How much would you do? - Page 1

So I'm just curious. How much obedience would you be doing with an 18 week pup? I started doing some obedience with Anubis yesterday. He learns fast, his sitz and hier are already coming along well.  All I plan to do for now is sitz/platz/hier    Do any of you guys go behond that at this age, or just the basics?  I know, no corrections or anything like that at this point,  but I just wanted to see what all you guys do around this age. I've heard of some who don't even do any at all until nearly a year old.  He seems to enjoy it, it's all short, fun, and motivational. Just wanting to see what others are doing.

I work on lots of things with a new pup but usually don't start formal training until six months.
Theres a lot you can do while your waiting tho.

You can start heeling, tracking and all of the obedience exercises at this age.   As you mentioned sit, platz, recall can all be done.  I work several times a day with a puppy, but each session is only 2 - 3 minutes.   Then I will play for a few minutes and end the session.  Most of the training is with food.  I also work on focus.  All of this early training is imprinting the dog for future training.  It is easy to set a good foundation for tracking at this age.

If things are done motivationally you can teach a puppy a lot and lay a good foundation for the future. 

Jim

I have a 15 week pup and use the 2 hand-treat method to work on focus (a tasty treat in each hand and wait for him to give eye contact, then reward with the treat).  We have started learning 'look' while playing with the ball, too, where he must look to me before he gets the reward of chasing the ball.  

Michael 

pups.   sit and  down for food only.   i start building prey drive for a toy early, but dont use it for ob. till the dog is a bit older.   usually when they are over the top for a toy.  tracking is all done for food.   all of my drive/prey building is saved for early protection development.  meaning i  frustrate the pup to bark for the toy.   bark and you get  a bite.   later i will use this drive to make ob for the toy.   

here.  pup has drive for a toy.   i have someone hold my pup by collar or leash.  i tease the pup with the toy while calling their name.  when i say "here" , they release my pup, who runs at me and they get to bite their toy when they reach me.  not till the pup is much older, 12 months plus,  do i add the stop in front . 

just   a quick breakdown of puppy imprinting.   food or toy only.  never could get the hang of the clicker.

john
www.vonhartwin.com

I teach tons of games.. touch my hand, spin and twist your body to left and right, backup, touch the wall... games with a chair.. .. how to mark a target
I use an agility wobble board and yes, I use a clicker
It's all for fun...... and its how the focus comes in, because I am so much fun... I get the What are we gonna do NOW? look 

I'm doing the same with my 15 month old because she has not had it and it teaches them to learn .....