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Same with Bailey. She passed her CGC at 10 months old. She is almost a year old now and is having a set back in obedience. These sheltie girls are terrors!
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Same with Bailey. She passed her CGC at 10 months old. She is almost a year old now and is having a set back in obedience. These sheltie girls are terrors!
Katherine
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Keep persevering... It will pay off ! Don't let her get away with anything. If she doesn't give you that "sit", then tuck her into a sit, etc. Keep your cool and don't show your frustration or elevate your tone of voice.
That's wonderful that she's doing really well on walks. Cars have always been a problem for Snap as well... Finally at age two, some reason is creeping into his little head. I ask for a sit when a car approaches (obviously on a street with little traffic) and rapid fire feed him until the car has come and gone. Then before he has a chance to think about giving chase, I start saying his name and reward his whiplash turns of the head with a clicker or verbal "yes". We do this four or five times, until it is clear that his focus is fully back on me.
That's wonderful that she's doing really well on walks. Cars have always been a problem for Snap as well... Finally at age two, some reason is creeping into his little head. I ask for a sit when a car approaches (obviously on a street with little traffic) and rapid fire feed him until the car has come and gone. Then before he has a chance to think about giving chase, I start saying his name and reward his whiplash turns of the head with a clicker or verbal "yes". We do this four or five times, until it is clear that his focus is fully back on me.
Then there are those here who I stick my tongue out to when they say there 8 month, 9 month or whatever is now CGC certified. OR, haha, they have the perfect recall, perfect sit/stay already, again, I stick my tongue out at them!!
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Hang in there kiddo!
Duncan was 8.5 months when he got his CGC. He is extremely sweet, focused, and loving. His adolescent stage has really gotten into full swing in the last month, but I feel like it is less and less each day. However, I work with Duncan 5-7 times a week for at least a half hour. We did endless focus exercises, Sits, Down, Stays, Touches, relaxation techniques, etc. I put more work into him than I really thought possible with a dog. AND he still doesn't get close enough for a Come Front (unless he's in trouble) or for a Finish. We're working on Targetting. Duncan is highly food motivated and love motivated (meaning he wants to please me). I consider myself lucky.
Pierre is a different story. He went through Puppy class, Intermediate, Intermediate as a repeat, a special Recall class, and THEN the CGC class. He was 1 year and 8 months when he got his CGC (same day as Duncan) and the only reason I think he actually got it is because he was beyond exhausted. He is still very sassy, rebellious, and headstrong. To get him to Sit, I have to use "the voice." In the last month or so, we've finally made strides (instead of puppy steps) toward him becoming a better pet at home. I honestly feel like he thinks he should be the Alpha dog. I've never put stock into the Alpha dog model except when it comes to Pierre. I think that the NILIF principle has taken ou relationship to where it needs to be.
I know that was long, but the point is that it is a dog-by-dog basis. You can't judge yourself based on where another dog is. If I had tried to force Pierre into stricter obedience before he mellowed into his adult personality, I might as well have been trying to teach him to speak French for real. Duncan nearly begs me to do training. He knows where I keep the clicker and I'll catch him eying it longingly.
Such interesting comments! Thank you all!
Is it possible that we are pushing Ellie too hard? She is now 1.5 years old. She obviously understands everything we want her to do, she has demonstrated she can do everything we want her to do, she just chooses not to do it sometimes. We stay at it until she does do what we want to do, even if it is for a second. We always end on a good note. We should be given sainthood for keeping calm and being consistent and for forgiving her "trespasses." That's the hardest part--correcting her and then forgetting it immediately and moving on.
She is so different from my other dogs, I have never encountered another dog like this, that is why it is so hard.
Last night I was talking to her. She was up on the couch with me starting at me (it was dinner time). I was saying in this soft soothing voice: "You know what? We're getting rid of you (Ellie head tilt), "We're selling you on Ebay" (head tilt), "In fact, you are going to be 'Buy it Now' for 50 cents," (head tilt), "then we are getting a DUMB Sheltie" (head tilt), an OBEDIENT Sheltie (head tilt). Then she leaned in and gave me a kiss and "smiled" and put her paw on my leg. I guess I'll wait until next week to post her on Ebay.
Is it possible that we are pushing Ellie too hard? She is now 1.5 years old. She obviously understands everything we want her to do, she has demonstrated she can do everything we want her to do, she just chooses not to do it sometimes. We stay at it until she does do what we want to do, even if it is for a second. We always end on a good note. We should be given sainthood for keeping calm and being consistent and for forgiving her "trespasses." That's the hardest part--correcting her and then forgetting it immediately and moving on.
She is so different from my other dogs, I have never encountered another dog like this, that is why it is so hard.
Last night I was talking to her. She was up on the couch with me starting at me (it was dinner time). I was saying in this soft soothing voice: "You know what? We're getting rid of you (Ellie head tilt), "We're selling you on Ebay" (head tilt), "In fact, you are going to be 'Buy it Now' for 50 cents," (head tilt), "then we are getting a DUMB Sheltie" (head tilt), an OBEDIENT Sheltie (head tilt). Then she leaned in and gave me a kiss and "smiled" and put her paw on my leg. I guess I'll wait until next week to post her on Ebay.
Justicemom
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Such interesting comments! Thank you all!
Is it possible that we are pushing Ellie too hard? She is now 1.5 years old. She obviously understands everything we want her to do, she has demonstrated she can do everything we want her to do, she just chooses not to do it sometimes. We stay at it until she does do what we want to do, even if it is for a second. We always end on a good note. We should be given sainthood for keeping calm and being consistent and for forgiving her "trespasses." That's the hardest part--correcting her and then forgetting it immediately and moving on.
She is so different from my other dogs, I have never encountered another dog like this, that is why it is so hard.
Last night I was talking to her. She was up on the couch with me starting at me (it was dinner time). I was saying in this soft soothing voice: "You know what? We're getting rid of you (Ellie head tilt), "We're selling you on Ebay" (head tilt), "In fact, you are going to be 'Buy it Now' for 50 cents," (head tilt), "then we are getting a DUMB Sheltie" (head tilt), an OBEDIENT Sheltie (head tilt). Then she leaned in and gave me a kiss and "smiled" and put her paw on my leg. I guess I'll wait until next week to post her on Ebay.
I don't believe you are pushing her to hard. She sounds like a dog that needs structure and direction. You back off and she will get worse in IMHO.
I can't tell you how relieved that makes me feel. Thank you.
Calliesmom
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Last night I was talking to her. She was up on the couch with me starting at me (it was dinner time). I was saying in this soft soothing voice: "You know what? We're getting rid of you (Ellie head tilt), "We're selling you on Ebay" (head tilt), "In fact, you are going to be 'Buy it Now' for 50 cents," (head tilt), "then we are getting a DUMB Sheltie" (head tilt), an OBEDIENT Sheltie (head tilt). Then she leaned in and gave me a kiss and "smiled" and put her paw on my leg. I guess I'll wait until next week to post her on Ebay.
she said- Mom- you are so silly- you'll never want one of those
she said- Mom- you are so silly- you'll never want one of those
LOL! She KNOWS we'd never re-home her. She IS smart!
