Re: teenage Amy. oh jade i feel for you,... jasper is death, he not doing any of the other stuff, may be jasper is a slow learner
Re: teenage Amy. Jade I hear ya! Rosie was no bother till she hit six months. Now I could strangle her cheerfully on a daily basis. I fantasise about losing her on the moor and skipping back to the car lead dangling empty. All tongue in cheek (ish) of course. Walking her is a stessful nightmare. I must say 'back' at least a hundred times. She launches full strength at everyone and their dog. Totally ignoring me. It drives me nuts and I have no idea how to stop her doing it. She's an utter pain at the moment I could literally cry. Being pregnant does not help. I walk her religiously twice a day and I'm starting to dread it. Everyone says it'll pass so cling to that. She's the only unruly dog at the school gates - the others behave immaculately. They're older of course. Just got in from a walk so feeling stressed still. Can't say I'm feeling the love for her at the moment.....best stick kettle on then! If you work anything out Jade do share!!!
Re: teenage Amy. Great. Now she's just vomited on the floor after a couple days of horrendous diarrhoea from stealing wham bars. Give me strength...
Re: teenage Amy. Oh dear, naughty teenagers : It does get better you just need a bucketful of patience and perseverance. They'll remember everything you've taught them just be consistent. Riley was a horror as he found his independence. His recall completely disappeared whenever other dogs were around and we had a stressful few months as Lizzie arrived at roughly the same time. It did pass though and he calmed down, we worked hard on our training and it all got a lot better. Walking him is definitely one of the pleasures in my life
Re: teenage Amy. DogStarDaily.com have some useful articles specifically about adolescent dogs, which are useful. It seems to boil down to: expect it, and train your way through it - and keep up the socialisation. Which I guess we knew already! But still, I find it comforting to read about what to expect. I think some of the articles are a bit more relevant for Charlie as an intact male (apparently overflowing with testosterone right now - although you'd never know it, he is still the biggest wuss with other dogs as of yet, maybe he is a slow developer), been reading a lot about how I can expect him to interact with other dogs over the next few months, which I have found helpful.
Re: teenage Amy. o, now i'm quite petrified.... (mine is 9 weeks old.... so still some time yet.... should i begin building the steel harness now????)
Re: teenage Amy. I completely feel your pain! Our little furball has been threatened many of times (we're talking probably several times a day :-\ ) with the naughty dogs home! It seems he's hit the 6 month mark and has completely gone wild. The lovely walks are long gone and now we have the frantic pulling or jumping any time he see's a person/bird/crisp packet etc. He has completely lost the concept of retrieving, so games now consist of us throwing the toy and him fetching..and running off ;D He steals just about ANYTHING he can get his hands on - the latest item is a pink barbie lunchbox which im too embarrassed to give back :-X On the plus side, the stubborn little bugger decided he would finally understand the "lay" command we have been trying to get him to do since we got him..the one and only thing left of his training which he just wouldnt do for love nor money!! Admittedly this was only when he realised he was majorly in the dog house and my mum was about to string him up! : Ta da..just like that, he decided he could lay after all. I was still a pretty proud mumma anyway and I wouldnt change him for the world ;D ;D
