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oh - also this pup is under a roof for about 80% of its day - of COURSE it will get excited when outdoors - where all of a sudden it can smell and see and feel the world ;)

A balcony is no substitute for the sensory information available in a backyard/on a walk ...

What training do you do apart from walks?

I think pup would greatly benefit from trick/obedience type stuff done inside - a few sessions each day - just 5 minutes each :)

This can also be done on common ground in your housing development .. no need to walk every time you step out the building .- sit & watch the world -

Also , make sure she has interactive toys - ones that release food/make noise/can be chewed - so she has something on which to use her brain .

All young things need to continually see/feel/do different things to get skills for life :)

We do the basic 'sit', 'hand', 'down' and 'stay'. We do it 3-4 times a day for around 3-5 mins. Is that enough?

Yep, she's got the kong and we put treats inside; she loves that!

We also have the stufless toy that squeaks, small kong tennis ball and a rope toy.

We also just recently got a snuffle mat for her and she is loving it!!!

Should we have anything else? :)

Thank you so much for all of your help!!!

What treats are you using? You might need to use something much higher in value like hotdogs, liverwurst, cheese, BBQ chicken, sausages (check ingredients). My dog likes kanga bangers (kangaroo sausages) chopped up into tiny cubes, they are really stinky. Dogs like stinky. :laugh: And make sure your puppy isn't too full from meals.

Also try getting the loose leash walking happening in a less distracting environment first like inside the house or in your on backyard. At the moment pulling towards what's exciting in his environment is just so much more rewarding than the treats you've got on offer.

I hear you though. I got my dog as an adult and had a lot of trouble with loose leash walking. He would ignore all treats and 'be a tree' and crazy walking did absolutely nothing. He only walked nicely sandwiched between two people. In his case it was partly because he was very anxious, and we needed to get his anxiety down and trial some different equipment. But that's another kettle of fish.

Good luck!

I use boiled chicken or ham or turkey breast and cheese.

I might check out kanga bangers! thank you so much for the tip! :)

Only a week , and she is 12 weeks old ? ;)

leash training ideally starts as soon as a puppy comes home :) Walk around the house /yard until all is happy and relaxed, THEN take it to the streets .

think of as a young learner driver - at age 16 they are put in a car and told to drive to the VIC market .

Much preparation and learning needs doing first :)

have a read here , and def. book in for classes :)

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Thank you so much for the link!

I take her out to our apartment backyard first and then take her outside and she is very excited, I guess because there are more grass and people on the outside world.

I did do a bit of leash training when she was 9 weeks old but it wasn't much, I should've done more

She is going to class next week so we are all excited! :)

Hi all,

I have a 12 week old puppy and I'm leash training her now. I've been doing it for a week now and it seems like she's not improving....

She pulls forward all the time and I've tried what people say how you stop and give her treats when she comes back to you but she doesn't want to eat the treats as she is always too excited with her surroundings (she quickly sniff them for 0.5secs and goes back pulling). I've used her favourite treat.

Or if she eats the treat (rarely), it seems like she gets it for the first 5 mins and goes back to pulling and leading the walk and not interested in them anymore. Especially when she sees people, she just wants them to pat her and goes towards them (she is very socialise which is great, but the pulling is not good).

I also tried stopping and only moving when she comes back and the leash becomes loose but it's not working either. I'm scared she is going to be 'wild' whenever we go out for a walk because she is always too excited which can be quite dangerous as there are cars and I also don't want to pull her all the time when I stop.

Please tell me what I'm doing wrong and any advice would be appreciated! I want both of us to enjoy our walk together :)

Thank you!!

..and I am presuming you researched Shibas VERY well before getting this pup ?

in case you have not - PLEASE ensure your balcony is ROOFED -shibas are amongst the most agile of dogs , and can jump & climb remarkably well. they are also expert at thinking thru problems on their own...being a spitz breed, they can be independent thinkers , which can make expecting 'obedience' a bit frustrating .

I love these dogs - never owned one though . :)

some of her sniffing may be due to the breed being originally a hunting breed.. :)

Yes, I have researched about shibas 6 months prior getting my pup knowing what people say about them, I wanted to make I'm ready for the pup :)

thanks for the heads up :)

Sniffing is great! As Perse said, you have a perfectly normal, delightful puppy. :)

http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/take-your-dog-on-a-sniff

http://dogzandtheirpeoplez.com/2016/06/10/let-sniffing-dogz-sniff/

Second the snuffle may idea

And puzzle toys, hunting out food, snuffle gardens, so much to do and explore! :D

If there's a Nosework class near you (and there are more now than listed in the below article), I bet she'd LOVE that too.

http://www.dogslife.com.au/dog-news/dog-training/canine-sport-nosework

Thank you so much!

