What's an off switch? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well, there are a few GSDs without one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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SO, if your dog will not lie down quietly on command and STAY THAT WAY under ALL distractions until told otherwise by you.....then you need to work on your OB and build up to being able to take the dog with you to the games.

My 15 month old female is very high energy, and has tons of drive, yet when she is at a soccer game for my young kids, she knows what behavior is expected of her

Jeanette,
My tone is that of respect for your opinion, but are you aware he is talking about a 4 month old puppy?? I'd pay you a million dollars if you can get a 4month old puppy to do your above stated behavior.

LOL, yes Chris, I was actually aware of that <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I should have been addressing his pup specifically, and I was getting ahead of myself and discussing end results...my apologies <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

The way I handled that was by using calf's liver chopped up( a BIG thank you to Deanna for introducing me to this stuff!!!) into tiny pieces and then using it to redirect the pups attention to me when there was another strong distraction around.( food drive is a great thing!!) I should have mentioned that too.

I started to take her out to ballgames at about 3 or 4 months old...and of course she was just beginning to learn how to behave out in public then.

By using the food to redirect at such a young age it helps to keep the experiences positive. We all know that puppies have a very short attention span, so I also made lots of walks around the grounds part of the game/practice days routine. And eventually, things start to fall in place for the pup. Working on OB at home and other places continually is a part of it, and then as they start to know what is expected of them, a correction can be used if necessary.( which is likely to be the case, as all youngsters test the waters, right?)

I hope this helps! Again, sorry I didn't make that clear, as Curt does have a very young pup.

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What's an off switch? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I am still looking for the off switch. I don't think my pup has one. Why, oh why, did I pray for a high drive dog? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />