pennyturner
Well-Known Member
Hi. I have a new puppy (yey!). She's a Ridgeback x Cane corso, so she will be a big, athletic girl.
At 12 weeks she walks nicely on the lead, knows sit, stay/wait, come, paw, leave it (80%) and starting to get lie down. She's also lost her 'puppy biting', and is starting to understand that playing with paws, not teeth, goes down better with the other dogs, although this needs much more work (my rottie is mostly doing that bit of training - she has the patience of Job).
This seems to me to be pretty good for such a young one, and it occurs to me that I have never had a dog quite this bright. I would like to keep her interested. Heel off lead is next... but what else could I do?
The aim is to produce a family dog that I can safely take anywhere. Ideas?
At 12 weeks she walks nicely on the lead, knows sit, stay/wait, come, paw, leave it (80%) and starting to get lie down. She's also lost her 'puppy biting', and is starting to understand that playing with paws, not teeth, goes down better with the other dogs, although this needs much more work (my rottie is mostly doing that bit of training - she has the patience of Job).
This seems to me to be pretty good for such a young one, and it occurs to me that I have never had a dog quite this bright. I would like to keep her interested. Heel off lead is next... but what else could I do?
The aim is to produce a family dog that I can safely take anywhere. Ideas?