We've had Sadie since middle of June, she's now 5 1/2 months. Lab/border collie mix. She knows "sit" and "come" (although, if there's someone new around she won't listen to you). She also knows fetch and will bring it back to you. We've now been really working on her jumping on people when they come over and leash training.
Jumping: when someone comes over she jumps up and puts her paws on them and licks their hands or arms. I have been making her get down (by removing her paws from them and holding her down by her collar, because she sure won't stay down on her own). Once the person sits, I let her go and she runs to them and is fine. I mean she may still lick their hands, but she's not trying to climb all over them. How can I get her to stop the initial jumping? She just gets so excited that I can't teach her anything. It's like her mind is in jump mode and she's not hearing anything I'm saying.
Leash training: I will be honest, I haven't worked with her on the leash like I should. Her head is very narrow and she pulls her collar right off. If I tighten the collar a notch, it's too tight. I bought a harness that goes around her neck and behind her front legs and we've worked with it on her a couple of times. The problem is, my backyard is fenced and very hilly, not a good place to practice with a leash. When I take her out front, there are a gajillion kids playing in the street and lots of dogs on leashes and just running loose. She gets so excited when she sees the kids and dogs that I can't practice walking her. If we were in a totally quite place I think I could get her leash trained very quickly, because she really is quite smart. My sister lives on a farm, and I'm thinking of taking her out there to practice with her maybe on the weekends. However, my sister has 3 dogs, 10 cows, 5 cats, which will also be distracting to her.
Hear that loud noise??? That's the sound of me banging my head against the wall. :lol-sign:
Jumping: when someone comes over she jumps up and puts her paws on them and licks their hands or arms. I have been making her get down (by removing her paws from them and holding her down by her collar, because she sure won't stay down on her own). Once the person sits, I let her go and she runs to them and is fine. I mean she may still lick their hands, but she's not trying to climb all over them. How can I get her to stop the initial jumping? She just gets so excited that I can't teach her anything. It's like her mind is in jump mode and she's not hearing anything I'm saying.
Leash training: I will be honest, I haven't worked with her on the leash like I should. Her head is very narrow and she pulls her collar right off. If I tighten the collar a notch, it's too tight. I bought a harness that goes around her neck and behind her front legs and we've worked with it on her a couple of times. The problem is, my backyard is fenced and very hilly, not a good place to practice with a leash. When I take her out front, there are a gajillion kids playing in the street and lots of dogs on leashes and just running loose. She gets so excited when she sees the kids and dogs that I can't practice walking her. If we were in a totally quite place I think I could get her leash trained very quickly, because she really is quite smart. My sister lives on a farm, and I'm thinking of taking her out there to practice with her maybe on the weekends. However, my sister has 3 dogs, 10 cows, 5 cats, which will also be distracting to her.
Hear that loud noise??? That's the sound of me banging my head against the wall. :lol-sign: