CaveDiverFL
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- Mar 5, 2014
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- Agnes
We just picked up little Agnes from the Breeder about 1 week ago and she's been great. There have been a few new issues lately with her behavior that are getting annoying and I was wondering if you guys could give me some tips on what to do about it.
1.) Taking her outside / leash:
She never had an issue with wearing a collar and was never scared of it, we usually take her outside about every 45-60 minutes when we're at home. For the first few days she did pretty well but now she's getting a little rebellious; she just walks where ever she wants to, if I try to pull her gently to get her to walk to a specific spot or if I try to get her away from something on the ground she just starts fighting me. She will pull away from me backwards and fight the leash and collar or just lay down and bite and fight the leash. I'm not sure what I can do to direct her, or how to pull her away from stuff without having to pick her up every time.
2.) Peeing on floor:
The first few days she really did well with the potty training and she was able to make it to the puppy pad on the floor about 75% of the time, now she just walks all over the house and find a spot somewhere and pees without even looking for the puppy pad. I've always rewarded her for peeing in the right spot but now she just ignore it.
3.) Biting / chewing:
She's a chewer which is normal for a puppy, I never let her bite or chew my hands and arms and try to direct her to a chew toy instead. I always use a command (Aus) as a way of saying stop which usually works for a few seconds and then she's chewing on us again. She's especially bad about biting pants legs and ears when we lay down. Any advice for this would be great.
Thanks for your input, I do realize that these things take time to learn for a puppy but I want to approach these issues the right way without punishment for the puppy.
1.) Taking her outside / leash:
She never had an issue with wearing a collar and was never scared of it, we usually take her outside about every 45-60 minutes when we're at home. For the first few days she did pretty well but now she's getting a little rebellious; she just walks where ever she wants to, if I try to pull her gently to get her to walk to a specific spot or if I try to get her away from something on the ground she just starts fighting me. She will pull away from me backwards and fight the leash and collar or just lay down and bite and fight the leash. I'm not sure what I can do to direct her, or how to pull her away from stuff without having to pick her up every time.
2.) Peeing on floor:
The first few days she really did well with the potty training and she was able to make it to the puppy pad on the floor about 75% of the time, now she just walks all over the house and find a spot somewhere and pees without even looking for the puppy pad. I've always rewarded her for peeing in the right spot but now she just ignore it.
3.) Biting / chewing:
She's a chewer which is normal for a puppy, I never let her bite or chew my hands and arms and try to direct her to a chew toy instead. I always use a command (Aus) as a way of saying stop which usually works for a few seconds and then she's chewing on us again. She's especially bad about biting pants legs and ears when we lay down. Any advice for this would be great.
Thanks for your input, I do realize that these things take time to learn for a puppy but I want to approach these issues the right way without punishment for the puppy.