I have a 14 month old very cheeky boy. He is good natured but very stubborn. He knows all the commands but invariably will only do them if there is something in it for him. You can ask him to give you his paw, till you are blue in the face and he'll sit there as if he hasn't heard you. Get a treat out of your pocket and his paw will be be there in a millisecond
Anyway I know we have inadvertantly taught him to be naughty, he has worked out if he doesn't do something first time of asking he may get offered a treat next time and therefore holds out. Most of the time I can live with his stubborness but there is one thing I really need to master.
When we go on walks, if he does not want to go home, go in a certain direction etc he just hits the deck and refuses to move. He is a big boy and I am six months pregnant so I can't physically make him. It is pretty embarrassing when he is laying flat on the pavement and I have to explain to passers by that he's fine it's just a sit down protest! Anyway without the physical presence to make him move the only way I can get him up is to offer him a treat - Doh I know reinforcing this negative behaviour, I don't know what else to do however as I really cannot move him. Soon I will have a buggy as well and really need to sort this - any ideas that don't involve brute force!!! I don't think I help matters as invariably I end up laughing as it is so comical.
Anyway I know we have inadvertantly taught him to be naughty, he has worked out if he doesn't do something first time of asking he may get offered a treat next time and therefore holds out. Most of the time I can live with his stubborness but there is one thing I really need to master.
When we go on walks, if he does not want to go home, go in a certain direction etc he just hits the deck and refuses to move. He is a big boy and I am six months pregnant so I can't physically make him. It is pretty embarrassing when he is laying flat on the pavement and I have to explain to passers by that he's fine it's just a sit down protest! Anyway without the physical presence to make him move the only way I can get him up is to offer him a treat - Doh I know reinforcing this negative behaviour, I don't know what else to do however as I really cannot move him. Soon I will have a buggy as well and really need to sort this - any ideas that don't involve brute force!!! I don't think I help matters as invariably I end up laughing as it is so comical.