JamieHalverson
Well-Known Member
Good lord, this puppy's killing me! She so sweet and well bahaved, but HATES obedience. I swear, she makes me look like the a hole who didn't work on homework for the whole week between class.
She was so good for her CGC on Tuesday and I was so proud of her! Then today at obedience class she was so obstinate, I just had to shake my head at her. I said down, she looked away, I said come she sat there and looked at me from across the room, I said sit, she just stood there. She's 10 months old on Monday, I think we are hitting the teenage (dog) years. I had a Rottweiler I thought was stubborn, she had nothin' on this girl, lol.
I think we are going to try a little bootcamp for this one. She's going to have to work a little harder to earn the things she likes for a while. The trainer mentioned "graduating" to a real training collar and trying a slip collar on her. My hope was to graduate FROM the martingale to a flat buckle, not the other way around. I want to motivate her forward, not leash pop her into compliance. Our trainer said we are ready for level 3 obedience that starts next week, I do not feel like that is the case, I almost want to repeat level 2 or go right to Rally.
How have you guys dealt with teenage stubbornness? Just train through it? Step up expectations, or back up? I've always had adult dogs who were pretty easy to motivate, so this is new to me...
She was so good for her CGC on Tuesday and I was so proud of her! Then today at obedience class she was so obstinate, I just had to shake my head at her. I said down, she looked away, I said come she sat there and looked at me from across the room, I said sit, she just stood there. She's 10 months old on Monday, I think we are hitting the teenage (dog) years. I had a Rottweiler I thought was stubborn, she had nothin' on this girl, lol.
I think we are going to try a little bootcamp for this one. She's going to have to work a little harder to earn the things she likes for a while. The trainer mentioned "graduating" to a real training collar and trying a slip collar on her. My hope was to graduate FROM the martingale to a flat buckle, not the other way around. I want to motivate her forward, not leash pop her into compliance. Our trainer said we are ready for level 3 obedience that starts next week, I do not feel like that is the case, I almost want to repeat level 2 or go right to Rally.
How have you guys dealt with teenage stubbornness? Just train through it? Step up expectations, or back up? I've always had adult dogs who were pretty easy to motivate, so this is new to me...