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Hello. Our Puppy. Golden Retreiver/Great Pryenees. She is 4 months old(10-21-11 dob)*almost 5mo*..Anyways. We've had her for 2 months. she's half way to 3/4 potty trained. Does excellent while in her kennel(no potty or potty ordor on her pet bed in the kennel). Does good most of the time. However. She has a lot of times when she will NOT let us know when she needs to go potty and i mean absolutely NO warning no "i need to go potty". No whining, no barking, no whimpering, no sniffing, no pacing, no circling. Did the old fashioned "rub nose in it" the butt spanking type punishments to correct this behavior ONLY when positive re-inforcement for going potty outside did NOT work. and no i was not abusive on this, just a quick swat on the hindquarters and a firm "no" while having her nose pointed at it(but not on it or in it, just pointed at it so she can get the smell of what "no" is for). and yes this was done almost immediately after the action was committed(on her potty inside that is).. She will NOT go on a potty pad(and trust me she wont). How do i get her to finish this potty training? AND save my carpet!!!!!!!! **running of urine/stain remover and not paid for 2 more days!**
Also she is into nipping. Did everything i saw on posts, and on some doggy training video's ... She STILL nips!** and yes she has a ton of toys 'n bones! **
O...... One other woe on training.... Chewing things that is left on the floor(baby toys, older kid toys, my stuff).
Please be considerate when posting, Its been YEARS since we've had a puppy!!! and i mean years years years. And i didnt have any of this trouble with him.
And yes she gets daily exercise!!!
I am starting to wonder if my home is the right home for her. I am in the middle of a career change, starting a business(not really time consuming), helping my best friend start a non profit(again not time consuming) and setting up a fundraiser(again not time consuming). We spend HOURS playing with her, and training her, and working with her...
She knows the following commands.
Sit, Lay, Off, Down, No, Ok, Walk, Shake, Up, Jump, Calm, & Mine(relating to door space, my oldest got lenient and she started bolting and trying to go through the door first and i will NOT accept/allow this, so i have established the "mine" to show her that I own the door and I go through it before she is allowed to and only when given the "ok" command is she allowed to go through the doorway*either outside or inside*). She is really good at recall(except when first at doggy park then she isnt that good due to being excited), her name(this changed drastically for the better once we changed her name to a name that is easier to pronounce and can not be said differently). She's not even 5months old and she knows commands that a year old dog in training is taught. She walks beautifully on a leash(meaning doesnt pull).
Am I expecting too much of her or expecting too much of me? Cause there are days when we go without a potty accident! We are moving into a house in a few months(found 1 in my price range that i can afford on my own). So at that time, she'll have access to a backyard to help with the potty training.
Plz dont tell me to pick her up and carry her outside, when she starts to squat. I live in a 3rd floor walk-up apartment, disabled, my limit is 25 pounds and she weighs 40 pounds!!
She is on a feeding schedule(2 1 cups twice a day *morning and evening*), taken outside at the 30min mark after feeding/drinking. then every 3hrs after that**when im off**. She is able to hold it for that long easily. When i am working, she can hold it for up to 7 hrs if needed**in kennel!**. I start my new career at the end of the month and my hours change for training then hours for after training. **8-430 mon-fri training, 10-630 mo/tu/th/fri/sat**.
Also she is into nipping. Did everything i saw on posts, and on some doggy training video's ... She STILL nips!** and yes she has a ton of toys 'n bones! **
O...... One other woe on training.... Chewing things that is left on the floor(baby toys, older kid toys, my stuff).
Please be considerate when posting, Its been YEARS since we've had a puppy!!! and i mean years years years. And i didnt have any of this trouble with him.
And yes she gets daily exercise!!!
I am starting to wonder if my home is the right home for her. I am in the middle of a career change, starting a business(not really time consuming), helping my best friend start a non profit(again not time consuming) and setting up a fundraiser(again not time consuming). We spend HOURS playing with her, and training her, and working with her...
She knows the following commands.
Sit, Lay, Off, Down, No, Ok, Walk, Shake, Up, Jump, Calm, & Mine(relating to door space, my oldest got lenient and she started bolting and trying to go through the door first and i will NOT accept/allow this, so i have established the "mine" to show her that I own the door and I go through it before she is allowed to and only when given the "ok" command is she allowed to go through the doorway*either outside or inside*). She is really good at recall(except when first at doggy park then she isnt that good due to being excited), her name(this changed drastically for the better once we changed her name to a name that is easier to pronounce and can not be said differently). She's not even 5months old and she knows commands that a year old dog in training is taught. She walks beautifully on a leash(meaning doesnt pull).
Am I expecting too much of her or expecting too much of me? Cause there are days when we go without a potty accident! We are moving into a house in a few months(found 1 in my price range that i can afford on my own). So at that time, she'll have access to a backyard to help with the potty training.
Plz dont tell me to pick her up and carry her outside, when she starts to squat. I live in a 3rd floor walk-up apartment, disabled, my limit is 25 pounds and she weighs 40 pounds!!
She is on a feeding schedule(2 1 cups twice a day *morning and evening*), taken outside at the 30min mark after feeding/drinking. then every 3hrs after that**when im off**. She is able to hold it for that long easily. When i am working, she can hold it for up to 7 hrs if needed**in kennel!**. I start my new career at the end of the month and my hours change for training then hours for after training. **8-430 mon-fri training, 10-630 mo/tu/th/fri/sat**.