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Too late to crate train…?

rel323 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:31:18 +0000

My dog is about 11 months old (a rescue..we’re not exactly sure!). I’ve had dogs all my life and none have been crate trained. However, this pup is known to chew furniture while we’re not their. She’s already made herself sick a few times on stuff she’s found around the house. (We’re doing a remodel…there’s some materials out.)

Anyway, she’s a 11-ish month old GSD/rotty mix. We’ve had her since she was 4-ish months. We tried to confine her to one room when we first got her, but she seems to take each obstacle as a personal challenge. She has the whole house to herself from 8am-3pm and usually does well.

I have her signed up for obedience school (starting Thursday..yay!) but wondering if crate training would be a good idea as well. She doesn’t chew/rummage/whatever all the time. And she is 100% house trained. It’s just those few times (maybe once per week) that my husband comes home to a chunk out of the coffee table…

Too late to crate? What would be the 1st step

2 Rottweilers, 1 year old. need advice?

rel323 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:02:24 +0000

Okay, my 1 year old Rotties are like the most adorable thing alive! to me anyway:)
they’ve been to obedience school, and i have to say they turned out quite all right. here’s the thing though:
Diablo, the ‘bigger’ brother can’t tolerate anything that walks on 4… Dogo is very nice when it comes to other dogs. Yesterday i took them to see some friends, they have a pointer. they met from behind the fence, he’s 7 years old and physically bigger than my dogs. dogo got along with him, diablo almost de-faced him.. i don’t know why he’s that vicious.. i’m not that vicious myself:) i mean, he’s not around violent people, they both live very comfortably, no stress, they get along great, no fights whatsoever (diablo actually fears for his brother, they still even sleep in the same house at night) they’re free to go wherever they please around the house (and we have a huuuge house/backyard/front yard, all fenced) i really don’t understand why he’s that vicious with other animals, sometimes even with humans (although he never bites or attacks, only growls when strangers are around) is he gonna be okay? he’s not gonna get any worse, is he? he’s VERY affectionate with friends and family, i don’t want him to become aggressive.. any help?

What is the best and easiest way to housebreak a Yorkshire Terrier puppy?

rel323 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:36:53 +0000

I might be getting a Yorkshire Terrier and I am concerned how to housebreak him or her. Him or Her will be sleeping in a crate until him or her are fully potty trained. We have 2 other dogs and they are Golden Retrievers and first one I got rid of but the guy gave him back and he came back potty trained and the second one I don’t know how I did it but I did and he is fully House Broken. I did have a yorkie before but I had to get rid of her when I moved to an apartment. So I am now wondering how to potty train one because this one I will be keeping for good. The first yorkie I could not potty train and like a year later I had to move to an apartment. So please only answer if you know how to potty train a yorkshire terrier. If I can and it does not cost a lot I might send it off to doggie school also know as obedience school.

Anybody ever hear of this..? For training…?

rel323 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:12:10 +0000

I signed my puppy (10 months old) up for obedience school at the local SPCA. A “basic manners” class. I just received the confirmation email and it says to:
“Bring a hungry dog to class! Cut back on the meal prior to your class by 1/3 to 1/2. If you have a puppy, use your judgment. Hungry dogs will be more attentive and less distracted.”

Has anyone ever heard of this? And what should I do for my puppy, going by “my judgement”? My pup is a shepard/rotty rescue dog who LOOKS like an exact mix of both but has something else, too, because she’s only 50 lbs and not getting any bigger.
My first thought was the “treat” training. I have another problem with that, though…she’s not really “into” treats. We reward her with love and attention, giving her treats once in a while. Often times, when we offer her a treat she doesn’t eat it, doesn’t want it. Example: We went for a walk in the woods, letting her off the leash after a long display of “I have treats, they’re right here in my pocket.” When calling her (treat in hand), she would sprint towards us, nose litterally hitting the treat but not caring about is, then trot along happily beside us after our praise. And this was mid-day, working hard, she MUST have been hungry.

Will this be a problem? Should I mention that?

Thanks so much for the answers so far!

My friend needs to know how to stop her aggressive puppy from biting! Nothing I’ve come up w/ helps!?

rel323 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:46:28 +0000

My friend has a miniature toy poodle (yeah – I know!) who’s becoming more and more aggressive. At first we thought it was just teething but replacing a bitten hand with a chew toy didn’t work! Time out didn’t work eaither, neither did saying ‘no’ sharply or ignoring him. He goes after legs, feet, arms hands, and he even tries to bite the face! He had bitten my friend’s mother pretty badly – she needed stitches on her hand! My friend tried to sign him up to obedience school but she was told that he needs all his shots – the problem is that he is only 2 month old & much too young to receive many of the shots he still needs. My dogs were never this aggressive so I’m not sure what advice I can give her. I also thought I’d mention that the dog also kidnaps shoes and hides them in a spot that no one can reach – he’s accumulated over 9 pairs already, along with clothes, pillows, blankets and other things that are way too big for him and he continually drags in there. He has started destroying furniture as well and jumping very high in order to ‘steal’ more things for his hole of clutter. He is also the second dog in the house – the first one is the same breed as him but older and very, very calm. My friend is at the end of her wits because the thing even jumps at her throat, trying to rip off her necklaces! How can the tiny terror be stopped?????

can someone grade this for me?

rel323 — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:23:42 +0000

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