My wcs lies at my feet while I eat my lunch. She knows the pack leader eats first. Equally, she knows the she will eat afterwards. I decide when she eats, not her. The biggest plus I have found with my dog is how quickly she learns. She learned the door routine in 2 days. Now I just have to look at her before going through a door and she sits and waits for the instruction to move.
@@cjtheus i recommend it..... I have a 2 year old lab, and skipped insurance. She's healthy, but theres always something that pops up. A bladder infection.......ear infection......scratching eyeballs.....sprained leg...etc etc. And once they have an issue once without insurance, it'll never be covered by insurance afterwards. So get the insurance straight away, and then if issues reoccur then you'll be covered ;)
Same here Christopher. I'm in the UK and think you're in USA aren't you? In which case things might be different. But over here it costs about £100 per year ($135) and we're covered per case up to £1000 ($1350). I've never had to use insurance in the past but have always had it because I pay once per year and don't really miss it. Recently with my black WCS Darly, we've been to the vets an awful lot to try and get to the bottom of an issue with her. Turns out it's a repeating problem with an infection in her anal glands, but to diagnose that she's had, x-rays under sedation, and loads of other check ups and assessments to rule other things out which has totalled about £3000 so far ($4000) and all we have paid is an excess of about £100 so thank god we had insurance!! I'm not sure how it works in your country though, but over here the cost is worth it for the potential savings :)
We make our 4 month old cocker sit and wait for food..he is brilliant at that! Okay I allow my dog to have only an antler to chew..but..he still jumps on on sofa..we put him down and say ‘down’ …but he does not stop him..he keeps doing it relentlessly..we’ve being doing this for over a month. ..It’s harder than you say. I will now try and get him to sit and wait at the door for when we go out in the garden…if that will help…your dog (don’t know how old she is) but your dog seems to just lick you whereas our boy dog just wants to bite us and chew things all the time..he eats anything…bird poo..sticks..feathers 😩
My WCS puppy will be born this week, so not home to me until mid April. Thank you very much for your advice. It makes a lot of sense to me. I will curb my tendency to dote.
Ace it’s an exciting time then!! You’re very welcome :) It’s well worth it in the long run....you’ll have a brilliant relationship with your pup; Fern dotes on me and it’s more than likely partly because of this kind of thing :)
Be prepared for a full time commitment. It is hard work, but very rewarding. I found that routine is the key. If you forget any part of the routine, the dog will tell you.😃😃😃😃mine does.
I like to keep it in mind that to my dog, I'M the bringer of all that is good in her world. And as a lab owner, I can't fathom leaving food out...... She swallows a bowl of food in 2 bites.....no chewing..lol
Would be interested to hear your process/strategies for when your dog reaches adolescence and how you handle that... ie the 6-12months period and how you handle that with a working cocker.
Missing your fern videos. Do hope she’s ok. My five month old cocker has suddenly become hyper focused on shadows and sunlight. Seems a little scared of them but then gets the zoomies in response and goes into a trance. ! I’m using play as distraction at home but ignoring the hyper intense reaction if we’re out walking and just using recall to the whistle as usual and hunting at my feet for treats when we meet other dogs and people. Any tips would be appreciated. I’m wondering if it’s just a puppy fear phase
Hi Suzy....sorry....she’s fine :) I’ve recently gone back self employed and I’m out of the house all day every day at the minute. I’ll do more vids once I’m working less :) Yeah they do that in spring and then as autumn hits they’ll start seeing reflections in external glass doors and be spooked by them too. Turn it in to a game for her....take her somewhere like under a tree with shadows and have her sit calmly and watch them to earn a reward :)
Hiya, we’ve got a 4 month old WCS and we’re struggling with quite a lot of biting. Even tendencies to go for our hands/legs deliberately, do you think this is fairly normal? Cheers
Hya, it’s normal for a puppy to chew and normal for a predator to try to nip at things but it shouldn’t be tolerated. Teach him first off that any tooth on skin contact is a big no no. Then redirect him from bad behaviour to a good behaviour that you want instead. ….if he wants to chew then he should be calm and in his cage/on the floor/on his mat or whatever and when he’s calm give him a chew or play tug or something:) As soon as he nips, change the situation and environment. Also, it’s normal for us to pull away from a bite, but try when he has your hand, to push it further into his mouth to build an uncomfortable association between dog biting you and discomfort
As for marriage guidance ......stick with the dog/ trainer dynamics.Glad to see you have your blanket ready to seep with the dogs tonight.😉😱🤫 Thanks for your views.
