I've had Bella for 4 days now. Some things I've learned about her personality:
She's very stubborn! She will decide that she doesn't want to walk anymore after she pees or poops. At this point, she will sit down and not respond to the leash tug.
She is very smart! I know I read somewhere that EBs are not smart. My dog is very quick, though. She learned almost immediately that she should pee when I take her outside. I can take her out 3 times in an hour and she will squat to pee every time. Also, she knows where home is (direction and all) because often, after she decides to stop walking, I pick her up and carry her a few blocks from home. When I put her down, she eagerly walks (or runs) toward our home. Sometimes I pick her up and carry her some distance from home during potty because I know she has another poop in her.
She loves to be snuggled, held, and carried. It's not a problem now, because she's about 10 pounds; however, when she's 50 lbs, it'll be a different story!
She's food motivated! This is good; I'm using little bits of cheese to motivate her to walk more during our potty sessions. As I said above, she will pee and poop outside very quickly, but sometimes I need more from her. (I know she's not done - most times she can poop 2 or 3 times!)
My little girl has a very interesting personality. I'm enjoying getting to know her and finding the best ways to work with her.
She's very stubborn! She will decide that she doesn't want to walk anymore after she pees or poops. At this point, she will sit down and not respond to the leash tug.
She is very smart! I know I read somewhere that EBs are not smart. My dog is very quick, though. She learned almost immediately that she should pee when I take her outside. I can take her out 3 times in an hour and she will squat to pee every time. Also, she knows where home is (direction and all) because often, after she decides to stop walking, I pick her up and carry her a few blocks from home. When I put her down, she eagerly walks (or runs) toward our home. Sometimes I pick her up and carry her some distance from home during potty because I know she has another poop in her.
She loves to be snuggled, held, and carried. It's not a problem now, because she's about 10 pounds; however, when she's 50 lbs, it'll be a different story!
She's food motivated! This is good; I'm using little bits of cheese to motivate her to walk more during our potty sessions. As I said above, she will pee and poop outside very quickly, but sometimes I need more from her. (I know she's not done - most times she can poop 2 or 3 times!)
My little girl has a very interesting personality. I'm enjoying getting to know her and finding the best ways to work with her.
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Kind of like he saying you want me to do what? And for nothing to boot? Yeah about that.....
