OT: You trained your dog?

DENNIS MIN · Oct 1, 2014

Allright all you folks,

Be honest now...did you train your dog, or did he train you?

I've a pup that is thankfully cute, but now where near the dog he is destined to replace.

I have to swear, he's wearing me down more than I am getting through to him....treats, consistent rewards, timely outings, playtime, etc.

I thought more of myself, but this pup has me worn flat out.

D.

CliffP · Oct 1, 2014

At least he's giving you treats and rewards when you behave, and takes you out regularly.

DENNIS MIN · Oct 1, 2014

CliffP,

That's downright funny. I had to re- read my posting.

Thanks,

D.

SBogusta · Oct 1, 2014

1/2hr a day. teach him sit stay, heal ect. It only takes 4 to 5 months, and you will have a dog that everyone likes. He will not eat food on cofee table and he will waite for you outside of the store. It just takes a little attention and time.
Thanks

SweetFeet · Oct 1, 2014

dennis min,

Makes me wonder if it's partly "just the nature" of the dog too. Also, if your dog is still a pup - remember he may be like a human toddler... short attention span.

Son and his girlfriend have their 2 year old dog trained to:
Sit
Stay
Heel
Shake
Gimme Five
Gimme High Five
Stand (to get her harness put on)
Twirl
Jump
Dance
Up (means hop into his pickup)
and last weekend, her latest... they now have her "walking" across the room, upright on her hind legs for a treat.

They do it all with rewards of a bite of food or praise/petting. She just seems amazingly easy for them to train... that's what makes me wonder if part of it is the nature of the individual dog too.

Billy Shafer · Oct 2, 2014

My dog is 12. Sleeps on the couch all day,watches tv.Eats when he feels like it. Goes outside when he has to. Has me trained to fill his food and water bowls every day.

Dick L · Oct 2, 2014

Kinda both here. Rusty dog was supposed to be a lap dog but he likes to be out with me. When in the hay field he is out ahead or beside the tractor round after round. When it was hot he would run up and lay in the shade for a while and be right back out with me. At seven in the evening if we are inside he will stand in front of me and stare until I get up and go out to start chores. When he is ask to get out of the truck he will lay on his back and hold up one rear leg like it is broke. I then have to pick him up and put him on the ground. He is with me when working with the horses even though he is afraid to get real close to them.
On the other hand he knows ten toy names and when ask he will sort them out of his toy box and bring them to Dixie or myself. The words truck and go starts him running in circles. He has not had one potty accident in the five years after I made him understand it was wrong. He lays down when I ask him and comes when called. He does not destroy things and does not go close to the road.

DaninKansas · Oct 2, 2014

We have a Beagle - supposedly they are not the brightest dogs. Ours will come, stay, stop. Knows that when I say "Get out" its time to leave the basement. He barks at cars that pull into the driveway and he lets our three year son pull his tail and kiss his face - I don't worry about teaching him anything else.

HillsofTn · Oct 2, 2014

Mine was a pound rescue and fully grown when she came home to us. She was too old to learn much, but she has taught me about her distinct barks:

1. Panic bark - "There is something out there that is likely gonna be real bad for us!"

2. Caution bark - "There is something out there that sounds suspicious."

3. Duty bark - "There is something out there, but I know what it is and it ain't no worry."

4. Request bark - I am out here and I need to be in there."

5. Cat warning bark - "That danged cat wants to go out and you better let him before he pees on our floor again!"

I am also too old for much training, but she was patient with me and finally taught me the basics of dog language.

Fergienewbee · Oct 3, 2014

I have trained and been trained by several dogs. My old Lab I trained to retrieve, sit, stay, and heel. She taught me the meaning of loyalty--probably the best dog I ever shared my life with.

My English setter I trained to stop on scent, hold her point until sent and to retrieve.

My beagles are an early warning device for any car coming down the drive. Not much "training" here. I did introduce them to the kind of habitats where rabbits are found but the rest was breeding and instinct. They come when called when we're afield and I don't ask for much more than that from them. I may have to "teach" them what is acceptable game and what is not. We've had a couple of non-rabbit and non-deer runs. Could have been a fox, coyote, or cat.

My house beagle Sam is the quintessential beagle. If he was any more mellow, he would fall asleep on his feet.

Larry

Stan in Oly, WA · Oct 4, 2014

Here's a link to a Nova video about dog intelligence. It's 14 minutes long but fun to watch. The most amazing part to me is about a border collie that knows the names of 1,000 toys, and can bring the right toy when asked. Then, when a new toy is introduced in a group of ten known toys, and the dog is asked to bring a name he has never heard before, the dog apparently infers that the new name must belong to the new toy and brings it.

Stan
Dog Intelligence

jimg.allentown · Oct 6, 2014

Are you kidding?? Beagles are VERY SMART!!! But they are also very INDEPENDENT as well. Don't mistake independence for lack of intelligence. I have had beagles all of my adult life, and they are among the SMARTEST breeds. They figure things out and solve problems on their own.

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