Yes, she will look at me when I ask her to, take the treat and then go right ahead pulling again. Now I’m going to watch the video you recommend.

What do you think of using a remote training collar to stop puppy from nipping on kids or my hands ? I live in a rural area and the nearest dog training place is 60 miles away

lease PLEASE do a video on training, specifically leash training, for dogs that are not in the least bit food motivated. I am having so much difficulty training my cavapoo because he's an extremely picky eater that barely takes treats.

How did you manage?! Our 13 week old cocker spaniel is used to her lead in the house and garden, but once outside she “gallops” on 2 back legs, runs circles round me and determined to drag me down the street 🤣 and completely ignores any treat or reward unless in the house

@@tiramisumochi4787 unfortunately nothing improved for us and it ended up with my cocker pulling my husband right over, whereupon he cut his finger on the gravel really badly. We bought every lead, harness, collar and halti on the market and nothing helped. We took her to a training class with other dogs but all she wanted to do was play with them and that was not allowed so I spent the whole hour trying to keep her focused and holding tight to her lead. It was hopeless!! All the training videos on KZfaq show dogs that have already been trained. None of them were like Jenny! Last .November we allowed Jenny to go and live with a younger member of our extended family. They live in a more rural setting where Jenny has more freedom to run and be her energetic self. She is now living her best life, but we were bereft. I still miss her very much and shed tears when I think about her. Last March, 2023, we bought a smaller breed puppy and we have found him to be easier for us. However he is not so trainable as Jenny when it comes to ‘sit’, ‘stay’, ‘leave’ etc. I did my research before we got Jenny, at which time all the videos and articles I read said that cocker spaniels were perfect family pets. I say they can be but more often they are not. Ours was a working cocker and they are even more energetic than the show cockers. Good luck with yours. Keep in touch :)

Your dog in this video is identical to my adopted senior girl- I did dna test and she’s everything. What breed is this dog?

Is just for a different perspective try Robert Cabral. He is also a great trainer.

I agree with the other commenter, I would also suggest Upstate Canine Academy. A bit more on the reward based compared to the balanced approach. Just remember you can also use tools like thin slipleads, martingale, hermspringger prong (not always needed but good to desensitize to different stuff as much as possible.) The tools are just to give a different sensation to confuse or annoy the dog so you can teach a new "autopilot" while on a walk. It isn't permanent so dont feel like you are mean or anything it is just to give a different feeling so it gets the dog's attention. Try to keep any training with any tool to an hour, keep a collar backup clip attached, and always keep the tools on the dog correctly. Hopefully you and your little fren can go explore the world together without dislocating any shoulders 😆

@@bellw5834 this is actually good advice. I started switching between front clip harness and flat collar and he is very much improved. Strangely I think this may be a maturity thing as just this month is seems like thinks are finally clicking for him. I was always taught “start training at 8weeks and never stop” lately I’ve heard, “don’t expect much until somewhere around 6-9 months” I think my dog is definitely doing better at retaining info at 8months.

Hey there! We just uploaded a new video about how to get your dog excited to learn and motivated by food. Check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bOB-l9t3qra2cp8.html

Someone didn’t watch the whole video!

Maybe I’ll try a piece of a hotdog during grasshopper season

Also start training the leave it command

I guess so. I have similar hybrid dog

Hey Leonardo, check out this video on getting more FOCUS from your dog. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qa1ddZaYns-ce4k.html Happy Training! ~Dan

Planning your rewards is an important step, SK8 Lady! Especially when you have a small breed dog. This will help: Are You Giving Your Puppy TOO MANY Treats? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJeJiqR-l9m-d6c.html Happy Training!

Good question.

From what I’ve gathered, the collar has more control of the head, which is more effective for getting your dog’s attention/better for embedding behaviour

@@bluebee825 I see, I think I read something similar to that the other day. Thanks for your response!

I have a 10 month old Pomeranian. I use her kibble for training. This loose leash training would take too much food for her size. Any thoughts for pet owners with tiny breeds?

I'm no professional trainer so this may not work but maybe spend a few minutes out of your walk, just slowly going down the stairs one by one saying praise for staying close, every time they go to zoom, you pull them back to the top and don't go down until they sit and or calm down, (giving them a treat once they do.) It may take a while and a few walks but it just may work for your pup.