Doggy problem. With Red Setter.?

Question

Came home from pub tonight - starving . Made a good sandwich. and settled into this site. But the recently acquired ,Red Setter pup nicked the sandwich. Does anybody know a hitman for dogs? For her next trick she turned over the WPB and has covered the room in chewed up paper. How long will this last? Don't they grow up quickly (physically, but not mentally)? Do they think they get away with anything, just because ther'e good looking?

Answer 1

I'm sorry, I laughed ... that's all part of the fun of sharing your life with an Irish Setter (or probably any dog for that matter) though sometimes Irish Setters seem to be more the clowns of the dog world.

She probably ate your sandwich because you were ignoring her to prat around on here, lol ... & did she overturn the bin before or after you noticed your sandwich was gone? I think she just wanted some attention & I think she was really quite well mannered about it ...think, she could have weed in the corner of the room to get your mind on her! So she's a good girl, really.

I don't think that they grow up that quickly. Mine at five still looks puppy-ish & people keep telling me that 'she's not very old' but that's only because her feathers haven't grown properly. She has steadied down but still has funny five minutes when she wants to be noticed ... at the moment she throws her own ball around as a big hint that she wants to play ... it hurts, getting a ball on the head ... & she's trained me very well in that we play after she's hit me. Rather sadly, I don't stop this behaviour simply because it's so great to watch her throwing it by herself.

Seriously though - I had problems if she ran off the lead as a youngster, she loved people & would make a beeline for them to jump up at the them & express her love (my little unguided missile). She loved everyone & thought everyone should love her in return.... except not everyone loves muddy paws & a gawky red dog bounding straight for them. It did take a while to get her a little more civilised - so walks & runs off the lead took my whole concentration on her until she was about 8mths or so. When she did start to calm down & consistently behave acceptably.... though if you're wearing a green coat watch out - that'll be her, running straight in your direction!

Please don't keep her in a crate, tell her when she's bad, sulk for five minutes, then forgive her & play with her. Change your behaviour when you come in, make a fuss of her, train her & love her ... you won't regret it.

Answer 2

A pup needs training to stop undesired behaviours,and they certainly dont learn these over night.If you have a crate then try getting her into a regular routine,where she is put to bed at a certain time every night,as she will learn this is the time she has to settle down.Your right about the growing up part,physically they seem to have an over night growth spurt,but mentally they stay a puppy untill about 2/3yrs old.Try not to make a joke out of her nicking food etc as this can become a very deep rooted behaviour that is hard to stop if pups are allowed to get away with it.A firm and loud no followed by ignoring her for 5-10mins should be all thats required.Good luck.

Answer 3

hi there o it's just a doggie u have to train it some people use roll up news paper not a hitman why would u do something nutty like that u better not have kids. animals are animals just do not put things where it can reach it and chew on it. keep all things that he/she chews away. my friend has this cute poodle but she likes to eat plants so we put the plants up high. the pocketbooks as well and all rooms luck when they leave the home and we put the cartoon network so that the dog does not feel alone when we are away. it takes time but when we want a pet we must know that it needs our love and mostly our attention in all. get a book in how to train red setter or go online for more info be well be safe

Answer 4

This problem will NEVER, EVER go away, unless you decide to do something about it. Like someone had already said here, get a dog crate. A dog in a crate cannot chew up paper, or steal your sandwich. Don't confuse your dog for a human. Your dog doesn't even know what color it is, let alone knowing that it's good looking. It does, however, perfectly know who's the Pack Leader. Obedience training your dog will also help in controlling it when it is not in its dog crate.

Answer 5

Irish Setters were bred to hunt. Mountain Lions as a matter of fact. They are high endurance dogs and they need good mental and physical challenges twice a day 45 min in morning and 30 evening.

Some activites you can do are

Runing with her

Swiming

Runing with a bike

treadmill

feild training

This should help!

Answer 6

Two tips from that annoying women on "it's me or the dog" Put mustard or similar on a sandwich and let him eat that, apparently he will not do that again!
Or use loud scary noises when he is about to do something you do not want him too.
My little Oli gets away with murder because he is gorgeous, I guess people are soft when it comes to their best friends. I know I would not swap mine for the world! Happy puppy training!

Answer 7

She's a setter !!! we had one for almost 15years and he did almost grow up -- once he reached the last few months of life!!
Just get used to it. Setters are setters not dogs .They're big boisterous and beautiful and once you've fallen for them you wouldn't change them for anything. Enjoy.

Answer 8

is the dog by itself all day if so it could be out of boredum,depends on how old the dog is ,you have to start out as soon as you get a dog to let him or her know what you expect from them,i always say bad dog or call by name and if you keep this up the dog will learn that you are not happy with what he has done.

Answer 9

Unless you are willing to make this dog your constant compannion then you don't deserve his company. This dog is like a cat in that you don't own it-it owns you.Like a cat it will outwit you at every turn so be warned. This animal demands one thing and one thing only-constant companionship! In good return it will be loyal to your every command till death do you part.

Answer 10

im sorry to say the puppy was just being a puppy!!! you will need to train you setter though as they are very strong minded dogs!! go to a puppy class in your local area.