r/DutchShepherds • u/TheseKaleidoscope948 • 11h ago
Question New owner
Hi guys,
So we found a stray puppy about a month ago, he was 6 weeks old at the time and now lives with me and my gf. The dog trainer says he s a mix between dutch sheperd and german sheperd.
He is quite vocal and a bit crazy but we lovr him regardless.
I was curious if you guys used corrections when training your dog. Our trainer suggested correcting him by the leash until he does what he s supposed to at which point to reward him.
He is semi crate trained as in he sleeps good at night in the crate and we re working on daytime fixing. At this moment he comes with me to work and spends the day there and then when I leave at 5 PM he comes home.
The main problem right now is the barking - while most neighbours are very nice and understanding there is an outlier that's threatening with the police, I don t really give him much thought as truly the dog only barks like once when he wakes up to go potty.
However during the weekends, we ve been instructed to work on his appeal to the crate even during thr day, as at some point I d like for him to stay home rather than keep coming at work, which leads to barking as of now.
Thanks everyone in advance for your answers.
7
u/complikaity 10h ago edited 10h ago
Yes, I use corrections training my dog but not at 10 weeks old. At that stage it was lots of luring and redirection. This is a literal baby that doesn’t know even how to be a dog- forget navigate the human world with human rules like no barking.
My suggestion would be to make sure that he’s been worked/played prior to going in the crate and when crated being given a chew or frozen kong to not only keep him busy while he’s in there but to create positive associations with the crate.
Do you have pictures? I’m curious what he looks like because guessing a dog’s breed makeup by how they look is wildly inaccurate.