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Originally Posted by MybunDleOfJoy  ok so my 4 month old mia has some bad habits. what can i do to.stop some of these bad habits?
-digging in.her water bowl
-biting me while playing and when i say stop or no she takes it as a game.
-licks your feet non stop even specially when u come out the shower
-sometimes barks at me non stop when i say stop or.no
funny thing is when she knows she did something i dont like.and I say Eyy! firmly she looks at me and runs under a trunk i have and doesnt come out while barking. shell stick her head a little and sort of bark.louder. i find this cute without the barking
please help!
btw they did.just finish her shots.so she is currently on her second day of walks. |
Awwww, they're not really bad habits...they're just little Mia behaving like a puppy - they all go through all of this
Digging in her water bowl - she'll probably grow out of it, but in the meantime try a ceramic bowl instead of stainless steel (or vice versa)
Biting - she's just learning - but needs to be distracted. She's also beginning to teethe. Offer her an appropriate chew toy every single time.
Feet licking - I've never been able to stop that, especially freshly showered....but then again I've grown to quite like it....
Barking non-stop when saying no - when Harry was little Mia's age, I'd put up with it for so long, and then give him 5 minutes cool-down time in his crate or our kitchen...it was like he got over-excited.
Give her loads of play and exercise time indoors - things will get easier once you're able to take her out for proper walks....don't forget, she can't go out walking until 10/14 days after her last round of shots (that applies 'over here' anyway!!)...Good Luck!