Training time became difficult though as Mr. N would get very upset when I trained Onyxx and he wasn't included. My workaround was to have Mr. N do all the tricks with Onyxx as Onyxx was learning them. This worked because Mr. N already knew all the tricks/behavior and I didn't have to concentrate on training both dogs. Normally, I would suggest training the dogs separately.
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| Photo posing is an important skill to learn in our household. The dogs with a visiting friend. |
I think several more rounds of training class and watching the other dogs train and having to wait his turn has made Mr. N a bit more patient since then. When we were over at Sage's house and I was teaching her how to wave, he wandered off and found his own entertainment. I made sure to treat him after we were done for being good.
How do you train with multiple pets?
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| The dogs waiting for Thanksgiving dinner |
My Velcro dog, Wilhelm, has very serious (and loud) issues with me training any of the other pets. Except Leo. Leo doesn't work for treats so Wilhelm knows he is not missing time with me AND food. I cannot imagine how awful Wilhelm's separation issues would be were it not for years of waiting his turn in various dog sports and training time.
ReplyDeleteWhat does Leo work for? Mr. N's separation issues are thankfully very slowly getting better!
DeleteWe only have one dog, Ruby, and before her, Pip (he passed in late 2013) so we haven't had to train one more than one at a time. I imagine it would be challenging as each dog is different and responds differently. We will try to participate in this hop in the future.
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DeleteI go to my ParkIt mat easily, but it's tough to stay there when something is happening. Mom says we have to work on that....
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Mr. N has the same issue!
DeleteI definitely have my jealousy issues as I like to be queen bee at all times, but Mom works on it with my sisters and I and getting me to learn to wait and to share.
ReplyDeleteLearning to share is definitely hard.
DeleteMat work is awesome! Barley doesn't have to share a home with other dogs often, but when she is with my parents' dog or my sister's dog, sending her to her mat is a great way to get some time with the other dogs--but when treats are involved, it's a lot harder for her to remember to stay there even with treats to reinforce it. She's like Mr. N and wants to run through all the tricks with the other dogs, too.
ReplyDeleteMr. N is like how dare you do tricks and train without me!
DeleteI love them in their dinner attire for Thanksgiving. I'm trying to work on training with Jax now. Harley being so much older isn't the least bit interested in assisting.
ReplyDeleteHaha. Tell Harley to shape up!
DeleteEarl and Ethel have to train generally as individuals with me, otherwise the other one is all over the one training. They just want to treats I am using with the one whose training at the time!! They also enjoy doing some duo tricks however, as a pair, such as 'hug'! This is so much fun! Great post thanks!
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I think it's more attention with Mr. N. Even if I give him a chew or a Kong, he would still get jealous. I wanted to teach them to high five each other but didn't get around to it.
DeleteI've only ever had one dog at a time to train in the past. I can only imagine how challenging it could be, especially if they are at different levels. Although having a role model to demonstrate seems like it could really help. Sort of a monkey see, monkey do but with dogs.
ReplyDeleteMr. N definitely learns by watching. He once saw a dog do a "beg" for a treat at a pet store and then went and did the same thing despite my never having taught him that trick. Onyxx... I am doubtful whether he learned by watching. It took him forever to figure out the food toy despite watching Mr. N multiple times.
DeleteWe've always been a one-at-a-time pet household so haven't had to deal with this, but since Rita knows to "go to your bed" hopefully I could have her do that if we ever added a sibling for her that needed training. (Not sure she'd stay on the bed though with that temptation of a sibling getting treats!)
ReplyDeleteCute pictures. Unless we are working on leash walking, we usually train our dogs separately.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! We're still working on being able to train seperately in the same room. Currently I just take one dog outside for training at a time unless it is playtime or a pack walk.
ReplyDeleteWe incorporated the "Buzz stay, Missy come" command, and vice versa, when practicing tricks & obedience. Works like a charm!
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling picture with the three dogs! Ruby is like the kid in class that always raises their hand - when I'm trying to teach Boca something, Ruby is volunteering all her tricks. "I know, I know!"
ReplyDeleteThough our training is mostly done individually, I think it's great when you can train together, because they can really learn so much from each other. I don't think we taught Luke "sit" when he was a puppy, I'm pretty sure he just learned it from watching his sisters.
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