crazy boy
Well my in laws have been here so I haven't had time to write, but they're at the zoo (I didn't want to go they're driving me nuts and I didn't want to stress the puppy out) with my hubby right now. So I finally have some time. yay! Loki is taking a nap now next to me, otherwise I wouldn't be about to do this because he is a little attention hog! Hmmm so what to say... So he basically has sit in the bag, but hes not at 100%. I've been trying to teach him down, that's getting there. Other than that he goes too crazy for treats to think about what I'm trying to do, I really need to get a clicker. His potty training is going okay, sadly I cant be with him 24/7 because I have school, so newspaper in the kitchen for that. :dogdry: I don't really know what else I can do, I know he cant hold it. I would use create training, but one I don't have one and two I'm pretty sure that he hates confinement, and if he didn't before he does now. MIL decided that we all needed to go out and leave puppy in the bathroom, I was not for this! he pooped everywhere and got it all over the place, after being out for a few hours against my will he was STILL crying. GRRR. So MIL in her infinite wisdom decided to get him used to it we needed to do it again. I protested, but hubby seems to think that ALL my research and time, means nothing compared to his moms experience. (obviously she doesn't know what shes doing.) So once we came home it was the same scene and he had knocked something off the counter and got a cut on his nose. It is very lucky that it wasn't worse. Finally, the other day they listened to me and we were able to just let him free in the house and he was fine! (of course we puppy proofed first and did all we could to make it save for him.) I really need to build it up because of classes.
But I REALLY need help with his biting!!! He's not breaking skin but hes biting harder and harder! I've tried ending play and giving him something right to chew on but it only works about 50% of the time, and worse part is hubby lets him bite. I'm guessing I'm going to have to train hubby to train puppy. I eep telling him that it promotes biting in the future, and all wise MIL tells me im wrong because their dog doesn't bite. :dogdry: [Oh and it's his way of telling me to wake up and take him out (we've had very few accidents in the house!) or that hes hungry or tired. ]
and his nails are really sharp and hurting bad, he likes to use his front paws a lot to paw at me and what not. he let me clip them no problem, I didn't have to use any food or anything, but he won't let me file them to make them a little less sharp, he let me the other night when hubby was feeding/distracting him. but I need to be able to do it on my own.
wow, that was kind of long...hes really a sweetie, other than his biting. plus he loves to play! I'm having such a blast with him. It's such a work out to go up and down the stairs all day, luckily he finally figured out the stairs and I don't have to pick him up anymore. oh yeah I was wrapping this up. :dogsmile: I'm going to get some pictures up in a few.