Training advice

[wildfowler.250]

I've been doing a bit with the lab pup that belongs to my brother. She's 6 months and not a bad dog. My biggest problem is she gets bored easily. She's desperate to run off,(and wants you to chase her). Sometimes she does this half way out to a retrieve or she'll bolt if she knows she's about to get told off.

 

Now there's times when the training sessions go well and this isn't an issue.

 

Question 1). I've been ignoring her when she runs off and with a firm telling she will eventually come back. This is correct yes? Going after her would only encourage games..

 

2) I think she does this because she gets bored easily. I think I'm going wrong by taking her out for training rather than giving her time for walks earlier in the day? So when she goes out all she wants to do is play?

 

 

Sometime I can tell she knows fine that she is understanding what I want her to do and she'll just be obnoxious,(previous days for similar things have gone well).

 

 

Looking for advice? I'm thinking she needs to burn out more energy during the day prior to training? I stop when she gets bored but she seems to catch on fairly quick so maybe she just bored easily?

 

 

Appreciate any advice. My last lab was not this tricky!

[toontastic]

Stop the session before she gets bored, better a few short sessions than one long session.

[scutt]

never give a dog wrong when they come back to you better to run away from the dog and make it chase you

[wildfowler.250]

Stop the session before she gets bored, better a few short sessions than one long session.

She was bored after 2 throws..not ideal. Just wanted to run about rather than fetch?

never give a dog wrong when they come back to you better to run away from the dog and make it chase you

I agree 100% but how do I tell her off if she F's off and you can't catch her and she knows she's playing up? Without giving her a telling once she's back? She's the kind of dog you could tell off as much as you want and she'd still wag her tail whereas my other lab gets upset with raised voices and leaves the room.

Ps thanks for the replies!

Edited September 8, 2014 by wildfowler.250

[fenboy]

At 6 months , there is no need to be training more than 10 mins twice a day , if its more than this the dog may be getting bored.

 

There is no point at all telling the dog off when it is away from you " that firm telling " off you think is making her come back is unlikely to be the case and chances are is making matters worse.

 

Far better to go away from the dog and let it come to you , do not set yourself up to fail by trying to recall her when you know she will ignore it , wait until her head is up and she is looking toward you.

She is still very much a puppy , mine still behaves similar to yours and he is 18 months .

[scutt]

take them both out together and make a big fuss of your other dog and turn you back on the problem dog ignore it and soon as it gives up and takes an interest in something else call it into you and fuss it you take control not the dog . Get the little green monster going as you stated chastising the dog don't work so try a different tack

Edited September 8, 2014 by scutt

[bigbird]

Sounds like training sessions are too long and onerous for the dog at only six months old

[jayDT10]

Have you tried doing the basics around the food bowl. Sits , stays , let the dog wonder the garden sneak her food bowl out and recall as she gets to you place it on the ground, they soon learn when it comes to their stomach. But keep it all short and fun. At 6 months the dog should still be running riot with no steadiness whatsoever . They mostly grow out of a lot of things so don't worry to much.

[kent]

At six months I want the dog to think I am the best thing going, Stay doesn't come into it and neither does anything stern. Good recall is the foundation of retrieving, you can force a dog to do almost anything but it HAS TO WANT TO COME BACK! Give it some love, fun, tickles and odd treats ITS A BABY AS YET.