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Charlie sleeps wherever he wants around the house. Although at night, he comes into my bedroom. If he had a very long and tired day, he likes sleeping on the bed. If it's a hot night.. he goes to the ensuite bathroom to sleep on the tiles. Days where he isn't tired.. i put him on the floor so he goes and play with his toys and I've fallen asleep.. he goes to his bed, beside my bed, to sleep. It's up to the individual owner on what they allow their dogs to do and sleep. I have a friend who never let her dog inside the house, so the dog sleeps in a kennel at the backyard. I got a friend who only let her dog sleep on the couch in the living room and the dog is never allow to step into any bedrooms.

Hi. If, it's 8 weeks old, you must just recently got him, huh? It's still a baby and needs time to adjust away from his fur mummy and littermate. So, it may take a while. You can either ignore the crying. Or for the first few weeks.. let him sleep in your room, so when he wakes up he can see you. When he settles in with his new family, his crying will stop. Good luck!! Pics please

what ellz said. charlie will choose fruit over meat/bones anyday. i use fruit as treats for him when we do training sometimes...

hip hip hooray Daisy!!

Sounds like a 5 month old puppy going through his rebellious stage Charlie sometimes once in a while will try to test me. Like, he never pulls on his leash but for the past few days, he has been. When he pulls, I make him sit. He isn't allow to start walking till I say "heel". Only last for a minute though, then he will start walking calmly again 1. Have I missed the toilet-training timeframe? We'd like to have him inside the house but he's wee'd on a rug a couple of times (away from the newspaper) and on the floor a couple of times. It's never to late to house train a dog. Take him out when he wakes up, after he eat and after he plays. Make sure it's the best thing ever when he does... praise him, cuddle him, give him treats, play with him after he does his business outside, where you want him to do. Do this all repeatedly till he lets himself outside to do his business. Be patience though, he is still a puppy. But, he is desexed? If not, he is just marking the place. 2. He sometimes chases the cat he's grown up with and the cat seems a bit annoyed (arched back, front paws up but claws are not out), is there a way to socialise them or get the Spitz to stop chasing the Persian? We have a neighbour cat that comes in our yard to play with Charlie... they play chasey with each other. Charlie hates my brother's cat though.. so they avoid each other. So, i can't help with that.. 3. In the backyard he's pooped on a pebbled area which I'd prefer he didn't do so I cleaned the area and spread some repellant on there a few times but he still does his business there, is there a way to make him do his business elsewhere in the backyard? The backyard has some concrete, a paved area, a dirt area (unfinished) and some plant area. Teach him where you want him to go to the toilet. Block that area off till you can teach him not to go there. 4. Is it normal for a dog to bark at you for no apparent reason? Sometimes I go out to the backyard and he's waiting, he'll run a couple of metres away then bark, then do it again when I walk towards him. He just want to play with you If you don't want to play with him, ignore the behaviour. Show no interest what he is doing, when he realise what you are doing... he will stop it. 5. When I walk him outside on a leash, he tends to tug on it. I stand still when he does so and he sits or lies down. When we start walking, he tugs on the leash again. Maybe you should continue with his training. The instructors will teach you how to properly train him walking on loose leash. 6. He knew how to sit, lie down and stay. Now when I say sit, he'll sometimes lie down. What's going on? i use "down" to get him to lie down confused.gif. Gotta go Back to basic. Retrain him on everything. Train him about 5-10 minutes a day. He knows everything, but the training will remind him that you're boss, and he has to listen to you. Maybe, at the same time, teach him some tricks.

hi. where about southwest? ring up the vets around your area, and ask them too. they might be able to help

WOW!!

There is no way he can take it off. I've watched him play with this toy for ages before I will leave him alone with it. he is more interested in biting the sock part where the biscuits are. Hi charleswentworth,could i use a normal sock with some yummy stuff in it and knot the end,would that have the same interest for him,or too easy to rip open and pig out? yep. normal socks is fine too. i usually leave it for a day and then open the sock up (so he doesn't rip the sock apart)... so he can have the biscuits.

