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by Rellek on 14 January 2007 - 05:01
Brittany, the queen of neuroticism...how are YOUR hips and elbows? You're carrying around quite a bit of extra weight yourself and I'm sure you eat more than once a day (and not small meals either). If I were your dogs I'd kill myself.
by Shelley Strohl on 14 January 2007 - 05:01
Tsk tsk. Play NICE now.
by jletcher18 on 14 January 2007 - 06:01
i would have to agree with shelley and others, that your pup needs to spend some time away from you. especially if you are raising this dog for sport. i want my dog to think i am the only thing in the world that matters, and when i let her out she only wants to be with me and do what i ask of her, play with me, etc.
also, about feeding, are you the only one who feeds your pup? i have my dogs, my wife has her dogs. for the first few months they are with us we only feed our dogs, and not each others.
just some suggestions that have worked for us.
john
by Rho on 14 January 2007 - 06:01
Drakegsd
You are 100% correct in feeding puppies as well as adult dogs that way.:-)
by blueskyekennels on 14 January 2007 - 14:01
How much time should I make her spend in the cage? How many hours, before letting her out? After I let her out to go potty, then what? Should I put her back? Play with her?
Thanks guys
by Roberta on 14 January 2007 - 15:01
Reward the behavior you want, like pottying outside earns a little play, and ignore the behavior you don't want. You have been GIVING enormous affection to your new pup (we all know it's hard not too!). The more you make her EARN your attention, the more she will work for it. DO try to avoid going over to her and begging HER for attention when she is ignoring you or resting. Wait for her come to you. She will come around.
Mostly, enjoy your puppy - I envy you! They grow up so fast...
Rob
by Sue-Ann on 14 January 2007 - 15:01
I think you should spend as much time with your pup as you like. What's important is not to overwhelm her senses with babble. Keep talking to the amount required to communicate your wishes. Remember Charlie Brown TV specials...and the teacher's voice when she would talk? To your pup this is how you sound. Too much noise and you're tuned out completely.
Affection should be earned. Constant petting and oogling gets tuned out too. Save your physcial affection for when she earns it.
Your pup is fine and so are you. Keep right on loving her and enjoying her all you want, just be mindful of your approach. Enjoy your bundle of love. She'll show her devotion soon enough.
by LMH on 14 January 2007 - 15:01
So I take it, bluesky, even with raising many litters of Goldens, and also, having many other dogs in the house--you never found the need to go crate-happy before.
GSD's aren't as overly demonstrative as Goldens. Don't let the more independent attitude unnerve you, and start doing things too differently---It'll work out. You are obsessing a bit--just relax and don't try so hard.
Screw the crate.
by Melissa on 14 January 2007 - 16:01
I think you are doing the right thing as far as feeding. I would use the crate more. You know I've said this before... But, my Ben was such a little bastard at that age. She's going to change. I might give mine too much affection too, but he's a companion dog - he's also getting neutered next week, hopefully they'll find the other testicle! :)
You sound so much like me when we were at that stage!
I'm going to email you tonight.
by EDD in Afgan on 14 January 2007 - 17:01
blue sky, first off you are feeding properly for all the reasons mentioned above. Secondly he's a GSD not a golden. Alot of them can be very aloof. I can probably count the number of times my GSD I used for police work licked me in the ten years I used hiM. The only time he got excited was to get in the car to go to work. But when it came to other people he would lick them and jump on them especially my kids showing lots of effection. So wouldn't worry about it as long as he is listening to you then you are the alpha.
Mike
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