Puppy Trainer

cichlid child

Hi I adopted A 10 week old puppy today.Any good trainers in Dublin want to get the dog.to be toilet trained , walk beside me with and with out the leash,fetch,sit etc

DBB

A trainer can teach you how to house-train your pup, but after that I'm afraid it's down to you doing the work!

Is it classes you're looking for? In which case it'd be a course of classes you sign up to, there would be other pups and owners there, and the course would probably last 4-6 weeks, during which you'd be working on basic obedience. After that, you have the option of advanced obedience.
However, before doing any formal obedience classes, you would be well-advised to find good, properly structured and supervised puppy socialisation classes, in which you'll also do a little bit of basic obedience, but there will also be vital handling, socialising, mixing with other dogs and people, and all sorts of things that puppy owners need to know to shape a nice adult dog.

Otherwise, the option is to go for a one-to-one session with a good trainer, in which you will learn a huge amount, but you will not get the socialising aspect from it.

Where in Dublin are you, roughly? There are classes both north and southside, so perhaps people here can recommend good classes, or a one-to-one trainer, from your area.

are you serious

at 10 weeks you have the pup at the perfect time for teaching it with crate training(toilet training) and basic obedience also..

On youtube there are loads of videos for crate training..
If you dont have a crate I cant recommend it highly enough..

At 10 weeks the pup may not yet have all of its injections so no bringing it out until all injections have been done!

cichlid child

Thanks very much for the replies.I am on the northside Dublin. I will get crate training with utube. I will also check out the classes if someone knows a trainer or classes on the northside it would be great thanks again.
Edit. I am bringing him to the vet tomorrow to get a check up and make sure he has all the injections before I bring him out.

VonVix

Some good points given to you already, Youtube is a great resource for learning about your dog and teaching him new things as long as you find the right kind of Youtubers (I'd post my favourites, but I'm not sure if it's allowed!), I'll just throw in a couple of points because they are super important and me/my family made plenty of mistakes in this area with our pups!

Remember, 10 weeks is a very early age to expect consistency when it comes to toilet training, you WILL have accidents here and there that your pup should never be harshly scolded for. Toilet training is something you'll need to be actively involved in doing on a daily basis.

Secondly, socialisation! You need your pup to meet loads of people, men, women, children, dogs, you name it. Taking your pup to a lot of different places to see different things. Doing this can help prevent anxiety, nervousness or fear-aggression in a dog, which certain breeds are more prone to given the lack of exposure to every day events.

You might think a few behaviours are cute when your dog does it now as a puppy (jumping up on people/barking/etc., for example) but you need to keep in mind if you encourage it while he's this young it can go on into adulthood where you will be trying your best to curb whatever bad habit your dog has.

Good luck with this new little joy in your life!

Karlitto

cichlid child wrote: »

Hi I adopted A 10 week old puppy today.Any good trainers in Dublin want to get the dog.to be toilet trained , walk beside me with and with out the leash,fetch,sit etc

Hey OP,

I only started bringing my girl to the classes in the National Dog Show centre in swords on Tuesday of this week.

It is puppy training and basic obedience, they didn't mention toilet training, but if you ask the instructor (who was lovely) after the class about that, then I am sure she would be more than willing to give you some advice. In the class I went to we did "Recall", "Leash walking" "Sitting" and "Lying down".

I don't know, but I think the classes will be pretty much the same each week. I did see a second ring of people and dogs at the other side of the hall and suspect this is a "higher than basic" class since they were doing different exercises to us, but not sure.

Some tips, bring treats (smelly ones to your dog, so the likes of cooked chicken, liver etc.), poop bags and some napkins/tissue, Oh, and don't forget your dog

It is very chilled out and relaxed, don't worry if your dog does a poo or a pee, just clean it up

If you don't go here for the obedience, it is a fantastic place to bring him/her for socializing as you meet all sized, aged and energy level dogs.

Classes are 7-8, first class is 8€ and are 6€ there after.

There are several other classes which you can do and several personal trainers, and from what I have heard in other posts DBB is knowledgeable.

tk123

I did puppy classes at Dog Training Ireland. If they're still doing pay as you go classes I'd recommend that over a course of 6 classes - if I had of had that option I would have done one class and left it at that lol. It was more obedience training that puppy socialisation so would be more suited to somebody with their first dog imo - if you already have a dog you'll know how to teach it the basics and find it a bit boring. One thing to bear in mind is that your pup is a baby - don't expect too much too soon and go at their pace. Also imo you have plenty of time for training but limited time for socialisation - so while you should start training the basic commands don't forget socialisation - new people/dogs/places etc

aonb

OP, what kind of dog have you got?
Toilet training a puppy is not rocket science! You just have to show him that he goes outside to wee/poo. To get him to learn this, you take him outside after every meal. You take him outside many times a day. You take him outside immediately before he goes to bed at night. When he poos/wees outside you make a fuss of him. If he does wee/poo indoors you just say NO! and leave it at that. Then take him outside again, and praise when he goes outside. At 10 weeks he should learn pretty quickly. In the meantime get yourself some papertowels and a non-ammonia spray bottle for accidents. Dont get cross/angry with him when he does have accidents, which will only upset him.

I would spend the next few weeks building a bond with your new puppy. He is going to be nervous/worried to be in a new/strange place with strange people so lots of calmness and gentleness and TLC. Training can start when he is relaxed/settled.

Have you had a dog before? Good luck - post a pic of the puppy!

tk123

Make sure you get some biological washing powder to clean up any accidents inside - this will stop the pup going back to the same spot and speed up toilet training

Karlitto

aonb wrote: »

OP, what kind of dog have you got?
Toilet training a puppy is not rocket science! You just have to show him that he goes outside to wee/poo. To get him to learn this, you take him outside after every meal. You take him outside many times a day. You take him outside immediately before he goes to bed at night. When he poos/wees outside you make a fuss of him. If he does wee/poo indoors you just say NO! and leave it at that. Then take him outside again, and praise when he goes outside. At 10 weeks he should learn pretty quickly. In the meantime get yourself some papertowels and a non-ammonia spray bottle for accidents. Dont get cross/angry with him when he does have accidents, which will only upset him.

I would spend the next few weeks building a bond with your new puppy. He is going to be nervous/worried to be in a new/strange place with strange people so lots of calmness and gentleness and TLC. Training can start when he is relaxed/settled.

Have you had a dog before? Good luck - post a pic of the puppy!

I agree with it all, except for the "no", make a big fuss when he goes outside (also, you may want to teach him a command when he does, I used "Go peepee" and they know the difference between going out to play in the garden and going out for a pee, i.e. before bedtime)

However, saying "no" can be bad, you can startle the pup which can have negative effects and so on. Don't ever pick him up mid flow, mid poo or rub his face in it. Just ignore it.

Bottom line is, ignore/ redirect bad behavior, praise good, he will learn what is right and wrong.