What would you pay for a dog trainer?

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

See, and you didn't even have to train her, brilliant! I would've charged you for that service!

haha. What does it mean?

[Tsunami]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

BUT as far as obedience training goes it just varies from dog to dog, not from breed to breed. You can use the breed to tell you which reward will work better for a dog while you're training them though. For instance, my Lab gets the ball thrown for her as a positive reinforcement but that doesn't work for my San Miguel dog.

What do you do if a dog (say a pug) is only obedient when she sees food and laughs at you on all other occasions?

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

What do you do if a dog (say a pug) is only obedient when she sees food and laughs at you on all other occasions?

Sorry Gina, but I really did

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

What do you do if a dog (say a pug) is only obedient when she sees food and laughs at you on all other occasions?

See previous post....

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Have you tried kicking him in the face repeatedly? THAT's the true secret to dog training!

I keed, I keed.

haha, nah, if you're serious about it its not all that hard....but a lot of people, especially with smaller dogs, aren't too worried about real strict obedience because their dogs don't really pose a threat. They're happy and their dogs are happy so its all good.

My guy is especially large, fast and fierce looking so we kinda have to take obedience very seriously, couple that with personal protection training and it becomes all the more important. That and some raw meat is a pretty small price to pay for a 24/7 armed guard though.

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[Tsunami]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

haha, nah, if you're serious about it its not all that hard....but a lot of people, especially with smaller dogs, aren't too worried about real strict obedience because their dogs don't really pose a threat. They're happy and their dogs are happy so its all good.

Serious! Mostly for her safety though. To come when called, stop and sit, or lay down so she doesn't run out and get hit by cars, not to try to bolt out the door everytime i leave without her, etc., not to chew my shoes- I pretty much watch her like a hawk and the house is pug proofed but still.

I wanted to get her involved as a therapy dog, but we quit the classes halfway because there was no way she could've passed!

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

What do you do if a dog (say a pug) is only obedient when she sees food and laughs at you on all other occasions?

It tells me who the boss of the house is.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

What do you do if a dog (say a pug) is only obedient when she sees food and laughs at you on all other occasions?

It's part cat.

Okay, here is my perspective on food training. I never food trained my dog ($100 border collie) ever. Infact I never really trained him. I basically just showed him nothing but love and attention when he came back to me or did what I said. I can call my dog from 50-100yards away with just a whistle in a dog park full of dogs

But I know people who train their dogs with nothing but food and the dog will listen when they have food but does whatever the hell they want to do when there is no food. My buddy has a pit bull that doesn't listen worth a damn but because it'll put it's paw up when you show it a dog treat he thinks the dog is welll trained. I think the dog starts expecting food and if you don't give it to them then they have a "Fuck you" attitude.

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[Kaneman]

Agreed Smittie. If you must use food its best to use it ONLY to teach the initial command recognition and then stop.

Things like flyball and agility are different, you can use whatever you want for the "sports" you do with your dogs...they know the difference between that and the rules of life.

Tsunami, it takes a complete mentality to have a dog that obeys, like Karl said...it shows who the boss of the house is. Ideally you want a closely bonded relationship in which your dogs works for their survival with you at their side leading. My Lab's job is to bring me stuff. My San Miguel dog pulls stuff for me. They do the job, then they get to eat.
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[azoomm]

Wait a minute. You can get a degree in DOG psychology??

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Wait a minute. You can get a degree in DOG psychology??

Why not? There's more dogs than people right? lol
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