Can you please help me train my new dog!?

Below are two links to sites that offer advice in training your dog. I would suggest you try taking her to an obedience class so that you can learn how to train her as well. Obedience class will help with the come & stay commands. When I began taking our puppy to training, our trainer asked us if there were issues that we needed to focus on and we started with those issues first. If you find a good trainer, you should be able to have them help with the jumping on guests and basic commands. They also usually have handouts to help you deal with crate issues or house training issues.

Good luck! If you decide not to take your dog to a trainer, I hope the sites listed below can help.

You are going to have a little work cut out for you but I have full confidence you can do it! First I would recommend getting your dog used to the crate. I read one answer here that explained it perfectly. Since your dog is already 1 year old it is going to take a lot of patience for you to get the job done. The crate has to end up being a safe haven for your dog. A place the dog can go to so he/she will feel safe. To get the little darlin housetrained, put your dog in the crate and leave the room. Don't go back into the room until the dog has settled down because if you do you will train the dog that whenever it has a hissy fit inside the crate and if he barks long enough he will be let out. You have to be the alpha dog here, NOT your pet. Once the dog has settled down and stops all the whining, barking, etc. when you do let the dog out, immediately take the dog outside so it can go to the bathroom. Train your dog with treats and kindness. When the dog finally pees outside, give him a treat and praise him. Dogs will react better with positive reinforcement than with negative. Be consistent. Always take your dog outside after it has had a meal as well. You won't get this all done overnight but after a week or two this dog should be crate trained. Some dogs take a little longer and as I said, because you have a 1 yr old dog thats why it may take a week or to. As far as come and stay, lets start with come first. Take your dog outside on a long leash. Let the dog get as far away as he can from you. Only use the word COME. Don't confuse the dog by saying a whole sentence. You can crouch down and say COME and have a treat ready for when the dog comes to you. Give a tug on the leash. Eventually the dog will start coming because he knows there is a treat when he does. Stay can be the same thing. When you ask your dog to stay, start by having the dog in a sitting position if you can. When you give the command stay, put your hand in front of his face and say STAY! do this on a short leash. Walk to the end of a six-eight foot leash and if the dog hasn't followed you, go back to the dog and praise him and again, give the dog a treat. I'm giving instructions here in shorthand. I hope I have expanded enough for some of this to be helpful. I agree with the other answers here in that obedience training is important. Not only does it help to train the dog it will also get the dog socialized with other dogs. One more thing, don't over train the dog for too long a period of time. When you or the dog are getting frustrated, STOP! this isn't good for either of you. Train with kindness and praise. Good luck. You can do this!

Enroll in obedience classes. They're great for training and also socialization with people and other dogs. Boxers stay in puppy-mode for about two years but they do eventually calm down. I have a 3 year old male boxer who was the same way(minus the peeing). When we would have guests over we would have them not touch harley until he was sitting and the second he jumped up they have to ignore him. They'll catch on quickly that sitting = attention. As for the crate start by putting her in there for short periods of time and no matter how much she cries DO NOT let her out until she has stopped. Good Luck!

OK. Let's talk about her crate. Make sure it's not too big for her. If she can pee in the crate, it's too big. She needs enough room to stand & turn around, that's all. If it's too big try to block off the back portion. Where is the crate? I had two. One in the kitchen for the daytime & one in the bedroom for nightime. Put a light weight blanket in the crate to creat a bed for her. Something she can snuggle into. Do not allow the dog to sleep on your bed. Also, take a large towel & drap it on top & sides of the crate. This creates a little den for her without lots of distractions.

Do you have a pet smart near you? They have dog trainers there that will answer your questions and even classes that are excellent to take your dog to. If you dont have one in your area you can check to see if there are any dog training classes anywhere near you and get information. Sometimes no matter what we try to do with our pets, it just doesnt work. Boxers are more on the hyper side and it may take some training on settlleing her down from jumping on guests. There is a percentage of dogs that just will not cope with crate training, and yours may be one of them. I had a German Shepard that just refused to be crate trained and would even rub her nose raw from being in there for just ten minutes. I got rid of the crate and had lots of things of mine chewed up when I was gone, but she eventually got over it all at eighteen months old, and I still had a house left! Some dogs are harder to house train than others also. Try to take her out about ten minutes after she is done eating, right after she wakes up, and after she is done playing. We just got done housebreaking a little English Bulldog puppy, and she wasnt bad. We just had to watch her, and when she started to go to the door we would just go out with her and made sure she did all she had to do before letting her in again. Now she is even scratching at the door to let us know! My daughter keeps her in her room with the door shut when she goes out and the puppy sleeps really well, although I know all dogs wont do that. You can just type in dog training and click on it and Im sure there are many sites out there available for you. Hope you get some help. Good Luck!

First, get a no pull harness. That will give up her straining and pulling on the finish of the leash given that it is uncomfortable underneath the hands in the event that they pull. Next, difference recommendations, a couple of steps, and make your puppy sit down with it is again to whatever it is over reacting to. Repete until puppy will get the notion that calm watching is okay, and barking lunging, circling at the lead and many others, does not get them the reaction they desire. Take treats at the same time running , kitty kibble often is fascinating sufficient and convenient to deliver, and deliver tiny treats after they act calm or sit down whilst instructed. Be definite your puppy is getting tons of intellectual and bodily endeavor to preserve healthful and mentally/emotionally balanced. Maybe uncover an agility direction and instructor that you simply would paintings with, or coach your puppy to seek for matters you disguise across the residence and backyard. Enjoy your little puppy, seems like a intelligent and keen one.

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You should find obedience classes in your area.. You need more work than what reading a few websites can do for you.

Join a local obedience club and start classes now.

These might help you some:

http://www.training-dogs.com/

http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_lif...

Hope These helped!