Time to start training the dog.... :(

Re: Time to start training the dog.... :(

• jenniesdarling member

  March 2015

  I am in the same boat as you. DH and I got a puppy in January thinking it would be a nice training and distraction since we thought we were going to have trouble getting pregnant. Boy were we wrong! I am now almost 7 weeks and puppy is going on 6 months old. She has a lot of energy is at the peak of teething and loves to jump, especially on me (I'm her person).  I feel bad but we are definitely going to have to start being more strick with her and stop the jumping. After I do some research I'll come back and share with you! 

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• geologynerd member

  March 2015

  I've been working on teaching the dog "gentle". He's not allowed to use his body to get attention. He has to use his tongue or nose if he wants love. If he tries climbing on me I push him off and ignore him 100%. Paws can rest on me but if he starts pawing me, I grab his paw, say no and push him away and ignore. If he continues, he's off the couch. Its tough love but when he does what he's supposed to I more than make up in love and cuddles.

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• MrsPowers124 member

  March 2015

  Thank you! I know the feeling I wish he was 6 mo and not 5 years old because he is so spoiled and is the center of attention. There will be a lot of jealosy once baby comes! Good luck!

   

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• MrsPowers124 member

  March 2015

  That's a good idea! I'm going to try this.

   

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• jsawicki member

  March 2015

  My puppy is almost 5 months. We have been pretty intense with the training from the beginning anyways but now we have my due date in mind and need to get some work done before then! For jumping or barking we ignore him so he gets no positive reinforcement for that behaviour. If he does it a second time then he goes on his leash. He needs to sit beside us quietly for a few minutes and then we take the leash off. This is working really well! We cuddle him a ton but we start the day with training games and exercise so the cuddling is like a reward. By then the cuddling is super calm because he is tired from the mental and physical stimulation. You may want to start teaching him the areas where he can't jump up on well in advance like beds and couches. Our puppy comes on the couch BUT he has to sit and then we pay the couch to invite him up. If he just jumps up on his own we take him off.

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• shkilborn member

  March 2015

  We have 2 big golden retrievers our girl will be 10 in June and our boy just turned 6 this month. So they have been our kids for a long time! our girl knows theirs something different about me so she is being calmer and is by my side all the time now even when I'm nauseous. Our boy on the other hand he is still crazy! He likes to jump up and hug you so we say no and push him back, we also say no and grab his paw/push his nose away when he try's to jump on top of me when I'm laying down. We do make them go to their kennels when they get to crazy only for a bit and then we let them out and say behave and then their fine.

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• amandaruney member

  March 2015

  I have two tiny mini-dachshunds that are my babies. Sleep with me, follow me around, always wanting to be in my lap. I read that dogs will know you are pregnant when your belly gets big! I just need to get them to stop jumping directly on my stomach when they want to cuddle....no squishing the baby!!

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• geologynerd member

  March 2015

  Our pet trainer told us that using the leash is a great idea. It tells the dog that he is working now. Bruce knows that if moms getting the leash and didn't say "walk" that he's in trouble.

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• Squirtgun member

  March 2015

  Not exactly answering your question, but related: when you have the baby, have your husband or some other family member bring home a blanket from the hospital that smells like baby ( that you've had wrapped around baby for a bit.). If you end up in the NICU (hopefully not, but I had this experience) they will not let you take a blanket, but will let you take a hat home. Just something for the dog to get used to the smell of the baby and be prepared when you do being baby home!
  (I have a bad dog, so not much advice here on helping your dog behave . )

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• mmbonnell member

  March 2015

  I'm in the same boat. My 15 month old lab is actually laying on my stomach as we speak. He was a momma's boy before but he has been more attached and always has to be touching me with paw or nose while laying down. He sleeps with us but we have been practicing telling him no and then he only jumps up when we call his name. The hubby takes him to puppy class so still working with him. I have a young niece and nephew so he loves little kids but we do have to put him in time out (crate) when he's being too hyper. He calms down after being in there for about 5 minutes.

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• 2bAEBurbey member

  March 2015

  We've got three bully breed mixes, all between 75-90 lbs.. They're fairly well trained, just easily excited. They have their own couch they're allowed on but otherwise they know to stay off of all furniture. However, baby will eventually be on the ground too, so we've been sitting on the ground more often. They have an "easy" command which starts the calming process and then if they want attention they have to sit. Also, we make sure not to step over them or go around them if they're in our way. We push through so that they learn to get out of the way no matter what. At 7 months, I'm planning on getting a doll to carry around so they can get used to my hands not being free and practice their "easy" command when they smell the doll.
  
  Good luck to everyone! I'm 7w 6d btw.

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