Help with a Poogle

Help!!!!

Got a lovely 10 week old female Poogle ( Father Toy Poodle, Mother Beagle ) for the most part shes a lovely affectionate dog but she gets fixated on a few things.

1: Biting for the most part if we say no she will stop but sometimes she goes nuts & really tries it on or else she tries biting your ankles as we walk around

2: Fixation about paper or paper towels, we use newspapers for her toilet but she'll drag it bag into the lounge or rip it up & chew on it

3: Tries to dig threw everything, floor, couch, carpet

This is my first dog ( had a pup a few months back but had to put her down because she was very ill ) so want to do everything as right as possible
Been told she takes after a poodle more than beagle

Just looking for advise

Cherry Blossom

Little plastic discs with characters on them that kids used to collect 15 or 20 years ago. Were they called poogles?

Sorry OP

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Cherry Blossom

What you have there is normal puppy behaviour. Get rid of the newspapers and use outside as the toilet from the off. Use timeouts to teach the pup what is undesirable behaviour.

What you have there is one breed which is one of the most intelligent and the other breed is one of the most notoriously difficult to train. Could be a very bad combination.

Beagles are diggers, set up a dig box in your garden and teach the pup that's the only place digging is allowed.

nhunter100

Cherry Blossom wrote:

Little plastic discs with characters on them that kids used to collect 15 or 20 years ago. Were they called poogles?

Pogs.

Help!!!!

Cherry Blossom wrote: »

What you have there is normal puppy behaviour. Get rid of the newspapers and use outside as the toilet from the off. Use timeouts to teach the pup what is undesirable behaviour.

What you have there is one breed which is one of the most intelligent and the other breed is one of the most notoriously difficult to train. Could be a very bad combination.

Beagles are diggers, set up a dig box in your garden and teach the pup that's the only place digging is allowed.

We were waiting on the second vaccination to take her out, was advised to keep her in until then & after our last puppy we are quite protective of her. will be out a lot from tomorrow. Yeah she is very intelligent picks things up very quick but can be stubborn as well as a bit scatty

andreac

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We were waiting on the second vaccination to take her out, was advised to keep her in until then & after our last puppy we are quite protective of her. will be out a lot from tomorrow. Yeah she is very intelligent picks things up very quick but can be stubborn as well as a bit scatty

You can bring her to your own garden. Just not out in public where other dogs would be. But def get rid of paper and outside asap for toilet.

DBB

Better than that, you can bring her to dog-owning friend's houses, and they can come to yours with their dogs, as long as their dogs are vaccinated.
You can also carry her about in public, allowing people to meet her and pet her, and you can bring her for car trips.
This is not my opinion, this is direct advice from the vaccine pharma giants (see attachment) who have recognised the serious effects of not socialising your puppy prior to 12 weeks of age... You will not get this chance again op, and you stand a good chance of living with the consequences if you don't get her out and about in this measured way, starting tomorrow.
There have been loads of threads on housetraining (yes... Get rid of the newspaper!), how to deal with biting/mouthing, and general puppy management. Do a forum search. I'll also go find some for you

DBB

Here's a good housetraining thread (even if I do say so myself ) though I particularly enjoyed reading Toulouse's reply
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057114103&page=1#post88230372

DBB

A thread about mouthiness... Actually I came across quite a few, all opening posts almost identical to your own
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=94253436

DBB

For the digging and chewing, I really have to advise that you go get her lots and lots of toys... Keep a fair few stashed away so you can rotate them for novelty, but you just can't have enough! They'll keep her distracted from your stuff whilst still allowing her to do the chewing and ripping that puppies gotta do!
Cheap suggestions include Pringles tubes (wipe the salt/flavourings out first), empty and clean tetrapack containers (for milk and juices), empty and clean mineral bottles... All can have some of her dry food put in them too, for extra interest. My pup enjoys chewing an occasional sod of turf too!
Stuffed Kong Toys, Canine Connections toys (Irish made), boomer balls, dried tripe/pizzle/jerky... All fab chewing toys that you can leave with your pup to figure out and play with, in the process tiring herself out.
One last thing, a bit of a bugbear for me... Feed her 4 times a day, and feed her to satiation... She is going to start growing like the clappers now, and growth is very calorie-hungry. Aim to keep her tummy full 24/7. I've just met too many puppy owners who aren't feeding their growing pups often enough, or as much food as they need, and then they wonder why their pup can't settle!

Help!!!!

Hey guys thank you all for the great advise.
She is for the most part a lovely affectionate puppy just gets naughty a few times a day. If she starts biting hands or ankles, no!!! or ah ah!! works most of the time but we can see on her face when she tries to go further. She was easy to litter train on paper & to sit, her bowel is full of nuggets & she gets a pouch of puppy food a day as well. Water is always there & refilled regularly. Will be taking her out regularly tomorrow, got to go get a collar. Will be taking her to puppy classes from next week as well so that should help.
Its an experience that I'm enjoying

aonb

OP, just some comments - this is a baby dog - all it wants to do is playplayplayplayplay!!! Biting is what puppies do to play with their siblings. Distract her with a toy or a pulling game,

Great that she will be walked/exercised from tomorrow (remember there is a limit on the length of walk for her age!) but from now on, you will be able to walk her which will help with energy and boredom etc.
Start teaching her commands now, that will help with the naughtiness.
Buy some toys in a charity shop, that she can chew. Buy some safe balls, tie a knot in a sock to play tug of war, put a piece of kibble in a little box or a screwed up sheet of newspaper to shred, keep her active and stimulated and she will be less inclined to bite/dig.

Post a photo too!

Help!!!!

She seems to find bits of briquettes that she ends up chewing would this be bad for her?

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& here she is....

aonb

she is seriously cute!
I have a soft spot for black/tans and hairy is a major bonus!

How tall is she?

Are you sure there is toy poodle in there

Jayop

Or pup is 6 months now (just about to pick her up from the first big grooming) and she was brutal for nipping the first few months, then she mouthed with no force, now she licks. Seems normal.

Help!!!!

aonb wrote: »

she is seriously cute!
I have a soft spot for black/tans and hairy is a major bonus!

How tall is she?

Are you sure there is toy poodle in there

She is about 2 feet in length
Yes deffo toy poodle we saw the parents

Help!!!!

Jayop wrote: »

Or pup is 6 months now (just about to pick her up from the first big grooming) and she was brutal for nipping the first few months, then she mouthed with no force, now she licks. Seems normal.

Yeah she licks more than she bites. Stops biting most times when shes told no!!
Shes a good puppy most of the time :rolleyes:

Jayop

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Yeah she licks more than she bites. Stops biting most times when shes told no!!
Shes a good puppy most of the time :rolleyes:

She's lovely looking btw.

Help!!!!

Jayop wrote: »

She's lovely looking btw.

Thanks

Ms Doubtfire1

Lol..I don't see anything poodlie in there but she's cute. By the way, don't bring her outside or let her get in contact with other dogs until at least 1 week after her second vaccination.

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Ok a little update

She's picked up walking on a harness really well but when we're out she wants to greet people, even if their across the street. Should i be discouraging this behaviour as i dont want her running to everyone? I dont want her to get scared of people though
Also she has started picking up her poop & eating it if she does it the odd time inside. The vet gave me copro-nil last week to sprinkle on her food but shes still eating it