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Originally Posted by yorkieusa I agree with you both. It isn't punishment, but discipline. Ladyjane, you got me laughing about your doggie!
They get past this stage fairly quickly, though. Maybe it is like the terrible 3's.
I thought of something I wanted to add. To me, it's like they just get more excited and more excited until they are out of control and a time-out or whatever breaks that cycle. It's like they have tunnel-vision and see nothing else. |
Oh trust me, for the first couple of days I was questioning my sanity in agreeing to work with him. He was wild! There was definitely no picking him up and taking him to his crate or any place for that matter.
Someone suggested cornering him with the crate and I honestly did not want to do that thinking it would instill more fear, but I had no choice if I wanted to gain control.