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Old 10-22-2008, 02:00 AM   #10
Lucia
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My puppy is roughly the same age as your little one and she sounds just as hyper. I have two young children and so I'm training all three of them together! I've found that lots of exercise keeps them all out of trouble....we go for long walks and if the weather isn't great Twinkle loves to play fetch....and the kids run up and down after the ball too! If Twink gets a bit over-excited and starts to nip I just remove her from the situation and say 'No' firmly....she's definitely starting to learn the word...nine times out of ten now I can just say it and she removes herself.If people come round I ask them to ignore her until she has calmed down and then they can give her some attention and she also has an hour in her crate in the afternoon....which gives the kids some time to play without her stealing their toys and she gets some time to nap in peace.I think that, like the children, Twinkle likes to have a routine to her day to help her feel settled.I don't know if any of this helps but I hope that everything works out for you and your little'un.Good luckxxx
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