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I got Bells last July as an 8mo rescue. At the time I was living on a farm and she had about 10 fenced acres to run around, follow me on the horses or just sniff and play. I moved back into society 2 months ago and she's doing much better concerning some issues and worse with others.
We've gotten 100% better with walking. Living in an apartment I try to take her on 2 walks everyday, one often being a long walk through the town or a hike in the national park. She's not pulling as much and I really think she enjoys it better than when i'd just let her in the backyard to do her business at the farm.
She's also better with people since she sees people more often! When we lived on the farm we rarely had visitors and she would go crazy when people came to the house and be obnoxious and jump on people. I not only have a roomate but walk her and visit people often.
Unfortunately she hasn't gotten used to the business of living in town. I live in an apartment and she obviously doesn't understand that there are other people living around us. She'll bark if she hears my neighbor close their door, or run to the window and freak out when the garbage men come. I used to be able to leave her out of her crate during the day when I was at work but I'm worried neighbors will complain if she barks at things all day.
Right now I put her in the spare room when I leave in her crate with a fan (for air circulation and to muffle noise). How can I trust her not to bark and cause a fuss when I'm not there?
Also, this is random but I've never been able to teach her to lay down. She knows the command but instead of laying down nicely and staying she throws herself down on her back and then pops up even more excited. How do i teach a nice calm "down"? I'd like to be able to use this command when I visit people so she lays quietly next to me, or if I have her in a public area.
Thanks!
We've gotten 100% better with walking. Living in an apartment I try to take her on 2 walks everyday, one often being a long walk through the town or a hike in the national park. She's not pulling as much and I really think she enjoys it better than when i'd just let her in the backyard to do her business at the farm.
She's also better with people since she sees people more often! When we lived on the farm we rarely had visitors and she would go crazy when people came to the house and be obnoxious and jump on people. I not only have a roomate but walk her and visit people often.
Unfortunately she hasn't gotten used to the business of living in town. I live in an apartment and she obviously doesn't understand that there are other people living around us. She'll bark if she hears my neighbor close their door, or run to the window and freak out when the garbage men come. I used to be able to leave her out of her crate during the day when I was at work but I'm worried neighbors will complain if she barks at things all day.
Right now I put her in the spare room when I leave in her crate with a fan (for air circulation and to muffle noise). How can I trust her not to bark and cause a fuss when I'm not there?
Also, this is random but I've never been able to teach her to lay down. She knows the command but instead of laying down nicely and staying she throws herself down on her back and then pops up even more excited. How do i teach a nice calm "down"? I'd like to be able to use this command when I visit people so she lays quietly next to me, or if I have her in a public area.
Thanks!