Puppy Owners Feeling Overwhelmed by Training

“Hey! I'm training my 9-week-old puppy but I'm trying to find videos online and I feel like I'm all mixed up in the order of what to teach her first.Does anyone have any advice on online training courses? I was looking at diyk9's or the one from Will atherton... I live in Miami and encounter many people who claim to be trainers, but their prices are horribly high Or they say they'll train her in 2 weeks when the puppy is only 3 months old, Even the Garrett "board and trai”

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“Hi there. I work at a doggy day care, and we have a lot of dogs with wildly different personalities. We recently received a Malinos Dachshund puppy who is in need of some serious training atm. I've been passively working with him throughout my work day to enforce good behaviors. The biggest issues im having atm is getting him to recall once he focuses in on another dogs. Some dogs are not the biggest fans of a dog chasing them around all day, barking in their face until they play with him, a”

“I don't mean influencers, dog trainers, are there any books you know that is based on somewhat scientific shit, if there is any? Our griffon is 7 months and i am losing my mind with him being one day some way and next another... We had him since he was 2 months old. submitted by /u/Ok-Fly-1778 [link] [comments]”

“So my wife and I have a Shibu Inu and Rottweiler mix. He’s about 4 1/2 months and he seems pretty receptive to a handful of things such as to sit down his name to come and how to play fetch. The difficulty that we are facing is with the biting phase and crate training. More of a focus might be crate training because I hear that your puppy should be willing to go into the crate, but mine fights us to death on it. Any pointers or tips. I think that he thinks it’s a punishment so we don’t necessari”

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“Hi all! I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar with their pupper. So, I have a 7 months old male rescue, most likely a mix of gsd, kangal and probably something else He’s been completely socialized with both people and other dogs and generally has no issues interacting with either. Recently he started going on group walks and doing some group training and he absolutely loves it. The problem is what happens when he gets home. For at least an hour afterwards, he’ll whine, h”

“Hey all! Back in August, we brought home a Czech Working Line german shepherd puppy, Currently he’s 4 months old, he’s a family protection dog prospect, came from an excellent breeder who matched us with this pup and he’s checked every box so far. A little disclaimer before i go on to explain, because I know many will jump to conclusions, but this is not my first WL Gsd, and i’ve been working with dogs for 7 years, and soon to start a dog training apprenticeship, but this is just one of those th”

“Hi everyone, I am an owner of a GSD/Lab puppy who is 11 weeks old and doing typical puppy biting, but I want to know how to properly teach that nipping people is not allowed. She has multiple outlets and even knows to bite the toy only when I say ‘okay’. We’ve tried multiple methods but they don’t seem to work — and I don’t expect them to entirely given her age. Cheers. Thank you! submitted by /u/gothpardus [link] [comments]”

“I have a 16 week old GSD, she's not my first GSD so I know that as a breed they are naturally quite wary, but my puppy is particularly so - I have been working hard on socialising since she was 8 weeks old, and by far the biggest barrier to success is her fixating on other people and dogs. It's not in an aggressive way, as she is great with people and good with calm dogs. The fixation however leads to gradual arousal and then eventually barking and/or pulling. Even from a distance, once”

“My 6 month old female chihuahua mix has been in training classes the past 5 weeks. She did amazing the first 3 weeks, but started to get very unruly the last 2 weeks. The trainer and I believe she is going through adolescence. It’s almost impossible to get her to pay attention during class as she is heavily distracted by both the dogs and people. Not aggressive, she just pulls towards everybody as she is very friendly and really wants to play. I train with her every day and she does well. I’ve b”

“On August 22, my mum and I got a griffon bruxellois puppy. At first, he was docile. A few times, he continuously put his front paws on my bed and let me pat him. One time, I tried to pat him, but he darted under my bed, and my hand accidentally hit my bedframe, and I think that made him think I was trying to attack him. Ever since then, he loves my mum but is scared of me. He started barking almost every time he sees me. At first, it was just tiny, quiet barks, and we would laugh at how silly th”

“Hi, everyone Wanted to ask for some advice on what I may be going wrong or can be improved with my new Whippet puppy. He’s 3mo, have him with us for a week now. There’s two main things we’ve been working on: introducing him to our 8yo cat and crate training. Interaction with the cat has been manageable, he’s still too excited around the cat but he’s mostly curious and we’re trying to educate him into peaceful and calm attitude. Crate training however has been very challenging. Started surprising”

