My sisters boys have wanted a puppy for the last year, My sister who is not an animal person what so ever told me in october that they were going to get one, I was devestated as I knew that she would not be able to cope, Her boys are at Boarding school but she was convinced that she would be fine, I offered her my dog for the day to see how she would get on but NO she was adament on getting one, She paid £750.00 for a cockapoo, And to cut along story short 7 days later, we were right she couldnt cope, the poor puppy was pushed to piller to post with no structure or correction what so ever and has now established a bad attitude, (she is 9 weeks old tomorrow) my sister has now asked me to take her on as she thinks she has issues.
We have had the puppy since saturday and she can be really good, she sits when told, and nearly masted the down, we have bought her Kongs, kong balls, rubber toys, puppy nylabones,
She sleeps fine through the night in her crate seperated form My three dogs, we do not pick her up but play with her constantly. If she does not get her own way she can get really stroppy and growls and bites, If she bites as in not playfully then we end the game. we are praising good behaviour and a short sharp NO to bad but that sometimes does not work, so I have been laying her on her side until she is calm and then release her which she hates.
but it is the only thing that i can think of and it does stop her
Anyone got some really good advice on how to stop her lunging barking and biting, she is only little still and she is having her second vaccination next, I have booked her in for a puppy party and training the week after her injection
but thats not for another 2 weeks and need some more help, My 3 dogs are models compared to this little horror but she is beautiful and we do really love her already.
Thanks
Jo
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