wadingin Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have a 9 month old lab bitch she as had basic training sit, heel on and off the lead ,recll etc and was doing very well but occasionnally decides to ignore me . I feel I need to nip this in the bud but not sure how forcefull to be to discourage this behaviour any advice would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCE Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Take one or several steps back in your training programme until your dog stops disobeying you. Edited January 9, 2011 by PERCE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdennis Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) it would be very old school to advocate force in dog training and if you dont know what force to use the answer should be none. anyway the answer will depend on the dog but should ony be a shorty sharp shock and not a way of life for your dog, if it didnt learn the first time why should it learn the 2nd 3rd 4th etc. my dog will do anything for a carrot, not the stick Edited January 9, 2011 by busdennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadingin Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have always used praise and treats to train her and feel she knows what to do but deides not to obey the command Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdennis Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 whats your location mate as a local member may be able to point you in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadingin Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Northwest England but thanks for the offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Hi Wadingin your Bitch is still young at 9 months old, as you say she knows the basics... This is what works for me When my lad tries to ignore a command, i will growl at him,(louder than he can growl) but as soon as he has done it right..i praise him big time even get down to his level and keep saying good boy if you keep this up, she will know what right and wrong is, you (In my book) never have to hit them they have a pack instinct..you are the pack leader, you sometimes need to step backwards and retrain what you want the dog to do..like i said ..plenty of praise when my boy retrieved his 1st pigeon, he almost plucked it.... I gave a load growl , I stood there and stared at him...he knew i wasn't happy 2nd bird was fantastic..picked up and dropped by my feet.... I got down and rolled around with him like a fool ever sinse then, he retrieves perfect jasp Edited January 10, 2011 by jasper3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Impossible to say without seeing the dog, if you can't "read" it you've little chance of getting an answer on a forum I'm afraid. Too hard on a soft dog it could shut down and go back weeks, too soft on a hard dog and you might as well give it the whistle.... and by hard and soft handling I'm not talking about physical force, physcologically hard/soft depending on the dogs mindset and how it views its handler. Get someone experienced locally to help, or go to a trainer. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyspringer Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 great post wgd as always, agree you need to judge the dog, my bitch takes as much as she can get until i get right ontop of her and then she behaves, she literally needs a physical reprimand, but my young dog needs a growl and if he see's a tough correction on the bitch he goes withdrawn.. you need to judge the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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