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We are having a horrible time with our German Shepherd pup whom we have had for 6 months. He is approximately 9 months old. We obtained him from a private person who was giving the pups away.
Dixon, as we call him, is a much loved member of the family now, but he has two major behaviour problems which are working against each other:
1. He still messes in the house instead of indicating he wants to go outside. In fact, there are times he comes and in and messes in the house after being outside for awhile.
2. When he is outside in the yard, we place him on a long leash with lots of room to move around, food water and shelter. For the most part, he sits there and barks. For one, I hate to see that kind of anxiety in a dog so we don't like to leave him out there barking. Second, one of the neighbours is getting really annoyed with this.
So somehow I have to find a way to housetrain a dog who can't be left outside. I would love to eliminate both the barking problem and the house training problem. My wife is a great lover of dogs and has owned many. I haven't owned that many, so I'm very uneducated.. but obviously we both have a lot to learn to have ended up where we are with Dixon.
Can anyone offer some support and an action plan?
Thanks
QC
Dixon, as we call him, is a much loved member of the family now, but he has two major behaviour problems which are working against each other:
1. He still messes in the house instead of indicating he wants to go outside. In fact, there are times he comes and in and messes in the house after being outside for awhile.
2. When he is outside in the yard, we place him on a long leash with lots of room to move around, food water and shelter. For the most part, he sits there and barks. For one, I hate to see that kind of anxiety in a dog so we don't like to leave him out there barking. Second, one of the neighbours is getting really annoyed with this.
So somehow I have to find a way to housetrain a dog who can't be left outside. I would love to eliminate both the barking problem and the house training problem. My wife is a great lover of dogs and has owned many. I haven't owned that many, so I'm very uneducated.. but obviously we both have a lot to learn to have ended up where we are with Dixon.
Can anyone offer some support and an action plan?
Thanks
QC