| Bethyj83 | 03-02-2010 05:28 PM |
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Originally Posted by yorkielady06
(Post 3024770)
Was Jack like this at the other persons house? Did he play there? Was he housetrained there? Was there a husband there that interacted with him? How was the sister and mom? Were they rather shy?
Just trying to get a better picture. Jack may not have been socialized as well as he should have been or he might just miss his mom, sister and human family from there. Is he neutered? An intact male will have "mistakes" ie..marking at 7 months of age, your house is new and smells different and he may be confused, or he may just not be completely trained and it will take some time and lots of patience..hopefully your DH is ready for this as small dogs are hard to catch in the act...
As for playing with the kids, give that time. Have the kids sit on the floor and be calm, see if he comes to them that way. If not, you sit next to one of the kids and let him know that the kids are "ok" but do not force him. Treats are great but I do not let little ones give treats as this teaches Jack that it is ok to take food from a small childs hand which causes stress later when your tiny one is walking around with food in his hands. Just my opinion though.
Hope that some of this helps...
| I watched, and he was more of a cuddler there too. He would let the little girl "dance" with him, but didn't seem to care either way. The sister was a big player! Part of why I chose him over her was because she wasn't much of a cuddler at all. As far as the man thing goes, there was a man there. He seemed nice and seemed to like all the dogs (they had 4 total...the mom, another dog, and the two pups). I don't think it was that he was mean to Jack. I think he might just be scared of the deep voice or something.
Potty training goes pretty well 80% of the time. Unfortunately, Jack doesn't "tell" us when he needs to go. I am very good at watching and knowing when he needs to go out and taking him then. I use "potty" as the word and an occasional treat for going. I'm going to start having dh go out with me as much as possible and let him give Jack a treat for going.
Thanks for the advice! Keep it coming! :) | 