My Dog used a Litter Box until 12 Weeks of Age. After that, I took her to the Horse Farm and let her 'Pack' with older well-trained Dogs. She mimicked their behaviors and she learned how to Sit, Stay, Come when called and lay down. The Dogs did a great job of training mine. I did not have very many problems. these dogs get a bad reputation for being hard to train but they really aren't. They are very stubborn and would rather die than negotiate. Therein lies the importance of understanding the Dog's body language, that tells you all you need to know. They are extremely intelligent and never forget a thing, including people and other animals. Good luck with it!
Training videos and books
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Does anyone have experience with a home self training using books, videos. If so please help us out find good sources.
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Tool Box for Remodeling your Problem Dog, by Terry Ryan
So Your Dog is Not Lassie, by Betty Fisher
Anything by Patricia McConnell PhD, or Brenda Aloff, or Terry Ryan. I haven't read it, but I have heard good things about Parenting your Dog, by Trish King.
Also, anything by Ian Dunbar PhD -
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Anything by Patricia McConnell PhD, or Brenda Aloff, or Terry Ryan.
I was going to recommend the same thing. These are great & knowledgeable authors.
I also like Turid Rugaas…she's got great cheap pamphlets on the basics that for me was absolutely priceless. Her method for resolving the pulling problem seems to be working for my dogs. I will be forever indebted to this woman if I manage to have any success with this.
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thank you thank you thank you..
