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Comment by Jane Christensen on February 4, 2015 at 10:58am

Rachel...I have to laugh because if my pups could only have seen(or known) that as I was doing this it was hard NOT to laugh at them trying to figure this out!!!

Comment by Jane Christensen on February 4, 2015 at 1:11am

Glad she's doing better...this site is great for asking questions.

Comment by Hayley Roda on February 3, 2015 at 12:00pm

Yeah I have been practicing ignoring today and she's doing better. :-) thanks ladies!!

Comment by Becky Focht on February 3, 2015 at 10:16am

You are definitely not alone.  Foxy did this and I have the holes in my pants to prove it.  She did grow out of it also and is a great dog, it will get better.  As a lot of people suggested just be consistent and ignore her when she acts bad.

Comment by Rachel & Scout on February 2, 2015 at 4:08pm

Hi Hayley! Jane Christensen gave great advice about saying "ouch" and ignoring your pup when she bites. Scout is around the same age (15 weeks) and he would playfully nip me when playing. When he nipped me, I would LOUDLY screech "YIP!", just like how a puppy/dog would sound if you stepped on their tail. Right after I make the sound, I would get up, cross my arms and completely ignore him. The first time I did it, Scout looked so surprised and startled. He quickly learned that his teeth can hurt and now knows not to nip. 

Comment by Jane Christensen on February 2, 2015 at 3:36pm

Could u put a leash on her and tie her to u when hubby is trying to get ready for work? That works for many different situations...

Comment by Hayley Roda on February 2, 2015 at 8:52am

Yes, we definitely have been doing crate training, and she does like her crate and often will just go in there during the day, and definitely sleeps in there all night with no problems, but when shes excited the last thing she wants to do is be contained! And unfortunately the nature of the size of our flat is that the kennel can't easily be moved from room to room. We have a pen in the living room and a crate in the bedroom so she can mostly be with us where we are (: It is just so hard to get her to release or do anything that isn't rip through our jeans or trousers when she decides that is what she wants! Thanks for the reassurance.

Comment by Jane Christensen on February 2, 2015 at 8:44am

I would suggest a nice size kennel/crate my dogs LOVE their special place and are happy in there. Easy to move also add a toy and she should like it. Mine often go in theirs just because they like them:)

Comment by Hayley Roda on February 2, 2015 at 4:48am

Sorry I was distracted by Gwen, I meant to write at 10 weeks old when we brought her home!

Comment by Hayley Roda on February 2, 2015 at 4:40am

Thanks everyone! Yeah she has almost completely learned to leave me alone and really never did much attacking my ankles, but is driving my husband crazy! The hardest thing is he works in a suit and is terrified of her puncturing holes in his clothing (she has already gone through a few pairs of jeans, and a couple pairs of my trousers too). We live in London, in what is a good sized flat (700ish square feet), but is very tiny compared to anything in the states! So we don't really have a room we can just shut her in while he gets ready. We have a small playpen in the living room, perhaps if she is chasing after him while he is in "fancy" clothes we need to just block her access to him. I knew it was part of the herding  instinct of the breed, but its just a little more difficult to deal with (especially for the other half) than I was expecting! She didn't do it at all at 8 weeks when we brought her home!

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