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Miniature poodle help

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  • 08-01-2017 11:27pm
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    jdq
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭


    We got a miniature poodle puppy 5 months ago. Gets on great with our spitzoodle and in general is a great dog. Very intelligent dog and Therin lies the problem! You can almost see her scheming her next move. So far she has torn slippers newspapers and the garden to bits, does not listen at all, is house trained but if she gets a chance to get in somewhere new in the house that she's not allowed in to she will get in there and pee. She will bite if you give out to her. We have tried to train her like we did our spitzoodle ( who is a really chilled out well behaved dog) but she doesn't want to know. Any advice appreciated! Thanks.


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    VonVix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭VonVix


    Congratulations, you're getting into the realm of having a teenage puppy! Often we forget how cheeky and naughty our dogs once were as "teenagers", as we have them as an adult for much longer than as a teenager. So while your adult dog may seem like a well behaved dog now, I'm pretty sure they were once frustrating as a puppy too.

    What situations are you having to "give out to her" that are causing her to try and nip? How much exercise is she getting exercise? When you want her to "listen" what are you asking her to do?

    [Dog Training + Behaviour Nerd]



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    tk123
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    How exactly are you giving out to her if she's biting you? Like are you telling her no/ah-ah/bold/<whatever phrase you use> and she's marching over and biting you or are you maybe physically reprimanding her?


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    Latatian
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    She might be peeing in the not-allowed places because they are not-allowed (not out of badness, out of misunderstanding). She probably thinks it is a nice out-of-the-way spot that no-one will mind her using, which means she hasn't fully understood housetraining yet.

    Are you rewarding her for peeing outside, have you put it on command?

    Have you chews and a crate?


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    ShaShaBear
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    You said you just moved to a new house? That's probably half your problem right there. Nobody hops straight back into it after a big move! I'm assuming she is still a puppy and is probably confused as to where she is supposed to go to the toilet. Our old dog moved with me three times and each time we had to take a day or two to actively show him where to go to look outside. They don't just see a back door and go "Oh, there's the door to the toilet!" :o
    Furthermore, her biting when you scold her would be better understood if you explain what you are doing to scold her. Getting up in her face and wagging a finger generally isn't appreciated by any dog. Smacking or spraying with water is a surefire way of getting bitten.


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