Sorry for taking 11 months to reply 🤦🏻♂️🤪 I fitted a warm water tap for hosing ours down outside and they love it so that’s an option! If it has to be in the bath, then think about the association that the dog currently has with the bath if he wants to get away, and think of the association that you want him to have. If he just gets picked up like a lump, dropped in the bath, struggled with, sees you losing your mind, and it’s an all round stressful experience then he won’t like it. Teach him to ‘stand’ as part of his normal training. Then build up a good association with the bath. Put him in it with no water and just be with him and calm, then feed him in it, then add an inch of water then feed him in it, then stroke him and splash him whilst he’s feeding and keep repeating, adding more water each few times and build it closer to actual bath time. Only reward the behaviour that you want, no calm=no reward (and for you too!!!)
Hey Karen, praise, cuddles and toys also work well but humans don’t often think of them as much as food! Food is easier so hopefully the pup will become more food driven. Do you give him free access to good or restrict it? Sometimes their usual food isn’t as exciting to them enough for them to work for it, so try things like tiny bits of hot dog sausage slightly warmed up or small pieces of cheese!
@@FollowFernDog Using the hot sausage for your intro to lead advice and feeding by hand and not leaving any food down. Hopefully she’ll get more interested in time. Thank you - your videos are really helpful.
Great bit of info . Thanks
haha I wish my sprocker wanted me to stroke him that much, he just starts trying to bite my hands when I try cuddle him like that
Wow there cute ❤️
My wcs lies at my feet while I eat my lunch. She knows the pack leader eats first. Equally, she knows the she will eat afterwards. I decide when she eats, not her. The biggest plus I have found with my dog is how quickly she learns. She learned the door routine in 2 days. Now I just have to look at her before going through a door and she sits and waits for the instruction to move.
Found your video really helpful it was one of a few i watched before pup arrived and has really helped, Thanks again. Subscribed too!
I'm receiving my Puppy 🐶 on the 12 February 2021 and the Training begins following your advice. Thank you Sir
I bet you can’t wait Christopher 😃 little and often and it should go well! You’ll have to show me him!
@@FollowFernDog Yes ...I will do that Sir.
I almost forgot, im seriously thinking about get Pet Insurance on the puppy , is that something 🤔 you would suggest also.
@@cjtheus i recommend it.....
I have a 2 year old lab, and skipped insurance. She's healthy, but theres always something that pops up. A bladder infection.......ear infection......scratching eyeballs.....sprained leg...etc etc.
And once they have an issue once without insurance, it'll never be covered by insurance afterwards. So get the insurance straight away, and then if issues reoccur then you'll be covered ;)
Same here Christopher. I'm in the UK and think you're in USA aren't you? In which case things might be different. But over here it costs about £100 per year ($135) and we're covered per case up to £1000 ($1350).
I've never had to use insurance in the past but have always had it because I pay once per year and don't really miss it.
Recently with my black WCS Darly, we've been to the vets an awful lot to try and get to the bottom of an issue with her. Turns out it's a repeating problem with an infection in her anal glands, but to diagnose that she's had, x-rays under sedation, and loads of other check ups and assessments to rule other things out which has totalled about £3000 so far ($4000) and all we have paid is an excess of about £100 so thank god we had insurance!!
I'm not sure how it works in your country though, but over here the cost is worth it for the potential savings :)
great advice i have a very assertive cockapoo and i will be putting these changes in
Hi Tina, how are you getting on? Hopefully you’re the boss now! 🙌🏼
We make our 4 month old cocker sit and wait for food..he is brilliant at that! Okay I allow my dog to have only an antler to chew..but..he still jumps on on sofa..we put him down and say ‘down’ …but he does not stop him..he keeps doing it relentlessly..we’ve being doing this for over a month. ..It’s harder than you say. I will now try and get him to sit and wait at the door for when we go out in the garden…if that will help…your dog (don’t know how old she is) but your dog seems to just lick you whereas our boy dog just wants to bite us and chew things all the time..he eats anything…bird poo..sticks..feathers 😩
My WCS puppy will be born this week, so not home to me until mid April. Thank you very much for your advice. It makes a lot of sense to me. I will curb my tendency to dote.
