She was been so good for the last couple of weeks. We actually went out and didn't crate her on Saturday. She didn't destroy anything and was sleeping when we got home. We left her again on Sunday for 2 hours and same thing, good as gold.
Monday morning she woke up and hasn't stopped getting into things since! She managed to chew the zipper off of her bed, rip apart a set of bells I had hanging on the door, grab shoes and take off with them and rifle through the garage...ALL WHILE I'M AT HOME!!! She is barking at everything, even the dog across the street that she hasn't barked at in 3 weeks.
I have sprayed her with water, closed the blinds , let her out a million times, tried to cuddle her, give her the Quiet command...I've even yelled at her...which ,by the way, I NEVER DO! I'm at my wits end with her. I'm going to try to take her for a walk to burn off some of this negative energy she has.
Please give me your opinion. Any suggestion is appreciated.
2006-12-19 04:56:01 · 16 answers · asked by moobiemuffin 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I forgot to mention that she has been jumping up on the kitchen counter too. She also destoyed two cork coaster that you put drinks on and one for my garden signs outside. She barks at me when I try to watch tv or am on the computer. I'm giving her attention, but I can't spend my whole day catering to a dog.
Like I said, this behaviour has just started yesterday. I haven't een paying any less attention to her. If anything she is getting more!
2006-12-19 05:03:43 · update #1
She is a Treeing Walker Coon Hound. I play with her outside and walk her if the weather is nice.
Maybe she doesn't like the cold weather? This behaviour all started when it dropped to 0*C or 32*F outside.
Its been warm here in Canada 12* F or about 54* C until Monday morning.
2006-12-19 05:11:19 · update #2
Sorry I meant 12*C or 54* F. OOPS!
2006-12-19 05:13:26 · update #3
wow, that's tuff.... keep in mind she's a puppy..... she's in the equivalent of the terrrible twos... lol
maybe she was excited that you were home... i know that my dog will just sleep until i get back, then decide she wants to go nuts when i'm home. Maybe she's getting used to not being crated........ not saying that you should crate her when she's bad, because that sends the wrong message (do something bad, get crated.......) Be consistent tho. if you crate her when you leave, then always crate her when you leave. if you crate her when you sleep, then always crate her when you sleep. get it?
My dauschund pup (when she was a pup) used to tear the crap out of all of her toys,,, but i was lucky enough that when i got her (i rescued her) she'd been trained not to tear anything up, so when she got a toy and realized i don't mind if she eats her own toys, she only ate her toys....... not my stuff.... but she finally stoped doing that too cuz she realized that i threw her toys away when she destroyed them.... does your dog have enough toys of her own??? maybe she's teething, mine teethed from 6 months to 9 months....
i hope you get this fixed!!! good luck!!!
2006-12-19 05:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of puppy? if you are crating her, then you are also crate training her. She probably figures if you aren't putting her in the crate, then you won't do it anymore, at all.
Also how much time do you spend walking her, running her, or having training sessions? if she is a high energy dog (which alot of dogs are anyways), then she just has built up energy that has no where to go, but to do things you consider "bad"....
if all that doesn't work, then maybe she is ill, if she continues to do this after so long, you can always take her to a vet or an animal behaviorilist (sp?lol)
2006-12-19 13:00:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sapphire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess all dogs are different, but I can share with you what I did with my puppy, Eli. Eli, like your puppy, is generally really good, but when he was younger would go through bouts of distructiveness. You have to catch the puppy in the act for my suggestion to work. Speaking sharply I would say "No" when I caught him doing something he wasn't suppose to. Then I'd walk over to him and give him a tap on the butt (more symbolic, not in an way hard). I would also give him "time outs" in his crate.
Later, if I saw him about to do something bad I made a sound kind-ok-like clearing my throat to get his attention and he would not follow through with the bad behavior.
Best of luck.
2006-12-19 13:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by ashorething001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she maybe in heat or going into it? My Mom's golden has really odd behaviors like this when she first goes into heat and sometimes all the way through it. Now if she's fixed, maybe she just has a lot of excess energy she needs to burn off and is getting bored easily suddenly. I would try longer walks more often during the day to see if it helps. Good luck and I hope it's resolved quickly, for your sake and hers!
2006-12-19 13:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walking when it is nice won't do it-Coon Hounds hunt and go long distances. If you aren't getting her the type of work out she needs, she is going to find her own to do and you won't like it. Also, these are pack dogs-guess what, she wants your attention when ever you are near. And some of it is puppyhood. She may look big, but she is after all a pup and they will backslide. Don't look for a big cahnge for another 6 months at least.
2006-12-19 15:15:10 · answer #5 · answered by VAgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you are going to do, do it quick. Easier to teach an animal than to try to unlearn habits.
Invest in a puppy training class and be consistent. I think your puppy picked up on your inconsistency (stopped the crate training prematurely before habits were ingrained) and she ran with it.
'There are no bad employees - only poor managers'
(substitute 'puppies' and 'owners')
Good luck - put in the time and effort now, invest in the training. It pays off later. And dont cut anything short too soon.
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2006-12-19 13:06:52 · answer #6 · answered by cyclgrrl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's entering the "teenager" stage. Continue training, it may seem like it's not working right now, but when she matures it will pay off.
If you're not going to classes, now's a good time. Get her involved in obedience and/or agility to help her burn off some energy and to establish communication.
Exercise is good too. "A tired dog is a good dog"
2006-12-19 13:06:12 · answer #7 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let her run. we got one of those leads that gets screwed into the ground, its something like 60ft. and she can just run and run and run until she is tired out. we do this when we cant take her to the dog park (which we cant until jan 7th cause she has kennel cough right now)
depending on the breed, you might just have to let her run like that every day, maybe she's not getting enough exersise and is bored?
try getting her something she can play with to get the energy out too, we have this ball (from petsmart) that is battery operated and it bouces around the floor and my pup will chase it for hours. its great!!
2006-12-19 13:06:44 · answer #8 · answered by mickey g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you should watch Ceasar Malon, the dog whisperer. He can train the worst PIT BULL, ROTTIE or any other dogs that have behavoiral issues. All you need to do is also keep the valuble thing away from your pup.
~ I hope I helped you!~
2006-12-19 13:25:23 · answer #9 · answered by laplagens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The walking will help but you must walk her consistently every day. You may want to invest in a few toys for her to stay busy with.
2006-12-19 13:00:32 · answer #10 · answered by Rusty E 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