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I have a 18 month old Toller, and posted a lot of questions here, up until a few months ago. We have had a lot of problems with her, and several of you said I was completely incompetent and had better take her to a shelter before I ruin her completely.
Well, a few months of maturity seem to have fixed most everything. She hasn't tried to bite me in 3 months, she comes when called, she goes to the door when she sees me getting ready for a walk, doesn't jump on people, etc. She runs out onto the dock to jump into the water! I was beginning to think that last one would never happen; and the shame of owning a Toller that didn't swim....:redface:
It might well have been coincidence, but her problems started when I gave her rock hard yak cheese as a chew at about 6 months. It kept her busy, and seemed less likely to break a tooth than a nylabone. She loved it and guarded it ferociously when I tried to get it away. I stopped giving them to her when the problem seemed intractable.
Well, now that she is doing well, should I try again, or is it just playing with fire? She doesn't guard anything now, but perhaps she would guard the cheese.
At night she wants to play constantly. I take her for an hour long walk, play fetch and practice agility for half hour once or twice a day, take her swimming, and play with her toys inside for perhaps an hour a day. Shouldn't that be enough? But when I stop playing at night, she stands at my feet and jumps up and down; begging to play more. The cheese would occupy her for a while!
Any advice, besides taking her to a shelter, would be appreciated.
Well, a few months of maturity seem to have fixed most everything. She hasn't tried to bite me in 3 months, she comes when called, she goes to the door when she sees me getting ready for a walk, doesn't jump on people, etc. She runs out onto the dock to jump into the water! I was beginning to think that last one would never happen; and the shame of owning a Toller that didn't swim....:redface:
It might well have been coincidence, but her problems started when I gave her rock hard yak cheese as a chew at about 6 months. It kept her busy, and seemed less likely to break a tooth than a nylabone. She loved it and guarded it ferociously when I tried to get it away. I stopped giving them to her when the problem seemed intractable.
Well, now that she is doing well, should I try again, or is it just playing with fire? She doesn't guard anything now, but perhaps she would guard the cheese.
At night she wants to play constantly. I take her for an hour long walk, play fetch and practice agility for half hour once or twice a day, take her swimming, and play with her toys inside for perhaps an hour a day. Shouldn't that be enough? But when I stop playing at night, she stands at my feet and jumps up and down; begging to play more. The cheese would occupy her for a while!
Any advice, besides taking her to a shelter, would be appreciated.