How fast do your dogs pick up new commands?
Summer is wowing me with how quick she picks up things. I swear if she gets the command once then she has it 90% of the time. Beau is pretty good too, with just about 3 times he's got a command down good. Nard, Rose, and Trey are harder. Trey takes several sessions to get something but one he has it, it's there forever. Rose gets things right away but it's a constant battle to keep her from shutting down. The whole time you train her you have to praise no matter what. She is just the most sensitive dog that getting far is hard. I don't want to push her too far so we mostly practice things within her comfort zone. And Nard's attention span is so short it takes a while for him to pay attention long enough to get something to click. I'm just working on building focus with him. We'll see what happens from there but I think he's always going to be a challenge.
Summer is wowing me with how quick she picks up things. I swear if she gets the command once then she has it 90% of the time. Beau is pretty good too, with just about 3 times he's got a command down good. Nard, Rose, and Trey are harder. Trey takes several sessions to get something but one he has it, it's there forever. Rose gets things right away but it's a constant battle to keep her from shutting down. The whole time you train her you have to praise no matter what. She is just the most sensitive dog that getting far is hard. I don't want to push her too far so we mostly practice things within her comfort zone. And Nard's attention span is so short it takes a while for him to pay attention long enough to get something to click. I'm just working on building focus with him. We'll see what happens from there but I think he's always going to be a challenge.