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   NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH SLIP LEASH ON (OR LONG LINE).   NOTE 2: (IMPORTANT)  DO NOT LEAVE SLIP LEASH ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG.  UNSUPERVISED, THE SLIP LEASH COULD GET CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND CHOKE YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  BE SURE TO PUT YOUR SLIP LEASH ON CORRECTLY. NOTE 4:  ALSO ALWAYS BE SURE YOU ARE HOLDING THE LEASH PROPERLY.  REMEMBER, THIS IS A LIFELINE FOR YOUR DOG.  BELOW IS A LINK TO ARTICLES ON THIS ON MY BUSINESS BLOG. https://www.mainedogtrainer.com/blog/leashes-how-to-hold-them-and-how-to-fold-them NOTE 5:  IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH ALL THE EXERCISES IN ONE DAY, YOU CAN JUST BE SURE THAT THE EXERCISES YOU DID NOT GET TO ARE DONE THE NEXT DAY.   YOU ONLY NEED TO TRAIN FOR AN HOUR A DAY. NOTE 6:  THE GOALS ARE PLACES TO WORK TOWARDS IN THE FUTURE.  IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE GOAL, DON'T WORRY AS LONG AS YOU PUT IN THE WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT...

The main challenge with Fudge right now is that he is very active and does not like to settle on his own (at least for a decent period of time).  So he needs to be supervised in his pen, or be trained, or in a Sit on the Dog or Place when out and about. I usually allow for free indoor time after he has gone out for 30-45 minutes.   I feel safe if he is in my sight (so not out of the room).  I use the command "let's go" to get him back if he leaves the room, OR if I think he needs to go out then I follow him downstairs to let him out. This is going to change as he grows.     Right now, since 8/15, his poop has decreased a lot, but this may not be true as he grows and his body changes.  The number of times to go out will probably be decreased by 2 or 3 during his nap times.  Right now, he is not going on all of the time, but it's new, so I have not gotten rid of any.  Also, not every pee and poop is going to come when you expect it to, but...

 Housetraining:   From July 27th on to August 7th, we had no accidents at all.  The schedule remained consistent. On approximately August 7th, Fudge's metabolism underwent a significant change, and he would pee about 3 to 5 times each time we let him out.   On about August 10-12, we had a poop accident three days in a row (while on free time inside with supervision).  Two of those times I caught him mid poop.   All those times were after he took the expected amount of poops per the schedule.  So I increased the times out again to get him out.  So a lot of time was spent on the housetraining from August 7th forward in just adhering to the schedule and getting him out.   Plus we watch him so we know what he does and if we can expect to be safe for a while. Since then, we have had no accidents, but he has been strictly supervised inside.   On August 16th, his poop schedule is off, as he is producing significantly fe...

EXERCISE 1 LURED SIT (REALLY FOOD REWARDED SIT NOW): STEP 1:    Have the food reward ready in your hand. STEP 2:    While standing straight up (but when your puppy is close) give the "sit" command.  (you can, if the puppy is having trouble give the bent arm signal for sit) STEP 3A:   If your puppy does sit (bum on the floor and two front feet on the floor), quickly bend down and give the food reward as saying "break" or "good boy/girl" (but remember the puppy should not release for "good" only for "break") STEP 3B:    If your puppy does not sit, walk in a little toward your puppy and lure them from as far away as you can. STEP 4:   Repeat If you are doing this individually, practice for 5 minutes  OR until you reach the goal of 3 sets of 4 in a row.  The time practiced will be for whichever is shortest.   If you are doing this in a group, you do not need to count how many times in a row he performs it correc...