Luna and Kaya are slow to respond to commands, they do them, and they are quiet and peaceful, they don't get hyper and flip out, so needing them to respond quickly isn't really an issue, but still. If it ever became an issue i'd like to know they will respond in a timely manner, IE if they somehow managed to get in the middle of the road i'd want them to "come" immediatly. How can I teach them to respond faster? I don't want to have to repeat "sit' three times before they do it.
Slow to Respond...
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I think they need to get accustomed to you before their respond times improve. I would suggest doing a couple of short training sessions with them individually daily. One other thing that I have found is that especially with the giant breeds it isn't that they aren't responding to commands instantly but it seems to take them longer to actually get their bodies moving into a sit. I have seen this not only with Great Danes but also with Great Pyrennes and Newfies that go to the obed. school we go to. They always follow the command but it just isn't such an instantaneous result as it is with smaller breeds.
I agree that they need more time to get accustomed to you and their new life. They have to be feeling some grief, and you know that when you are sad, things just don't register as quickly.
There are times when mine respond instantaneously, but there are other times when they "dawdle" a bit on their response to see if I'm really serious or if they can get by with doing what they want . . .
There are times when mine respond instantaneously, but there are other times when they "dawdle" a bit on their response to see if I'm really serious or if they can get by with doing what they want . . .