Dog Training School

Moving to Udon from Vietnam with our 8month old German Shepherd cross. Looking for dog trainer or school in Udon Thani

Don't know of any in Udon but I am very experienced with dogs and I would advise you before you think of any training get it neutered. I had a cross rottweiler here and carried out all the obedience training, almost to show standard, but when he matured, the call of the wild was too much for him .Every day packs of marauding dogs in the soi, including bitches on heat drove him into a frenzy. He escaped over and under a 6ft wall, then he found , with difficulty, he could struggle through a 2"gap in the gate. If I locked him up he would howl the place down .He disappeared for days and would eventually arrive home skinny and torn. He would then have a couple of weeks as a normal loving house dog before getting a sniff and off again .If your animal is a bitch you will have the reverse, packs of dogs trying to get in .
Naturally my wife blamed his behaviour on being half Farang .

Very true Val,

I've also had a number of dogs and attended a great training course in Australia when I got my current one. They didn't train the dog, but taught us how to train the dog. I think the trainer said - I'm here to train you to train your dog, not train your dog. It was great advice that I put into practice and I learned a lot from it. Mine is neutered and despite all the annoying soi dogs, he's pretty good with all the sit, stay, wait, heel etc. Even if he barks (he's big so it's very loud), a quick "quiet" from me shuts him up.

Advice - get them trained as early as possible - I think I started with Harley at 3 months old. Secondly, food rewards will train them up quickly and I can tell you that dogs will do just about anything for garlic sausage pieces. Cook a couple of sausage with crushed up garlic, slice them up and that's the reward when you're training them when they get something right.

I've yet to meet one soi dog that is trained in the smallest way so it seems the Thais don't know how to do it or can be bothered to do it. Nothing more annoying than an untrained dog. At 40kgs, I made sure I trained Harley as much as poss to make sure he behaved.

Happy to give any advice.

Cheers
Phil

ive heard a lot of different opinions about dog training and dogs being neutered,from it calmed my dog a little bit to nothing changed he is still the same boistrous dog,yes once the dog has been snipped he wont go wondering the neighbour hood,but a couple of friends have said there dogs have turned into lazy sad dogs after being done and also that there physique is not what it should be, (ie there muscle tone),one thing is 100% percent right is your dog will do anything if you reward them with food,one thing that takes a while is your dog obeying you at the dog park to many dogs butts to smell and distractions.

Philrjones wrote:Very true Val,

I've also had a number of dogs and attended a great training course in Australia when I got my current one. They didn't train the dog, but taught us how to train the dog. I think the trainer said - I'm here to train you to train your dog, not train your dog. It was great advice that I put into practice and I learned a lot from it. Mine is neutered and despite all the annoying soi dogs, he's pretty good with all the sit, stay, wait, heel etc. Even if he barks (he's big so it's very loud), a quick "quiet" from me shuts him up.

Advice - get them trained as early as possible - I think I started with Harley at 3 months old. Secondly, food rewards will train them up quickly and I can tell you that dogs will do just about anything for garlic sausage pieces. Cook a couple of sausage with crushed up garlic, slice them up and that's the reward when you're training them when they get something right.

I've yet to meet one soi dog that is trained in the smallest way so it seems the Thais don't know how to do it or can be bothered to do it. Nothing more annoying than an untrained dog. At 40kgs, I made sure I trained Harley as much as poss to make sure he behaved.

Happy to give any advice.

Cheers
Phil

I have never fed my dog garlic because of this article from''WEBMDOnions and Garlic
Onions and garlic in all forms -- powdered, raw, cooked, or dehydrated -- can destroy a dog's red blood cells, leading to anemia. That can happen even with the onion powder found in some baby food. An occasional small dose is probably OK. But just eating a large quantity once or eating smaller amounts regularly can cause poisoning. Symptoms of anemia include weakness, vomiting, little interest in food, dullness, and breathlessness.Onions and Garlic
http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/ss/slideshow ... -never-eat
I boil chicken and duck hearts for her,trimming the skin and fat.Once in awhile I will mix carrots,cabbage and rice in with the meat!
Safe: Lean Meats
Most dogs are fine eating lean cuts of meat that have been thoroughly cooked. Be sure to remove all visible fat -- including the skin on poultry. Also be sure that there are no bones in the meat before you give it to your dog.

Hi nkstan,

Interesting stuff that about garlic. There's a lot of different opinions on the net about it, including from vet's who use garlic with their dogs with no side effects. Some do say though that onions aren't too good. All I know is I used garlic with Harley and he suffered no problems. Perhaps some dogs can't take it like us and sea food. Not sure.

Anyway, I reckon finding something that your dog loves as a treat will do the trick - steak, lean meat etc is a great way to go. Anything that get's their taste buds going so they behave and they learn pretty quickly! As long as it's not chocolate for example - very bad for dogs.

I must admit, I really enjoy being able to take Harley out for a walk off the leash, knowing that it only takes a verbal command from me and he's obedient. "Leave it" is a great one I use for when he's thinking of chasing a cat around or starts to take an interest in the roadside bins. When I do go out with him, all the soi dogs start barking and go nuts - damn annoying. He mostly ignores them unless they come to close then he goes into defence mode which is great.

I think anyone who has a dog has the responsibility to train it at least with the basics - makes for a great companion.

cheers
Phil

I always found the best and handiest titbits when reward training were cut up pieces of dried tripe. Handy for me because could keep in the pocket when out walking and weren't messy to handle and all my dogs just loved them. The garlic I can't comment on. I used to give mine the occasional garlic tablet, it helped to remove plaque from the teeth, but never saw any signs of anemia in any of them . However feeding them constantly on cooked meats could bring on the symptoms. The thing to watch out for is whitish feces, it is the first sign of dietary induced liver disorder. The advantage of raw meats was the beneficial effect it had on the coat.A glossy appearance coupled with less moulting .A word of warning though. Cook all offal thoroughly before feeding as these organs often contain annelids which can even survive after freezing for an extended period .

There used to be a dog training school on the airbase. I don't know if it is still open. We took our young German Shepherd there. They keep the dog for about 3 months. If you go into the airbase from the civilian airport terminal side towards the golf course, after you pass the left to the golf course keep straight it is on the left.