drag leash
to get my dog accustomed to the leash, i leave the leash on her all the time she is loose in the house. she drags it around and if she gets into something she can be captured pretty easily.
my dog didn't like collars. so i left one on until she got use to it. (like a wedding ring, weird at first but you eventually get use to it).
my dog didn't like the crate. so i left her in there all the time (not literally, i took her out to eat, play, bathroom, etc).
my dog didn't like going to the bathroom with me taking her out, but would go with my wife. so i told my wife not to take her out anymore, i would take her out on a leash, if she didn't go she would go back in her crate (to avoid a mess in the house). in another hour or 2 i would take her out again and repeat as many times as it took for her to finally go. i think i only had to do it 3 or 4 times before she was practically begging me to take her out.
you train the dog, don't let the dog train you. it will save his life.
right now the 3 most important things right now are a leash/collar, the word "no" and his name. these 3 things will prevent your dog from getting hit by a car.
leash = can't get hit if you hang on to the leash. but if the leash fails you have the other 2.
name = she be the most beautiful thing ever to your dog. when she hears her name she should associate it with love, toys, affection. when she is running towards a car and you call her name, she should want to come back to you knowing she is going to get some of the greatest loving ever.
no = should be a word that she fears. the opposite of her name and she should understand that if she doesn't stop what she is doing right now something bad is going to happen. same thing, running towards a car, you say no, she knows she is doing something wrong and will stop. (no is always followed by some afection to show you don't hold a grudge).
don't worry about sit, come, down, stay.... teach her the important stuff now, her name and no. once she got that down move onto the harder stuff.
Phil
