tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846445247896273502.post5924078988367514365..comments2023-04-15T05:47:41.766-06:00Comments on The Eentsy Weentsy Dog: The advantage of leadershipMongoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545512692510569390noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846445247896273502.post-22287566576245454492010-01-12T13:05:35.997-07:002010-01-12T13:05:35.997-07:00Great idea on the name. I guess a name I like may ...Great idea on the name. I guess a name I like may not always be the name the puppy chooses. And you are also right about the puppy - i have a hard time separating her refusing to learn and her not being old enough to grasp what I'm teaching her because all she wants to do is run around, sniff people, and eat things. <br /><br />If you think of anything though or remember how you trained your puppy, please share. I'd be very interested. Your leadership post really makes sense, and I think that demeanor is critical to have if you want your dog to behave. I'll strive for that!Adamhttp://ironadam.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846445247896273502.post-78066104473979623852010-01-11T20:04:22.993-07:002010-01-11T20:04:22.993-07:00I'll have to put some thought into answering t...I'll have to put some thought into answering this, but one thing I have to say is, it's hard for a four-month-old puppy to do anything consistently. She's just a baby. <br /><br />And if she doesn't respond to her name, change it. Tinky-Winky came to me with the name "Bunny" and I never got a reaction out of her calling her that. The name I gave her, she responds to. Likewise my first dog, Scotland. For the first three weeks I had her, she answered only to "puppies". Because she'd always been called as part of her litter. So for three weeks I called her every name I could think of, such as Peanut, Freedom, Magic... Nothing. And one day I called her Scotland and she responded, so that became her name.Mongoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545512692510569390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846445247896273502.post-90168055456311474382010-01-11T16:42:18.871-07:002010-01-11T16:42:18.871-07:00This post is very good! It makes a lot of sense. I...This post is very good! It makes a lot of sense. I guess the question I have is how do you establish leadership with your dog? I don't believe it's a have it or you don't. At some point, my guess is everyone can establish leadership. But how? What do you do? "NOs" with the dog, pretending to be a dog and throwing your dog on its back and showing ur teeth while growling may do it for some things. I've found my shiba, albeit a puppy (4 months), knows I'm her leader about 20% of the time. She is submissive with me after a few weeks of establishing this leadership, but she still doesn't listen. She doesn't come, she fetches when she wants, and she doesn't really like responding to her name. I hope in due time, leadership is established here, but I'm finding it's difficult to do. any thoughts?Adamhttp://ironadam.comnoreply@blogger.com