Jump to content

Crest_Fallen

  • Posts

    63
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    http://
  • ICQ
    0

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Female
  • Interests
    Dogs, cats and human behaviour
  1. I hope you guys don't mind a stranger joining in too. I would like to add that it is not about the breed being the problem, it is really about whose hands they end up in. The comment about banning toddlers because they bite too made me laugh because it is so true.
  2. I think the most important training to me is recalls - it is essential for the dog's safety. Of course the underlying philosophy is that the dog understands that I am the 'leader'.
  3. I think being able to say that a puppy is house trained depends on the person's definition of 'house trained'. I consider a dog house trained when they are able to tell you of their own accord that they want to go outside to the toilet. My goldie goes to the back door and does a solitary 'woof' to let me know she needs to go (she was also taught to wee on command). My puppy is starting go to the backdoor to tell me he needs to go out too. If being housetrained means the puppy does wees and poos outside because I take him out often, then my puppy is largely housetrained too. It is a slow process to get them there and some dogs seem to take longer to connect the dots than others. but with consistency and perserverance they will get there.
  4. I have heard that the smaller the dog, the harder they are to house train and I can say that my Goldie caught on to asking to go outside for wees much quicker than my chinese crested (and I agree it is very frustrating). I would think 10 days is also a bit extreme so I would have no hesitation in letting them outside in a fully enclosed back yard, but I would separate them from the other dog. I think I'll wait until my puppy is at least 1yo before I desex him, by then the house training should be quite embedded in his brain (I hope).
  5. I have a 15 week old puppy (Chinese Crested) who was very finicky with his food too despite me feeding exactly what his breeder said she had. But when I got out a raw chicken neck to feed my cats, he went wild so I gave him one. It is no doubt his favourite meal. He is still not a big eater in the morning unless chicken necks are on offer but I don't stress, he tells me when he is hungry. I gradually changed him over to a more BARF diet which he seems to like. I have also noticed with house training, that my puppy was going great at first but now he can go outside because I see the signs he needs to go, but after 20 minutes he comes back inside and then wees on the floor. Very frustrating but just part of the process. I realised I need to go back to being more vigilent about house training and follow him out and offer food rewards for weeing outside. He is a smart dog, he will soon catch on.
  6. I am a little confused by your post. How are the dogs getting out the front and on to the road? You say you want to leave them outside, so I'm presuming the back garden is fully fenced and dog proof? How old are your puppies? If they are already cocking their legs, they can't be little puppies. The stress of going to the vets and feeling a bit out of sorts after the surgery may have caused a relapse, but nothing that can't be undone. I would go back to basics with them with their house training and I'm sure they will 'get it' again very soon once their routine goes back to normal.
  7. I would recommend crate training as it really seems to speed up the process of house training. Also, you will need to learn to recognise the 'signs' (eg nose to the ground) and quickly take him/her outside. When he/she does a wee, immediately give a food reward. They soon catch on that they only get the reward when they do wees outside. What sort of puppy are you getting?
  8. I also have a puppy who gets car sick and because of that does not like to travel in the car. I have to carry him to the car because if allowed to walk, he will run back to the front door. I haven't tried any biscuits but I now have him sitting in the front seat (on washable towels) and put the vent pointing straight at him. The last 3 times (since having the vent on him) he has not vomitted at all. The idea about desensitising your puppy to the car is a good one. He needs to be taught that it is a good place and good things happen there. So hang out in the car with him and some special cooked sausages or other favourite food. After he has finished his treat, take him out of the car and back inside. If he really hates the car because of the motion sickness, I would stick to doing this for about 5-7 days and then progress it to starting the car up whilst feeding him. Once he seems to associate the car as a good place to be, start taking him for short drives as well. The ginger may work (I've never tried it) but the dose may need to be trial and error. Start small though. Good luck, I know it is not nice having a puppy puking in the car.
  9. I also have a puppy who gets very excited when seeing any people (very people orientated). What you need to think about is when your puppy jumps up, what do you do? Do you push her down? If you do, you are actually reinforcing the jumping behaviour. You need to totally ignore the jumping and wait until she sits down or stands still and then reinforce with food or praise. I am using clicker training with my puppy and he is responding well. So when he stops jumping I mark it (clicker) and then some 'reward' food. It wont take your cav long to get the idea but best to work on this without any other distractions (when you are at home and without visitors) then practice it at training. You will also need to tell people not to touch her or acknowledge her until she has stopped jumping. With young kids this is hard so it might be best to crate her whilst she is still learning.
  10. The problem is, as someone has already mentioned, many of the crossbreeds are considered purebred for the sake of the media. I haven't met too many rotties but the ones I have met were lovely well mannered dogs (because the owners no doubt put the time into training them too). I use to own a staffy and my then partner a British Bulldog and we use to have people cross to the opposite side of the road when we walked them at night. It was so funny because they were the dopiest dogs ever and would probably have licked them to death but not much more. I have no problem letting my dogs socialise with PB or rotties or any other breed for that matter. My son's Chinese Crested recently had a play with a 11 month old PB which he thoroughly enjoyed and so did the PB. Obviously both owners had to supervise to ensure puppy didn't get squashed accidentally.
  11. Wow this is interesting reading. I tend not to use flea prevention (especially the spot ons) unless there is a flea problem as I also don't see the point in overloading their systems with chemicals if the problem doesn't exist in the first place. And the warnings on the spots on says it is poisonous to people so what does that say we are doing to our pets? For heartworm, I want to see if I can get hold of the daily one too and will start on this before my puppy is 6 months old.
  12. Poor puppy. If he hasn't had a drink for days, you need to get him to a VET immediately. Let us know how you get along.
  13. We take our 13 week old chinese crested for walks down to the park - about a 10 minute leisurely walk and then he runs free with my goldie while my son plays on the play equipment. Then of course another 10 minute walk home. I hope this isn't too much for him. But if we didn't go for walks he would be zooming around the house 100miles per hour anyway.
  14. This little one needs ONLY positive reinforcement for things she does right. I am guessing scolding her brought about the peeing on her bed, probably triggered by nerves from being scolded. If she was trying to get back at you (which I don't think she is) she would have peed on YOUR bed, not her own. So any corrections need to be done gently, probably with re-direction. So if she is chewing a chair, tell her "leave" but then offer something appropriate to chew. She will then know what you are expecting from her instead of her worrying she is doing the wrong thing all the time. Some dogs can take being scolded and some can't. Biozet laundry powder is great for removing wee smells (cats or dogs) and it is much cheaper than Urine Off. It can be used as a laundry powder to wash the bedding and if she pees on the floor, it can be mixed into a paste and used to scrub the floor.
×
×
  • Create New...