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Again, I’m not doing enough of that either. I’m “assuming” which is wrong. Thank you!

I need to work on this more. Probably due to sleep deprivation on my part, but I often forget to praise him for his normal good behaviour. He does sit and down very often for me, and when I remember I praise but I need to be far more aware to keep doing it Oh my god I’m an idiot. I think I knew...

very nice link, thank you. Yes part of the garden is insecure but not easy to access at the moment. It is to be fixed shortly. And yes - patience. That’s what I need more of. Like the other poster, my expectations are too high. I do wish some training vids would give a very rough/basic time...

My wife is implying the same thing; my expectations are too high of what is essentially a toddler I think what happens is I watch dozens of training videos, which are all great, but really do show “ideal” situations if things working, for obvious reasons. So far, not many have said X type of...

Hi all, Recently received a Mali pup, named Bodie (see my intro post). I’ve started the initial ‘Sit/Down/Stand’ commands using his mealtimes (for 5 mins max) as training sessions. Slow, but it’s coming along. However I think I have made a mistake…. as he doesn’t have his 2nd set of jabs...

Funny you say that. It’s been about…26 years since I had a puppy - technically my mum did all the hard graft back then and, slightly naively, nearing 50, I said, “Well, can’t be that hard…” Wow. I’m an idiot. But still - I love my boy!

Hello all! just (3 days ago) picked up my Belgian Malinois male puppy, Bodie For the record, I did a lot of research on the breed as it’s been a dream dog. I was a bit naive as he is a handful. But a loving handful. Just starting the training during his meal times. Hoping to get...