Thursday, September 15, 2011

Hobart's Training

I have learned a lot already raising Hobart. He is a smart little cookie and he picks up on things very fast! I have to make sure he's not outsmarting me! He's also a little cocky! I have to correct fairly hard to get him to respect me. He likes to explore! If I look away he will be off wondering around doing as he wants! But then again he's really sweet! I got to go to puppy class with him for the first time last night. He did well. There were twenty other dogs so he wasn't interested in obeying at first, but then he did really well. I was reminded by a PR friend that I need to enjoy this stage as much as possible and not try to overwhelm him with to many commands. When I first got Dembre I completely overwhelmed him with command drill and it didn't help a bit. Hobart is learning quickly, but he still has a chance to develop at a fairly normal rate. A basic command a week and correction for inappropriate behaviors makes for a pretty nice pup!

He is a wonderful little pup and I am so excited that I get the privilege of raising him!

~Elijah & Hobart II

9 comments:

  1. It sounds like you are doing a great job with Hobart. He seems like he has an amazing personality.

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  2. OK, so...did you get a peek at your Dembre and his pal, Ansel, while you were there...???

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  3. I didn't. The first semester dogs have been moved to the far back kennels and I didn't have time to go back there to say hi, but I should be able to next week!

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  4. WOW, Hobart looks like a diff dog already! He has that concerned look, like Ansel has.

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  5. Hi Y'all,

    Years ago I met an 80+ yr old horse trainer who said he kept training because every day he learned something new and every horse taught him something he hadn't known before.

    BrownDog's Human

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  6. It's good to remember that we never out grow learning! You're never too old or to experienced to learn something new!

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  7. Keep up the good work. I know you and Horbart will continue to be amazing.

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  8. Thanks for giving him a good start, Leann! He's doing great :)

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  9. Ah, good tip, Elijah, regarding slow and steady in learning Commands. I am finding that I am so excited about how well Haddie is doing, that I feel some days I forget to "slow down." I too am going to take the advice you rec'd from a fellow PR.

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