Sausage!
Doggylonglegs is 5 months old and is the worlds most chilled well behaved pup in the house but turns into some demented thing desperate for doggy attention when outdoors.
His recall is faultless if we are alone but I can't compare to another dog or leaping up at someone new. This really limits his offlead time (shame as he loves it) because I end up like a lead ninja whenever anyone comes into view. Our nearest walk is a busy country park too 
. On the odd occaision I haven't been quick enough he bolts and I am scared of him being a nuisance so he ends up back on.
But today I tried sausage instead of chicken on the advice of another terrier owner and I have hope at last. It is a small breakthrough I know but feels huge to me! I got him to do 'watch me' with every dog and person we saw and even the odd sit!
I know it is a little thing but I am so pleased as we never managed it in puppy class where he was the only one swinging on his lead like a wild thing despite performing lots of clicker commands at home.
I really hope one day I can trust him off lead.
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Finally found Puppy's weakness and have hope at last!
fanoftheinvisibleman · 05/01/2013 13:55
yes my dog will jump backwards for a sausage and also sometimes i slip him the tiniest bit of cheese spread on a chew bone get the cheap stuff it is less dairy in it, works a treat. oh and chorizo sausag dd gets the value stuff from her work sometimes he will walk on coals for that 
know it is a little thing but I am so pleased as we never managed it in puppy class where he was the only one swinging on his lead like a wild thing despite performing lots of clicker commands at home.
my dh spends more time outside in classes than in 
he reatcs to other dogs barking we are the ones they all talk abput that cant control their dog sigh
It's like being on show and judged on your every move back at mums and tots isn't it?
It's like being on show and judged on your every move back at mums and tots isn't it?
aye instead of you having THAT child you have THAT dog, my dh does get agitated about it its a shame but we keep plodding along, TBf they are some lovely people and dogs their a woman has 2 with her they are fab and she is very understanding and gives us tips, as he is hanging off his lead
We did meet some lovely people too, they didn't all give us a wide berth.But I am sure the trainer deliberately kept pairing us with a poodle whose owner looked visably appalled everytime our names were called!
Puppy class finished the week before christmas but she did say in mid december she will forward us details of the next stage training class. Fingers crossed we can at least manage watch me with sausage bribes! It always made me smile in puppy class...a set of instructions would be issued eg. pass each other with a watch me, sit, watch me then greet. Tagged on the end would be ' Fan...try for a watch me, even a quick one!'
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Oh that is a good idea, I will try that.
To be honest aside from the scarpering after anything that moves and jumping up at people he is fairly good.
He was housetrained at 12 weeks and the horrible play biting / land shark attacks stopped and he has been fairly chilled.
He sleeps in until 9 or 10 am without a problem. In fact he usually has a wee and breakfast then flops for a wee while. He has already crashed for the night tonight.
He likes to play fight/wrestle and can be a pain in the backside trying to get you to join in but he doesn't bite or hurt, just likes to try and wrestle your arm whilst you push him away but his persistance can drive you nuts.
I have a chinese takeaway on a weekend and dh and I tend to eat it on our laps. He has started trying to sit practically on my knee eith his chin on the plate and barks at me like a petulant child when I make him get down.
That is the worst of it so I don't think we are there yet! How about you?
Oh we were THAT dog purely because of his enthusiastic terrierness
I have posted on here before about how there was regularly audiable sniggering when we were called on to perform! He was spot on at home but why on earth should he do anything as mundane as sitting when there are puppies to throw yourself at! He is extremely friendly but scared all but two spaniel puppies with his enthusiastic 'bowl em over' approach.
One lab puppy actually climbed into a holdall to escape his clumsy play attempts. ...oh the shame!
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