Saturday, February 2, 2008

Training Your English Cocker

Is your dog acting naughty???

Give him/her a job! English Cockers are brilliant little dogs... at least mine are (-: I very, very much recommend to my puppy buyers that they take at least three different obedience classes with their dogs. I recommend 2 six week sessions of classes when an English Cocker is between 4 and 8 months old. This helps to lay the foundation for an easy to live with dog and it also helps to socialize your puppy. I also recommend a "refresher" course when your puppy is between 18-20 months of age. This is a tough age as your puppy is almost an adult and you are starting to raise your expectations of what your puppy is capable of.

If you are interested in taking classes that will provide some entertainment for you and your dog, I really recommend trying an agility class or a rally obedience class. There are also classes for learning therapy work, fun tricks, and freestyle dancing.

Here is a link to help find a class in the Northwest:

http://members.aol.com/daynakin/page1.html

Also, here is a link to a Northwest Dog Activities Yahoo group. If you are in the Northwest, I recommend joining and then posting to ask for a referral to a good class in your area: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/NWDogActivities/?yguid=287671044

Also, if you have an interest in training for obedience, agility or any other canine sport, join the Versatile English Cockers yahoo group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Versatile_ECS/?yguid=287671044

Chloe and Halo owned by Jennifer Vandecar (and co-owned by us!)

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