your 1st dog

what mistakes did you make with your 1st dog if any
my 1st one walked all over me , dragged me everwhere, would even take up the settee and not let me on it, i have learned alot since then , or have 1 there still always a dog on the settee

Well i grew up around dogs but they were my mums so i blame any mistakes on her
Viva is my first dog ermmm now where do i start
When i got her from the police she was 18months and been to 4 or 5 foster homes so she was a handful and had many problems caused by others and living in a kennel. I do wish i had started training with a 1 to 1 trainer sooner with her but apart from that without sounding big headed i dont think theres many mistakes made, ok maybe 2 more 1 being allowed on the sofa the other being allowed on the bed but shhh dont tell my trainer
I have corrected many mistakes made by others with her like her being destructive in the house, pulling (not fully there yet but getting there), socialising a bit better, actually having a recall now (again not fully there, shes just not 100% consistent lol), trying to kill the hoover.

sounds like your doing a great job, you should be proud of yourself , promise i won't tell her trainer about the bed

my first dog, of my own and not my parents was a dream.... he was the perfect dog, extremely intelligent, needed little looking after or discipline... he slept in my bed, got on the sofa, but i didnt mind he was my boy ... so when i got fred, he was a shock to the system

Same here I had a GR and he was a dream, then Hazel, other than being so nervous when we first had her she was easy as well

Then I had Misty and have bought ever training aid ever made almost, she is the hardest nut ever

my own first dog was 'Scouse' my gorgeous handsome GSD he was so lovely and sociable with everyone so much so he was stolen from us when he was 3 years old, we got him back after a month or so with no harm done to him, but he was so well behaved never needed to do much training with him except basic sit, stay, recall etc. i've made more mistakes with the dogs i have had since Scouse tbh

my first dog Gemma who i got from a rescue centre was a good girl, until she got attacked by a GSD. After that she didnt take too kindly to most dogs. However, around people and children she was a dream and couldnt have asked anymore from her.

my first dog was and still is Bingo only things i wish i had done different was 2 train him 2 not pull when he sees another dog - but hey i was only like 13 or summin so u no not my fault lol

lol, we learn by our mistakes hun