Help!!!! Help!!!!! Help!!!!!

heygirl28 · #1 13-07-11, 07:03 PM

OMG cant believe that Zara has been fine since her 1st season, so relaxed, fab, happygo, do anything for u, thought she was the devil dog come good...........

She's been so great that from 7/8mths old we've left her out of her crate thru day and let her 'have' the house (downstairs)! DONE NOTHING! Not chewed, glad to see us when we come in, (2hrs max), nice with kids etc...

Every walk recall fab! Sit when asked, paw when asked, etc etc....3mths later......

10mths........AAAARGHHHHHHHH...whats happenend??????????
Her recall is CRAP! She doesnt sit when asked, she wont eat her meals, shes nibbling again and to top it off today she decides to chew the conservatory sofa - only left her for half hour!!! Then tonight she carries on when my husband has kids sat with him so i think ok jealousy etc etc.....I go sit with him and she barks and barks and catches my arm with her pearly whites lol!!!!!

I know and can appreciate that she'll probably see my husband as the 'leader' but i cant have her snapping at me and the kids when we sit with him!!! My kids are 4 and 8, not afraid but sometimes a little aprehensive coz of her bark and snapping....Got to stop this NOW!

HELP!!!!!!!!
How do we make her BOTTOM of the pack??????

zetstaff · #2 13-07-11, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by heygirl28

HELP!!!!!!!!
How do we make her BOTTOM of the pack??????

Ignore her xxx

heygirl28 · #3 13-07-11, 07:14 PM

thats what i did - thats why she bit me!!!!

Bonniesmummy · #4 13-07-11, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by zetstaff

Ignore her xxx

100% agree!!!

Bonnie was/is kindof the same... I have noticed that she responds more when she is ignored!! What I mean by ignore is not giving her attention all the time, if she comes to me for a play or a cuddle -not giving it everytime! Its just not doing things on her terms... doing them on MINE. As for the sitting next to hubby... ignore!!!

Tedsmum · #5 13-07-11, 07:18 PM

I would suggest that she is probably entering her "difficult phase" or the terrible teens that some of us experience.
I think you should go right back to basics with all of her training for a while until you see an improvement. Use a long line on her recall and reward her when she does return.
Get the crate out again for when she is left alone.
But mostly, the barking and biting thing has to be tackled asap.
Was she on the sofa and defending her space next to your husband?
You must get your husband to take her to her crate whenever she has a tantrum like this. Make it clear her bad behaviour will get her no rewards.
Let he rejoin the family after a few minutes onlly when she is calm. If she misbehaves again, back in she goes.
I don't believe it is a pack issue, I believe she is testing the boundaries like many teenagers do and you need to be firm with her until she gets the message and goes back to behaving herself.
Good luck. x

zetstaff · #6 13-07-11, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by heygirl28

thats what i did - thats why she bit me!!!!

She didn't BITE you and she wasn't SNAPPING

She was trying to dictate to you when she wants attention.

Different people have different views, depends on what you'll tolerate.

My dogs will sometimes chuck toys at me, nudge my arm, nudge my leg, lay behind me + nuzzle my ear. They don't mouth or bite or bark at me. My sister's dog stood with his paws on my shoulders + barked in my face, he only did it once !!!!

She's trying it on, if you don't stop her now it'll get worse + you'll play with her when she says not you xxx

heygirl28 · #7 13-07-11, 07:43 PM

Fair play she didnt 'bite' me, she's bruised me - she shouldnt have even bruised me. She's nipped and caught me but thankfully it was me and not my kids, thats not acceptable. I've had labs b4, they're soft and family fun, granted GS's are totally different, i still dont expect them to nip and snap especially when i have 2 little kids. I dont want to not trust her with them! She needs to be taught boundaries AGAIN but hows best?? We thought we were doing so well and yes everything was going great now im so disheartened

Caryll · #8 13-07-11, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by zetstaff

She didn't BITE you and she wasn't SNAPPING

She was trying to dictate to you when she wants attention.

Different people have different views, depends on what you'll tolerate.

My dogs will sometimes chuck toys at me, nudge my arm, nudge my leg, lay behind me + nuzzle my ear. They don't mouth or bite or bark at me. My sister's dog stood with his paws on my shoulders + barked in my face, he only did it once !!!!

She's trying it on, if you don't stop her now it'll get worse + you'll play with her when she says not you xxx

Absolutely, she's a terrible teen - knows everything, listens to nothing & nobody understands her! You have to stop her dictating & start some dictating of your own. Harder than it sounds, I know, but essential.

Bonniesmummy · #9 13-07-11, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by heygirl28

Fair play she didnt 'bite' me, she's bruised me - she shouldnt have even bruised me. She's nipped and caught me but thankfully it was me and not my kids, thats not acceptable. I've had labs b4, they're soft and family fun, granted GS's are totally different, i still dont expect them to nip and snap especially when i have 2 little kids. I dont want to not trust her with them! She needs to be taught boundaries AGAIN but hows best?? We thought we were doing so well and yes everything was going great now im so disheartened

Don't be disheartened..... see it as a wake up call that boundaries need to be set and back to basics with commands! I think we sometimes become to complacent and feel that 'they know all that stuff' but when they go though the naughty stage you have to step it up and go over it all again.

Your right she shouldn't have nipped you but thats now where the steppin up of the rules begin.... Bonnie is still a cheeky so and so at 15 mths but she is only just now starting to learn when I mean it!!! and I think thats through going over old ground with basic ommands and also not playing/cuddling on her terms... I now do it on mine

xxx

Mazz · #10 13-07-11, 08:03 PM

I think terrible teens also.
When was her season, could she be having a phantom pregnancy .( with the ripping up of the sofa).

Back to basics with the training, if not a phantom.
Our little girl tryed it on all the time, when she was younger, always with me.
She's Daddies girl, so I did all the time out and basically took control.
Good luck, you'll get there.
Mazz