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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2011 9:07:08 GMT
I have just gor a 14month old Daschund x yesterday evening, and already she has got massively attached to me, i cant leave her without her whimpering and yapping. which isnt good.
i made the mistake of letting her sleep in my room last night as she is quite aggressive towards my old dog and for the sake of everyone elses night sleep i thought id keep her quiet.
She is able to come to work with me and quite happily sits in her basket.
I was thinking of getting her a cage for her to go in at night time and when im not there.
Has anyone got any ideas of what i should do with her. She isnt overly obedient yet, knows sit etc. I just dont want a dog that is obcessed with being with me if that doesnt sound to harsh
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Post by PennyP4 on Jun 14, 2011 12:39:10 GMT
I had the same problem with my oldest bit*h. She would follow me everywhere, scratch at the bathroom door when I was in the bath. She was a nightmare! We also let her sleep in our bed, she would sleep in he bend of my knees and growl at hubby if he touched me. We had to get tough! When she growled she was immediately told no firmly and put on the floor. I tried were possible to get someone else to walk and feed her. With he sleeping arrangement we got her a nice bed and shut her in the kitchen, she screamed the house down at first but now settles happily. She now is a lot more relaxed with our no nonsense approach, start as you mean to go on.
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Post by dazycutter on Jun 14, 2011 17:26:30 GMT
crates are fab.. she will scream the place down but be tough and sit it out.. she has to know where she is in the pack and you ahve to be boss... what a heartache for you.. have a good stiff gin, ear plugs and go for it :-)
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Post by honeybees on Jul 9, 2011 15:12:45 GMT
There is an easier way than her screaming!
Ensure you have some tit-bits, whatever motivates her could be toys anything etc
Start by yourself and another person - prefably somebody already in the household, if not avail/poss then use some one dog knows well.
Start playing with your dog between yourself and the other person.
Once your puppy has began playing with the other person, quitely leave the room. No good byes or no fuss
Ensure the person in the room does not over reassure the puppy - just ingore her anxious behaviour and continue playing and interacting with the puppy.
Re-enter the room when all is settled and happy (with no screaming). Do not acknowledge your puppy immediately, sit down and then feed your puppy the treat.
Increase with the amount of time you leave the room and eventually begin this process without some body else in the room.
I realise this way take a little bit longer but patience is key XD
In regards to sleeping at night crates are brillant as long as they are introduced gradually and seen as a 'comfort zone'.
Another good command for your puppy to learn is BED.
Even if you do not own a crate, assign a space for your pup, away from noise etc
Start by allowing her to enter crate, say BED and reward.
Repeat process and gradually increase distance
Hopefully this has been a help somewhat... x
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