Clicker Training 8 week old American Bulldog Puppy

Pink is just shy of 8 weeks old. This is her sixth session and third day of training. The trainer is Amy Peterson of Norcal's American Bulldogs.
www.norcalsbulldogs.com

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• puppy
• dog
• american
• bulldog
• ambull
• ab
• clicker
• training
• obedience
• development

[joselimai]

:o) Oh she is so cute, and a quick learner :o)

Now try it without the treats ;o) Hahahaha... Mine was too bright, he didn't do much without treats, hehehe... Stubborn :o)

[amynorcalsab]

Thank you. With a young puppy or a dog that is just learning the behavior I always use a reward, it is very important in the learning phase. If you train correctly, using proper markers, variable reinforcement schedules and gradually increasing the criteria you will get a dog that work happily for long periods of time without a reward.

[TheMRamstaff]

why not change the treat for a favorite toy:D

[amynorcalsab]

I use food when teaching a behavior because it is generally easier to get more repetitions. With young puppies correct tug play in obedience can be difficult. I usually move to a tug as the dog becomes more coordinated and if you look at more recent videos of her I use both.

[amynorcalsab]

Very true and this is the method that I usually use but the biggest problem is they tend to step forward. IMO the stepping forward is harder to correct then the physical interaction. It usually takes three sessions before I can get the puppy standing without touching him/her. Thank you for the comment.

[michael92308]

Aren't bulldogs amazing ?

They're sooo cute !!

[ffagffah]

ohhhh little floppy cutie! are you cues in another language?

[philmorris214]

i love bulldogs got a 8 wk old american bulldog name Bella and she is wonderful

[neroatslr]

Awesome!! we are about to start clicker training my 7 week old.. This is very inspirational.. Thanks for posting!

[flickLowks310]

chance

[Prancer1231]

@Duma39 lol I know an American Bulldog like that. He goes through his whole trick repertoire without waiting for a command.

[cscrignaro]

Impressive. I didnt get my pup to speak on command until around 12 weeks. When you want your pup to stand, you should prompt them. When they are standing naturally click and treat then work in the cue.

[Duma39]

Am Bulldog's are so smart. That is exactly why I got one and I wasn't even a "dog person". I didn't spend a truckload of time training mine but he learned very quickly (like Pink) and he retained it for years and years. Only problem is...as he got older he got lazy lol He will try to do all his tricks at one time to get all his treats in one shot LOL tell me that isnt smart?

[firestonegraywolf]

pretty good, but soft treats are better for training

[ShawnTRD]

I hate clickers

[jkdancer123]

So cute go to my page to see my dog Marley!

[ZephyrsBell]

@cory1926 You can start with treats or not it depends on the dog. My dogs got treats the odd time. But they will sit and give paw regardless if they get a treat or not but I know they still want that treat. But even the times they dont get one doesnt stop em from still doing whats asked and hoping