Dave6170
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Been offered a 2 year old part trained dog. It must be harder to bond with an older dog? Always thought a pup would be the way to go, especially since we have other dogs and kids
Been offered a 2 year old part trained dog. It must be harder to bond with an older dog? Always thought a pup would be the way to go, especially since we have other dogs and kids
I got a 4 year old bitch, just before Xmas, and she is amazing, as if she's been hear all her life. So 2 years would be alright,Been offered a 2 year old part trained dog. It must be harder to bond with an older dog? Always thought a pup would be the way to go, especially since we have other dogs and kids
Sometimes it is easier to bond with an older dog, the "fallouts" (particularly if the dog is a bit of a sulker by nature) during training have been with another person, so when they come to you, a fresh voice, they often do as they are told straight away, and are happy to do it, and often happier as you've got a fresh start with him/her.Been offered a 2 year old part trained dog. It must be harder to bond with an older dog? Always thought a pup would be the way to go, especially since we have other dogs and kids
She is a he! tried a few litters and the bitches were always spoken for. Then we went to see this litter and thought he was great. Has a lovely nature and loves the kids.What a character best of luck to you all!
My last piece of advice I suppose is to help her to make good decisions and trust her own judgment. You'll be amazed at her decision making ability. Mine is two and a half now. We go in the field, she looks at me to see which job we're doing. I send her and then stand and wait - silently. She does the rest. When she was younger she would occasionally stop and look at me for encouragement to see that she was doing the right thing. So a small "away, good girl" or "come by good girl" to reinforce what she thought she should do was all it took. Now she is bombproof even on strange ground. They are truly incredible creatures.
Get him coming back to you really well (first time, every time) away from sheep and then use a long line when taken to sheep. Parachute cord is good as light but strong. Use same commands as when not with sheep, so dog is used to themHave him returning to me ok for now while out for a walk, I take him out with my Labrador who returns to me straight away so is learning a bit from him. But if he sees sheep in a field there is no chance of him coming back to me. I know I can’t tell him off for looking at sheep but it is frustrating when I have to go try and catch him.
What should I be doing to get him to come back to me?
should I be keeping him on the lead?