Ace it’s an exciting time then!!
You’re very welcome :)
It’s well worth it in the long run....you’ll have a brilliant relationship with your pup; Fern dotes on me and it’s more than likely partly because of this kind of thing :)
Be prepared for a full time commitment. It is hard work, but very rewarding. I found that routine is the key. If you forget any part of the routine, the dog will tell you.😃😃😃😃mine does.
I like to keep it in mind that to my dog, I'M the bringer of all that is good in her world.
And as a lab owner, I can't fathom leaving food out......
She swallows a bowl of food in 2 bites.....no chewing..lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣 these two do too!! It’s like they’ve never been fed 🤣🤣🤣
Would be interested to hear your process/strategies for when your dog reaches adolescence and how you handle that... ie the 6-12months period and how you handle that with a working cocker.
Hya, I just react to what behaviours the dog presents at the time and respond as I see fit. I don’t consider the age just the behaviour:)
Missing your fern videos. Do hope she’s ok.
My five month old cocker has suddenly become hyper focused on shadows and sunlight. Seems a little scared of them but then gets the zoomies in response and goes into a trance. !
I’m using play as distraction at home but ignoring the hyper intense reaction if we’re out walking and just using recall to the whistle as usual and hunting at my feet for treats when we meet other dogs and people. Any tips would be appreciated. I’m wondering if it’s just a puppy fear phase
Hi Suzy....sorry....she’s fine :) I’ve recently gone back self employed and I’m out of the house all day every day at the minute. I’ll do more vids once I’m working less :)
Yeah they do that in spring and then as autumn hits they’ll start seeing reflections in external glass doors and be spooked by them too.
Turn it in to a game for her....take her somewhere like under a tree with shadows and have her sit calmly and watch them to earn a reward :)
Hiya, we’ve got a 4 month old WCS and we’re struggling with quite a lot of biting. Even tendencies to go for our hands/legs deliberately, do you think this is fairly normal? Cheers
Hya, it’s normal for a puppy to chew and normal for a predator to try to nip at things but it shouldn’t be tolerated.
Teach him first off that any tooth on skin contact is a big no no.
Then redirect him from bad behaviour to a good behaviour that you want instead. ….if he wants to chew then he should be calm and in his cage/on the floor/on his mat or whatever and when he’s calm give him a chew or play tug or something:)
As soon as he nips, change the situation and environment. Also, it’s normal for us to pull away from a bite, but try when he has your hand, to push it further into his mouth to build an uncomfortable association between dog biting you and discomfort
It does stop as the dog gets older.
As for marriage guidance ......stick with the dog/ trainer dynamics.Glad to see you have your blanket ready to seep with the dogs tonight.😉😱🤫 Thanks for your views.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I should also hold my hands up and say that I waited till the wife was well out of the house before I filmed this one 🤪🤪
Any tips on how to bath my 7 month old sprocker puppy? He tries to get out the bath every time and we end up in a right mess!
Sorry for taking 11 months to reply 🤦🏻♂️🤪
I fitted a warm water tap for hosing ours down outside and they love it so that’s an option!
If it has to be in the bath, then think about the association that the dog currently has with the bath if he wants to get away, and think of the association that you want him to have.
If he just gets picked up like a lump, dropped in the bath, struggled with, sees you losing your mind, and it’s an all round stressful experience then he won’t like it.
Teach him to ‘stand’ as part of his normal training.
Then build up a good association with the bath. Put him in it with no water and just be with him and calm, then feed him in it, then add an inch of water then feed him in it, then stroke him and splash him whilst he’s feeding and keep repeating, adding more water each few times and build it closer to actual bath time. Only reward the behaviour that you want, no calm=no reward (and for you too!!!)
My 9 week old working cocker is totally disinterested in food so even simple training is very challenging! Any clues please?
Hey Karen, praise, cuddles and toys also work well but humans don’t often think of them as much as food! Food is easier so hopefully the pup will become more food driven.
Do you give him free access to good or restrict it?
Sometimes their usual food isn’t as exciting to them enough for them to work for it, so try things like tiny bits of hot dog sausage slightly warmed up or small pieces of cheese!
@@FollowFernDog Using the hot sausage for your intro to lead advice and feeding by hand and not leaving any food down. Hopefully she’ll get more interested in time. Thank you - your videos are really helpful.