“I have a 9-month-old Shepherd mix named Blue (we think he's German Shepherd, Pitbull, Blue Heeler, and maybe Aussie Shepherd). Blue has been a work in progress. Long story short, we had to take him home at 5 weeks old because he was not safe at his first home. I will explain if anyone asks. Blue has been extremely fortunate to have me working from home from the start, so he's used to someone always being around. And because he is my first puppy, this is a learning curve for me. I might h”

“Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice because I’m really struggling with my 16 week old Bernese puppy. I know puppies bite and can get overstimulated, but her behaviour seems very intense. She will randomly attack us, both inside the house and on walks. She grabs our hands, arms, legs and clothes, bites repeatedly hard enough to break the skin and make us bleed and will growl and bark while doing it. On walks, she can suddenly turn around and go for us, biting our legs or clothes and becoming”

“my five month old toy poodle is becoming a bit of a menace… he’s not getting enough play time but i’m finding it hard to play enough / get him walking on the leash and am hoping someone might know tips that could help one of the things im finding hard is he’s not that food motivated, so trying to lure him with treats when leash walking is going poorly (aka always) + i live in nyc so the streets can be really busy / stimulating to take him out on which also doesnt help i work pretty long hours, m”

“I'm kind of just a bit lost and not sure what exactly I should be trying to do. I have an ~9 week old male German Shepherd puppy. I've had him for 4 days. He's my second one, I had one before him (5y/o male) who I had to put down earlier this summer. I got him when he was 4 months old so I'm just not sure how to read a younger puppy maybe? Background Info: He's super clingy, like wants to be carried and needs to be able to either see you or be right beside you at all times. I”

“I have an 8 (now almost 9 month old) Lab puppy. He’s so smart and has been a breezy until adolescence hit. Now he’s become such an excited greeter. Pulling super hard when he sees another dog in close proximity. He’s okay if there’s enough space between us but if we’re walking too close (like in the aisles of a store or along the same road/sidewalk) he pulls like crazy wanting to say hi, sniffing the air when they pass by. We do group obedience classes weekly which he settles in great once we’re”

“the title pretty much sums it up. we got our puppy mid august, and up til now he’s been very sweet and easy to train. i thought i lucked out with the world’s best puppy. now all of a sudden at 17 weeks, he forgot all his potty training, is chewing everything, and is just a terror. and, my mom is in hospice so my nerves are shot. we have all kinds of things for him to chew on, and i’m probably not operating at 100% great dog training. i know things will get better. i’m just venting. 🙏🏻🥹”

“My puppy is 11 months old and an American bully. I’ve had her since she was 12 weeks old. Shes been around plenty of different people. We have get togethers with friends and family maybe once or twice a month at our home. We’ve taken her to pet stores, the vet, Home Depot, etc to get her used to different environments. Well, after her first heat around 8 months old (she’s getting spayed next week) she became very fearful of new places and people. She used to let people pet her on walks and wasn’”

“I got my dog(gsd mix) when he was about 3,4 months old from my sister. He wasn't trained at all and did not know a single command and wouldn't walk beside you on walks either and would constantly pull. I started training him and at that time wasn't sure if he'll be with me after my sister's back so didn't get a trainer. I taught him a few commands, like sit, up, stay, down, spin, touch, hug, a few like these and taught him "no" and "leave it".”

“I got my dog(gsd mix) when he was about 3,4 months old from my sister. He wasn't trained at all and did not know a single command and wouldn't walk beside you on walks either and would constantly pull. I started training him and at that time wasn't sure if he'll be with me after my sister's back so didn't get a trainer. I taught him a few commands, like sit, up, stay, down, spin, touch, hug, a few like these and taught him "no" and "leave it".”

“My 15 week old pup is really a great boy. He's very smart and has picked up a lot of good traits through training at home. I plan to take him to obedience classes as he matures (My reason for the delay is honestly, I know what I'm doing enough to get through the puppy phase and would rather see what types of behaviors he cant figure out with me before paying money. I don't need to pay for someone to teach basics). My current issue revolves around door manners. He has started alerting”

“5 months ago my husband and I adopted a German shepherd/lab mix puppy from our local Humane Society. She's 7 months old, and very smart and loving except for twice a day when she gets the puppy zoomies. Typically during this time we play catch, tug of war or fetch with her. She also has engagement toys, chew toys, gets walked at least once a day and has the run of our fenced back yard whenever she wants to be outside. The problem is when playing she gets so excited that she will start mouthi”

