[quote=cindyba] I read in this article posted above that all basic training should start before the dog is 7 months. Now I am in the position that my female CO Tamara was already 9 months when I got her, due to import regulations. I have started to train her, first step she has to become familiar with our lifestyle. Now after two months in her new home she has finally set in, now she is guarding property, brave, tail up and confident on her territory. So far so good :D Now to my question, have anybody here experience with starting obedience training with a CO or similar breed already close to a year old? Did you have success? Any special difficulties compared to starting with a puppy? I would like to have her obey the basic commands like sit, stay, come and stop. Wishing everybody a good summer :D Cindy B. Andersen[/quote] Starting young is best (do as I say but not as a do), but I started my Frol grandson Viktor this past spring at 9months old in ObedI, we missed 1/3 of the classes, and practiced in the parking lot only on the way into class, and he still passed easily (whew). The sit -stays and down-stays with recall across the ring were much easier than with a young puppy.