skycat 6,173 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 No worries. Male pups can be very different to bitches. They are just like boys LOL I know that some people will say that a dog is a dog, no more, but all male animals have different hormones to females, and it can make them more challenging. The nice thing is that once you have them trained and bonded with you, and they know what they should be doing in life, they stay that way..........no up and down hormones and mood swings :laugh: Yes, you may have to be bit firmer with some male pups, but the most I ever do is grab them by the throat and give them a shake, but only if they are definitely playing me up on purpose. The trick is to recognise when it is just high spirits which need an outlet in play or a good run, or a deliberate bolshy attitude where the pup needs firm but calm handling. Putting a pup on the 'naughty step', in other words, in a kennel or cage, when it gets OTT can be a good way of giving both of you time out and a stress reduction time. Quote Link to post
wippydoo 12 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Skycats given you good advice. Can I just also add that castration of a dog isn't the panacea to all ills that people think it is.it can also affect a dogs behaviour adversely in making it fear aggressive towards other dogs due to the cut off of the testosterone hormone but vets don't tell you that as its a nice little earner for them Quote Link to post
oneshot1986 72 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 If you are seriously considering cutting a 22 week pup because you cant make it behave then maybe dogs aint for you? Put the time into training or give it to someone who will the lad was asking for advice and was doing the right thing for asking they say about us youth today having attitude problems did you read he said no digs because he is NEW to the game and wanted advice he obviously wants dogs he got a dog and he obviously wants to put time into the dog hence why he was asking for advice on here ffs some people arnt born knowing it all unfortunatly 1 Quote Link to post
oldred58 340 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 you will have to get your dog in hand asap, and at his age he should be seeing plenty off stock by now, the older the dog gets the harder the task, a good slap across the ars with a lead is fine but make sure he feels it,and your tone of vioce should be enough once hes got the message, maybe a more laid back x may have suited you to start, good luck 1 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 you will have to get your dog in hand asap, and at his age he should be seeing plenty off stock by now, the older the dog gets the harder the task, a good slap across the ars with a lead is fine but make sure he feels it,and your tone of vioce should be enough once hes got the message, maybe a more laid back x may have suited you to start, good luck bull whippits can be very headstrong and need a firm hand, collie x may have been a better introduction to lurchers Quote Link to post
Twitch 13 Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 he should be seeing plenty off stock by now Really, at just under 6months? (22weeks) i was under the impression he shouldnt be taking anything yet, just watching? Quote Link to post
BrianSteven72 369 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 he should be seeing plenty off stock by now Really, at just under 6months? (22weeks) i was under the impression he shouldnt be taking anything yet, just watching? i would imagine by stock he means sheep cattle chickens breaking him to them , at 22 weeks he is far to young to be chasing anything Quote Link to post
Twitch 13 Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 [i would imagine by stock he means sheep cattle chickens breaking him to them , at 22 weeks he is far to young to be chasing anything Thats what i thought when we're out and about he's fine with livestock, well sheep and cows anyway hav'nt come across a chicken with him yet Quote Link to post
BrianSteven72 369 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 [i would imagine by stock he means sheep cattle chickens breaking him to them , at 22 weeks he is far to young to be chasing anything Thats what i thought when we're out and about he's fine with livestock, well sheep and cows anyway hav'nt come across a chicken with him yet what about ferrets has he seen them , do you plan to do any ferreting with him ? Quote Link to post
Twitch 13 Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 he's seen ferrets when he was a lot younger but not recently, thing is i dont know of anyone with ferrets, and even though I dont really plan to use ferrets it would be better if he was broken in around em Quote Link to post
BrianSteven72 369 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 braking them to ferrets is easy when they are young but when older a lot harder and dangerous if your the ferret ! Quote Link to post
oldred58 340 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 he should be seeing plenty off stock by now Really, at just under 6months? (22weeks) i was under the impression he shouldnt be taking anything yet, just watching? what stock did you think i meant, chicken, beef, vegie, or even an oxo, what i meant was BAA BAA, MOO MOO, CLUCK CLUCK, NEIGH NEIGH Quote Link to post
csteed 40 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 keep the nuts Quote Link to post
Twitch 13 Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) he should be seeing plenty off stock by now Really, at just under 6months? (22weeks) i was under the impression he shouldnt be taking anything yet, just watching? what stock did you think i meant, chicken, beef, vegie, or even an oxo, what i meant was BAA BAA, MOO MOO, CLUCK CLUCK, NEIGH NEIGH top quality bell-end u r mate! thanks for the clarification on the sounds though i wasnt quite sure, obviously mummy taught u well!! thanks very much to all the people who gave me sound advice tho Edited December 2, 2011 by Twitch Quote Link to post
oldred58 340 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 he should be seeing plenty off stock by now Really, at just under 6months? (22weeks) i was under the impression he shouldnt be taking anything yet, just watching? what stock did you think i meant, chicken, beef, vegie, or even an oxo, what i meant was BAA BAA, MOO MOO, CLUCK CLUCK, NEIGH NEIGH top quality bell-end u r mate! thanks for the clarification on the sounds though i wasnt quite sure, obviously mummy taught u well!! thanks very much to all the people who gave me sound advice tho Just a bit of fun mate, good luck with your pup. :laugh: Quote Link to post
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