“My puppy is very shy pervious owners where not the best did not take her outside at all which she has warmed up too more. But she is very timid and anxiety. Ik these can both be a bad combo for a dog like this. Looking for tips on Getting comfortable on leash at all Comfortable with brushing Being approched often shys away even when exited to see someone And overall tips to really help her Ik shes a very active breed that needs constant stumilation, any tips to a semi beginner to this! sub”

“Adopted 8 week old puppy with first round of vaccines. Getting a lot of mixed advice on how much we can socialize with non dog owning friends. I know not to put on the ground in public or bring to highly trafficked pet areas for potty breaks but can non-dog owning close friends hold her? And can we bring her out and about as long as we hold her and don’t put on the ground and don’t let strangers pet? Maybe a silly question but getting advice that both it’s fine and that we should wait 1-2 weeks.”

“We have a 16-week-old mini poodle and he is doing great with obedience training, potty training, and crate training. The one area we’re struggling in is barking/attention. If he’s fully awake and not just stirring in the middle of a nap, he’ll often bark when we leave the room. re the mixed messages: I feel like some people online say puppies need constant attention to feel safe, but I also see people saying you need to let them develop a sense of independence. When he barks like this, I don’t k”

“Hi Everyone, I have a 3 month old female corgi who is simply just a puppy. She is doing all the puppy things, like not listening and teething. She goes to obedience classes, and is beginning to learn! However the main issue I am having is with my roommate, she knew I was getting a puppy and was fine with it. However, now that my puppy has lived with us, my roommate has become rude with her. Like using bullying in a sense. She gets mad when she barks at her, I keep telling her to ignore the puppy”

“Hi ! We have a 3 month old rough collie (girl) and today will be the third week of puppy training. We've been having a bit of a discussion at home considering dog treats. At the training it's said to reward the puppy for good behaviour with treats. I personally think it's a good way to train her and have also been giving her treats every time she does something that's considered 'good'. Since she has to make associations and can't make the connection herself when we s”

“We have a three month old English Springer Spaniel. She spends all day with me while my 12 & 10 year old are at school and the wife is at work. (I work part-time from home.) By and large, training is going well. Our biggest struggle continues to be crate training, specifically daytime crate training (so someday I can leave the house). But we’re making progress bit by bit. Here’s my question: all hell breaks loose when my kids come home. It’s not them, it’s that the puppy so desperately wants”

“4.5 month old GSD. He’s starting to regress with some parts of his training and I’m struggling. Unexpectedly found out we’re pregnant so I’m extra exhausted and sick all the time now and can’t imagine managing both a newborn and this dog. Hoping that in 7 months when I give birth we’ll have made a lot more progress. Any good stories to help me regain my hope? How was your dog from puppy age to adult? submitted by /u/Kitchen-Bed7313 [link] [comments]”

“Hi! Myself and my husband just got a Bernese mountain dog puppy 10 days ago. She’s currently 14 weeks and is very cute! She picks up training very well and is well on her way to learning sit/down/stay and leave it (in the house anyway). She’s very food motivated which is great for training but can lead to her becoming a bit frantic at times. I’m posting because her behaviour in the garden is mostly absolutely bananas. If she’s tired it’s fine, she’ll go to the toilet (is pretty good at this tho”

“Hello!! I just got gifted an 8 month old female puppy, she's really sweet and playful, but I'm struggling a little so I'd like some help with training her and how to deal with her extremely clingy behaviour. A little back-story: She's a shih tzu that was gifted to me by a couple who were looking into giving her up because she was naughty, clingy, and overall just a puppy lol, she used to live in an apartment so she's used to puppy pads and sleeping in her owners bed. My probl”

“I have an 8 week old GSD pup and would love some advice from people who have experience raising GSDs from puppyhood. She already knows come, sit, stay, wait, no, touch, spin, stand and jump. Obviously she’s still a baby, so I don’t expect her to follow every command perfectly. I keep the sessions short and mostly use treats and play. She’s also being crate trained and surprisingly she absolutely loves her crate. She settles and sleeps in there comfortably. Potty training is going pretty well too”

“My 3 month old German shepherd puppy is only nipping/biting my hand. Anyone else who pets him or is around him, he never nibbles on them. Does anyone know the reason for that? submitted by /u/Typical-Key-6496 [link] [comments]”

“Hi all, I specifically made a reddit account this morning so i’m hoping for some advice on this issue. Roughly a month ago my partner and I got a corgi puppy, long story short we didn’t exactly want a dog but his father impulsively bought him and after having him for a few months was ready to take him to a shelter, so we decided to take him. Now the issue is, this dog is seriously untrainable, he listens to absolutely nothing. My biggest problem is with him not using the restroom outside. When m”

