yvonne
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I have always used food when training my Labradoodle puppy Dude, but am now finding it difficult to overcome some of the problems I am faced with. He has a tendancy to bounce along when doing heelwork and mouthing my hand all the time. A bit like Jaws .. I have tried holding my hand away from his nose, but as long as he knows there is a treat in my hand he will just jump and skip higher. He doesnt hurt me anymore, but it isnt helping with him leaping along beside me as I have already had a fall because he tripped me up. I really dont want to repeat it. I have tried training without food but he just isnt interested. Basically he wont do anything unless he smells a treat. Just to add, toys dont work as a training aid for Dude either .. he is just so greedy!
He is doing really well at school and has already moved up a class, but I really need to stop all this silly behaviour before he gets any bigger. He is 5 months old and growing fast. His mum is an average size standard poodle, but his dad is just HUGE!
I am also having trouble with getting a reliable recall. He once ran from me when I called him so I tried using a long line but he just saw this as another way to trip me up. In the end I bought a flexi line and started right at the beginning again. This seemed to work and he is getting the message once again. Now my main problem is getting a recall at training as they use long lines. One look at the extra long lead and its playtime .. I fear I will never progress unless I can stop him associating the long line as a toy. I have asked the trainer if I can do the recall off lead but she says it is against club rules. Its so frustrating as this behaviour is the only thing that prevents him going up another class :dogunsure:
He is doing really well at school and has already moved up a class, but I really need to stop all this silly behaviour before he gets any bigger. He is 5 months old and growing fast. His mum is an average size standard poodle, but his dad is just HUGE!
I am also having trouble with getting a reliable recall. He once ran from me when I called him so I tried using a long line but he just saw this as another way to trip me up. In the end I bought a flexi line and started right at the beginning again. This seemed to work and he is getting the message once again. Now my main problem is getting a recall at training as they use long lines. One look at the extra long lead and its playtime .. I fear I will never progress unless I can stop him associating the long line as a toy. I have asked the trainer if I can do the recall off lead but she says it is against club rules. Its so frustrating as this behaviour is the only thing that prevents him going up another class :dogunsure: