That's all there is to say about it. She is spoiled pretty bad, which I will admit is my wife and my fault, but now we need to de-spoil her because hopefully there will be the firstborn on the way soon. Anyway, she always slept on the bed with us (she's a Pomeranian, not a great dane by any means), she's been potty trained since day 1, and she's never really left alone. The problem is, if she doesn't get her way, she will bark..... and bark..... and bark. Normal dogs would eventually give up, but not her. She just jumped off the bed and then barked for 35 minutes to get back up until I took her and locked her up. She will pee outside and I sit there and wait for more than 10 minutes waiting for #2, but as soon as I bring her in, she runs in the living room and goes. I tried the thing where you sit them next to their poop and make them smell it. She sat there..... and then ate it. She has no problems making a mess and laying in it either. What is wrong with her!! She is psycho
2007-01-16 18:42:38 · 18 answers · asked by Brian I 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Shes not evil or psycho, shes just been allowed to develop some bad habits. Take her to BarkBusters, they can teach you and your wife how to deal with her behaviours. They dont just deal with barking dogs. You could get a citronella collar, they work well for dogs that bark a lot. Try going to their website. Lots of good info.
2007-01-16 18:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's not EVIL, for the love of God, she's just SPOILED ROTTEN and I'm afraid it's your fault.
You need to do some behavior modification with this dog NOW before your newborn comes or you will have MAJOR jealousy issues........ I don't really see a problem with her sleeping in bed with you as pomeranians don't weigh much. Do you plan on having the new baby sleep in bed with you, too? THAT might cause a problem. I never slept with my baby, I got him used to his crib right away. But if you plan on co-sleeping, you will need the dog out of the bed in case the baby is allergic or anything.
Don't "sit there and wait". Try taking her on a short walk. Dogs will develop a "surface preference" to "do their business" and often, their own yard is not their preference. Walking around the block (with a bag to pick up after her) is best. My cockapoo was SUPER hard to train not to poop inside, and I still occassionally have trouble, but crate training is probably your best bet. It sounds cruel, but it is the best way to quickly train them, and TRUST ME, when the baby comes, the LAST thing you will have time for is potty training the DOG.
Don't do the whole "shoving her nose in it" thing, that is ineffective and cruel. Crate training is the best way to potty train.
As far as the barking issue, if a stern "no" doesn't help.........then I would go with a bark collar which you can get from any pet store or from some online vendors, like Fosters & Smith. You can try the citronella ones, which spray a burst of citronella (the mosquito repellent stuff) whenever the dog barks. They are not supposed to like the smell. You can also just go for the gusto and get a "shock collar" which will give them an electric jolt when they bark........a yippy dog will not allow much sleep for you, your wife, OR the newborn so it's best to deal with this issue now.
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU and CONGRATS on the new arrival (hopefully)
2007-01-16 19:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Avon Lady 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To quote another dog breeder, "There are no bad dogs but there are uninformed owners." Your dog is NOT "evil"--she is severely lacking exercise. She needs to be walked a minimum of 1/2 an hour twice each day in order to get sufficient exercise to stop her negative behaviours. If you will give her more attention by walking her, disciplining her, and then playing with her, most likely the negative behaviours will stop. If you don't have time to walk her, get a different kind of pet. All dogs need to be walked or taken to the dog park for exercise at least twice a day, they need discipline (and not the negative kind like sitting by her poop, which borders on being abusive), and they need affection. IF you treat her correctly, letting her know that you are the "alpha pack leader" and that your baby is another "pack leader", she should be fine with the baby.
2007-01-16 19:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by Megumi D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's not crazy - definitely don't give in to her demands. As hard as it might be to ignore, if you react in ANY WAY to her barking, then she will see it as a reward. Even if you acknowledge that she is there, tell her noooo or even give her a little smack (which I don't recommend!), she will have your attention and that is what she wants. Completely ignore her until she shuts up for about 2 minutes and THEN pay attention, praise etc. Trust me, my puppy would not like to be put outside, she would jump up on the window sill like a cat, would scratch the screen doors etc to get my attention and I would ignore her. After she quieted down and was calm, I would then pay attention to her. Worked a treat. With the toilet training, I always found going for walkies the best thing, waiting for them to pee or whatever would not work for me because they always just waited until they came inside and then did their business. You could always try crate training (a nice housebreaking tool!) or you could train her to start going to the toilet to a key work such as "toilet". Eating her poo is not a good thing and should be stopped as soon as possible. Good luck!
2007-01-16 21:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your dog checked out by a veternarian, it's that important. As far as de-spoiling her, it's probably to late for that. And, if you really don't want her pooping in the house, you don't set the dog next to the poop, you quite literally put her nose in it. If she begins to eat her own poop, you may want to try spanking her constantly saying "bag doggy",. If you don't see any improvements after that, there is really only one other alternative before the last., that is sending her to training school. It's never to late.
2007-01-16 20:45:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i also have a d0g a siberian husky, he is very playful and barks if he d0esn't get what he wants...but, he has an alphamale...his alphamale trains him and disciplines him...in y0ur case, a pomeranian is a very playful dog as well...y0u sh0uld let him n0 wh0's boss...hurt da d0g a little s0 ur d0g will be scared of y0u a little...trust me the d0g will respect u after dat.
2007-01-16 18:57:36 · answer #6 · answered by pAulinian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow no offense but if she keeps acting like that wen the baby comes i would maybe ask a friend to take her. she def. knows the baby is coming. i had and ex bf who's sister was pregnant, and their cat would pee in the baby's crib before it was even born. it got worse when the baby came so they had to get rid of it.
2007-01-16 19:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by blonde_brownie526 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing is not to have a dog. If you really want to have that dog, keep it out of the house.
2007-01-16 18:54:19 · answer #8 · answered by salharbi444 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my lhasa apso is just as needy & stubborn...i took him to a class on obedience and i've used a leash & collar on the dog at all times while it's in the house. the moment the barks get excessive, i tug on the leash as sort of a "hey snap out of it, you crazy dog who's getting all riled up by yourself!" as for the doodies in the living room, dont let it happen...wait as long as it takes to go...when outside, keep walking her without letting her sniff trees, etc. soon, she'll give up trying to get you to listen to her (sniffing forever at her pleasure), and she'll eventually give in to your wishes of wanting her to walk by you...then she'll go when you want her to.
2007-01-16 18:53:48 · answer #9 · answered by attractive_nuisance 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep her outside in a doghouse. Eventually she will learn to use the bathroom outside.
2007-01-16 18:51:25 · answer #10 · answered by ♥c0c0puffz♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