| ditto on Camille...
Your pup is still young. Rather than confusing her at this point, I would drill into her a SOLID sit and down.... meaning sit MEANS sit (or down MEANS down) until YOU request a different behavior, or give her a release command.... You could also practice a "wait" command at supper time by reinforcing a wait from a standing position before you OK her to consume her kibble, using the leash for control of course, then generalize the behavior by having her "wait" for a still object... like a ball being held in front of her, and so on...you want to set her up for success, not failure everytime you work on a command.....make sense?
At this age, any obedience practiced should be accompanied with a leash on, and plenty of "paycheck" on hand. She is still young, and training is best done in baby steps, building up the dogs generalization of the command over time.
Bottom line... if your dog does not comply with your request, your dog most likely does not fully understand the request, or is confused in some way due to lack of consistancy of it's handler... least that's my understanding of these things....
Helping your pup gain a greater understanding of your expectations will be the best gift your shoulders ever had... ;)
Hope this helps...
Elisabeth  |