Dilly

It doesnt mean that you cant play with your puppy but it does mean that the play is on your terms. I am with Sas get your hands on either of the books reccommended your puppy will love you even more for it. Our dog goes hypo and then starts biting :D We've tried ignoring him but he will bite you whether you turn away or not. I tried to put him in a quiet room to calm down but its hard to get hold of him when he's like this as he really has quite a bite. Advice please. Di

Somerly, Clarkson. Dylan is being Desexed on Monday, The vet thinks it will help with his dominance :D We have started to read the dog wisperer, good advice. Di

Putting him out is not the same as going out with him. He may well not be toiletting if you just put him out the door, as he probably wants to get back in. You need to take him to the spot you want him to use, wait quietly until he goes, then praise / reward him. This means every time, not just when it is fine, daylight, convenient. This will give him a positive association with being outside and a positive association with toileting outside. Be patient. When I got my last puppy, it was a little local drought breaker, and it rained all day for days. So I got wet, he got wet, the toys and treats got wet, but he learnt to toilet outside, quickly, on command, ever time I ask him to. No, I stay with him, sometimes for 30 mins or so. He likes playing outside during the day and sometimes does not seem interested in going to the toilet untill we get indoors!! I suppose he will learn.

Many thanks for all the sensible advice, His name is Dylan, he's not desexed yet as the Vet advised to wait untill he is 6months old. He is also currently being treated for gloopy ear? He sleeps in our room at on a bean bag and we dont have a problem during the night, he manages to sleep all night, i take him straight out when he wakes and he goes to the toilet and we give him lots of praise. He goes in the house during the day and its not easy to catch him in the act despite the fact we put him out every hour. Well today we went out for an hour or so and we let him have the run of the house, closed the bedrooms off He was a little star He was asleep on the bean bag in the lounge when we came in, lots of cuddles and praise and straight out for a pee I hope this is him proving he can be good if not locked up, we turned the electrical things off in case he chewed anything. Keep your fingers crossed for us as he really is a lovely dog. Will post a pic when i get some Many thanks

Firstly Hi to everyone, great site and so glad i found you. Well we are the owners of a Cocker Spaniel, he is 5.5 months old and a real pain in the neck! He has been to all sorts of puppy training but we are really struggling with him now The OH has been thinking that we should rehome him but it will break my heart, time is running out. His main problems are: Toilet training, sometimes goes outside sometimes not. Jumping up at Guests, really went mad the other day and frightened all our visitors. Jumping up in the Kitchen or at the table to scroung food. He has chewed most things, demolished his toys. We put him in the Laundry when out and he has taken all the paint off the door down to bare wood. He has a mad hour everynight where he bites my OH. He has a few good points: He comes when called. He will sit on demand, laydown and stay for a short time. He's great in the car and sits still. We feed him twice a day on Advance, he's not a hungry feeder and would prefere to graze but i remove it untill next time. The vet suggested Barkbuster training but we really cannot afford the $450.00 for 2 hrs training. To date he has cost $2,000 in repairs!! Oh and if anyone could lend me a crate, we are in Perth. Any help greatly recieved