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Old 29-07-2008, 09:21 PM
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Re: Help! Training Puppy around 3 dogs and another puppy?

Hi everyone, thanks for all the replies. I haven't had internet for ages but finally got it running!

Molly is now 12 and a half weeks old and a very well behaved puppy. She sleeps in a crate at night with the other puppy and stays in from 10.30pm to 6am without complaint (although sometimes a little crying for the first 10 mins which is ignored).

I haven't been quite as consistent with her training as I should be (it's hard with the other four around) and up until yesterday she was coming 99.5/100 times when I shouted for her. She ignored me in the field yesterday and today and also ignored me in the back garden when I shouted her in so it's back to the flexi lead until she is 100% reliable. She sits everytime I ask and knows not to scrounge food so I can't really see that her being away early has left her with any problems. Housetraining is still not cracked (about 80% and I will often spend a good 10mins with her out in the garden or half an hour at the field and she will come in and empty her bowels as soon as we get in the house! Any tips? Peeing is not a problem as she always pees on command although today I forgot to go out at usual time and tell her to go(stupidly) and she came inside and peed in front of me even though the back door is open all the time. Guess I will just have to keep working on it.

Also, I'm struggling to teach her down as she is a mini dachshund when I drag a treat to the floor she can still reach it, have tried making a tunnel with my legs so she has to lie down but she just looks at me like i'm silly pulling the biscuit in there! Have tried gently pushing her down like I did with sit but it doesn't seem to be working!

Anything else I should be teaching her, just the basics really, I want her to sit, lie down and come on command.

Thanks
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