What is the biggest problem you ever had training your Dog?

**Like A Boxer** · 06-10-2008, 01:06 PM

I don't know if this is a repeat, haven't seen it though.

I just wanted to know what everyone's personal biggest problems have been with training your dobe (or non-dobe!)?

Mine with my dog Roxie (border collie/boxer) has been teaching her to not knock the water bowl over and try to go swimming...but I think it's hopeless. LOL.

-JB.

Leroythedobe · 06-10-2008, 01:09 PM

Biggest training problem was getting him to stay. Id make him sit then tell him to stay and walk off and here he comes right by my side. But repetition and A LOT of treats he now understands "stay".

Santa · 06-10-2008, 01:38 PM

OMG, getting him to walk nicely on the lead instead of dragging me all through the countryside! Zac was a rescue and had spent the previous three years learning to pull on the lead, so it was very hard work undoing that. At one stage I thought I'd never manage it and that every walk would have to be on the halti, but after a LOT of hard work and patience I wasn't aware I posessed, he started walking like an angel by my side. It took me a while to even notice he was doing it as I was so close to giving up!

**melbrod** · 06-10-2008, 03:34 PM

COME--no matter when and where I say it--means COME (now).

**voodoolizard** · 06-10-2008, 03:46 PM

Sit, down roll over leave it.. all easy.

walking nicly a pain in the butt and still working on it !!

come never worked till i used a whistle.. now its fine !!

you have to find what works for your dog and be concistant..

**Quita** · 06-10-2008, 04:03 PM

My older boy, Fiddler, became a bit overly reactive to other dogs. It took months to desensitize him.

**Kratty** · 06-10-2008, 04:24 PM

Me..... I could really impact their training at times... They were fine.

**LuvMyDobes** · 06-10-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Leroythedobe

Biggest training problem was getting him to stay. Id make him sit then tell him to stay and walk off and here he comes right by my side. But repetition and A LOT of treats he now understands "stay".

I think the stay has been my biggest training problem with all breeds I have had. They get the idea to stay, but don't get that means until released. I can usually get out three to six feet or so in the beginning but it is getting over that 'out further' hump that is the most difficult.

bleh60 · 06-10-2008, 04:42 PM

Come is a big one. Inside is fine but anywhere outside the ADD kicks in and he is like "oh i dont hear anything". Akitas in general I've learned a lot about through Strikes training. Have to be creative and know when your gonna run up against the independent nature. And he does the typical akita 'face saving act' where he will pretend to do something else while I call his name and he thinks about it and then all of a sudden "oh you called me?". Such a brat.

That and the whole lack of generalizing some things. Like GSDs will do a command anywhere. i started teach Strike 'bang bang' (which was a lot easier then expected and my bros thought he'd never learn) and I would only do it in the living room where there is a lot of space. So I tried it once downstairs and he just completely messed it up like he had no idea what I was asking. So i try to train everywhere now.

**Burns** · 06-10-2008, 07:13 PM

Walking on a loose lead was probably the biggest - and something we still revist occasionally, especially when we are out in public settings.