I just recived a Rottweiler thats about a year old which i dont usually do but she had no where else to go and i love dogs especially Rottweilers. She is very kind and sits everytime i say sit but when she goes into the garage she will get into everything even after i change my tone to a sharper tone. From here theres alot of good or bad paths to go down and i want to make sure im on the right one. I dont want to punish by hitting because of all the articles and comments I've read on how this actually does very little to help the dog. Please help amazing dog owners!!!!

Practice 'leave it'. It really works wonders. Using high value treats, hold some nice tit bit in a closed hand and let her nose it, tell her to leave it and when she moves her head away - even for a second, tell her good girl and give a treat from your OTHER hand. When she does this competently start doing it with your hand open, if she tries to take it, curl your fingers over and tell her to leave it. Then move on to your knee or the floor. The key is to reward as soon as she backs off, even if only for a second and to alway treat with the other hand.

My ADHD 1year old is into everything and I dropped my insulin syringe. We have been doing leave it at kc good citizen bronze training and she just sat down next to it - didn't try to smell the needle or anything. We are now at the stage where praise is enough. 7 weeks of training and the test is tonight.

Hitting or shouting is never the answer. Noises to distract, clapping and saying no or making a noise used only for inappropriate behaviour ( I say app app appp! In a shrill voice) or using something that rattles to get them to look at you work too.

If we can do it, you can. Good luck.

Thanks so much ill start applying immediately

Leave it is a great command. It seems to be the only thing that works with my terrier :P Hahah! But is great for everything. She will leave her dinner until told, leave food that's on the floor, leave the mop alone, leave bags of shopping alone - the lot! Teach the way described above and work up to the bigger things :)

You are right that there is no need to hit a dog.  I trained my first Bearded Collie to a pretty good standard.  She was very good with the leave command.

Until the day that she stole something!  When I told my vet he laughed and told me it was my fault for not saying leave, and for expecting miracles with a high temptation.

I had taken the chicken out of the oven and left it on the top of the cooker.  Then took the ironing upstairs. 

I came back down to see my girl carrying the chicken to her bed.  :-)  I gave the leave command and she put the chicken on the floor and crept over to her bed.  I have to be fair, when I picked the chicken up it didn't even have a wing broken off it.  But I didn't really fancy it after it had been on the floor, so I shared it between the dogs the following day.  I have to say that the chicken was warm and smelled delicious.  She must have been salivating bless her.  So an impressive leave (in my eyes.)

I expect my dogs recall to be spot on, and the leave command is my second "must have."  I once spilt poison and my Toy Poodle raced up to it, but obeyed the leave command immediately.  So I cannot emphasise enough what an important command this is.  I know that lots of dog owners will have similar stories.

Just to add....we passed! 3 girls down and just my boy to go.

:-)  :-)  :-)

Well done.

well done gsdowner

Thanks guys....she was the only one I was worried about doing it, so am really pleased!