I have a 7 month old jack russell/daucshund mix. She's my fiance's dog. Over the past 4 months, we have spent over $500 to get her trained. Well, all 4 times we have done this, it hasn't worked.and no, we didn't keep taking her back to the same trainer.
We'll take her outside to potty, and she won't go. She'll wait until she comes back in the house. We can't leave her out there because our next door neighbors have 3 pit bulls that like to jump the fence, and, she'll bark until we bring her back in. I have brand new hardwood floors.and her constantly going potty on them has started to mess them up. We clean her mess up as soon as we realize she's done it. We've tried puppy pads..she just eats them.I sorta want to get rid of her because of this.and a few other reasons.
She's a really smart dog. By the second week we had her, she knew how to sit, stay, lay, shake and dance. She also knew how to chew on everything.
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Alright, frist off if the pups seven months she's probably teething. And you've done the right thing by giving her toys to play with. But perhaps having access to them at all times makes them boring to her and therefore she has to search for another plaything. Separate the toys into three different groups, (of course making them equal parts; squeaky, soft, chewy ^^) use one group for a couple days then switch up and use the next group. It will be like she's getting new toys every few days. It will keep her interested in the toys and hopefully not in your belongings. Also to get her interested in the toys play with her, make playing with those toys the most fun in the world. She'll want in on the action and play with you. (You may also want to try a "KONG" toy or some kind of stuffer. Somethign you can put treats or a small amount of peanut butter in to keep her ammused while you and your fiance are out of the house.
You've got two smart breeds mixed in that pup she'll learn quick then need something else to keep her interested. Partly why the training may not have stuck is due to the constant changing in trainers. If you want to teach a behaviour then you have to be consistant. For example, if you want to teach the dog to sit you don't try sit, then stay, then shake, then lay, then dance, then come all mixed together. You stick with sit until she's got it and then move on to stay. Training is always a slow job and you have to be prepared for it. (Also if you've been to four different places and only spent $500 then you've laughing. I've been with the same training school for the four years that I've had my lab and we've put close to $3000 into it. You get your bark for your buck though.)
As for her issue with figuring out how to open drawers and cupboards. there is an easy solution. Baby safety locks. If a baby (and some adults) can't get the thing open what chances do a smart little pup have of gettign them open. Baby locks and gates will be your best friend until she's older. She'll firgure out what she's supposed to do and not.
Hope this helps, good luck,
~Manda Panda
If she already knows how to do all that then y take her to the trainer? I think that would STOP the money problem. As for her going to the bathroom on the hard wood floor, you could tell her NO!! put a muzzle on her and put her outside, I'm sure she'll learn the 1st time you do that.
The thing is when you are training dogs, even taking them to a trainer, you have to keep up on it at home. Whenever she does something you don't like you have to tell her NO, and let her know that its NOT ok. What's happening is she respects the trainer, so she's good for them, but when she comes home she's going to test you. If you don't handle it properly, like not MAKING her go potty outside, she'll know she can get away with it with you.
You need to get tips from your trainer on how they were getting her to do the things she wanted and keep up on the training at home. I'm sure she knows it. she just doesn't think she has to preform the tasks you ask because she hasn't in the past.
Saddly she is a puppy and that is what you get,your could get her a little fenced outside w/ a dog house..but thats truely what you get.
You mentioned she is your fiance's dog. I had to wonder if you are getting stuck with her care and really don't like her. That may be part of the problem. Getting into a relationship with someone who has a dog is like getting into a relationship with a person who has a kid and sometimes it creates a rivalry. That resentment may be part of why she is acting out and pottying inside. You may want to discuss your true feelings about the dog with your fiance, perhaps with a counselor and before getting married. Maybe you are just not a dog person or you like him and not his dog. This is not meant as a criticism of you at all. It is a common complication of getting into a relationship where you marry into the "family".
you need to take her out and KEEP her out until she potties.
you should try crate training too, it will help with the potty problems and the chewing on things.
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