I'm full of questions this evening...
Our 16 week old puppy Natalie doesn't like anything on her. When we put her sweater on her, she promptly sat down and refused to move. This is our puppy who is usually jet-propelled. We're now referring to it as the 'immobilzer'.
It's finally warmed up enough that we put her harness on her, hooked her to the leash and took her outside for the first time. It was so funny the way she was walking- spreading her legs real wide like she didn't like the feel of it touching her. I got smart and brought a handful of treats with me, so while my daughter held the leash I would walk a few feet in front of her and entice her to come with a treat.
These first two things could probably be resolved with patience- letting her experience each thing for brief periods of time, building up longer and longer along with lots of treats. She does love her treats.
The last one is tougher- she doesn't like anything in her hair. The hair on her face is getting long and grows all helter-skelter. I don't know how she can see through it. We've tried ponytails and little clips but she freaks out and immediately begins pawing at them and acting frantic until we remove them. I don't want to cut her hair short, but it must be awful trying to look out through that veil of fur! I've tried brushing it. It stays back from her eyes about a minute then springs back into place obscuring her vision. How do you get your dog to tolerate having something in their hair??
