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by dragonfry on 01 September 2016 - 12:09
I just got a brand new puppy, never had a collar on before i picked him up from the breeder. Put it on and it's been there for 5 days now and he doesn't even care. Plus i've been walking him on a leash a bit, it's not easy, but it's doable for potty walks. My pup will be 10 weeks on Saturday.
Basically don't coddle is what i'm saying.
Best of luck with your new puppy!
Fry
by Reliya on 01 September 2016 - 12:09
That's exactly what I was thinking. Just put the collar on and leave it on. You might be inadvertently rewarding the negative behavior by putting it on, asking him to do something but when he just lays there and does nothing, the collar comes off and you repeat whatever you just told him to do and then he does it. (The situation with your wife calling him, for example.)
From this, he learns that if he behaves a certain way, the collar comes off.
Leave the collar on him, and he will get used to it. You'll probably see him scratching at it to get it off, but once he realizes it won't come off, he will get on with his life. Don't coddle him and tell him it's going to be okay when he's behaving negatively. Be neutral, and eventually, he will be neutral.
I had a similar experience where my puppy wouldn't eat a certain food because I had been feeding her all sorts of things (i.e. beef tongues) as treats (I read that it helps brain development to expose them to different tastes and scents, not sure if it actually worked or not, but she's definitely the smartest shepherd I have owned so far), so once I moved her back to her normal food, she would not eat, and I eventually caved in and gave her something extra just so she would eat. That, then, developed into her skipping meals unless it was something she wanted. Well, I finally firmed up and said, "enough was enough, she'll eat what I give her to eat."
She would be uninterested in a meal so I took it up after fifteen minutes and repeated at the next meal time; eventually, she got hungry enough to eat her food. Later (around her puberty, I believe) the issue came back, so I had to repeat the process. It worked again, and I haven't had any issues getting her to eat what I set out for her anymore.
Hope that makes sense. I'm half asleep.
by css33 on 01 September 2016 - 14:09
by css33 on 01 September 2016 - 14:09
by Q Man on 01 September 2016 - 15:09
The breeder might be able to give you some good information like did they put collars or bands or anything around the puppy's necks...and I'd be asking if your puppy had any bad experiences with a collar...Did he get corrected somehow...maybe pulled or caught on something...It would just give you some insight into what's going on...plus you let them know what happening with your puppy...
I was even going to mention to tie a piece of "yarn" around the puppy's neck to let him slowly get used to something around his neck without any problems...
If you do have a collar on him and leaving it on...PLEASE keep an eye on him and DON'T leave him on his own this way...If you leave him while you go somewhere be sure to take the collar off...
~Bob~
by Q Man on 01 September 2016 - 15:09
Good Luck...
~Bob~
by css33 on 01 September 2016 - 15:09
by dragonfry on 01 September 2016 - 19:09
And i repeat, do not coddle the puppy. Just ignore the behavior you don't like.
Good luck
Fry
by Q Man on 01 September 2016 - 22:09
Even with you there and with the collar left on...he needs to be observed so that nothing bad happens...A buckle type collar is safer for a puppy but it's still a collar...
How's he been doing with the collar left on? Puppies usually react to a collar left on for a little bit and then just adjust and accept it...
~Bob~
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