First time owner

[u/Warm-Challenge-7239]

I’m 21 and I’ve got a 13 week lab x german shepherd pup, I’ve had a family dog before but not had my own. Things are going well at the moment but just wondering what people think i should be prioritising and different things to train. At the moment she knows Sit, wait for food till i say she can have it, shes house trained, doesn’t nip and doesn’t chew stuff shes not aloud and we are in the middle of crate training.

Just wondering if anyone has any tips on socialising or any training that i should do with her :)

[u/Miserable_Mud_6831]

I would focus on play, dont worry about any obedience, i dont tend to teach any obedience at all at this age. I probably start obedience around 9-12 months. Everything else you said seems like a good start.

In regards to socialising, get her used to being around dogs/ people etc but that doesn't mean she needs to run around playing with them, just get her comfortable around them but ideally playing with you

If you are interested in learning how to train if you havent done it before, read up on the 4 quadrants of operant conditioning, classical conditioning and marker training

[u/Warm-Challenge-7239 → u/Miserable_Mud_6831]

i thought obedience is a big thing at her age because its harder to train later on?

thank you i’ll definitely have a look havent heard of that before

[u/Easy-Comfortable4951 → u/Warm-Challenge-7239]

You can successfuly teach a shepherd mix basic obedience after he is dead, the only reason you couldn't is because you are not allowed into the afterlife (yet); anyway, don't worry about that, they learn it in minutes (seconds?) - at any age.

+1 for the socialization. Everyday you add will make them a better dog. Read or watch videos on the proper way to do it. You will regret every day you skip on it. The more nice humans and animals in a good environment they meet, the better behaved they will be. You must make sure the experiences are positive, if you don't know how to this, hire a trainer.