starkisser24
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Hello Everyone!
My name is Carrie I am from Florida and have recently become a parent to 7 Month old Toby, who is a long haired toy chiuahuah! We got him September 7th. I am wanting Toby to be a well behaved dog that can be left with family when we go away. We don't go alot, but enough to need a sitter. I have not owned a dog before so this is all new! I do have an 8 year old cat who is currently not over having a puppy in the house.
I have taught Toby to sit, stay, lie down, say please and dance. We are currently working on wait and down (when we are eating). The only problems I am having with toby is:
#1. Need to teach him to wait at the front door, I am scared he will run out, so right now someone has to hold him while the other person goes out the door and when coming home I quickly come in and shut the door.
#2. Barking outside! he barks at everything! and most of all if a neighboor comes out of their house to go to work he barks. Most of the time I can say "shhh" when I start to hear him bark and he won't continue, but he has moments of all out barking at everyone and shadows! and of course at 5:30 in the morning it's hard for me to correct him too loudly! we live in townhouses that are very close together!
#3. In housebreaking him, which he is doing very well at, we are having a tough time noticing his signals to go out! sometimes he sits by the door and other times he does a real low whisper bark looking at it, however we take him out when he does either and sometimes he just wants to play! should I just bring him in if he doesn't go potty???? he loves outside!
#4. running or backing away from me. is there a way to stop this? maybe not running, but when I want to pet him or if I need to pick him up for some reason, he moves back away from me. if I say "up" he will sit and let me pick him up, if it's something he wants to do, like come up on the couch or go upstairs when he's tired. but if I need to pick him up for some reason he runs or backs away. I am still working on teaching him "come" but even with that he will run to me but if I go to pet him to praise him for coming to me, he won't come completely close to me??
I am willing to take any advice! we also are working on biting and licking! all in all I think he is a great puppy! We take him on walks every night and play lots of ball! he gets fed 2 times a day (6 am and 6pm) and he sleeps in a "crate" and we take him to bed. He has to sit before he gets his food and before he gets his leash on to go out! I do ask him to wait before going out the door, but sometimes he gets ahead of me, am still working on that!
I hope to get lots of good ideas! and meet some new people!
Thank you in advance!
Carrie in Florida :dogwub:
My name is Carrie I am from Florida and have recently become a parent to 7 Month old Toby, who is a long haired toy chiuahuah! We got him September 7th. I am wanting Toby to be a well behaved dog that can be left with family when we go away. We don't go alot, but enough to need a sitter. I have not owned a dog before so this is all new! I do have an 8 year old cat who is currently not over having a puppy in the house.
I have taught Toby to sit, stay, lie down, say please and dance. We are currently working on wait and down (when we are eating). The only problems I am having with toby is:
#1. Need to teach him to wait at the front door, I am scared he will run out, so right now someone has to hold him while the other person goes out the door and when coming home I quickly come in and shut the door.
#2. Barking outside! he barks at everything! and most of all if a neighboor comes out of their house to go to work he barks. Most of the time I can say "shhh" when I start to hear him bark and he won't continue, but he has moments of all out barking at everyone and shadows! and of course at 5:30 in the morning it's hard for me to correct him too loudly! we live in townhouses that are very close together!
#3. In housebreaking him, which he is doing very well at, we are having a tough time noticing his signals to go out! sometimes he sits by the door and other times he does a real low whisper bark looking at it, however we take him out when he does either and sometimes he just wants to play! should I just bring him in if he doesn't go potty???? he loves outside!
#4. running or backing away from me. is there a way to stop this? maybe not running, but when I want to pet him or if I need to pick him up for some reason, he moves back away from me. if I say "up" he will sit and let me pick him up, if it's something he wants to do, like come up on the couch or go upstairs when he's tired. but if I need to pick him up for some reason he runs or backs away. I am still working on teaching him "come" but even with that he will run to me but if I go to pet him to praise him for coming to me, he won't come completely close to me??
I am willing to take any advice! we also are working on biting and licking! all in all I think he is a great puppy! We take him on walks every night and play lots of ball! he gets fed 2 times a day (6 am and 6pm) and he sleeps in a "crate" and we take him to bed. He has to sit before he gets his food and before he gets his leash on to go out! I do ask him to wait before going out the door, but sometimes he gets ahead of me, am still working on that!
I hope to get lots of good ideas! and meet some new people!
Thank you in advance!
Carrie in Florida :dogwub: