Your correct in your reasoning.

Keep in mind at four months you are dealing with a 3 year old in human terms. When training and the dog is distracted you need to get its attention using a toy or some noise maker, a clicker works great for this and can be used to teach it basic commands.

JG
Jerry Garcia 2007 Reviewed by Jerry Garcia 2007 on . Guard dog training from puppyhood? OK so I have the cutest new addition to our family and a few things I'm not sure how to go about. Here are the facts... Tucker is a 12 wk old PB Golden Retriever. Comes from great parents. He is quick to learn and eger to please. He came with my brother and his large family from across the country and has been very socialized with people. We are working on house training but in the 3 days I've been able to work with him since everyone left he knows sit, laydown, come, PPSSTT!(bad/don't do Rating: 5