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SonrisaSola
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My dog is driving me crazy!! Help!
SonrisaSola
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Let me just start by saying I love my dog. And before I got pregnant, he behaved pretty well. Whenever he had to go outside, he would bark a little, then move into the hallway then kitchen. Well, since I've been pregnant, let's just say he's regressed. There have been more times than I care to admit that he's left us "presents" in the hallway or kitchen. He won't even bark or let us know that he has to go. He'll just go. And I'm tired of cleaning up these little presents! I know it's probably because he senses the changes and everything, but I'm afraid it's only going to get worse once the baby is here. Any suggestions on how I can curb this behavior? We already reward good behavior and yell at him when he's bad. I don't know what to do...
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Re: My dog is driving me crazy!! Help!
My dog is the same way! She has been so spiteful the past few months. I think she definitely knows and she is jealous. She always used to let us know when she had to go. I hate to crate her, but if she has an accident in the house, I crate her for the day.
I can't wait to see what suggestions people have!
Good luck
I have an 8 month old male puppy who I think is pissed because we are in the process of moving and he has not been getting much attention. He busted out of his crate and found stuff in the house to chew up. He sat in front of the door last night and peed instead of making is indication to go outside.
If he does indicate he wants to go outside, I go over to grab his collar and he runs off. I am tired of chasing him to put him out.
With my first child I had a Sheltie that I had raised from a pup. When I became prego with my son I had had this dog for around 3 years. We were seriously close, this dog and I. So much so that to this day 14 years later I still cry when I think of him. He waswell trained and VERY loyal. To get to the point, while I ws prego he began acting out by peeing in the house. He got progressively worse and began not only peeing but marking his territory in the huse too. I mean lifting his leg and outright spraying anything from the walls to the couches to table legs with that musky spray that stunk up the whole house! I was trying to work with him and hoped that he would get better ater the baby was born. Wrong! He ended up growling and snapping at my baby. At the time I was only 17 and still living with my parents. I came home from work one day and he was goe. They had found him a new home. It broke my heart as he was truely my best friend but I understand why they did it. Sorry I have no advice, just wanted to tell my story. I hope you all can find a solution. Good luck.
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My dog was driving us crazy too. In the 8 years that we've had him, I've never caught him chewing on ANYTHING... and in the last month he's chewed, and thrown up for me to clean... money... balls of yarn... paper... random cardboard boxes that get left out for recycling...
He's been behaving much better since we started giving him an extra walk than his regular schedule. I think he just wants more attention, and now that we're giving it to him, his little chewing episodes seem to have subsided.
Good luck with your pup!
I would say try confining you dog, if its happening in the morning or at night when you are not around then maybe he doing it because you cant see. My toy poodles picked up bad habits at our grandparents(peeing on area rugs) its took months to retrain them. We did so by confining them yo the master bath when we leave and for sleeping at night, during the day we let them out constantly and reward them with praise for sitting by door to show us. They since have stopped, it took a long time though. Also try walking your dog more, dogs have a lot of pent up energy and can act out. If he was trained before and is acting out now give him more attention restrict him and walk. Dogs are very observant you might be more stand-offish since pregnancy and dont realize it but he does and is causing him stress. Or maybe you are stress or agitated more easily?
Oh and never use confining as a punishment. My dogs love their bathroom, they get a treat when going in there, they go straight in from going potty since they know that's their routine and even take nap in there. Make it a nice place to be, so when confined he is happy not upset. It make take time to get used to and start for short periods of time, lots of rewards and a favorite bed, toy and maybe a shirt of yours.
can you walk your dog? either when your husband is home he can watch kid and you can walk or you take a stroller? Or teach fetch, love that game on lazy days I sit on my rump and throw a toy and they run around nuts. Dogs have lots of energy and it healthiest for them to exercise. And hey its a great motivator while pregnant to keep in shape, a lil 2.5 miles walk keeps you, baby and doggy healthy!
I guess I am one of the lucky ones here because my dog is still behaving very well during my pregnancy. Hopefully he'll stay like this when the baby comes.
I remember my parents had problems with their male chihuahua peeing in the house. Eventually he just stopped doing it.
Do you walk your dog or just let him out in the backyard? He may need more exercise than you are giving him. If it doesn't improve, I would call a dog trainer for help.
Proud mother of two breech babies:)
I have a boy dog as well and his behavior changed so much a few months ago that I jokingly told my boyfriend I should take a pregnancy test. Apparently the dog was a good indicator...
Anyhow we just wore him out so he was too tired to misbehave. He never started going in the house, but was super protective of me and insisted on sitting in my lap (he weighs 90lbs) and following me everywhere. My boyfriend would take him outside and make him run around until he was exhausted. It's working very well this time, too!