Puppy help

[imjustagirl]

Hahaha well he's already five months. So I don't even know if it would work. I'll do some research. Thanks for the tip!

 

[joe]

Gunny sack. Puppy. Brick. River.

Problem solved.

 

[imjustagirl]

Shut up, joe.

 

[joe]

Who loves ya, baby? [sawKojaktoday]

 

[KG]

My oldest dog gets so freaked out by the muzzle that he completely shuts down. He lays on the ground and spreads his paws out far like the ground is moving or spinning and he's afraid he's going to fall off the earth. I'm a bad mom and have used it during storms because I know it will at least make him lay still instead of freaking out and pacing back and forth through the house looking for a place to hide.

 

[apeman33]

I'm thinking about getting one of those Thundershirts for Punky. I'm hoping that it works to help keep her calm when company or other dogs are around. Comes with a money-back guarantee and I've never heard anything negative about them, so it seems worth a shot. My vet stocks them but doesn't have Punky's size, so I'm probably going to just order it direct.

Once Punky's settled down, she's just an adorable little cuddlebug. But when she first meets someone, she's all hyper and out of control. And then for a while after she snaps out of that, she demands your attention ... especially if she sees you're paying attention to Belle. Roomie and I discussed it once and we think that there are times it seems like she wants to be able to calm down but just doesn't know how.

 

[KG]

Daisy is the same way with guests. She gets really excited for the first few minutes, then at some point she just walks away and picks a spot on the loveseat or chair to just chill.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I was trying to avoid that. I mean, I know what a muzzle is. But how does it teach them? Wouldn't they just be WORSE when you took it off?

Don't use a muzzle...

 

[KG]

I don't think a muzzle would be the answer for biting/nipping. Some say you should never raise your voice to your dog, but I think a fast and loud NO when he does it would work better.

 

[BrianGriffin]

My dog has taken to "prairie dogging." If you scratch her chest, she grabs your hand with both paws and starts licking your hand. She's up on her hinds when she does this, making her look like a prairie dog.

She does this every time now.

At least she doesn't chew.

 

[imjustagirl]

I don't think a muzzle would be the answer for biting/nipping. Some say you should never raise your voice to your dog, but I think a fast and loud NO when he does it would work better.

He's learned to tune out my "nos." When 90 percent of what he does is wrong, he hears it a lot.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I had pretty good luck with spraying my dog with water. Just one of those little bottles that people use for their hair. It drove my dog crazy. It was more effective than me hitting him lightly across the nose...

 

[imjustagirl]

He loves the water bottle. Tried it at my parents' house. He opens his mouth, then goes back to what he was doing.

 

[Webster]

We got a nearly 5 month old puppy last month and it has been tough. He's a mutt -- daschund, black lab and collie. A friend was choosing between two rescues and somehow we decided to take Rudy. He's very playful, but crazy.

We've used a trainer and have gotten way better with the peeing/pooping in the house. She told us that we need to be firmer about boundries and he needs to spend most of the time in his crate. He's still too frisky to walk on the street and there are times when he simply won't go outside to our backyard to do his business (we have a decent sized, fully fenced in yard).

He's a little aggressive towards my 3 year old. More jumping on him than upset with him, but that's been an issue which we haven't worked out.

A lot of work to say the least. We use the can full of coins to calm him down and he will usually go to his crate if I shake it.

 

[imjustagirl]

Yeah, Winston doesn't mind being IN his crate, but he's not going to walk in there on his own. I've put treats in there, one of my old shirts, etc. But if I pick him up and put his front paws in, he walks in.

 

[qtlaw]

Our puppy is now 12 weeks, got him at 8. We've been doing crate training for him (our 6 yr old lab who was a rescue 3 yrs ago goes to the crate easily) but wife has decided to let him sleep in the pen with the crate attached. He now sleeps through the night. We were very anal about the potty training and at every meal and even the slightest hint we took him outside and he's not had an accident for about two weeks now (except he has pee'd on the kitchen bed which I think is marking his territory).

Sweetest thing is seeing the two dogs play (nipping and tug of war) and sleep together.

 

[Webster]

My wife is crazy about taking our puppy out to do his business -- i think that if we take him out too much, he won't learn when it is time to go.

I've found that if I let him run around a lot outside or take him to the local dog park (which is about 2 miles away and has a puppy part) he's way better to play with. The problem is that we don't have the time to devote to him during the week.

 

[Webster]

Puppy has been an insane amount of work, but boy was it cute watching him have a ball in the snow with my kids.

 

[qtlaw]

My wife and I have not slept together in 5 wks and she's taking the brunt of it but its so cool watching him play with our 7 yr old choc lab and getting licks on the face and having him come to me when I call. Its close to my kids (who are killing us right now, especially the older one with the preteen attitude, "oh I'll get to it." Grrrrr!!)

 

[apeman33]

Apologies for drifting this off topic a little but, but damn this is funny (Boston Terrier fans, prepare to be awed):



(Warning: Lyrics of the song might not be safe for work and it might be loud. Headphones recommended.)

You're welcome.