So many command which one I should teach him first?

[Whooo]

Hi like the title said, I read people teach their dog to sit, stay, off, fetch, etc. So many command, now I want to know, in what sequence do you taught them and how?

Do you teach one command over and over, even when the dog already knew it, or move to new command once the dog know the one you taught him.

How to keep them from boring?

I just successfully teach my pup the command sit, I try to teach him stay which seems to work for short span of time when he calm. But seems the one he really understood is sit, now he sit for anything he want, even before we told him to sit. But he rarely listen to it when he really excited by his game and saw that I have no treat with me.

 

[JessicaR]

I teach my dogs come first, then sit, then down. I teach one command at a time then add another when they are fairly reliable with the first. keep training sessions short, only 2-3 minutes at first several times a day. I dont really work with stay to seriously until they are a bit older. dont expect more than 1-2 second stay at that age. slowly build up the time they stay by a couple of seconds at a time.

 

[GeeRome]

A good solid recall is THE most important thing your dog will every learn. As such, I always teach "come" first. Then I move on to other things like sit, down, stay, heel, etc.

 

[BarbV]

I teach my dogs come first, then sit, then down. I teach one command at a time then add another when they are fairly reliable with the first. keep training sessions short, only 2-3 minutes at first several times a day. I dont really work with stay to seriously until they are a bit older. dont expect more than 1-2 second stay at that age. slowly build up the time they stay by a couple of seconds at a time.

Same here. Same order, same technique. And "come" is definitely first! I do go back and reinforce old commands from time to time as well. So even though I know that Bacca will always sit when I ask him, I still occasionally treat him for it as well.

 

[Whooo]

Thanks, once he know, come, sit and down. I'll ask for more tips .

 

[BarbV]

Thanks, once he know, come, sit and down. I'll ask for more tips .

Ok, we'll hear from you in a couple of months then???!!!!

Just kidding! If you train for a few minutes several times per day, every day, you'll be amazed how quickly they catch on!

Some things are harder....barking, jumping up, nipping at heels.....alot of that is just plain puppy behaviour and attention getting. But still needs to be controlled. Using Sits and Downs though is one way to start controlling those behaviours too!

Good luck!

 

[Whooo]

Okay he know how to sit and down now. But sometimes I'm not sure whether he does understand that command or does it just to get the food.

I mean sometimes he sit before I ask him to sit when he saw me with treat. So I have to give the command down. Sometimes he change from sit to down to sit, with that kind of look (give me the food, give me the food) at my hand who hold the treat.

Another problem is we find him sit or down and looking at us during our meal time, then he bark at us when we don't respond him. He will stop barking when we turn our head, waiting to get the food. And I broke the rule not to give him food during our meal time. He just so anxious to get some food, its hard not to give him anything when he sit and wait politely, I mean its much better than jumping and sniffing at the food.

 

[GeeRome]

What he is doing is called "offering". Offering is a good thing, but only when you want him to offer. If he is offering behaviors at inappropriate times, then do not reward them.

To get the focus off the food, offer rewards that are not food. So begin to fade out the food rewards and substitute them with other good things ... toys, play, affection, verbal praise, etc. Food is great for teaching a behavior, but once the behavior is learned, the food should be faded out.

For the begging at the table, you need to teach him to do an action that you would prefer him to do instead of sitting and staring. So if you do not want him near the table during meals, then teach him to do something else. For example, teach him a command to go to his bed/mat/blanket/etc. Then, during meal times, have him go to the other room or lay in a corner out of the way on his bed. His job is to stay there until meal time is over. Then you can reward him on his mat. Don't reward at the table, or you are just reinforcing the behaviour that you don't want.

 

[Caro]

My absolute favourite command is "leave it".

Its like a "don't do it" command - (don't bark at that car, don't chase that bike, don't eat that roo poo). You could have a command for "leave it alone" and "don't do it" but I find the one command is enough. There are lots of instructions on the internet for it.

(PS - I have a seperate "leave-it panic command" for "OMG - dont touch it", like if we come across a snake)

Keep up the good work - he may only be a baby but they can learn lots of commands at that age if you keep reinforcing and be patient

 

[Whooo]

I'll try to teach him leave it and go to the corner.

I don't mind he sit near us as we eat, the problem is when he start bark and bark when we didn't give him what he expected from us. His bark is so loud that I felt it ringing inside my ears, not to mention how our house build side to side with our neighbor. And when he bark it would go for quite a long time before he stop.

I always think his bark is like saying, "I already sit quietly for minutes now, where is the food? I demand food now! Food! Food! Food!"

While I want him to wait until we finish our meal undisturbed before he may get his food. Right now I decide to wear him his leash even inside the house, and when he do things we don't approve (including jumping at me, pulling my pants, I had one short that tored up when his teeth hooked in it), we simply guide him to one corner and hook the leash there for a while. Until he stop barking and calmed. Then I unhook the leash, pet him and messing his fur. Would this work? Because sometimes it seems it work, sometimes it's not. I just begin to do this yesterday though.

Another question do this jumping, pulling pants, barking (sometimes he bark at my wife for no obvious reason, or some reason we don't understand until now, try to guess why but still clueless) are something that normal and just fine, something that will go when he grow up or a tendency toward aggressive behavior? Since I hope I don't have to neutered him. I would like to have one of his puppy in the future whenever it is possible.