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Originally Posted by marinenck138  I do realize she is a puppy but I don't want to use that excuse every time, especially when I know that she knows better due to the past. Thanks for your help... |
She is less than 3 months of age. Please do
not even begin to think that she "knows better." She is
way too young for you to even begin to assume that she is retaining a lot of her training.
Your training with this puppy will go on for several years. You need to remember that and not think that if you feel she has learned something at this young age, that she will retain that learning. As a matter of fact, when she gets to be 5-7 months of age, be prepared to have her go through a stage where she forgets everything she has learned so far!
You will need to train, train and retrain for the next year. There are things that she will learn,
but there are many things that she will learn and forget, just as a small child would.
Have patience, go with what excellent advice that Gina has given you and don't expect too much from this pup just yet. To do so will set both she and you up for failure and dissapointment.
Make her training fun with lots of toys and treats. Get her started in puppy classes as soon as she is old enough and keep her in classes for at least a year. Both you and she will have fun!
Currently, we DO NOT hit our dog with newspapers, seclude her into her crate (not as punishment), role her on her back and hold her down, hit her on the head, nose or any other part of the body, spray her with streams of water, yell at her after the fact, pick her up by the back of the scruff or ignore her for long periods of time.
I am so glad to hear this and so glad that you are asking questions. That's the best way for you to learn and be able to teach your youngster the correct way. Using positive, reinforced training methods will earn you so much more in the long run, there is no need to use any of the force listed above.
Here is some good reading in case you have not found these yet:
http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/pup...up-recall.html http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/pup...nance-etc.html http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/pup...velopment.html http://www.rottweiler.net/forums/tra...ing-101-a.html
Have fun with her!
