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Originally Posted by Flakes One thing you did not indicate is where you bought the puppy and what were her living conditions prior to coming to you? It sounds as if she is one really pissed off puppy and I can't say as I blame her. Crates are not meant to be used a dogsitters and constant use of them is bound to produce problems. You say she is only in there for three or four hours at a time. Add that to being in the crate all night and she is spending at least half of her days in the crate. If she came from a breeder that kept her in an exercise pen or crate then I'm sure what you are seeing is frustration and boredom.
If she was at one time loving and friendly then the changes are most likely due to her being confined and alone for too long. Have you considered putting her in doggy daycare for a couple of hours a day so she has a chance to socialize and play? Have you considered that with your working schedules perhaps now is not the opportune time to have a puppy?
Have you enrolled her in puppy classes? Do you take her for a walk every morning and evening? Do you go out and play with her in the yard? |
Her living conditions were great at her breeders, I have no choice about leaving her home alone. My husband and I both have to work just to get by. I didn't mean three to four hours at a time, I meant from the time I went to work until my husband got home. (He does leave her out) She isn't being confined now any more than she was before. Her breeder did not have her crated at all. Where I live there is no such thing as doggy daycare, my mother used to keep her for me but her health has become a serious issue and can not do it anymore. She was not sick when I got Callie, she just recently developed the problem. She socializes and plays with our other dog all day, as long as she will allow Callie to play.(She is an older dog so really doesn't like the hyper puppy play.) As well as daily visits to my mothers where there are two other small dogs to play with. My work load has increased after I got Callie so it isn't like I said "hey we have no free time so let's get a puppy" there have been a lot of changes in our household recently. Also there are no puppy classes in our area either. We live in a town where we may be lucky to have 2000 people and don't have anything that bigger towns have. She goes outside and plays all the time, or we go for walks.
I would like to let everyone know that she is doing better. She still bites but not as hard or as often.