| Re: sometimes acts scared
Your signature line indicates cash is 7.5 months old? He's young yet. I'm with Moondog. Incorporate more play. Training should be more enjoyable than stressful. Lots of praise, animated "good boy's!" and a good ear skritch after a training session should help him gain confidence.
Try some things that challenge his mind, too. Sit's, stay's, and down's are boring. Try placing a ladder on the ground (dowels, yardsticks, sticks) and have him walk over it. He'll have to focus on foot placement. Place a board an a brick and have him touch the higher end with his foot. Praise and treat each touch. Advance to both feet. Then have him get on the high end and walk the plank.
Eventually, you can have him get on either end first. The reason I do the high end first is that sound is louder. It helps desensitize the bump and sound when you switch to the other end.
Letting him figure something out is a confidence builder, and fun! Try fetch and monkey in the middle.
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