“Hi there! My nephews are coming to my home for Christmas and we just adopted a 1.5 year old rescue! She’s still settling in with us, so I know she may not be fully trained (especially around kids, which we don’t have) by the time they visit. The nephews are 8, 6, and 2. I’m hoping to buy them a book or two that will help teach them how to interact with the dog when they arrive (give a few months for the lessons to sink in!). Does anyone have any recommendations? I imagine I’ll need atleast one b”

“I have a 11wk old male Golden Retriever/Australian Shepherd mix puppy. We have had him since 8 weeks old. When we first brought him home, he was a scared little angel baby and I think we babied him too much. Now he is an 11wk old piranha who tries to nip and bite us whenever we try to pet him and demand barks whenever we aren't paying attention to him. I am aware of the high energy breed and am looking forward to walks and runs when he is older, however am needing some more ideas how to tire”

“A little over a month ago, my bf and I started working with a dog trainer for our 1.5 y/o shiba. He was already displaying spotty communication with us but because my dog was comfortable with him and had worked out a deal with us, we decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. We had one 2 hour long session where he told us that he'd like us to begin umbilical cord training. He instructed us on how to do it. He also told us to get a martingale collar and a prong collar, and that he would s”

“Must have picked one of the most difficult puppies to train. My dachshund mix is a wonderful temperament but his energy level and easy tendency for boredom is insane. He just wants everything in his mouth (including my feet!) He has a serious case of FOMO, fights me every step of the way when it comes to napping during the day and just generally wants to be top dog. He can be a very, sweet gentle soul when he wants love and comfort and is chilling in the evening but his hunting instincts are rea”

“I (23f) have an almost 12-week-old Rough Collie and she’s my first puppy, so I’m still learning what is normal puppy chaos versus what actually means she needs a nap. She’ll sometimes get absolutely insane — biting my hands, nipping at my heels, grabbing everything, running around, getting progressively crazier the more I interact with her, especially after a while in her xpen. Sometimes she’s also panting and yawning while she’s doing it, but she still acts VERY eager to keep playing. That’s th”

“I have a German Shepard to which point I've never owned a large dog before. I am looking for advice from more experienced people in understanding some of some of his behaviors because I am at a loss, Starting with the most notable he pees in the house a lot, it doesn't matter if we just got home from a daytrip, a hike, or just one of our usual walks. He will almost immediately find something to pee on inside. I can't figure this out I've tried extending our usual route and changi”

“My sister says my puppy, who will be eight months old in a month, is "rough", and I'm wondering whether I'm being unreasonable in thinking that his behaviour is normal for his age. For context, he's a Lab x English Cocker Spaniel cross, so a combination of two fairly bouncy, excitable breeds. Overall, I'm happy with where he is in training and how he's progressing. He's doing well and, with the exception of a couple of things we're still working on, I don&#3”

“What do l do? Our pup is on a barking spree lately, by the way both his parents are GSD however dad is mixed with a white shepherd but it doesn’t show….. anyways he barks at me specifically anytime l try to sit on the couch, if l walk, if l talk, if we try to eat just all my movements tick him off. My husband on the other end, they get along well and he listens to him. If he says no to something he will surely stop. With me he just barks back🤦🏾‍♀️he barks soo loud it hurts my ears. It’s non st”

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“We're at our wits end with our 9-10 month old German Shepherd/Labrador/Alaskan Malamute/Mutt mix. She's a sweet heart, but since she turned around 9 months old, she's regressed into what feels like puppyhood all over again. With also a side of bad leash reactivity with other dogs. This was obviously expected, we knew adolescence was going to be hard, and what exactly to expect. But she just cannot settle anymore, she's frantic and restless no matter how much we exercise her, walk”

“A little torn up about this for a number of reasons. Yesterday, I had a training session with my 17 month old golden retriever (service dog prospect) and her two trainers. They work in tandem and often bring one of their dogs each, that way my girl is around other dogs, I think. One of the dogs usually comes for her confidence building. Well, they wanted a picture of our dogs doing a down stay near each other before we left the kid's park. Before all of this, I want to say that I've neve”

“Basically, I have a 4 month old German shepherd lab mix. I’ve raised him sense he was 2 weeks old. bottle feeding, teaching him how to walk, literally everything. at about 2 months old he started escape his little box thing I made for him so I made the decision to find him a crate and begin crate training. at first I just slowly introduced him to it. letting him go inside it look around then come back out, always keeping the door open, and then eventually started to put him in it for 10-20 mins”

