Finn's thread!! Puppy is GROWING!!!

[cherrynberry]

Good idea!
That also made me think of not chewing on things that aren't toys.

To the general everyone: Is there a way to teach a dog to jump on things, but by invitation?

Well, since someone already answered that, I recommend that you leave the puppy alone in your room for some time every once in awhile. Although, it may be hard, it is the best way to train them to not have separation anxiety from early on. I also recommend that you also train him to like his tooth brush...you can look on YouTube for videos. Because if you want him to have good dental health, it is best to brush his teeth everyday and him liking it is going to be very helpful. These are the two biggest mistakes I made with my first dog

 

[black_cat]

Well, since someone already answered that, I recommend that you leave the puppy alone in your room for some time every once in awhile.

Puppy will be alone in a crate for several hours a day (not more than like 5 hours max) but crate training is how we're going to work on potty training as well.

Although, it may be hard, it is the best way to train them to not have separation anxiety from early on. I also recommend that you also train him to like his tooth brush...you can look on YouTube for videos. Because if you want him to have good dental health, it is best to brush his teeth everyday and him liking it is going to be very helpful. These are the two biggest mistakes I made with my first dog

Great idea! I'll try to brush him with a brush brush every day, and maybe toothbrush every other day... I'd also like him to get used to being touched all over to make it easier at the vet and groomer, so I'll give him paw and ear rubs and the like.

 

[cherrynberry]

Puppy will be alone in a crate for several hours a day (not more than like 5 hours max) but crate training is how we're going to work on potty training as well.

Great idea! I'll try to brush him with a brush brush every day, and maybe toothbrush every other day... I'd also like him to get used to being touched all over to make it easier at the vet and groomer, so I'll give him paw and ear rubs and the like.

Make sure you integrate the toothbrush slowly, my dog ended up hating it!

 

[berryncherry]

I’ve learned to get them used to clothes at a young age... one of my dogs is so afraid of wearing doggy clothes, she hides in a corner when I get one out.
But they are very cute in them!!!

 

[black_cat]

I’ve learned to get them used to clothes at a young age... one of my dogs is so afraid of wearing doggy clothes, she hides in a corner when I get one out.
But they are very cute in them!!!

Oh my gosh, how cute!!! Is that a border collie? Adorable!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Also they make some really nice harnesses. Not all of them look ridiculous. There’s a lot of really cool ones. Also, be aware that just because they walk well on one tool does not necessarily mean they will walk well on another. So you would have to retrain them anyway if you switched to a flat later. So I’d say it would be easier to just start on the tool you want to use. It won’t hurt them if you train properly and prevent pulling from the beginning. And puppies are very easy to teach leash manners to especially with food hahah

 

[ShrekDawg]

Good idea!
That also made me think of not chewing on things that aren't toys.

To the general everyone: Is there a way to teach a dog to jump on things, but by invitation?

Just don’t let them up unless you invite them. If they jump up uninvited, make them get off. You would need to teach a command for each such as “up up” or something for getting up and “off” for, well, getting off LOL

 

[black_cat]

A still from a video of him

 

[berryncherry]

Oh my gosh, how cute!!! Is that a border collie? Adorable!

Yeah, he's a border collie. Having multiple dogs has really helped improve the energetic problem. He just plays with his siblings out in the backyard- I rarely need to walk him!

 

[black_cat]

Yeah, he's a border collie. Having multiple dogs has really helped improve the energetic problem. He just plays with his siblings out in the backyard- I rarely need to walk him!

I wouldn't consider being energetic a problem lol
Maybe I'm just too sport focused lol