I'll definetely have a look at Nosework class for her :)

I'm sure she'll enjoy them!

Oh My ;) a perfectly normal inquisitive puppy is what you have :)

A dog's nose is how it learns about its world.

They sniff everything .

Everything .

There is SO much for a puppy to sniff/learn about !! Human sweat /dust/ food crumbs/droplets of all sorts of things ... particles on your shoe soles transferred to the floor ...cleaning products ...

:)

You might enjoy reading this :

CLICK HERE

if your puppy is confined to indoors and a balcony - she will probably appreciate much MORE sniffing exercise -- bet she loves to be taken out into the big world to sniff the air , the car, everything passing by as you carry or walk her :) !

She might LOVE one of these, too : SNUFFLE MAT

Also remember - puppies don't have fingertips to learn about textures and temperatures - they use their mouths! :)

Thank you so much! Yes, she just had her final vaccination on Wed so I'll be able to take her out for a walk next week which is very exciting!

Now the only time when she's outside is when we take her to the balcony, backyard or when I go around the block carrying her in my tote bag :) so I think she'll be sniffing everything once she I'm able to take out for a first walk!

I'll have a read on the link, thanks again!!

What breed is she?

She's a Shiba Inu :)

Hello everyone,

I have an 11 weeks puppy and she's settling down pretty well in our house.

Her potty training has been going really well as well, no accidents for the past 2 weeks! So we are very pleased, but it doesn't mean we can relax yet.

Anyway, starting from this week or so she likes to sniff, and I mean sniff! At fist we thought she just wants to go potty so we would take her outside and let her do her business.

However, she would still sniff when we take her back inside even though she has done her potty (either wee or poop). Or sometimes she just doesn't want to wee or poop (we would be in the balcony for around 20mins and still nothing). When she does this sniffing business, it would sometimes distract her play time because she would play halfway then she gets distracted because she wants to sniff everything! especially the floor, regardless whether its carpet or timber floor or the balcony floor when we take her outside to potty.

Has anyone had or heard this problem before?

Any feedback and advise would be appreciated!

Thank you!

Thanks so much guys!

Will do!

I have the same problem too!

How did you go with the vicks? Or did you ended up getting a harness for you pup?

Let me know pls :)

Thank you all so much for the reply!!

Showdog -> At the moment she is reliant on us to take her to the potty parch. I guess that's also because the balcony is closed sometimes (our fault it's winter now and its freezing if we open the balcony). But she cries when she wants to go outside so we can kinda guess when she wants to do it, which helps us a lot to prevent accidents.

Do you think she can go by herself in the future? Do you have any recommendation on what sort of training so that she can go there by herself in the future?

Hetty -> yep! same here! but we have a rug on the living room and we have to be so careful whenever she goes near the rug!

Willem -> that is so true. I guess it's in their instinct to do it at places where it's harder to remove.

The spotted devil -> photos!

Also, another question for you guys. Do you guys have our puppies walk and run freely inside your house? Or do you have them inside the crate 50% of the time?

I read that it's good not to give them too much freedom at first, but I am confused on what is too much freedom?

At the moment we have her inside the crate when we are not at home (arnd 3 hrs per day) or when we need to do sth and can't supervise her. Otherwise she is normally outside.

What do you guys suggest?

Thank you so much all!

Hi all!

I have an 9 week old puppy and she is basically pretty good with her potty training already.

I take her out every hour to our potty porch and she does her potty there almost immediately.

I think she knows that the potty porch is her toilet, so she doesn't wee or poop on the floor.

However, when we have accidents, it would be on carpets, and carpets only. I think it's because the texture of the carpet and the synthetic grass is quite similar (soft, not hard like our floor and her crate).

Do you guys have any advice on deterring her to have 'accidents' on carpets? Or am I just being too paranoid and just have to wait for more time as she is still learning? and just be more persistent and give more treats and praise whenever she does her potty on her potty porch? (I mean, she is still 9 weeks old.....)

Any advise would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Luna