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I have a 5 month old pup who I am raising to work.I want her to believe she can "rule the world". Other than beginning bitework I have done little with her except to "sit". I don't correct her for jumping on people. What else can anyone recommend. I want her to be serious worker and she has good drives.

Ok, how do I accomplish this without ruining her drives. I want her to have manners as well. My experience is more with grown dogs,already trained. The idea of not correcting for jumping was told to me by someone who has raised many working dogs.This is why I am asking, to learn from others with more experience in this

Teach alot of skills with motivation and not complusion or at least with limited amounts. The more you work and train her the better off she will be but her drives are genetic. While you can do things to maximize what she has you can't make her what she isn't, not that you're trying too. Animules is right in that manners are a must, you need to know your dogs nerves and how sentative she is to correction so you don't cowl her. Even strong pups can be trained too hard.

A really good website/article on raising working puppies: http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0036.htm I also reccomend Leerburg's DVDs: Raising a working puppy, puppy bitework, grip,drive, and focus. Have fun with your puppy. Veronica

Thanks Veronica,and everyone. Leerburg is who said not to correct puppy for jumping on people while they are young. I have those DVD's , very good. Keep that input coming :}

anton,give the verbal praise when she release the toy on her own or teach her "drop it?"

When your pup comes running up to you or anyone else ask her to sit immediately and give her that command. If she jumps up say "OFF" in a firm but not over powering voice just enough for her to know you mean it. If this doesn't work with just you, put her on leash and have another person walk her up to you, put her in a sit and then you praise her for not jumping. She will get the hang of it pretty quick and you will be happy she doesn't jump up on everyone. Don't pat her on the head when you praise her, scratch under her chin on her chest so she has to look up at you to receieve her praise and smile and say good girl ALOT so pretty soon she is always looking at your face for approval or dis approval and you will be on the right track. Good luck!

great input vomveiderheiss, this is the kind of input I need. She doesnt really have access to many ppl hardly beside me and a few friends...rarely I let ppl near my dogs unless it is for training or something. In other words they do not handle them..ever!. when I said she jumps on people I think I said it wrong,she tries to jump on me from time to time.I don't correct her but I redirect her by just moving to something else. Normally it is only when we go out first thing to potty...which ,by the way, she already does on command. looking at my face for approval is not a dot I would have connected...keep it coming. I am grateful :}