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I have a jack russell puppy, 9 weeks old, and have had him for 6 days.
Currently it hasn't had all it's jabs so can't go out for walks for another 2 weeks (and we only have a communal garden).
He is generally taking instructions well, he will obey corrections (will stop when we ah-ah him, teaching him boundaries in the flat, sit, stay etc).
But when he gets over-excited he will stop listening to corrections and will chew the sofa. We try not to excite him to much, but he seems to have lot's of energy, should we not play with him at all to stop him getting over-exited? Currently I do some light play (a few throw of some balls and get him to play with his toys), ending with some training. Will this calm down when he is able to go for walks and use up some of his energy? I understand you should ignore him when he gets to exited, but when he does this he chews furniture, which I have to try to correct.
Am I not playing with him enough, leading to over excitement, or playing with him to little, or with to much energy?
How many hours/days/weeks should I expect to be able to"correct" this behaviour.
Am I expecting to much too soon after only 6 days, or is this something I should be able to correct by now.
Currently it hasn't had all it's jabs so can't go out for walks for another 2 weeks (and we only have a communal garden).
He is generally taking instructions well, he will obey corrections (will stop when we ah-ah him, teaching him boundaries in the flat, sit, stay etc).
But when he gets over-excited he will stop listening to corrections and will chew the sofa. We try not to excite him to much, but he seems to have lot's of energy, should we not play with him at all to stop him getting over-exited? Currently I do some light play (a few throw of some balls and get him to play with his toys), ending with some training. Will this calm down when he is able to go for walks and use up some of his energy? I understand you should ignore him when he gets to exited, but when he does this he chews furniture, which I have to try to correct.
Am I not playing with him enough, leading to over excitement, or playing with him to little, or with to much energy?
How many hours/days/weeks should I expect to be able to"correct" this behaviour.
Am I expecting to much too soon after only 6 days, or is this something I should be able to correct by now.