Unfortunately, in order to prevent unwanted behaviors in a puppy who hasn't fully learned behaviors that are more desirable to the human in her life, supervision and management is an absolute must. If you don't want to utilize a crate with her, how about an x-pen? or tether her to your desk when you're on the computer? Of course, before you can reasonably expect her to settle quietly at your feet, you will need to make sure her needs are met. A walk, bit of play/training session, then perhaps save half (or more?) of her morning meal to eat via a puzzle toy or frozen into a Kong while you're working & she needs to be confined or tethered.
What really strikes me when I read your post is how many times you refer to your puppy as 'stubborn' or 'defiant'. She is neither - she is a puppy who has her own creative ways of inventing puppy fun. She's smart. She's enthusiastic. You NEED to start looking at her in a positive light & become creative in how you find to channel her energy & enthusiasm. Thinking of her as 'stubborn' does nothing but set the two of you up to have an adversarial relationship. Just the fact that you're considering putting a shock collar on her is very disturbing! I strongly urge you to enlist the assistance of a really good, positive reinforcement based trainer to help get you on the right track before you head off in a direction that will just totally degrade your relationship with your pup.
There is a wonderful book called 'When Pigs Fly' which deals with training "impossible" dogs. You might want to pick up a copy & read it while you're waiting to get signed up with an in-person trainer.
What really strikes me when I read your post is how many times you refer to your puppy as 'stubborn' or 'defiant'. She is neither - she is a puppy who has her own creative ways of inventing puppy fun. She's smart. She's enthusiastic. You NEED to start looking at her in a positive light & become creative in how you find to channel her energy & enthusiasm. Thinking of her as 'stubborn' does nothing but set the two of you up to have an adversarial relationship. Just the fact that you're considering putting a shock collar on her is very disturbing! I strongly urge you to enlist the assistance of a really good, positive reinforcement based trainer to help get you on the right track before you head off in a direction that will just totally degrade your relationship with your pup.
There is a wonderful book called 'When Pigs Fly' which deals with training "impossible" dogs. You might want to pick up a copy & read it while you're waiting to get signed up with an in-person trainer.
