Bella a 5 month old Dutch Shepherd puppy from Westport CT started our 6 week In-Kennel Dog Training Program at 12 weeks of age. Here she is after completing training.
omg how is she so good?! I just (less than a week ago) adopted an estimated 5 month old puppy from San Francisco Animal Care and Control. They said she was a "Belgian Malinois Mix," but she's brindle with a shorter snout, so she looks like a Dutch Shepherd. She only knows "sit." She can't even loose leash walk and she's not potty trained. She's such a handful, but she gets incrementally better every day. My blessing is that she hasn't destroyed anything in my house yet. Her rebellious acting-out behavior (from separation anxiety) is to sit on my bed (because I have never allowed her up on my bed. I cuddle her inside her playpen to try to prepare her for crate training).
Bella is on a variable interval reward schedule at this point of her training. She has worked up to 15 minutes without a reward at this point but we reward her somewhere between the 3 minute and 12 minute time frame. This allows us to gain better obedience control over Bella's behavior. Her current reward is verbal and physical praise as well as a release at the end of an exercise. Bella is home and doing great with her family, she very happy to work for her owners.
I’m woken up with a big padded paw to the face and a sniff in the ear and a lick on the cheek and these big puppy eyes that are like hey buddy, you up...
Well ....I’v Had Dobermanns for 47 years and this guy has taught me a new Trick! Replaced my command from Down and then up ....To Down and then sit... ...Never to old to learn! .....Smart Bitch by the way , excellent video
I have a 9 1/2 week old her size. 24 lbs just yesterday. lol either he's just one that grows quickly or there's also a tiny bit of something else showing through via size. We'll see what happens! Currently enjoying watching the uneven ears getting a little higher each week.😁
@@sebg2086 hmmm.. ya i really wonder if they're using it, or if its just a bark collar, or if its just on to make comfortable for later. Does seem kind of odd at that age.
All dogs require training. Especially the working breeds. Dutch Shepherds and Malinois are near to impossible to live with, without training. Once trained, they are the best and most loyal dogs you could own.
Is that an e-collar?? I have a 5month gsd . I’m thinking he needs an e-collar as well . He is such a strong willed dog. At this point I need something to assist me when he chooses to not obey a command
yes it is, and e collars are great, they work really well on most dogs. You should watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XG6OjwgXI54.html and some other videos from him.
The E-collar is not a magic tool used to correct dogs. It can and should be used in both positive and negative reinforcement. We use very low levels of stimulation. It is an excellent tool when applied correctly. when used incorrectly, you can seriously damage your relationship with your dog.
first of all, it's not an shock collar. It's an e collar, 2 complete different things. A shock collar is to hurt the dog, an e collar is just to give the dog an little stimulation that's barely felt, just so she knows she's doing a good job or not. You should do some research first.
@@sickboyosc2744 why not? if you plan on doing work with the dog it's a good thing to start it early. And if you use it properly there will be no pain, it's just like snapping the leash. It's annoying.
Training with force (e collar, prong collar anything aversive) this early is just making a robot. You need to build character at this young age, behaviours are easy to teach, congratulations on training a robotic animal, there is no heart and soul here coming from the dog.
This is by far the dumbest comment ever. Obviously you’ve never trained a dog before. I’m currently training my 4-1/2 month old dutchie with a gentle leader and soon moving to a prong collar and finalizing with an e-collar to make sure she’s respectful and obedient as she matures. With all that she’s still the most playful and loving puppy even with kids and strangers. But you have fun training your goldfish because you’re def not training dogs