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@ganeshjacharya Basenjis tend to be much harder to train, I wouldn’t recommend them to a first time dog owner. They also yodel instead of barking haha

@pennsylmark I have to disagree. One hour of walking a day is plenty for most dogs, as long as mental enrichment is also done. When you exercise a dog, you condition them to need more by doing more. You’re building an athlete when you do more, so the more you exercise then the more they’ll need...

@kjvbeliever87 You guys will be just fine, and having those breeds in her I’m sure she’ll LOVE sniff games! Maybe you’ll make a small search and rescue dog out of her 😁

@kjvbeliever87 You have to be extremely careful with over exercising a young dog. That much exercise for a dog that age can cause permanent damage to their joints. You are NOT a bad owner, please don’t take this as that! A good rule of thumb for the first year or so of a dogs life is 10 minutes...

@kjvbeliever87 You condition your dog to need more exercise. You’re essentially building an athlete when you exercise them more, many dogs need to be taught an off switch and don’t know how to settle on their own

@worshipsinger I’m with you on your main point, just wanted to clarify that IGP, while initially developed for testing GSDs, is for all working breeds as well

@the_journey You’ve set the e collar up as a recall heel and stop command, personally I’d leave it at that as far as ecollar use goes. You might confuse him if you start using it for other things like stopping a bad behavior, although you could use it to recall him to you inside when he’s doing...

@racam So many shelters lie that it’s actually a major problem. Also, purebred ≠ well bred, so your friends probably got their dogs from backyard breeders and puppy mills, not reputable breeders

@the_journey If he won’t stay in place then I wouldn’t say he knows what the command means, you need to build up the amount of time he spends in place. Start very short, release him before he leaves on his own so he learns he can’t leave until you give the okay, slowly build up the time until he...

@markw81 Purebred APBT or bully mixes? What lines? Anecdotes do not overwrite breed traits. Again, I love them, but it is quite literally in their genetics. They are VERY people friendly, but since they were bred for dog fighting they are prone to DA and AA. That doesn’t make them bad dogs by...

@julie121 My sentiments as well. Personally, doberman are my breed, but I’d never recommend them as a first time dog. Same goes for pitbulls. Bully mixes are hit or miss for first time owners, I think what OP is looking for is a lab or golden.

@markw81 APBT are a high energy, high drive breed. And they are prone to dog on dog aggression and animal aggression. (I love them, they’re super versatile and capable dogs, this isn’t pitbull hate as all, it is in their breed standard). I don’t think they’d be a good fit for what OP is looking for.

@lovelife34 Perhaps try a smaller crate, one that he has room to stand up, turn around and lay down in, but not enough to pace. If he did poorly in the xpen and does poorly free roaming, he might need hos space reduced to feel more like a den and less overwhelming.