“I have a very well behaved 11 month old poodle cross collie, shes a 10/10 at home and is getting a lot calmer in public with practice, but she is a total energiser bunny. I take her to obedience classes and the trainer told me at the last class that she will need to switch to play as a reward because she's so food motivated. My other dog is a 10 year old mastiff mix, who is food obsessed and isn't allowed to even think of food when there's something she needs to be focussed on. Treat”

“My 8 month old dog has been with me for the past 3.5 months. He wasn't properly socialised with people and would constantly jump on them to play and bark at them. He would bark at other dogs as well and would want to lunge at them not sure if he wants to play with them or fight since he's pretty playful with the neighbourhood puppies and their mother. Please somebody help, how do I socialise him with people especially when people in my county generally dislike dogs. Also, he's crate”

“My 8 month old dog has been with me for the past 3.5 months. He wasn't properly socialised with people and would constantly jump on them to play and bark at them. He would bark at other dogs as well and would want to lunge at them not sure if he wants to play with them or fight since he's pretty playful with the neighbourhood puppies and their mother. Please somebody help, how do I socialise him with people especially when people in my county generally dislike dogs. Also, he's crate”

“I am working with a 5 month old female GSD, bred from working lines. This is my second shepherd, but my first "working dog". We have both been making great improvements, my training abilities have been getting better, and her training, behaviour and attention have all been improving consistently. Overall, I am very happy with how we are doing. For the most part, I see huge improvements each training session when compared to the previous. Every so often though, like today, nothing seems”

“My first puppy 12 years ago was ✨extremely✨ easy. I am familiar with conditioning and rewarding good behavior but not when the behavior I don’t want is constant. My new puppy today is 9 weeks old golden retriever - barks at any frustration, cannot handle even lick mats without barking at it if it’s hard - verrryy low tolerance for frustration, see above - super possessive or driven? She fixates on things she has no matter how high of value item I try to trade. If she chose to collect whatever sh”

“Hello ! I'm reaching for help. I have a 5 month puppy. I've had her for about 2 almost three months (she's a rescue) and she's a siberian husky mix, we think mixed with german Shepard, we also have a Catahoula that is around 2 years old and we've also had her since she was a puppy. My dog (5 month old puppy) is usually very sweet and laid back, but when it comes to food she gets aggressive. I have owned boxers and other dogs and never really had a problem with this, but I not”

“Hello, I have an 8 month old puppy. I do not know what breed she is. She's always been a ball of energy, out of all the dogs I have ever owned she is the most energetic. I feel like I am not giving her a good enough way to use her energy so I'm looking for ideas. She is a STRONG chewer even if she's small. She destroyed her Kong toys and i had to take them away because she was eating the pieces. She LOVES playing catch with her ball. What I often do is use two balls and throw them ba”

“I think I screwed a bit my puppy Teckel (10w almost 11w old), he was receptive to me. A couple of things have happened Trying to potty training him and doing some socialization with the environment --> I am going to the main entrance of the building and to the paved sidewalk of the garden. As he is not yet fully vaccinated, me and my gf were quite protective on that (Paris, thus fear of rats everywhere 🙃) so we were controlling everything that he put on his mouth, taking it directly... Figur”

“This may seem like a obvious question but my mini Aussie is now 15 weeks old and I can tell he’s really smart and wants to make me happy and get his treats. Sometimes I feel like I am confusing him or he gets frustrated. I try to keep it simple and always give him a lot of wins/yes with new commands. In a single training session should I be doing a variety/circuit of commands or just focusing on 2-3? Right now he’s pretty good with: -sit/siéntate (until release) -down/acuéstate (until release) w”

“Hi everyone, I have a 5 month old puppy who is extremely timid/scared of everything when outside. He knows his basic commands/ recall and does them perfectly when inside the house. Unfortunately, I have not been able to have any success while outside. It seems the smallest things scare him or completely distract him outside. When I do try to slowly train him, even just in the apartment hallway, he doesn’t respond to any verbal praise and refuses to eat a treat. Do you have any advice? subm”

“my dog (GSD) never ever ever ever barks when im around and when we're training even if i hold a high value toy/treat to get him frustrated, he'll just find something else to do/smell other than that, he's pretty good at everything. basic commands, fetching, biting (rope toy), heel, etc. asking for advice on how to get him to start barking given his issue of being very non-verbal. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/hhhharderdady [link] [comments]”