any advice about my pup

[Guest elstudro1986]

he has been spot on the past month or so with his house training and obedience but now he has gone back to pi**ing in the house its all he has done for the past 2 days and is starting to be a little shite with his obedience and what i dont understand is nothing has changed ie the way he is tret what he eats his water intake the amount of walks and play time he gets and he has never been smacked. has anyone got any idea whats going on in his head and i no alot of people are going to say he is a pup i no that its just i didnt think things could change that quick with them...

any help appreciated mick

 

p.s by asking this it doesnt mean im getting sick of him and will get rid of him

[Guest elstudro1986]

wow 46 previews no reply GREAT site

[Guest FOXDOG]

Hi mate hes just being a pup as you said just dont do too much training with him or he will get sick of it Try and keep it all a game for him and he will come good.... Good luck with the pup mate and have a good season

[Guest MOLLY]

Pups just do this, one minute they are brilliant the next you'd think you had'nt taught them anything

It will all come good in the end but you must have lots of patience, and dont be surprised if he keeps chopping and changing up to 12mths of age or more

MOLL.

[Kat 3]

Try and keep everything fun and playful. Just because hes shown an advance in his behaviour and is now slipping back doesn't mean hes getting worse its just what pups do. Keep calm and quiet with him and go back to training him as well as you've obviously done already, it will all come together in time. Some pups seem more devilish than others and will try your patience more than others but bear in mind they speak canine not human and thats how they think... I dont believe they have an agenda for 'lets really nark dad today', its all down to the pups youth and confusion.. slowly slowly catchy monkey

[martin 332]

All good advice above mate,keep the training sessions short(5mins)and make them fun,don't over do it.I've got a whippet pup at the moment,and from day one it seemed she didn't need training(toilet wise)as she just went outside of her own,but the last few days 'bingo' back to square one.It's a bummer,but,it's also half of the fun of pups......isn't it??

[J Darcy 5,871]

If at first you don't succeed.....

 

 

 

good luck matey.

[allgame 0]

if he pisses in your house rub his nose in it and put it outside itll learn fast that way and if u stay firm and patient it will come good just dont let up and reguarly put it outside

[J Darcy 5,871]

if he pisses in your house rub his nose in it and put it outside itll learn fast that way and if u stay firm and patient it will come good just dont let up and reguarly put it outside

 

NO NO NO NO NO............FFS........ DON'T rub his nose in it!

 

once the pup has done his business then theres nothing you can do, such activity will only make a gap in the pups trust in its owner.

 

after meals put the pup outside. praise him once he has been to the toilet. not with fod. every time he wakes up put him outside. grass seems to help them go (maybe im wrong ).

 

keep your eye on him, if he starts to "circle" and sniff then get ready, a sharp " aarrgghh" will make him look at you before he squats, pick him up and place him outside. walk with him to the grass, dont just stand on the patio door. wait until he has done it. praise him. perhaps say a certain word when he is doing his business, so this, in time becomes a pattern.

 

do not make him feel that going to the toilet is bad by shouting/hitting him etc.....otherwise the pup wilkl refrain from doign it hin front of you and instead will only go to the toilet when you are not around. then your well and truely f****d .....

 

good luck..... JD

[Guest joe ox]

The dog is very young he is gona make mistakes thats life. Definately dont rub his nose in it! JD pretty much covered it in his last post.

[skycat 6,173]

At 4 months pups are teething and house training goes out the window and they also get very destructive and whiny and generally a pain in the bum: just think of a teething baby! If he's in the house get a crate (indooor kennel) for night time and when you can't keep and eye on him. One of the best ever inventions: but NOT FOR CONTINUOUS USE. Pups in crates learn very quickly not to go in the crate, and also they don't get into the habit of going all over the house. Use Dettol Antibacterial Spray to clean up after him as it kills the smell: pups learn to go in the same place from the smell.

Keep training to a minumum during this time: recall, walking on lead, letting him play and be a pup and make sure he has plenty of meaty bones to chew to help the teething.

[Guest elstudro1986]

thanks skykat basically what youve said is the way things are going will stick at it

regards mick

 

just incase anyone is interested he is 19 inches tts and is only 4 months old how big will he be fully grown he is a second generation bull grey

[inan 841]

thanks skykat basically what youve said is the way things are going will stick at it

regards mick

 

just incase anyone is interested he is 19 inches tts and is only 4 months old how big will he be fully grown he is a second generation bull grey

Sensible constructive advice from J Darcy and Skycat, as usual.

[inan 841]

thanks skykat basically what youve said is the way things are going will stick at it

regards mick

 

just incase anyone is interested he is 19 inches tts and is only 4 months old how big will he be fully grown he is a second generation bull grey

Sensible constructive advice from J Darcy and Skycat, as usual.By the way this avatar ,like the previous one isnt mine ,its courtesy of Magwitch,bless him.

[allgame 0]

listen a dog will not piss somewhere if it get tolled off for pissing there so yes rubing its nose it it dose work .