Just want to say how proud I am of my baby collie, Azlan. He knows sit, down, stand and stay on voice cues only, and to target. He can weave between my legs and spin in circles when I make the signal. He presents his two front paws for clipping and lifts his back ones when I ask. He'll open his mouth so I can check his teeth, bring items of food to me before he eats them (mainly dead lizards and frogs!). He comes immediatly when he's called, even if it's away from other dogs/food or even swimming!
He never whines, will be settled in his crate for hours, NEVER bites (even when I encourage him to!) and sits politely for petting. He has perfect attention outside and is just learning to heel, at fifteen weeks old!
Talk about the power of positive training. I'm still waiting for a problem to crop up. I just can't stress how important it is to start young! My kelpie is a billion times smarter than Azzy, but she takes longer to learn because it is still somewhat a foreign experience to her, wherease with Azlan training is just his job, and boy does he want to get paid!
He never whines, will be settled in his crate for hours, NEVER bites (even when I encourage him to!) and sits politely for petting. He has perfect attention outside and is just learning to heel, at fifteen weeks old!
Talk about the power of positive training. I'm still waiting for a problem to crop up. I just can't stress how important it is to start young! My kelpie is a billion times smarter than Azzy, but she takes longer to learn because it is still somewhat a foreign experience to her, wherease with Azlan training is just his job, and boy does he want to get paid!