I have a German Shepherd (pure bread) and he's 10months. The bottom line is this. When I have a treat - he does what I want. His compliance is great. Without a treat - he's a whole different dog and he won't do anything I want him to do. I've demonstrated a video with these commands; SIT, WAIT, SHAKE HANDS, TURN TO THE RIGHT, DOWN, LEAVE IT AND TAKE IT. And by the way, the "turn to the right" thing I taught him in about 3 hours a couple months ago.
1.) What do you think of my dog in this video?
2.) Notice how i tell him to hug. Now he will hug without the command, so, I think I should NOT have taught him to hug.
3.) Notice how he bites me. He bites 24/7, and his teeth are as sharp as a kitchen knife. I can't stop him from biting me, so we don't allow anyone next to him other than the people in my family. Any ideas to stop the biting?
4.) Do you think he is trainable WITHOUT the treats??? i have tried, I can get some compliance, but not a whole lot. If I walk away from him, he barks and wnats me to stay there with him, but when I'm there with him he ignores me.
I'm really, really trying. BUt I'm having very little success.
see here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzw00Njsemw
CLARIFICATION:
QUESTION #2: sometimes he will jump on me and others (which was trained to be a dog) but he bites when he jumps up.
QUESTION #4- When I say he ignores me, he won't comply with me unless I give him a treat.
1.) What do you think of my dog in this video?
2.) Notice how i tell him to hug. Now he will hug without the command, so, I think I should NOT have taught him to hug.
3.) Notice how he bites me. He bites 24/7, and his teeth are as sharp as a kitchen knife. I can't stop him from biting me, so we don't allow anyone next to him other than the people in my family. Any ideas to stop the biting?
4.) Do you think he is trainable WITHOUT the treats??? i have tried, I can get some compliance, but not a whole lot. If I walk away from him, he barks and wnats me to stay there with him, but when I'm there with him he ignores me.
I'm really, really trying. BUt I'm having very little success.
see here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzw00Njsemw
CLARIFICATION:
QUESTION #2: sometimes he will jump on me and others (which was trained to be a dog) but he bites when he jumps up.
QUESTION #4- When I say he ignores me, he won't comply with me unless I give him a treat.