Bubitty Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 Well we’ll just have to wait and see Arty! I’ll give you a running update the moment she wrecks one of my beloved dresses! Bubby was 11 months when he came to me and he was great! Not even a smidgen of feralness! Mind you when he turned about 2 he became like REALLY saintly so I think Bubby at 11 months was “feral” but it was *his* version of feral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I have a 12 month old who amuses us each morning with her zoomies and hoonies around the yard with our Border Collie X - I dont want to break her spirit but I throw in some 'come, sit, drop, ok good girl off you go' - she does them all and returns to hooning and zooming - furry kids!!!!!!!!!! gotta love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Yeah it's when puppies that didn't get trained very well start to mature....http://www.k9force.net/index.html?row2col2=develop.html this will help you understand the periods dogs can go through. So it's not a situation where a puppy who has been trained with clear boundaries from day dot suddenly wakes up and goes haywire. Is it more then that they could be a little more "ratbaggy" but if you can see it and work on it then they won't go off the rails? The comments I keep getting from ppl seem to imply that she'll just wake up and all my training will suddenly go POOF and she'll just go nuts for no reason. Well you're gonna have a teenage dog that is going to test boundaries but if you have everything set in place things aren't going to off the rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 My 4 year old Lab girl is STILL pushing boundaries... but she's been doing that since she was 10 weeks old... I'm used to it now...lol! T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 My 4 year old Lab girl is STILL pushing boundaries... but she's been doing that since she was 10 weeks old... I'm used to it now...lol!T. i was going to say, I dont think Atlas has made it out of his teenage years He pushes the boundaries every day with me, I feel so bad having to be on top of him every second of every day, but life would be shit if I let him get away with everything he tries!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ons Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 my Onsy is like that too Teebs, but at five he has really astonished me recently about how good he is with certain situations at home (he is the most delightful angel when out and about) I no longer feel that I have to be on top of him all the time but it was draining for a long time Bub my female golden retreiver was an angel, then suddenly at around 8 months of age she decided she didnt' have to come when called and could do what she liked coz she was so important. This lasted for less than a month and now back to being just the mad Miss Tilly-Rose who at times I don't think she even knows what she is doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Atlas is 6.5, will he grow out of it? At the moment he is picking on Kaos, there are a few bones in the yard that he has no interest in... until she tries to chew one, then he will grab it and run after her, wagging his tail having the best time, while she runs away crying (she is a sook!) Tonight is the last night, he has the bones now and she is inside while I am at work, they all get thrown out tomorrow so she can go out without being picked on. He often reminds me of how my brothers were with me... he gets the same look in his eyes when teasing her as they did when teasing me! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ons Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 totally off topic but okay that confirms it Onslow and Atlas are related - Onsy does exactly the same thing and Kaos and Tilly are related - she is a sook too! my coolie then proceeds to tell both Onsy and Tilly off then come dobbing on them to mum Tilly had a wonderful time playing with the toy you sent in secret Santa - the one on the rope ;) Onsy got it and has managed to destroy the bottom bit of plastic lucky it is still playable with but just confiscated for the time being, or I thought it was - he just came up with it for a tug of war game with him (which I dont' play with him coz of his dominance issues). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Dusty never went feral in her teenage months. She's always been a really, really well behaved girl, biddable and sweet natured. However, at around 6-8 months, the protectiveness kicked in and she will now bark very loudly at strangers who come onto our property (near our car etc.) That's part of her breed, and I don't mind it one bit. But she has never chewed anything, never raided the bin, always comes when she asked....she's just a really easy dog to live with. Benson, on the other hand, definitely had teenage months and I think some days he's still in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Dusty never went feral in her teenage months. She's always been a really, really well behaved girl, biddable and sweet natured. However, at around 6-8 months, the protectiveness kicked in and she will now bark very loudly at strangers who come onto our property (near our car etc.)That's part of her breed, and I don't mind it one bit. But she has never chewed anything, never raided the bin, always comes when she asked....she's just a really easy dog to live with. Benson, on the other hand, definitely had teenage months and I think some days he's still in them. That's also around the time of the second fear period commencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 That's also around the time of the second fear period commencing. She's 2 now and still does it, but only at home or in our cars. My husband takes her to the tip with him cos she barks at the bloke on the gate and he waves them in for free. Then they go home via MacDonalds and she gets an icecream cone for doing tip duty. She went to dog shows, obedience club, beach, lake, lots of socialising right through that particular period when she started her protective barking, so it wasn't through lack of outings. But it's very, very typical of an Aussie. She's your best little wigglebum friend though, once she realises you're not there to steal our stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie-i Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I went through all that at adolescence too. Started smoking, drinking, staying out all night and wagging school. Stopped playing sports, let my hair grow long, stopped speaking in full sentences. And words. All I wanted to do was play guitar all day and hang out with my mates, didn't listen to a word my parents said.Wait, what? It's puppies you're asking about? Oh they're relatively easy when they hit adolescence... OT He he....that sounds like my 16 year old...only I hope he's not smoking, drinking and wagging school I ask him what he did at school and his answer, "Stuff!