How to train OH to train Puppy ??

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We have a 14 week old labxhuskie and he is adorable !

I have started taking him to puppy training and I am quite strict with him at home and when he goes out as I want to have well behaved dog.
I have had several dogs before and one was a rescue case and I spent a lot of time with specialst dog trainers and picked up some tips as well as better understanding of how dogs mind works.
My OH also grew up with dogs but whenever I ask him to do something a certian way with the puppy - such as ignoring him when you come in until he has calmed down and stopped jumping up he doesn't really get it.
He came in yesterday and puppy was in the kitchen so I said to OH remember to ignore him until he has calmed down ( no speaking to him no looking at him etc ) "OK" he says ....... he walks in and all I hear is " get down " !!!

He then took him for a walk to the beach tonight and came back and said "it wasn't working " as he jumped up at someone on the beach ! Even I realise it won't work that quickly. But when I talk and try toexplain that to him he takes no notice and just thinks I am being a know it all etc !!!

Any tips ??

Hot Choccy & biscuits to those who finish this
 
Is there any way OH can go to training with you?

Consistency is the key here and if you aren't singing off the same hymn sheet, as you know, dog is going to end up very confused! Which is the issue here - try putting it that way - does he want poor pup to be all confused and upset, awwwww (and will possibly take the mickey out of him :p)

He's obviously thinking like a person instead of thinking like a dog - please, please get him to stop saying 'get down' - oldest mistake in the book, dog's don't understand the nuances of the English language :p

'Down' is the command you use when you want the dog to lie on the floor or the ground. Which is a completely different command to asking a dog to get off the furniture (off?) or to stop jumping up (ah-ah? Enough? Stop?)
 
Wow that a handful of a cross:eek: I would def get it drummed into your OH to buckle down, you have a cross of 2 high energy breeds there, and I would def recommend crate training before u have not home left, 1 half notorious for destruction and the other for common seperation anxiety issues and very easy board, so def get a crate if u don't already, and def no hyping up coming home and greeting him as life will be a nightmare.
I have a puppy guide if you would like it, it may help and you could get your OH to read it, I made it for all the rescue pups we rehome, so stop them bouncing back:rolleyes:
Was it a purpose bred litter or accident, it's a bold mix?
 
I have the same problem with my OH - he just gets cross with poor Poppy (yorkie x jack russell), but he lets her get away with things, so she gets worse and worse. I've tried telling him what he should be doing (say "off", "drop" etc), but he forgets, then he says "good girl" in exactly the same tone of voice as he tells her off with. AARGH!!! He's coming to puppy class tonight so maybe that will help...

Cayla, please could I have your puppy guide. We need all the help we can get as first time dog owners!
 
CAYLA said:
Was it a purpose bred litter or accident, it's a bold mix?
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Anybody who values their hoover wouldn't breed them on purpose, imagine the shedding! :eek:

Does your OH go to the puppy classes too? Get the instructor to tell him everything he's doing wrong, then he'll go off in a huff and let you get on with it. Worked for me, anyway. :o
 
I do sympathise with the situation with OH!
My OH HATES it when I try to correct him with Purdey, our 6 month old springer. He forgets that she is a dog, not a child.
It usually ends up with my OH throwing the whistle at me and storming off in a huff!
 
OP I fully sympethise with you - my OH managed to undo a lot of the heard work I put in with one of my dogs (foxhound x grey - so you can imagine how much training it took :( ). Be firm with them both - he will soon come round when he realises the dog behaves for you and not for him. I'd knock him walking the pup on the head for a while - you need to put yourself in charge of all the training if he isn't cooperating.

Rana said:
I've tried telling him what he should be doing (say "off", "drop" etc), but he forgets, then he says "good girl" in exactly the same tone of voice as he tells her off with. AARGH!!!
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I full follow that one... My OHs fave one is if one of the dogs are misbehaving he will shout at them using nothing but their name. I have made a point of periodically just shouting "Craig" at him in an angry voice. His response is always "what?" with my reply then being "exactly!"
 
Inky_and_Sunny said:
My OHs fave one is if one of the dogs are misbehaving he will shout at them using nothing but their name. I have made a point of periodically just shouting "Craig" at him in an angry voice. His response is always "what?" with my reply then being "exactly!"
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Oh I have to steal that one to use on my mother...despite all her years of experience, I do wonder about her sometimes!!!

I very rarely use B's name (as I realised, it rhymes with 'no' :o)...he usually gets 'Pupeeeeeee!' and never to admonish him...but if I am really annoyed with him, his full, very Germanic sounding registered name :p
His sister, I have to address in a very silly, high pitched tone or she gets stressed out :rolleyes: but I do have to use her name if I want her attention, she seems to know when I am not talking to her when we are in company....
 
Thanks everyone ! At least now I realise I am not alone with this problem !
OH has agreed to come to training class next week.

I took puppy out this morning and tonight and he was as good as gold just kept him occupied on the beach and he didn't bother anyone!

Re the crate training I have done it with other dogs but Dan seems very settle so far. He is fine left on his own has only eaten a few dish clothes he happily goes onto his bed when he wants a break and we have a dog flap so he lets himself in and out of the garden. I realise this may change but sometimes feel that horses and dogs are interefered with abit to much when it isn't always needed, although I appreciate it works wonders for some.

( She types whilst ducking from the thrashing expecting from HHO'ers)

I do realise how lucky I am !

BTW OH came home today and told me he has a colleague at work and she gave him a tip about ignoring dogs when they jump up at you !!!!!!!
 
Scotia said:
I took puppy out this morning and tonight and he was as good as gold just kept him occupied on the beach and he didn't bother anyone!
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That's what I do - keep them occupied and use every situation for training when a pup. My OH on the other hand treats walks as a chance to catch up with phoning his mates and then wonders why the dogs bugger off. He then spends ages calling them so they have now learned that there are actually no consequences if they don't come back to we now have recall issues that had previously been ironed out. Then it's me that's got to be the bad one and discipline them for the next few walks :(

It's not a problem now because I finished with him tonight after yet another disagreement about the dogs (my dogs).
 
:o Oh dear I&S, hope you're OK!
My OH does the 'it's me or the dog' speech sometimes but he knows what side his bread is buttered on and he is only joking (I hope :p)

I agree, see so many people letting pups strain on the leash towards people/other dogs/livestock and say 'oh, why is he doing that' - er, because you're not offering him a very interesting alternative?!

Re crates, they work for some dogs, they don't work for others, I have two siblings here lying at my feet, one has been in a crate once in his life and I doubt he will ever be back in it, the other, really helped sort out an issue we had.
Dogs for, er, courses, but it does definitely help for anxious/insecure/leaky/need to be left alone during the day dogs.
 
Inky_and_Sunny said:
I full follow that one... My OHs fave one is if one of the dogs are misbehaving he will shout at them using nothing but their name. I have made a point of periodically just shouting "Craig" at him in an angry voice. His response is always "what?" with my reply then being "exactly!"
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Oh, I am so going to remember that one! OH came to puppy school last night and promptly told me what I was doing wrong. AAARGH! Men! Oh well, he has learnt a few things so maybe it'll get better now...
 
I had the same problem when training my lab. I found if you send your OH to the training just him and the dog and get a dog training book for him to read through and work on the dog with he feels that it is his responsibility and takes pride in what he can teach the pup. Just make sure his commands are consistant with the ones you use.
 
Men/OH`s are completely untrainable,be easy on yourself and give up now. Dogs however are a piece of cake,dogs moult ,men don`t so choose.
 
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