As far as obedience, he's actually quite good (compared to other dogs his age/not size), but I have to be stricter with him, considering his size (he know weighs over 30 kg!). I have recently taken away his privilege to go on any surface in the household (see above) as he may have felt that he can do (play, bite) whatever he pleases in the apartment. My authoritative position has been somewhat strenghtened by implementation of this new rule, but I've realized that I will always have to work on applying authoritative excersizes with him, as the power struggles come in waves as dog grows older.
Recently, I've been asked by a friend of what is the most valuable thing I've learned at the dog trainings we go to. Firstly, I have learned that whenever the dog is being bad, it's not his age, or not his breed predisposition, it's usually something the master is doing wrong (consistency, not enough patience or not enough praise!). The second thing I've learned, or am in the process of learning, is the fact that after every command there should be a releasing command (the Go Play! command, Volno! in Czech), so that the dog knows, the command has ended.
So have a great weekend everyone and go play! And remember, your dog will do, what you allow it to do!