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldD Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Bub - I have to laugh - my two goldies are 2 and 1yo now.......They are both very well trained but are slowly eating my house! I kid not. I dare not tell you their destructive ways as I dont want to scare you nor get told what I am doing wrong by others. Suffice to say the electricians ask us "What have they got to this time?" when we call ($700 in the last 6 months). We once had stunning cafe curtains surrounding our deck (who knew it was fun to shred zippers and swing from the plastic as it flapped in the wind, goodbye $1.5K). Offers to look after my doggies when I go away have totally dried up, godness knows why...."Did I forget to tell you they like to chew?" But they are beautifully natured trained (believe it or not!!) boys who just have a little devil in them.....I'd never swap them for the world and it is slowing down. THANK DOG!!!!! Added: I think I would prefer them to drink and smoke -------please....... Edited January 4, 2010 by GoldD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 totally off topicbut okay that confirms it Onslow and Atlas are related - Onsy does exactly the same thing and Kaos and Tilly are related - she is a sook too! Atlas just has to look at Kaos in the right (or wrong!) way and she will scream and run off! I often tell her it is no wonder he picks on her, I would too if she was my sister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all that glitters Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Bub - I have to laugh - my two goldies are 2 and 1yo now.......They are both very well trained but are slowly eating my house! I kid not. I dare not tell you their destructive ways as I dont want to scare you nor get told what I am doing wrong by others.Suffice to say the electricians ask us "What have they got to this time?" when we call ($700 in the last 6 months). We once had stunning cafe curtains surrounding our deck (who knew it was fun to shred zippers and swing from the plastic as it flapped in the wind, goodbye $1.5K). Offers to look after my doggies when I go away have totally dried up, godness knows why...."Did I forget to tell you they like to chew?" But they are beautifully natured trained (believe it or not!!) boys who just have a little devil in them.....I'd never swap them for the world and it is slowing down. THANK DOG!!!!! Added: I think I would prefer them to drink and smoke -------please....... holy crap thats bad! If my dog was destroying the house I would be figuring out why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldD Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Ermmm, they like plastic! LOL No, kidding aside, they are just a little destrutive, no worse than others - they just choose their "toys" well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Bub - I have to laugh - my two goldies are 2 and 1yo now.......They are both very well trained but are slowly eating my house! I kid not. I dare not tell you their destructive ways as I dont want to scare you nor get told what I am doing wrong by others.Suffice to say the electricians ask us "What have they got to this time?" when we call ($700 in the last 6 months). We once had stunning cafe curtains surrounding our deck (who knew it was fun to shred zippers and swing from the plastic as it flapped in the wind, goodbye $1.5K). Offers to look after my doggies when I go away have totally dried up, godness knows why...."Did I forget to tell you they like to chew?" But they are beautifully natured trained (believe it or not!!) boys who just have a little devil in them.....I'd never swap them for the world and it is slowing down. THANK DOG!!!!! Added: I think I would prefer them to drink and smoke -------please....... holy crap thats bad! If my dog was destroying the house I would be figuring out why! Some dogs just chew. I have had so many people tell me to find out what is causing Atlas to chew, nothing is, he just does it. He is healthy, he isnt hungry, he is not bored, he just chews. I fix it by not leaving him in the house alone, the yard is chew proof, when inside he stays with me, if i can not watch him, he is crated or taken outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldD Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Sounds pretty much like my place - well what's left of it!!! LOL And I wouldn't swap them for the world! (Well maybe my cafe curtins back........nah....)... Thanks Teebs, glad to hear there are others here just like my boys (willing to admit it anyhow! LOL).... Edited to add - and crazy, but they are both trustworthy inside, never a problem, but I dont trust them for more then 30mins. Edited January 4, 2010 by GoldD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I know most of Ats family, and there are a few others in there who are just as bad, one of the girls, Keera (at the rainbowbridge now :D ) was worse than Atlas !! If possible! She was a shit of a dog.. I loved her so much I just get annoyed when people comment that it must be something I am doing wrong, when I have done all I can to stop this and he still does it. I find it easier and less stressful to manage the problem, dont leave things laying around, make sure he is crated or outside, and all is good Though.. sometimes he is a bit too quick with the toilet rolls :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldD Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Teebs, I am with you and agree totally......some dogs bark uncontrollably, mine like to chew.... It's manageble and it doesn't bother the neighbours. Yes I learnt the hard way and one day we will replace my curtains and not be on first name basis with the local electrician but until then, we have adapted to their little fettishes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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