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CountryHope · 11-04-2013, 08:24 PM

Hi everyone! My baby, Mia, is nearly 7 months old now. Does this make her a "teenager" ? She seems to be getting more belligerent all the time! She spends most of her time in her x-pen during the day, and I am home most days. In the afternoons we let her run freely in the living room, but she is becoming such a lunatic that her "free" time is getting less and less. She jumps on the furniture and attacks everyone (only playing, but it is impossible to sit in peace when she is free!). If she is not jumping on everyone, she is looking for some forbidden object to get into. Overall, she is just acting like a little brat! Grooming her has become impossible because I can't get her to keep still. I don't like having her penned up more and more, but I value family time, too. I had hopes of owning a dog who would be a part of the family, but that is not what we have now. Please tell me that she will eventually settle down and behave herself!

I just ordered a bottle of Correction Spray and I'm hoping that will get her to listen. She is really smart, and has learned the basic commands, but I'm at a loss as to what to do to correct bad behavior. Any ideas?

11-04-2013, 08:24 PM	#1
CountryHope Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Pennsville, NJ, USA Posts: 29	When does this puppy stage end?! Hi everyone! My baby, Mia, is nearly 7 months old now. Does this make her a "teenager" ? She seems to be getting more belligerent all the time! She spends most of her time in her x-pen during the day, and I am home most days. In the afternoons we let her run freely in the living room, but she is becoming such a lunatic that her "free" time is getting less and less. She jumps on the furniture and attacks everyone (only playing, but it is impossible to sit in peace when she is free!). If she is not jumping on everyone, she is looking for some forbidden object to get into. Overall, she is just acting like a little brat! Grooming her has become impossible because I can't get her to keep still. I don't like having her penned up more and more, but I value family time, too. I had hopes of owning a dog who would be a part of the family, but that is not what we have now. Please tell me that she will eventually settle down and behave herself! I just ordered a bottle of Correction Spray and I'm hoping that will get her to listen. She is really smart, and has learned the basic commands, but I'm at a loss as to what to do to correct bad behavior. Any ideas?