Tomorrow Sophie will be 5 months. Major changes continue to happen. It’s like she’s starting to mature more rapidly week but week. Yesterday we...
I live in the US and had to drive 2.5 hours alone to get my puppy. I live in a new town and didn’t know anyone and my family is 2 hours in the...
I had the same issue with chewing and I tried “leave it” and toy redirection and redirection never worked. “Leave it” works for me but requires...
Thank you, Nancy! I’m going to try this. Sophie is almost 32 lbs and right on the brink of where she’s getting pretty hard to hold back so I...
For your training did you just stop every time he pulled snd then start again when there was slack? Or did you do clicker training, treating etc?...
I’ve been teaching Sophie “leave it” since the day I got her because my flower beds are filled with mulch and she loves to go steel mulch from...
My puppy is 17 weeks and she eats EVERYTHING outside! Sticks, rocks, mulch, dirt, grass...she even pulled my dead tree out of the ground to chew...
Hi Nora. Sophie started barking at like 13 weeks out of the blue. She was bad for 2 weeks. I started ignoring her and leaving the room when she...
How about putting her in a time out so she knows it’s not acceptable? Honestly I think that was the turning point for me on biting with my pup a...
My pup is 17 weeks and still does this. I’ve always used a leash on her outside, and I’ve taught her “leave it” since day 1 on getting her at 7...
My pup has also started sometimes crying and barking in the car also. She used to love being in the car but sometimes she barks for no reason and...
I had bloody hands and arms daily for a few weeks! But she hasn’t drawn blood now for almost 3 weeks in fact, even the few times she does bite she...
Many if you told me your dogs changed at 4 months old. That seemed like a lifetime away from where I was at when I read that. But, Sophie is now...
I had a dog behaviorist over because I had similar issues. She comforted me and told me it’s true puppy behavior. The Fay I called her, Sophie...
Also Forgot to mention, don’t say anything when she lees at the door. You may be inadvertently marking that behavior. I was doing that with biting...
As Chris mentioned, you probably are taking her out too much. Are you rewarding her for peeing in her”spot”? I trained Sophie to pee in one area...
Forgot one thing - when she’s learning leave it, you can also use distraction. For example, I bring some sort if you out with us and when she...
No, they took her in the back for her shots. I don’t even know which version she got. I’m having her medical records transferred to a new vet next...
I had the same problem. Mine loves mulch, stones, dead flowers, tree leaves, weeds..you name it. I taught her "leave it" from day 1 at 7 weeks....
Supposedly she did get the vaccine but I'm a bit upset with my vet and am changing to another. The vet herself is great, but the front office and...
