Tully-Behavior Issues
Tully has been fully housebroken at 5 months. He's been having accidents in the house as of late. He is intact and we're pretty sure the small amounts of urine (he never fully empties his bladder) a...
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Crowe wrote:
There's not much point in setting all of us up for failure and causing unnecessary stress.
I endorse "training when they're ready"
That being said - I spend most of my training time with a young dog, perfecting "come" and "sit" and "leave it" because those commands are life-savers. The rest can come later. My bro-in-law raised a couple of young dogs destined to become Service Dogs - and I think Augie's general rowdiness drove him crazy - every chance he'd get, he'd grab the leash and "train Augie" At first it was funny because Augie wasn't listening to him in the least - but when I saw Augie start to show resentment, I banned my BIL from doing any "training". Yeah, a 6'5" man can force a dog to "heel" - but that's not my idea of a well-trained pup.
I'll admit that it probably took Augie longer than most of my other dogs to reach the "teach me something" stage, but at about a year-and-a-half, he started doing things he thought would make me happy. He's my helper - if I drop my car keys or a pen or a tool, he'll immediately pick it up and hand it to me! By waiting until he wanted to learn, he learned a ton of commands quickly and easily; and continues to do so. And he heels offleash like a champ ;-)
Tully will let you know when he's ready!
