The Basics
SIT, COME, DOWN, STAY, HEEL.
SIT
Holding a treat in your left hand just above the pup's nose, gently rest your right hand on pup's rump.
Slowly move the treat in an upward motion while applying gentle pressure to the rump. ( you dont want to push hard because if you do the dog will sit every time someone touches him and this is not good for competitive obedience)
as soon as pup sits say in a very happy excited tone ';GOOD SIT'; and give the treat.
Repeat excersize 7x. then take a play break and move on to something elce.
very young pups should not train for more than a half hour each day
every time you put food bowl down or give a treat give the sit command, and wait for the sit. then once pup sits give treat or food down.
DO NOT move on to something new until pup has the new command down pat.
COME
walk away from pup about 10 feet to start. say pup's name and ';COME'; in a happy voice. once pup comes praise it lavishly have a bit of a play and give it a treat.
Gradually increase the distance you walk away. and eventually once pup knows command only treat every 3rd come. tappering off until he comes every time with out treat using only praise.
this will take a few days to learn if you practice every day.
DOWN
Start with pup in sit. move hand with the treat between the pup's front paws on the ground.
Say ';DOWN'; in firm but not loud voice.
pup might try and get treat without going down, dont let him have it until he downs.
praise in happy voice ';GOOD DOWN';
repeat 7x
STAY
Start pup in down possition. say ';STAY'; in firm voice. walk to end of leash, backwards. if the pup moves say once only ';AP'; in a not pleased tone. go back do not say anything. put pup in down again repeat ';STAY'; walk backwards to end of leash.
pup does NOT get praise or treat untill he stays for 30 seconds, then a minute, then 5 minutes. move times up each week.
after he can do a 5 minute down/stay every time. move on to a sit/stay doing exactly what you did for down/stay.
Once on leash sit and down/stays are reliable for 5 minutes each. drop the leash and walk away from your pup, your back to the pup. about 10 feet away. wait 5 min. recall your dog. with dog sitting in front of you once he reaches you. treat and praise.
HEEL
Please do NOT train with a choke collar. i recomend martin gayles.
with dog on a short leash exactly beside you on your left side say ';HEEL'; if the dog starts to pull give a correction snap with leash on collar. and recomand ';HEEL'; the second your dog complies peaise with ';GOOD HEEL'; in happy voice. and continue to walk , correct, and praise for 30 minutes.
Always end training sessions on a positive note. Never get angry with your pup for not responding to a command. Praise lavishly every time pup responds to a command.
NEVER hit your dog. NO reason is an acceptable reason for physicaly abusing your pup.
Group obedience classes will help with socialization and a good instructor will be able to help with training your dog.Anyone have any advice on training an approximately one year old golden retriever?
Just teach it.(its not that hard to do):)
Get obedience training. I went with my cousins dog to petsmart , the ladies a little harsh their, but shes really good. The dog(pepper) was NUTS but now shes SO sweet! Give it a try .
Obedience classes.
Start with the basics and then go from there. Golden don't fully mature until 2 years old so you really still have a young pre adult. Also since her previous owner did nothing I would strongle suggest you find a good training facility and speak with a trainer and tell them about her. Goldens are very smart dogs they can pick up training very quickly. Do your training correctly and you'll have a very well behavied Golden.
you have to tell her to sit and then show her what you want by lightly pushing it's rear down, and when it sits you should give it a treat and praise it and continue doing this and you do the same thing for any other command you want to show it.
It might be tough to do any hard core training. You should seriously call the dog whisperer
Get your vet to recommend a book, and do some research on the breed. Be consistent and patient. Use praise and treats.
obedience classes are great for larger breed dogs especially, or there are books in stores/libraries with helpful dog training information...
If you are not sure or confident, I would go to classes. Petco does basic training, that we used for our dog (even though I trained him in a lot of stuff prior, so the classes were more for socialization) and he was the only small breed there. The big breads seemed to pick the stuff up and do well.
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