Just for fun

[ips]

Just for fun.....you can only give one piece of advise re training to a total newbie.....what would it be ?

[Naj]

Remember, it’s meant to be fun.

[newf]

Complex behaviors are trained by simple approaches.

[munstyman]

Spend more time interacting with the dog than reading/writing about it on social media

[Nickheref]

Watching people with pups on flexi leads when miles from a road or anything remotely dangerous my advice would be - a pup is more frightened of losing you than you are of losing it, if you keep it on a lead all the time when small then all you are teaching it is that "lead on = sort of behave, lead off = do what you want and pay no attention to me". Particularly when they decide it is time to let a pup off the lead more at 9 months old and it is far more confident in itself so doesn't need to listen to them.

[Judy]

Spend more time interacting with the dog than reading/writing about it on social media

[Naj]

Learn how to engage with the dog and maintain that engagement under increasing levels of distraction and the training bit becomes easy. Engagement breaks before training.

Naj

[Springfield Pointers]

"don't f### it up"

[CockerCanuck]

Relax, take your time, be consistent.

That may be three things but it is at least short.

[WGD]

Know what you want from the dog.... if you don't know, the dog has no chance!