Did the author mean ALL kinds of training?Julia Tompson said:After reading a book that involved years of research on dog behavior and more spefically working guide dogs... the Author made the claim that that a puppy raised with its mother to adulthood could *never* be successfully trained The author does not go into details as to why.
Since I am keeping a puppy for training, I am now wondering if my puppy is doomed from the start just because the pup will be raised with his mother.
Do any of you know from experience if thise is true?
Question about retarding a puppies natural abilities.
After reading a book that involved years of research on dog behavior and more spefically working guide dogs... the Author made the claim that that a puppy raised with its mother to adulthood could *never* be successfully trained
The author does not go into details as to why.
Since I am keeping a puppy for training, I am now wondering if my puppy is doomed from the start just because the pup will be raised with his mother.
Do any of you know from experience if thise is true?
Since I am keeping a puppy for training, I am now wondering if my puppy is doomed from the start just because the pup will be raised with his mother.
Do any of you know from experience if thise is true?
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Thanks again Bob. That book really was an eye opener about many different aspects of dog aptitude, genetic inheritance, linebreeding and the critical learning phases. I plan to start playful training after 21 day . I am looking for the retriever in the group.
After reading this book I had initial questions about whether the research was still valid. Last night I curled up with a new book, Schutzhund: Theory and Training Methods. I was happy to see the Author started the book right off by referencing, summarizing and clarifying Pfaffenbergers and Dr. Scotts research and how it impacts other sporting / working dog training.
It was neat that Pfaffebberger, was able to determine that puppies before the age of 12 weeks that possess the natural desire to retrieve prove to be dogs that have the strongest desire and willingness to please their owner, and is the most notable predictor of a dogs working potential.
It was also interesting that he was able to determine that dogs that initially tested well did not go on to pass the training if they were deprived socialization after 12 weeks of age because these dogs did not develop the confidence to exercise independent judgment.
I definitely give the book 2 thumbs up!
. I am looking for the retriever in the group. After reading this book I had initial questions about whether the research was still valid. Last night I curled up with a new book, Schutzhund: Theory and Training Methods. I was happy to see the Author started the book right off by referencing, summarizing and clarifying Pfaffenbergers and Dr. Scotts research and how it impacts other sporting / working dog training.
It was neat that Pfaffebberger, was able to determine that puppies before the age of 12 weeks that possess the natural desire to retrieve prove to be dogs that have the strongest desire and willingness to please their owner, and is the most notable predictor of a dogs working potential.
It was also interesting that he was able to determine that dogs that initially tested well did not go on to pass the training if they were deprived socialization after 12 weeks of age because these dogs did not develop the confidence to exercise independent judgment.
I definitely give the book 2 thumbs up!
Our opinion is that if you start to early you probrably take away to much of his own identity..we´re both persons who will lay pretty much pressure on a dog (husband more than I), if you do this to early you will\"break\" a puppy.Bob Scott said:
We (or actually me..) play a lot with the puppies, they´re taken to all diffrent places, Dick´s work where they see slippery floors and things. They are going with us to club from 6-7 weeks old, see the decoy, hear the shots etc. At that time there leashed on a spot, where they can see and hear everything but are not to close.
Sleeve biting (baby sleeve)begins at 12 weeks, with a pause while they´re teething.
I start training ob about 8 mo., motivational with biteroll later on I will do thing more forced. Dick starts at 1 year or older and more forced than I do. This is for me based on my (non-) fysical capacity..i´m 1.60 m and 55 kg... so a dog must not be to strong before i start. Dick is fysically stronger than i´m, so he can do it different than i.
Hopes this makes it a little bit clearer, i have difficulties to translate what i mean
sorry.
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