Thank you for the advice, I think you are spot on. I am already seeing his sensitivity, to go along with the independence. The only challenge I am having with the treats is that his nose is so good that I can’t keep them on me in any way. He immediately smells them and either tries to eat them through my pockets or he gets very excited and completely distracted from the task.
I am getting great results by simply using his sensitivity to my advantage. It is almost as if the treats are defeating the purpose, but without them he is very easy to work with...
LOL!
Scent hound versus Sight hound.
:)
I’ve read the advice given by others and really, I’m not even needed here.
It’s all been good and someone even gave you the “ignore” tip which is great.
Keep in mind that this is probably the first time in his life he’s ever had so much human interaction.
Hounds are generally thrown outdoors and ignored until the next hunt..if there even is one.
he’s going through a late stage ‘puppy phase’ with all the new attention, stimulation and affection.
Eventually he’ll learn that all the wonderful things he’s experiencing are *not* going to stop or go away, suddenly.
Like a starving thing, he’s getting all this emotional ‘food’ and naturally, he’s going to try and ‘eat’ everything at once.
Be patient and _low key_ with your praise and rewards and he’ll learn that your love is forever and not something that may vanish without warning.
I feel so sorry for dogs who grown up without all the usual joy most other dogs take for granted.
Right now, we’re over the moon with our new pup who’s just 3 months old.
Every day I look forward to what new things she’ll come up with to make me laugh and I always try to make this day even better than the last.
Last night she decided to pick up her empty bowl and parade it around the room to let me know she wanted more.
I think you two are gonna be just fine.
:)
Chris Bach has some excellent training techniques— many of which we used with our dogs, and one in particular helped keep the treat focused dogs more in check— To get the treat, one must give up the treat...
A link to Chris’ site (though this is just a quick post-and-run, so not sure what’s out there anymore, but likely mostly training materials for sale...):
http://www.trainthethirdway.com/
We also used clicker training, which often employes food treats, but any thing that motivates the dog can be used for a reward. Gary Wilkes is a good resource for that.
If interested, I can try to get you more info about the ‘to get the treat one must give up the treat’ process— just pressed for time at the moment. Ping me if interested.
Dogs will eventually learn whatever name you decide to use. We got one dog at approx. age 2, a rehome from a family that ran a stable and the dog would not stop chasing horses. The family loved him, it was not an abuse situation. We just didn’t care for his name. He caught on pretty quickly.