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[quote=Anonymous]OP, people are reacting this way because you have picked a difficult breed and getting two puppies at the same time also has problems. Dalmatians are hard dogs. They're very high energy, and don't have the drive to please that some dogs breeds do. I have a rescue dog right now that's a Dalmatian mix and he's the hardest dog to train I've ever had, and I'm an experienced dog owner who likes high energy breeds. Great dog, and there's a lot to love, but not easy.

Here's what I suggest:

1) Learn to clicker train. These high energy dogs can be worn out by mental stimulation as well as physical; in fact, in some ways I think 20 minutes of hard mental work does more than 20 minutes of running at the park. Teach the dogs tricks, mix it up, make the dogs work for everything.

2) Nothing In Life Is Free should be your code from the very beginning. Want to go outside? Sit first. Want to eat? Look me in the eyes first (I teach all my dogs the "look at me" command.) Etc. Anything the dogs want, they need to ask you for by doing something first.

3) Have your kids feed the dog from the start, and have them make the dogs do a command before they get their food. Have the kids take the food away in the middle of eating so that the dogs know that the kids have that ability.

4) With kids, I'm a fan of crate training because it gives the dog his own space away from the kids. I don't even bother closing the door to the crate now.

5) You're going to need to learn your local offleash places and take them their as soon as their recall is good. Nothing burns off energy like playing with other high energy dogs.

Good luck.[/quote]

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