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Originally Posted by asch88434  Hi, this is my first time posting so hopefully im in the correct spot.
I have a 4 month old puppy. For the most part she is doing really well. I am having a couple issues. First potty training. She is completely pee trained. But maybe 50% poo trained. As in i maybe catch it once a day amd take her outside and she goes out there. She doesnt go to the door when she has to go at all (pee or poo)
Second question is she likes to attack my my kids feet and legs when they walk past her. She is playing with them but this something im trying to get her not to do so she doesnt get hurt as the kids are walking past her. |
Is your puppy being potty trained indoors or outdoors? Regardless for either one, the best way is to set a potty schedule and consistently stick to it every day. At 4 months old, I'd say she should potty every 3 hours during the day. During the potty time, take her outside or isolate her in the indoor potty area until she goes. Then praise when she does. If she doesn't go while outside, take her back inside after 5-10 minutes, and then go right back outside in 5-10 minutes and repeat until she goes. You'll find that from now until around 1 year old, even though she may seem to be completely potty trained, she may very likely revert back to
not potty trained at one point in time (especially during the adolescence period).
For the feet attacks, you're right in that she's just playing, but that this behaviour should be corrected. I'd say...try to teach your kids to give your puppy the commands, "sit" and "stay". Obviously, you'll need to give these commands too. But each member of the family should be able to give these commands and your puppy should follow. It's the mentality that your kids are also leaders and that the puppy needs to respect your kids as much as she respects you. When your kids walk past your puppy, have them command her to sit or stay. If puppy is sitting, there shouldn't be any attacking. It takes a lot of patience and persistence, but as you're aware, it's all part of the puppy obedience training that will be well worth it in the end