Charlie's version of fetch is, i throw his toy, he runs after it and turns around and gives us a look of 'well, why aren't you chasing me?' He does return with the object if I give him the command Give. He doesn't want to though, but still does. Most of the time, everyone is usually happy enough to chase him.

hi. i just started the same thread last week! i go there. started last week. so far so good

Hi... this is how i trained Charlie. High Five/Shake. Make puppy sit. Get a treat and put it to the pup's nose and pull it down towards his right leg.. this makes him lift his left paw up (cause he goes off balance) and as soon as he lift his left paw up... tap him on his paw and give him a treat. Stay. Make sure that you have your pup's full attention. Usually a treat. Hold your hand up like a stop sign and firmly say Stay. Then give him a treat. Repeat this. If you feel confident you have more of pup's attention.. take steps back and make pup stay in Stay longer. (Obedience training will teach you how to do this ) Wait for food. Make pup sit. Put bowl down. Most probably pup will be standing again, so stand in front of the bowl. Make him sit again and look at you. Once he obeys.. reward him by stepping aside and give him his food. Repeat this over and over. Pup will eventually learn what the routine is :D I hope this helps

There is no way he can take it off. I've watched him play with this toy for ages before I will leave him alone with it. he is more interested in biting the sock part where the biscuits are.

i don't know about kong.. my pup doesn't play with them. he likes ice.. so i will put a piece of fruit in the ice and give it to him his favorite is, i put some dry biscuit in an old mobile phone sock, tied it up with an elastic band and give it to him. that will keep him amused for hours. when i get back from going out, i will undo the sock and give it to him.. ;) mince is fine

First time giving it to him... I'll advise to supervise.

Charlie still sometimes gets excited seeing other dogs... luckily he is little, I can stop him easy. If I can't get his whole attention, I will take him away till he calms down. He isn't getting rewarded for a behaviour I don't like or want. I will simply just continue walking, I won't stand still and keep pulling the dog... I will simple walk away and Charlie has no choice but to follow me. I will not put an excited dog off leash. Simple as that. Accident do happen, misunderstanding will occur and dramas will errupted. If there is an overly excited and very friendly puppy comes and charges towards my pup to play, I will be upset and there will be words exchanged. I will ignore a hyper dog. Don't want to be a snob to the owner or other dog, but usually they look like they are strugging, i don't want to make their situation worst by stopping. If the the dog is calm and if the owner says OK.. I will let Charlie go over and say hello.

aww.. that's nice of your boss!! it takes a few days for them to settle into a routine before they could start eating. if you are worried.. supervise her eating before you go to work. make sure that she is eating, after she eats.. take her out so she can do her business, put her inside with a treat/toy and then go to work.

Charlie and I went there today for the first time. So far, so good. People seems nice Nickojoy.. Sutherland is far from where I live, but i heard that they are really good there.

Does anyone go here? Are they good?

that's what i was thinking too.

i would in a heart beat if i was in that situation...

oops sorry.. i mean 2 walks doesn't mean full power walking... i meant, take him outside see/smell new stuff.

awww... he is gorgeous..!!!

awww.. don't get down. you are doing a good job. you haven't failed.. he is still a 9 weeks old pup. new family and new environment. maybe he is still settling down. beside, a pup is not fully toilet trained till they are 6 months anyway. my friend is having problem toilet training her pup too. she wants to give up on her pup and leave it outside

Hi!! Have you considered walking him twice a day.. about 10-15 minutes each walk? One in the morning before work, and one at night. I do that with my puppy. I let him run around the dog park for once or twice a week for about an hour. Also so some training with him. Teaching him tricks. Mentally challenging him too. If you exhaust his brain out with training and learning trick... you will get a sleepy puppy.. Pics please (my next pup is going to be a Ridgeback )

Wow.. he likes going to the toilet a lot!! I took mine out after play time, after he sleeps, after he eats. We stay outside for 15 minutes, then I bring him in. If he hasn't gone in that 15 minutes, I will take him out again within 1 minute, again and then he does his business. When you take a puppy outside, they are easily distracted, so they go sniff everything.. then go inside, and it hits them they need to go to the toilet. Once he goes to the toilet... I make it out like he did the best thing in the whole entire world. Then we go back inside again. We do that over and over. Till he does it without me going outside with him. And, yours is only 9 weeks old, he is still a baby... they still don't know any better. It takes time and patiences. It's all has to do with consistency. Don't get mad or show frustration though.