Dog Question

[smitdavi]

any suggestions on helping me walk him...he'll walk when both of us go, but he won't go anywhere when it's just Katie or just me

[tsolomon]

Sounds like he doesn't want to leave his pack. Can you take him for a walk if only one of you is at home? My first suggestion would be to drive him to a field or park and just let him sniff around and build on that. If you have a friend with a dog, have them come over and see if he will follow the other dog. He has to learn to associate walks and car rides with good things happening to him. It will take time and you need to be patient with him. Have Katie meet you halfway through the walk if you get him out.

[smitdavi]

Just an update:

He's only had ONE accident in the house this past week. He goes to the back door when he has to go, barks when he has to #2

We've taught him to sit

He sleeps through the night....almost

He actually likes his crate

With the walks he still struggles, but he eventually gets the hang of if it and comes along. We have to coax him with treats lol

Now if we can get him to stop the nipping, life would be great

[replicant_argent]

Originally Posted by smitdavi

Just an update:

He's only had ONE accident in the house this past week. He goes to the back door when he has to go, barks when he has to #2

We've taught him to sit

He sleeps through the night....almost

He actually likes his crate

With the walks he still struggles, but he eventually gets the hang of if it and comes along. We have to coax him with treats lol

Now if we can get him to stop the nipping, life would be great

It sounds like you have a pro teaching that dog... you aren't getting professional help, are you?

WOOF!

I'm glad to hear it is going well, and I bet you are proud of the pup too. You chould probably post another pic or two, damn... Lab puppies are cute.

[smitdavi]

Originally Posted by replicant_argent

It sounds like you have a pro teaching that dog... you aren't getting professional help, are you?

WOOF!

I'm glad to hear it is going well, and I bet you are proud of the pup too. You chould probably post another pic or two, damn... Lab puppies are cute.

No pros...couldn't justify spending the money on something that we can do ourselves, ya know. He goes in for his second round of shots on Monday, then he will be 10 weeks old. I'll get some new pics up later this afternoon

The funny thing is, is that right after I posted the last post he pee'd inside lol

[Lucky_Hippo]

Congrats on the new family member bro. We have an 8 yr old female chocolate lab and couldn't be happier. They are easy to train compaired to other pups, but still take some work. Consistancy with you AND everyone else in the house will make it go much faster. They don't really grow out of the puppy stage for at least 2 years, but then they do turn into the perfect porch dogs. They are intelligent! We taught ours to ring the doorbell when she wants to come back inside instead of barking at the door.

Here is our Bailey right behind the most rotten/loving boxer you've ever meet.