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    I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad

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    @mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:

    I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad

    Same. Not that I am doing any work.

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    I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad

    Same. Not that I am doing any work.

    well, i spent the first 45 minutes chasing her around the office as she explored.

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    @mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:

    I am sitting in my office and my puppy is next to me. Suddenly work isn't quite so bad

    Same. Not that I am doing any work.

    well, i spent the first 45 minutes chasing her around the office.

    Your wife working from home too?

    Ohhh right, the puppy. My bad.

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    Got a puppy three months ago. Half American bulldog, half American staffy. Puts on about a kilo a week. Big, stubborn. Sometimes fun.

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    Got a puppy three months ago. Half American bulldog, half American staffy. Puts on about a kilo a week. Big, stubborn. Sometimes fun.

    I should add that despite all my good advice, I haven't had the time available to devote to training this puppy as I'd like and some bad habits have already manifested. So now not only do I have to work twice as hard to fix them, I feel like I've let this dog down. "No bad dogs, just bad owners".

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    @antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:

    @antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:

    Got a puppy three months ago. Half American bulldog, half American staffy. Puts on about a kilo a week. Big, stubborn. Sometimes fun.

    I should add that despite all my good advice, I haven't had the time available to devote to training this puppy as I'd like and some bad habits have already manifested. So now not only do I have to work twice as hard to fix them, I feel like I've let this dog down. "No bad dogs, just bad owners".

    Spend the time now, you still have plenty to get things right with the puppy. Up to 2 years to imprint and bond. They teach you as much as the other way around in terms of communication - but being dominant and yet not pushing too hard can be a bit tough.

    They are also puppies, a 6 month old human baby is a fucking idiot in the greater scheme of things, so give him/her a chance (and you haven't missed that window yet).

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    Yeah it's not the dog as he doesn't display the same behavioural issues with the wife. I have a good idea what the problem is and how to fix it, mainly related to his overexuberance and my reaction.

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    Yeah it's not the dog as he doesn't display the same behavioural issues with the wife. I have a good idea what the problem is and how to fix it, mainly related to his overexuberance and my reaction.

    They are smart and pick up on everything (both dogs and wives - hmmm, the latter can be debatable).

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    I have a good idea what the problem is and how to fix it, mainly related to his overexuberance and my reaction.

    On the right track then. The energy that they have and what they portray to you is QI along with what you give back. My wife did an online thing when we got our wee girl called "Zen dog", I think that there is a book as well.

    My pooch (sitting next to as I type) is generally well behaved, but if a rabbit is around, she's going to chase it. Birds she knows are no go, along with sheep. She even knows that tennis balls may belong to other dogs, or people, hers are fine. All of that came from her interaction with us and it is well worth it.

    Have fun with your puppy they are really cool (especially when they lose some of the exuberance).

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/124862097/a-dogs-life-the-wellington-dog-walker-who-handles-16-canines-at-a-time

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    This puppy is awesome 99% of the time. The other one per cent he does things like chew wires off motorcycles when bored.

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    @antipodean They do grow out of doing that shit. Trying as it is. Two years they say, and it is about right with our one.

    Bloody difficult to keep them entertained %100 of the time.

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    Yeah I've circumvented the problem by building a small internal wall in the garage where his kennel is.

    He has an awesome temperament given his size and breed can be intimidating to people who find out he's only six months old mistaking his friendliness and exuberance for something more sinister. Took him to a dog park and he loved it. Ran himself to a standstill, never barked or snarled at other dogs.

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    I really believe in the "no bad dogs, just bad owners" mantra. They have to be at the right age, and trained well, of course but they all start off as a blank page like kids do.

    Our wee girl makes me laugh every day.

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    @antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:

    Yeah I've circumvented the problem by building a small internal wall in the garage where his kennel is.

    He has an awesome temperament given his size and breed can be intimidating to people who find out he's only six months old mistaking his friendliness and exuberance for something more sinister. Took him to a dog park and he loved it. Ran himself to a standstill, never barked or snarled at other dogs.

    I don't know if you have anyone locally running a 'wolf pack' but they are brilliant. It's a different philosophy to 'doggy day care' where all the dogs find their place in the pack with the facilitators being the leader. Extreme socialising in a way and the dogs love it.
    Ours goes a couple of time a week and combined with his visits to friends where we can have up to a dozen dogs of all types interacting it just makes life so much easier when taking them out in public.
    All combined with training that sets boundaries as well of course.
    The teenage stage is a pain but is also over quickly.

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    @crucial said in Dogs and bitches:

    @antipodean said in Dogs and bitches:

    Yeah I've circumvented the problem by building a small internal wall in the garage where his kennel is.

    He has an awesome temperament given his size and breed can be intimidating to people who find out he's only six months old mistaking his friendliness and exuberance for something more sinister. Took him to a dog park and he loved it. Ran himself to a standstill, never barked or snarled at other dogs.

    I don't know if you have anyone locally running a 'wolf pack' but they are brilliant. It's a different philosophy to 'doggy day care' where all the dogs find their place in the pack with the facilitators being the leader. Extreme socialising in a way and the dogs love it.
    Ours goes a couple of time a week and combined with his visits to friends where we can have up to a dozen dogs of all types interacting it just makes life so much easier when taking them out in public.
    All combined with training that sets boundaries as well of course.
    The teenage stage is a pain but is also over quickly.

    All true. That mixing with other dogs really helps it seems. Hard to understand all of their emotions but they do communicate pretty well.

    I hate leaving our little one at the "country retreat" but she adores the guy who runs it and vice versa. The interaction with the other dogs is great for her. It's only me that suffers.

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