Maxhollynoah
We have both issues under control now. Kaiser is a dog that isnt interested in treats that much - especially when out! I started by doing what you said but it felt like we werent getting anywhere thats when i turned to the alpha training for eating. He gets his bowl and his food prepared while we prepare ours and he just lays and waits for his now. After we have eaten he gets his. This took only a few days for him to get the idea. We were trying him on his bed with treats for weeks and to no avail.
But i do agree with the way you have suggested totally. It just seems that the other worked better for us.
You say you didnt understand the 1st one where we were entering the house after being out. What i meant with this is, when he was a pup i used to come home at lunch time and because i "felt guilty" of leaving him for three hours i used to make so much of a fuss that he used to get all excited. This lead him (i believe) into him thinking it was ok to jump up at people when greeting them!. So when we enter the house we no longer make a fuss and we wait until he is in a calm mood and then call him over. Again this took only a few days ignoring him for 10 mins but now its only 1 minute he is calm then we call him and say hello. Same with leaving i used tell him "im just going to the shop i will be back soon" and he seemed to be anxiuos that i was leaving. Now, he goes to his bed and i just say be a good boy and leave and he isnt too bothered.
I also had to train the husband and our son as they were all doing different things so i would say this was sending him mixed messages and making him rather confused!!!!!
I also have found a good brisk walk first thing in a morning before i go to work of half an hour has been very beneficial to him.
He was castrated on 07.01.08 so have been waiting for him to get better so that i can now get to work on the problems with strangers and recall at the field when there are other dogs! oh to have a dog that comes to you when called - that is my ultimate goal in fact its becoming a bit of a dream lol!
So any help on this would be appreciated - i must read through the sitstayfetch book too now. Its just finding the time but i am determined to get there. I would love to get him a little pal but i want to make sure he is trained first. Although he is very good when i take my friends dog out with us. She comes back when called and he usually follows. AND he isnt usually too bothered about going and playing with other dogs when its him and his pal.
The wonderful world of Dogs eh? Its fascinating and i find it very interesting and love discussing methods and theories etc etc.
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