can comment about the ecollar.
yes, i have begun ob. training her. she does well with sit, down, sit-stay, and she understands no.
i did try telling her sit and she would, but she would just get excited again and start fussing around.
i haven't begun training her around extreme distractions yet because of her young age, i wanted to begin that in another month or so when i can start using a prong collar to correct her for not listening.
i figure once i can get to the distraction portion of her training it'll end up being more controllable. i was just planning on holding out for another month to move on to that phase.
should i hold out or move onto the distraction phase now? ecollar method? any other suggestions?
thanks
You say that the dog listens to you at first then starts to wander around....you also say you haven't used corrections yet. Do not start using distractions until you have gotten through the correction phase. Slow down...don't rush things with this young dog. Also...don't start using corrections until you are 100% certain the dog understands what you are asking her to do.
thanks for the responses.
Chuck, at home, around no distractions she obeys the commands. i am 100% positive she understands the commands.
the problem is when there are distractions (people/animals), she gets so riled up that she doesn't listen to the commands.
it seems as though i should start working on the correction phase with her. then in a few months (1-2 months) begin adding in the distractions.
i figured that this problem will be under control once we get through the distraction phase, was just wondering if there was something i could do in the interim.
Obedience training is a process that involves patience. Don't try to put the cart before the horse. Work on your correction phase, always remembering to be fair and consistant...of course using the lowest level of correction to achieve the desired results. Once you have gotten to the point that under no distractions the dog obeys you fully without needing corrections, you can start the "proofing" or distraction phase of your training.
Just have patience. It's not the easiest thing in the world but it's essential.
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the problem is when there are distractions (people/animals), she gets so riled up that she doesn't listen to the commands.
I know many do not agree on this site, but your situation is exactly why I love group classes. They are a 'safe' controlled environments FULL OF DISTRACTIONS and a good instructor will start giving you the 'tools' you need to have your pup listen thru them!
I think I would still tend to really be working on your pups toy/food drive. Because that way you can try using food/toy to get the pups attention and focus back rather than having to resort immediately to the 'correction' phase. Your puppy is young and so the world is a very exciting place. If you can make yourself THE BEST MOST FUN THING EVER, than at least you have a good chance of getting your pups attention. And building up that toy drive is a huge step. If you can spend WAY more time playing fetch and tug with your dog so you become 'fun'. And then add the toy as a reward for the obedience, think you'll be amazed at the attention and focus and how fast your dog will learn. And BOTH of you will be having fun.
Intelligent dogs rarely want to please people whom they do not respect --- W.R. Koehler
I had this same problem with my dog. The hardest thing I found was keeping other people from reinforcing the jumping/squirming behavior. You might find some people you trust and set her up to be ignored if she displays the wrong behavior. Also, exercise/play before training might tire her out and make things a little easier.
I took my dog to Petco/PetsMart frequently, on prong, and he did a lot of sitting for petting. For a while, there were several people who would no longer approach my dog and try to pet him because they didn’t want to “get him in trouble.” <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I have used the e-collar for off lead jumping, but I didn’t start him with this until I felt he had a good understanding of what the appropriate people greeting technique was and understood what “off” meant.
Keep at it! It will get better.
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