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Originally Posted by Vegasmailman  Thanks for the info. I love the puppy. Someone decided our previous puppies was better with them apparently as they were stolen from us while we were home and they were playing in back yard. We had the others for 7 years and they were so well trained. Now having to go thru it again this time as senior citizens lol I apparently have forgotten that at one time our other baddies were probably the same. But to be honest never remember either on shimming like this one. I have a large home and when is in in kennel you can hear her anywhere in this house and even outside at times. Trying to them that going outside is to use potty and not play time which is the reason in kennel to restrict movement till comfortable house trained. I just feel we win a few battles but losing the war. |
Oh how well I remember this. THere is no war per say - instead try to think of this as a dance -- with endless possibilities. You want her to be a certain way that she is not. No barking nowhinning. Well that my friend takes time and your energy.
You need to accept her as she is right now. And use your higher intellect to understand and your compassion to gradually change her behaviour.
I gave you some basic guidelines - and beyond that as I do not know you nor your dog I can not do.
True story of my first BRT. Massively strong dog, who thought from an eight wk old puppy he was the boss. We went to training 3x per wk. My lightbulb went on after an incident -when I was walking him in the park and he would not obey the down command. I made him go down by this time he was . maybe 9mths or so old. He went down then put his muzzle mouth over my hand and pressed down just enough to show me he could really hurt me. True enough. I immediately issued a different command - maybe stand or maybe release. And then I knew - he could not be dominated by me! The lightbulb realization. But also that he loved me deeply, he had given me his heart and wanted to protect me always - even from himself. And from then on we worked with our love for each other, and I gave him his due respect. There is an old Chinese proverb - be like a rock when your child needs a rock - or like water when fluidity is necessary. Magic obeys because we have a respect for each other.
All this was to say use your imagination creativity to help your gal overcone what she needs to, There is a reason she is here with you.