Hey Everyone,
I am looking to get everyone's opinion on what commands I should train Mojo until I can afford to go to obedience class again. We have been to class before, a class aimed towards building trust with a dog adopted from a shelter, but that was almost two years ago. And it worked great, now when I have Mojo's attention he will look up into my eyes and sit for my commands.
Anyway, what i have taught him --
Sit
Off
Wait
Down (he's not good with this one)
Crawl
Give Paw
Drop it (he's not good with this one either)
He doesn't know how to heel yet, mostly because I just haven't tried to teach him that. That is something I intend on working on outside when it gets warmer, now that I've gotten written instructions that makes sense to me.
But are there other things I should attempt to train before we go to class?
I know that once we get around other dogs it will take him a few classes to settle back down into a learning mode instead of a "OMG THERE'S DOGS HERE AND MAYBE THEY WILL PLAY WITH ME!!!!!" mode. At least that's what happened during our trust building class. For a 4 year old adult he still has a puppy's attitude when it comes to dog socialization.
I am looking to go back to class around or after May.
Thanks for any and all advice...
I am looking to get everyone's opinion on what commands I should train Mojo until I can afford to go to obedience class again. We have been to class before, a class aimed towards building trust with a dog adopted from a shelter, but that was almost two years ago. And it worked great, now when I have Mojo's attention he will look up into my eyes and sit for my commands.
Anyway, what i have taught him --
Sit
Off
Wait
Down (he's not good with this one)
Crawl
Give Paw
Drop it (he's not good with this one either)
He doesn't know how to heel yet, mostly because I just haven't tried to teach him that. That is something I intend on working on outside when it gets warmer, now that I've gotten written instructions that makes sense to me.
But are there other things I should attempt to train before we go to class?
I know that once we get around other dogs it will take him a few classes to settle back down into a learning mode instead of a "OMG THERE'S DOGS HERE AND MAYBE THEY WILL PLAY WITH ME!!!!!" mode. At least that's what happened during our trust building class. For a 4 year old adult he still has a puppy's attitude when it comes to dog socialization.
I am looking to go back to class around or after May.
Thanks for any and all advice...