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Before dennis ( almost 3) really wants to train his own dog? He is now training our pet, a dachshund, and telling me what i do wrong in training...

Maybe the question should be: how long can i manage to say "no" to him..
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My son Xander (turned 3 in July) is starting to show interest. But his is telling his toy puppy "Asi. Asi. Asi!! Yes! Good girl!" lol
LOL thats cute Selena ... my grandson is 4 and his "grammie" says he has the agitation part down but still needs a lil work on the sublties of dog talk lol .. that big boerboel of mine sees him coming you can see his expression turn to "oh shittttt here he comes" LMAO
He started to teach spikey( the dachshund) the "place" command and started him in heeling, for a nearly 3 yo(will turn 3 in january) he does it really well. With his toy dogs, he says " halt olitie, halt politie, stellen" and let them" bite me...also cicil excercizes....he really pays attention during training cause his body language and intonation of commands are a copy of Dick's.
Zolang ie nog geen bijtpak voor Sinterklaas vraag zit het wel goed. ;)
Zolang ie nog geen bijtpak voor Sinterklaas vraag zit het wel goed. ;)
Ssssssst, don't get him ideas...zijn stok is een aardig goede imitatie van zijn ome Remco's stok ( remco witkamp)
He started to teach spikey( the dachshund) the "place" command and started him in heeling, for a nearly 3 yo(will turn 3 in january) he does it really well. With his toy dogs, he says " halt olitie, halt politie, stellen" and let them" bite me...also cicil excercizes....he really pays attention during training cause his body language and intonation of commands are a copy of Dick's.
Well he has an advantage in who he knows lol !!! :mrgreen:
Well he has an advantage in who he knows lol !!! :mrgreen:
His granddaddy and several "uncles" arealso starting to whisper trainingtips ;-)
My 5 yr old grandson has been "training" with me for about two yrs now. He enjoys it tremendously but I think the fact that he and my older GSD Thunder have a great connection helps a lot.
I think the big question is how the dog can handle corrections from the child. For "MY" training corrections aren't necessary so it's not an issue. With you folks I know the dogs are a whole different level.
I was training ob classes when my daughters were 8-9 yrs old and I always let them work the dogs after classes.
I think it boils down to when do the dogs start respecting a child and not just tolerating them.
Obviously Dennis has some great mentors to keep him (and the dogs) on the right path.
My youngest is 9 now and has recently informed us that he wants "very own malinos". When the wife is attempting to get one of the dogs to do something, he constantly tells her things like: "You're asking them to do it, you have to tell them." Or "Your tone isn't firm enough, Mom. Watch how I do it." I won't be able to tell him "no" long on getting his own dog. He's 9, I think it's time if he's interested.
His granddaddy and several "uncles" arealso starting to whisper trainingtips ;-)
Your DONE :lol::lol::lol:
don't fight it ,he sounds like he is a natural. My son just turned 12 and he is getting his own mal or dutch soon. He will be getting a female so hopefully she won't be to big or too dominate.
My daughter is 7. I got here a little Yorkie x Westie, named Mack, a couple of years ago and she has been training every since. She has done a great job with his basic pet obedience and has taught him to track. The only problem is constancy. She may want to go training with me everyday for a couple of weeks and then nothing for a month. But I see the same things with adults paying hundreds of dollars for club membership then have spotty attendance.

If she still has the training itch in a few years I'll let her work with an older retired dog that knows the ropes.

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My daughter is 7. I got here a little Yorkie x Westie, named Mack, a couple of years ago and she has been training every since. She has done a great job with his basic pet obedience and has taught him to track. The only problem is constancy. She may want to go training with me everyday for a couple of weeks and then nothing for a month. But I see the same things with adults paying hundreds of dollars for club membership then have spotty attendance.

If she still has the training itch in a few years I'll let her work with an older retired dog that knows the ropes.

I love it !! thats awesome Christopher
Got my first little pet store puppy at 5, toy poodle, he lives with my aunt since my dad moved to Florida when I was 9ish.

Anyway, my parents got me Replay when I was 8, really only because my stepdad wanted a hunting dog and my American Eskimo Blitzen was getting old (he was 11ish at the time). But Replay soon became only my dog, since my stepdad never bothered to really work her. Sucks for him, she has awesome prey drive and we're working on field work now (6 years later :p).

I find it weird that everyone says "(s)he's too young to get a puppy" blah blah blah, I think it depends if you keep them into the dog. I'll be the first one to admit Replay didn't excite me like I wanted her too until I turned 11/12, but that was before I researched what I could do with her or everything. Now instead of hanging out with friends like a normal teenager, I'd rather be at a trial, wtaching practices, or teaching my awesome dog to pick my keys up :D
Your DONE :lol::lol::lol:
I know....
My daughter is 7. I got here a little Yorkie x Westie, named Mack, a couple of years ago and she has been training every since. She has done a great job with his basic pet obedience and has taught him to track. The only problem is constancy. She may want to go training with me everyday for a couple of weeks and then nothing for a month. But I see the same things with adults paying hundreds of dollars for club membership then have spotty attendance.

If she still has the training itch in a few years I'll let her work with an older retired dog that knows the ropes.

Looking good...looks like Mack is enjoying himself too.
Looking good...looks like Mack is enjoying himself too.
If Mack thinks he might find might get something to eat he's happy. :smile:
This is one of the cutest pictures ever! It's so great to see kids involved in something plus doing it with parents. My son has a now 13-14 yo ACD that he's had since 8 wks old and she still sleeps with him. She's blind and dead but healthy and he worries about her getting old. Be hard when he finally loses her. Just love your pic.
My son Xander (turned 3 in July) is starting to show interest. But his is telling his toy puppy "Asi. Asi. Asi!! Yes! Good girl!" lol
Megan send me info on your new club, training dates/times/place. A friend is looking to train on.
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