Welcome to the terrible teens.
: Just buckle down and you will work through it. It may cause some embarrassing moments at class but stick with it and talk to your instructor about it. It does get better.
The only real embarrassment at class so far was when we were trying to heel. He wouldn't MOVE. At all. Everyone else had to walk their dogs around us in the circle... he was planted firmly.Welcome to the terrible teens.: Just buckle down and you will work through it. It may cause some embarrassing moments at class but stick with it and talk to your instructor about it. It does get better.
Ooooohh... I will definitely look into it!May I suggest the book "surviving your dog's adolescence" ? It's pretty good!
And yes, welcome to the teens!
You'll definitely hit phases where they try to test you a bit. Just step up the training and be consistent. He'll come around. Two small notes...
- Don't repeat the command. Remember, the command is "take a nap," not "take a nap, take a nap, take a nap."
- Try using jackpots when training. When Rookie hit a plateau, I was amazed at how much of a difference this made in his responsiveness. Basically, instead of giving one treat, he gets several tiny little treats all in a row. So if we're working on off-leash recall, when he comes he gets tons of praise and petting and several little treats one after another, all while being told what a superstar he is. It really helped get us through a training plateau.
LOL, when I started reading your post I was thinking "oh no... bad news..." LOL... but yes.I hate to break it to you..... But, I think your house is HAUNTED!!! I saw two ghosts appear in your window....
our trainer said not to repeat it like that too... Bad habit I NEED to break.
What should I do when he doesn't do it after the first time?
And that's an awesome idea about the jackpot!! If I have something freaking amazing in my hand (like chicken or cheese LOL as you saw from a previous video) he'll go nuts and pretty much do what I want. But when I don't have a treat or just a plain ol' training treat it's hit and miss.
I'm gonna have to beef it up more with him.
I can't wait until he outgrows it. :doh:
I agree with hotel4dogs--if he doesn't do something like a sit or down you gently make em (pull up on the leash, etc). If it is something cute like a trick--well there you have to be careful and those aren't have-to-do like basic obedience it.What should I do when he doesn't do it after the first time?