Ayathecockerspaniel

WGD+Kent- thank you so much. That defiantly put my mind at ease with the kennel and I have plans for one to be built shortly. Bazooka- the car was suggested as temporary solution to keep my family members giving the pup any commands until it had the time to sit and talk to them about what I expect of te puppy etc. The problem is all sorted now, she's back to sitting when I want her to and the family have been briefed on what to do/not to do. Thanks for all you help, I'll defiantly think twice about asking questions again though .

Well this all seems to of escalated rather quickly and can see why people discouraged me to stay off forums. It’s my first dog and I am simply worrying that I am doing something wrong, some of you have answered really helpfully and pointed me in a direction that is already helping the pup get out of this little hiccup. I am not sure how you expect me to know everything and call me ignorant on asking for advice is not helpful in the slightest. “Poor dog” I am not sure what conditions you think the dog is in or are you saying that because of ONE week of miss communication between family members and the dog? I have read books and watched dvds, but I thought that asking “real” people for advice would help me more as sometimes the books and dvds don’t answer everything that is happening and figured asking for simple friendly guidance would be the best thing rather than leaving it to get worse.

Thanks, I will get onto the kennels. She’s my first dog so it would be pretty soul destroying if she is ruined from inconsistency....especially if it’s not me being the inconsistent one.

So do you guys recommend putting her in a kennel? I have the option to bring her to work and have her crated in the car during the day while I look into kennels and training the family. We have a private gated car park and I look out onto it and all the cars so would be able to keep an eye on her and leave the car windows and boot open etc and go out to her every hour. I didn’t do this from the start because I thought she would get bored and she would be miserable.

Thanks for all the input. I think the pup might of grabbed some clothing/hair of a family member and been told "no! sit". I will let the family know and leave it for a few weeks, then introduce it again with either sit or hup with food as an incentive.

So I have had my cocker pup a few weeks now. I took the first week off work to get it settled and it was fine. While at the breeder they taught her to sit which Is useful so I used this command at dinner time to associate the sit with a pleasant experience. Since going back to work and leaving other members of family in charge of her I have noticed when I go home and ask her to sit she looks really nervous and has even gone away from me. I am not sure why this is, I do it at her level and my voice is "friendly". Has anyone had any experience with this? Any way I can get her out of this nervous rut? Its her only command apart from come so Its not from over doing any training etc.

Yeah I learnt she isnt bothered about much when outside unless its chasing butterflies around and pestering my dads older dogs.

Thanks for the input guys, first time with my own dog rather than the families so just want her to be the best she can be, she has been egar to learn in the house so just thought I would see if she was up to anything else more productive. I have put the dummies away for now and have just focused on getting her socialised to noises and things. Here is a photo of her.

Hi guys, I'm fairly new to the forum so hi . I recently picked up my 11week old cocker bitch. I'm just doing some basic recall with a puppy dummy, sock ball, tennis ball etc. In the house she is fine and comes straight to me on recall. But when she is in the garden, she picks the item up and feels the need to walk around with it and not come directly back to me. I know she is young but I just want to nip it in the bud if possible and get her to come direct. Any advise would be greatly appreciated