Okay, so I really enjoy training and seeing how smart my Dobie is. I would LOVE to train lots of tricks and obedience but we have some problems...
First, I'm not sure why, but he gets frustrated really quickly. Sometimes 1-2 repetitions of sit or down and he'll whine/groan or just jump at my hand (with the treat) with his mouth open. I don't get it, I'm using good treats and trying to be exiting with him but he just seems like he's bored/frustrated
The second thing is that when he's learning how to move his body in a new way (like 'spin') he doesn't seem to get it. He got sit/down pretty well after one training session but spin is a lot different. I started with the treat in my hand and slowly led him in a circle, then after he would do that (whining and complaining and snapping at the treat while doing it) I pretended to have the treat in my hand and he would complain again but he still (sort of) followed it but when I got to the stage of just turning it into a hand signal it was like he didn't have a clue what I was asking for and would complain a lot more, try to go for the treat and try all his other behaviors. So what am I doing wrong here?
The third thing... it's like he doesn't know how to follow a lure. I'll have something tasty (peanut butter is his favorite) and use slow motions of where I want him to go but he'll just stand and look at it for a second then try to lunge/jump at it and snap the treat right up! He won't just follow it, so I don't know what I'm supposed to do!
Thank you for all of your help!!!
First, I'm not sure why, but he gets frustrated really quickly. Sometimes 1-2 repetitions of sit or down and he'll whine/groan or just jump at my hand (with the treat) with his mouth open. I don't get it, I'm using good treats and trying to be exiting with him but he just seems like he's bored/frustrated
The second thing is that when he's learning how to move his body in a new way (like 'spin') he doesn't seem to get it. He got sit/down pretty well after one training session but spin is a lot different. I started with the treat in my hand and slowly led him in a circle, then after he would do that (whining and complaining and snapping at the treat while doing it) I pretended to have the treat in my hand and he would complain again but he still (sort of) followed it but when I got to the stage of just turning it into a hand signal it was like he didn't have a clue what I was asking for and would complain a lot more, try to go for the treat and try all his other behaviors. So what am I doing wrong here?
The third thing... it's like he doesn't know how to follow a lure. I'll have something tasty (peanut butter is his favorite) and use slow motions of where I want him to go but he'll just stand and look at it for a second then try to lunge/jump at it and snap the treat right up! He won't just follow it, so I don't know what I'm supposed to do!
Thank you for all of your help!!!