What training did you do.

[Paranoidmarvin]

I’m possibly getting a dog either in a few months or next year. But getting myself prepared.

I have had dogs in the past and done different training with them. My last dog ended up with a behaviourist and having to re home to a specialist dog person to see if they could change him before he was put to sleep. Nothing I did or how i trained him according to the vet and the behaviourist I was working with.

But. I can’t bear to go through that again. So I want to look up and research as much as I can about classes , different Techniques etc etc.

I couldn’t do things like scent training classes with my last dog because of how he was. But has anyone gone to a class for this.
There were no puppy training classes where I lived last time. How did everyone get on with theirs

I know about socialisation. This will not be a problem as the dog will be coming to work with me ( that’s we’re in getting it from hopefully ) and there are already dogs there. But also other dogs as well. Taking to different places etc.

I want to know what worked best for u. I know each dog is different but experiences from other people as to what ur dog enjoyed and what was a waste of money.

And when I say I know where the puppies are from. I meant the mum and dad. I have always just called them the puppies. Mum is very typical of her breed. But dad is calm very lovely natured and have practically trained himself. If I could hide him in my car and take him home I would. I’m hoping there will be a bit of him in the puppies when they are born.

Hi OP.

We got our puppy at 12 weeks and started puppy classes at 16 weeks. We did six weeks of group classes, followed by 12 weeks of one-to-one.

After that we didn't really do anything else with him, to be honest. I quit my job in January to do dog-walking and pet-care so he gets a lot of socialisation that way. He comes to work with me maybe 3-4 days a week now. He gets company (from me) and socialisation from the other dogs which he loves.

I did do some training via Kikopup videos though - we taught him commands like sit, stay, leave, spin, dance, roll over, paw, high-five and a few others. He has to do commands to get things like treats and he has to sit for his dinner. He recalls to the whistle as well.

He's a beagle so we also do some informal scent-work with him - scatter his food in the grass for him to find, hide treats around the house or put treats under a cup, then mix it up with other cups and get him to find it. We also have snuffle mats for him to hunt in as well.

Good luck! Sounds like you've put a lot of thought into it

I think sometimes the training you need to do depends on the dog too. My older one is rather nervous and sensitive. She needed to see things from a distance and not be overwhelmed. I now have a younger pup who’s much more confident.

@vanillandhoney how does ur dog do going to work with u everyday. Mine will be going back to where it already knows. So I’m hoping that will be okay. With dogs to okay with and plenty of space

The dog handlers didn’t think it would be a problem and best to start coming to and from work when they are younger so they get into the routine of it. They all bring their dogs to work as well everyday.

[quote Paranoidmarvin]@vanillandhoney how does ur dog do going to work with u everyday. Mine will be going back to where it already knows. So I’m hoping that will be okay. With dogs to okay with and plenty of space[/quote]
He loves it!

He's not with me everyday - I just plan it around the dogs I have each day. Some days he's walked on his own first and then he stays home for a bit, other times he's with me all day, other days it's a mixture!

He's certainly never bored though

You can always spend an evening listening to "Fireworks for Dogs" on YouTube with your puppy. It's great to get them used to it with flashing lights and all!

We played lots of socialisation sounds from you tube. Did it for a good few weeks. Everything from babies crying to fireworks. Seems to have worked well as dog isn't phased by then now.
Another thing we did was take him to the pub regularly but that might be harder now.
It was important to us that we had a dog who we could take with us when we went out for lunch/coffee. So my husband had the terrible job of going for a pint twice a month with the dog .
Dog now understands what's expected of him when we go out and will just lie at our feet.