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| Twiglet issues; Any hints for puppy behavior?! | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 25 2009, 08:36 PM (212 Views) | |
| Linda & Fred | Mar 27 2009, 07:58 AM Post #16 |
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I prefer not to use aversives on puppies, simply because they can carry anything they consider traumatic right through their lives. It sounds as if Twiglet is a perfectly normal puppy and I think she should be allowed to get on with that without being sprayed with anything. I wear gloves a lot around pups, so if they bite it doesn't hurt me and they don't get a reaction. If they aren't listening to a yelp/scream then no reaction is the best way to go. However, I do realise I don't have to live with one of these pups and I can close the door on 'mine' any time I like. |
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| Nic | Mar 27 2009, 09:47 AM Post #17 |
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Thanks Paula, but i dont agree, I still need to ask advice! Else il end up with a naughty puppy if i complete chill out and let her bite me, annoy brandy, train them together and make the mistake Laura made with recall being relied up on Brandy etc! I have put this thread up to learn things not be 100% strict and hate the puppy stage! Laura, thanks for your advice, very useful to hear about yours being trained together, this is exactly what I wanted to hear, other peoples experiences, I have never had 2 dogs, its very different and if I can leanr things as I go along from people giving me useful advice and helping me I am more than grateful, this is a learning curve for me, a fun one at that, esp hearing all your experiences! :flower: Edited by Nic, Mar 27 2009, 09:47 AM.
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| Linda & Fred | Mar 27 2009, 06:27 PM Post #18 |
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Do you find it really hard to 'shut the door' on your older dog to do things with the pup? I did when I had my first dog and got a second, but Buster was about 12 then. I couldn't bear to shut him out for any reason, so my rats never got a proper run either! When he died I started taking Fred to training, and Beauty out to her Greyhound Walks etc, and it's been easier this time around because I've never had Fred or Beauty as an 'only' dog as I did with Buster. Poor sods never got anything on their own until he died. :( Now I regularly leave one at home (or with my mum) while the other one goes out to do something - as they are so different in age/temperatment it's hard to find something they can both enjoy. Run free Buster, I still love you! x Just wondered if anyone else had gone through that? |
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| Laura | Mar 27 2009, 06:50 PM Post #19 |
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Haha! Definitely! I wish I'd thought to ask for more advice when I got Meg, would have been great if I'd found this forum sooner but there you go. It's double the fun though, especially when Twig get's a bit older and calmer and Brandy realizes she can be quite fun, not just annoying! (I think Meg was about 6 months when this happened)
I had this too, Sally was (is) so clingy and sensitive, she came absolutely everywhere with me until she was a year old as I didn't work, then I only worked part time so she still got tons of time and attention. It was a big shock for her to have to share me! Thankfully Meg has never been too cuddly and is happy to spend time alone and entertain herself, very easy going. But it has definitely done Sally good, she has Meg for company so doesn't rely on me for it all the time, she also realized it was fun to do doggy things instead of being a small furry human! She's not keen on other dogs so her friendship with Meg, though not without it's squabbles :rolleyes: is really special. I agree with you Nic, the best way to learn is hearing about other's experiences. It's always really interesting even if the technique doesn't suit your dog or you don't have the same problem. Or am I just nosy... :blush: :D |
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| Tafia | Mar 27 2009, 07:10 PM Post #20 |
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I pretty much agree with here as far as it's humanly possible to not use aversives. I did however during the handbag fight months keep a saucepan of water to the ready - only had to use it a couple of times and one of those was when I had four young welsh in the garden together. They went from a huge battle to playing nicely for the rest of the day, any grumbles and all I had to do was look like I was going to get out of the deckchair! |
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| Linda & Fred | Mar 29 2009, 10:01 AM Post #21 |
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Ha, wish I'd seen that! I know it works, I have thrown the odd cup of water myself, the trouble is using there's the vague chance the dog will bolt for the hills if you walk past with a cuppa. ;) Long shot, I know, and probably so far-fetched it will never happen, but one dog did flinch once when I picked a mug up to put it in the washing up bowl. Mind you, I put off using training discs and rattle bottles with Fred despite his problems because my aim is so bad I would occasionally hit him by mistake, then the behaviourist said 'so what?' it won't hurt him... He did start picking on Beauty again the other day, so the (now squashed and pockmarked) cans came back out and have been lobbed around a bit again this weekend. |
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| Nic | Mar 30 2009, 10:06 AM Post #22 |
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Oh god i so do understand about shutting the original dog away! I havnt really done this as I feel too bad, she was my one and only and I already feel bad about sharing my attanetion to Twig as well as her, and not including her in things when I include Twig makes me feel even worse! I will have to try tho else Twig will get no one on one attention which isnt fair! |
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