Mabel toilets in the house This is despite having access to the garden and having daily walks. Mabel is a Cavapoo cross Wirehaired Dachshund, age two, and she’s adorable apart from….. Pee and poo any time. Anywhere. The locations vary as do the times of day. She may do her Read more…
Rusty is a gorgeous 12-week-old Chihuahua Jack Russell mix. Puppy basics There are just a couple of areas where the lady wants to make sure she gets the puppy basics right. She has the perfect setup – a nice large puppy pen with an open crate in it for Rusty Read more…
An online consultation. This is the story of an adult dog who will pee regularly indoors. In all other respects, Eddie is the perfect dog. They describe him as ‘not fully housetrained’ but I’m not sure that really the case. In some ways he is housetrained – if meaning ‘trained Read more…
Teaching puppy is about showing her what to do.
That sounds obvious really, but teaching puppy seems mostly about things we don‘t want her to do!
A puppy novice can soon feel bogged down by a new puppy – most particularly by her teeth.
Little Millie is a ten-week-old Cocker Spaniel puppy. Something had happened very early in her life and she had to have an eye removed.
She is the sweetest, softest little thing much of the time. At other times, like all puppies, she is like a small missile with sharp teeth at the front end.
New puppy owners often need introducing to some fairly, to them, revolutionary concepts.
Teaching puppy often involves ignoring unwanted behaviours. Can this be right? Shouldn’t teaching puppy be about correcting her?
Where possible unwanted behaviour should bring puppy nothing. Corrections and ‘no’ may get her confused and frustrated.
Over-aroused, the little sharp teeth come into action. (more…)
Maggie is a beautiful, friendly ten-month-old Mastiff Staffie mix. Unfortunately, Maggie pees and poops in the house.
Family members are at their wits’ end. The man gets home first and is often met by puddles, sometimes both pees and poops. His understandable reaction is to be very cross.
Maggie is impervious to scolding. Zeus, their other Staffie mix, creeps off to his bed. He immediately picks up that the man isn’t pleased though I’m sure he won’t know why.
Maggie lacks general impulse control in many ways – particularly where pees and poops are concerned. She wants to jump up? Maggie jumps up. She wants to pee? Maggie pees. She wants to move in on Zeus’, food? She does it. (more…)
They need to go back to basics with puppy toilet training and build up a reliable routine. Teddy has to learn that outings will be regular. Taking him out every hour or so to start with, gradually lengthening the gaps between trips, should do the trick. It’s not enough to open the door and send him out – he should be accompanied.
All the usual things like toilet training and jumping up, the best sort of nutrition for the puppy and walking happily on a loose lead, but also preempting future possible problems from ever developing like guarding behaviours, fear of other dogs and running off.
When I go to a family who simply want to bring their puppies up right with my Puppy Parenting programme, I feel truly blessed in my job. Four-month-old brothers Ronnie and Teddy are a delightful mix of Bichon Frise and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Cavachon). Poo indoors The only problem Read more…
It’s hard to believe delightful Dogue de Bordeaux puppy Boris is only fourteen weeks old because he’s so big! The household has a range of ages including two little children, therefore it’s vital Boris grows to be a stable and gentle family dog. I do so love helping people to Read more…
Lola spends long periods of time in her crate in the dining room, mainly because she may otherwise toilet all over the place. It’s also because she may run around the house and they don’t want the dogs loose anywhere but in the utility room.