New puppy is now 16 weeks and gorgeous, she's a lab x collie and very boisterous when out or with new exciting people (exciting = anyone except me, dd and dh).
When out in quiet areas, she's a dream. Trots along next to me, fetches a ball, explores woods etc. comes back pretty well. She plays nicely with bigger dogs, but gets very distracted and won't come when called if she's run off playing with another dog. We use a dig walker a couple if days a week while I work and they say she plays nicely with other dogs, and say how gorgeous and sociable she is.
Indoors she's pretty good, will sit and down on command, we are working on stay, five and off with lots of success. She asks to go out to the garden and is very gentle with dd.
Walking on the lead is hit and miss, she still pulls a lot, enough to make herself sick the other day. We are consistent with stopping and refusing to walk when she pulls. A 10 minute walk can take forever. She just doesn't seem to be catching on to not pulling.
We go to training classes locally and she is twice the size of the others. She jumps on others and is generally Barky , jumpy and ridiculously excited to be there.
It's getting to the point that the other owners are starting to comment on her, and they are concerned for their puppy's safety. I'm beginning tk feel like a really crap dog owner
I feel like its one step forward, two steps back and everyone else thinks she's the hulk in disguise! Any tips on training her to be a calm, sociable dog? And any tips on the pulling on the lead would be fantastic, as walks simply are not fun for anyone unless she's off the lead.
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mycatoscar · 29/01/2013 21:32
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