terry b Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 hi all my cocker pup is just over thirteen weeks old , and he is my first spaniel/gundog, so i am a novice to training , for the last couple of weeks he has been responding well to me although i know from info from books etc that "no serious" training at this early stage,over the last few outings he seems to wander off a bit and sometimes reluctant to return to me he just seems to want to run about mischevously,i am staying patient as he does come back after lots of calling etc,should i have concerns or is this the norm ; i have awhistle which he was responding to well at first but he seems to have taken a bit of a backward step ,any advice would be appreciated cheers terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetandsteel Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Hi Terry I'm no expert mate like you first dog and loveing it. I would say let him be a pup, my mistake was expecting to much to soon. Mine just over a year old now and only now things are starting to fall into place. Enjoy it and don't get to frustrated. Treats are good though reward him when he done good and plenty of praise, they soon learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb79 Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 I've trained a couple of labs but I'm on my first cocker too. Mine is 6 months old today. At 13 weeks, I wouldn't be worrying about the whistle at all really. The most important thing as previously said is to allow your pup to be a puppy and just play. Next most important thing is to make it really fun for the dog to be coming back to you and be near you. Do this by getting right on the floor if necessary and encouraging the pup to come to you. If it still doesn't come, don't forget that puppies cannot resist chasing something that runs away! Treats are good to start with, but don't treat on every occasion otherwise this may transpose into problems later on with the dog dropping dummies early in anticipation of a treat. I found that using the pups favourite toy was the best option for mine. Best of luck with your dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry b Posted December 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 thanks fellas for the reassuring advice cheers terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry b Posted December 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 thanks fellas for the reassuring advice cheers terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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