my sheltie jumps and scratches me, I have tried to train her to sit but no luck any suggestions
2006-07-15 08:54:56 · 7 answers · asked by missy jo 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
sorry everyone got wrong impression about my sheltie. I love that little puppy but i have had knee replacement and she knocks me down. question ? will it hurt her to leave her in the barn for first 3-4 weeks until i can walk her.I have someone that feeds and takes care of her forme
2006-07-17 16:50:15 · update #1
Wow...some people gave you some really harsh answers.
I bet that you are really trying to give your puppy the best life, too.
Unfortunately, your puppy won't be happy living in the barn, even if someone comes in once a day to take care of her. If it's just temporary, and when you recover from knee surgery, you will be able to deal with her and be pain free, then that's OK. She can live in the barn temporarily and it won't hurt her. She will be a lot happier staying with you, even if it means living in a barn for a few weeks.
If you don't think you can give her the kind of attention that she needs, sometimes the kindest thing to do is to find her a new home. Shelties tend to be hyper, and they get even more hyper when their owners don't spend much time with them.
It might help to seek the advice of a professional dog trainer (thats what I had to do), or go to training classes with your dog. They are usually quite inexpensive. I actually had to send my dog to a boarding kennel for six weeks and have someone else train her. I just didn't have the physical strength to muscle around 70 lbs of German Shepherd! When she returned from the kennel, she knew sit, stay, down, come, and heel! Shelties are really smart dogs, so I'm sure that with a trainer's help, she will be a wonderful dog.
Hope this helps.
2006-07-21 19:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 shelties, my female is 2 1/2 years old, and my male is 7 months old. They are very active, and enjoy people. What I do is let them run around in the yard together so they can get a lot of exercise, and they calm down. My female isn't in the house, (she likes it outside better) and my male is inside. When I first got my male, he wanted to jump on people a lot too, but I bought a spray misting bottle, filled it with water, and when he does something he shouldn't do, I squirt him with the water and he stops. No abuse, and he knows right from wrong now. I hope this helps!
2006-07-15 09:42:06 · answer #2 · answered by browneyedmaiden 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THESE GUYS CAN BE VERY ACTIVE AND SHE NEEDS LOTS OF ATTENTION AND PLAY FETCH AND WALK HER ALOT ON HER LEASH, PLAY WITH HER AWHILE BEFORE ASKING HER TO TRY COMANDS........WHAT DO YOU MEAN PUT HER IN SHED???........IF YOU CANT PROVIDE A HAPPY LIFE FOR HER , SEND HER TO SHELTY RESCUE, IF YOU DONT SPEND TIME WITH HER .......ALOT OF TIME, SHE WILL GET WORSE, ALSO THE LESS THAT SHE SEE'S YOU THE MORE ACTIVE SHE WILL BE WHEN SHE SEE'S YA COMING........SHE'S YOUNG, SHE WILL GET BETTER WITH AGE IF YOU DO YOUR PART
2006-07-15 09:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by goatlady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to spend more time with her doing activities . Keeping her mind and body busy . If you can't spend the time , maybe you should find her a good home that can .
2006-07-15 09:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets see....I'll bet about a GAZILLION DOLARS that you have **NOT** "trained" the PUPPY AT ALL!!!
Bet you jump & squeal & shriek & flap your arms around & dance & holler about **TEN DIFFERENT WORDS**!!!
RIGHT???
That's NOT TRAINING!!! This acting like a silly little girlie & WILL NOT teach your *PUPPY* ANYTHING but, "Oh boy!! See the reaction I get?? What FUN!!"
Why don't you let someone MATURE have the pup before you TOTALLY ruin it?
2006-07-15 12:11:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think part of it is just the breed. i had one, they demand lots of attention. i did agility training with mine and it helped a lot. they need to have activities and interaction for a large part of the day, they're hyper but so wonderful and loving in return.
2006-07-15 08:59:31 · answer #6 · answered by origchick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
she is still young but it´s good you start training her but you can´t avoid her to receive you happily so when you arrive home make yourself a bit shorter so your dog can see your face that´s why she jumps to see your face try that if that doesn´t work i´ve got no idea
2006-07-15 09:18:27 · answer #7 · answered by Dalia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