We've had our puppy Sulley for 3 weeks now. He's half white German Sheperd and half Great Pyrenees. We started his basic obedience the first week we got him. Sit, down and come initially then added in wait the next week along with find me (just for fun) and touch. This week I added shake and roll over along with leave it (because of our two cats). He was only worked for about 15-20 mins once a day the first week and always ending the sessions on a positive note. The second week I added a second session on a couple of the days. This week I also added second sessions to about four days. To be honest, I really have no clue if I'm working him too much, not enough or if its too many commands to learn for his age. He's very responsive, and so far we've only used treats, no clicker. He sits, touches and lays down very well with sporadic treats. Most everything else requires a treat every time. So right now I basically have these questions:
How much time per day is effective to spend on training or what signs can I look for to see that he's "done"?
He is very intrigued by sound, is there a way I can use this in training to help him focus/learn along with making it fun?
I just ordered this book today http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159253 ... ss_product Does anyone have any experience or comments about it? It does use clickers, so I hope I won't confuse things if I introduce a clicker.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post and help out a new owner. Oh and a little bit more background. I have two teens and a husband who are participating, but I am doing the bulk of the training at this point.
. We adopted him when he was 5mths old, and I was amazed at how long he could focus on a training session - and that he really wanted to! He's always been very food motivated and he l-o-ve-s earning food 