Obedience Training?*rant involved*

[Superhero Mom]

So Dozer started obedience training tonight... My husband called me up at work said "theres a class starting tonight, your going" and shoved me out the door.  Dozer must have done something to make him really angry today, but i have no clue what, and he wont tell me.  I know he needs obedience training, but i'm actually a little angry at my husband for doing this.  I feel like he is expecting it to be a one-stop-fix-all session, and that *poof* a well behaved  quiet dog will appear after one session.  He of course didnt go, expecting me to deal with it, when he should have gone with and be learning WITH me rather than expecting me to do it all.  The lady was nice, but made me feel like i was doing everything wrong, and yes he was walking better on a leash, but of course the second we were out of there and i wasn't doleing out treats every few seconds he was back to his former antics the second we walked through the door at home.  He's only 10 months old, and still VERY energetic... he could play fetch and run for hours if we could keep up.  It feels like i have to go out of my way to make sure i have wed. nights off and cleared so i can be the one to be there, because i know he either A) wont go, or B) wont have any idea what was learned the last course because of reason A, or because he "wont have time" to listen to me, OR because he wants to do it his way and not the instructors way.  I guess i'm just frusterated and need to vent and rant... I know it takes time and repetition and lots of praise and treats, but has anyone else taken their do to an obedience class?  How long was it before things started clicking in their heads?

[Gracie & Bea's Mom]

I feel your pain!
This could be a good time for you and Dozer to bond and get to know each other. Remember, the key is to spend a few minutes several times a day practicing what you learned in class. Maybe you could have Dozer "show off" for your husband and then have your husband try working with Dozer.  My Gracie picked up the skills really quickly and enjoyed "training" at home with me. It did help with her behavior. She learned how to act more "civilized" around other people. (Perhaps you could take the second level of classes and get your husband to go with you.)  Dozer is still a puppy and will continue to act like a puppy for more than a year. Hang in there and keep us updated!

[ksdstny]

Well i so understand. Not much advice however. Harlow.....as close to perfect as u can get the worse thing shes ever done is want to chase a car out on our walks.....

Meet steeler my training failure....eaten a plethora of electronics, thinks hes the boss of the house, and hes almost 18 months old. We went through one training session, he did great, comes on command, high fives, sits, down stays, goes to bed bla bla bla. Enter into our home and BAM all bets r off hes RUDE to put it nicely. U might call him an attention who-e .  He is sweet and so loving but so hard to settle down

I hired a trainer a very reputable one in my area, she fell in love with harlow and spent more time wanting to work with her then with steeler.....ahem PROBLEM

What i have started to do is set rules and stick with them. The other day i needed him to sit and stay away from the table took me 20 minutesnof putting him back before he gave in. I felt like super nanny!  Good luck and if u find something that works please share!!!

[Susan & the bullies]

Eventhough Auggie made it through training to get his Therapy Dog license, i still consider us training failures. He is pushy and a huge attention hog at all times. He's got a very big, very melodramatic personality. He's five years old.   

Despite this, all I can say is that things do get better over time, as they mellow out with age. Keep at the training and be realistic about your expectations--he's still so young. Hang in there. 

[Superhero Mom]

Yeah, i know he will have a long way to go to mellow out.  My coworker got a bulldog a few years back and she has seen a major difference in her energy/behavior when she hit 2 years old...  only 14 more months to go! LOL.  But yeah, this is mostly a rant against my husband for not wanting to participate.  He and i had a 15 min recourse on the "lets go" and "good sit/good watch" (the sit/watch i was enforcing before anyway) and he did really well with the "lets go" loose leash walk... until someone walked by us and it was the huge wiggles and whines "i want to say hi! i want love!"  Of course when we were after  class the instructor said hes a really nice bully, just has no dog manners and too much energy.

Like i said, i wanted to rant (mostly about my husband).