Bad puppy behavior....
Copper has been literally... hell on short legs... lol My grandma had once told me that around seven months old or later, that puppies go through a bad stage and they forget things and are defiant. I never noticed before with any of my other dogs but now Copper is officially seven months old and is being VERY defiant and very bad! He runs out the door every chance he gets knowing that he has to wait until he is told ok. When he rides in the car, he knows that he has to wait until I am out of the car and tell him come for him to jump out and lately as soon as I put the car in park, he is in my lap and does not seem to hear me say wait. Has anyone else ever had this problem? Among other things, he just is not listening well at all. I say sit and it takes him 30 seconds for him to decide to do it. He has also been very dramatic. Today He took off out the door and I was trying to get him back in, I walked over reached down to grab his collar and just as I touched it, didn't pull or anything, he yiped. Really? Drama queen. I think I have only ever spanked him three times ever and it's not hard but rather a warning. His collar wasn't too tight or anything like that either. I don't know. Does anyone know what is going on with him?
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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welcome to parenthood :) It's the teenage years, all that raging hormone will continue to push your patience until the age of two. Continue to train him, sometimes you may need to go back to square one, take a deep breath, you'll get through it :)
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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Ah, the Corgi teenager. :-) It's normal. I suggest doing a lot of very short things that have a consequence if he doesn't obey. Tell him "down" before you throw a tennis ball and if he doesn't "down" instantly, put the ball away for a few minutes, game over. Tell him "sit" before you put down his food dish. Keep things short and fun. Play the recall game with a partner where he must run back and forth between you. ALWAYS, every time, make him sit for a treat and take it nice. But his attention span is still short so keep the training short and fun til he's a year or so old. If he's running out the door on you, leash him so you can grab him.
He's just realizing he's got his own mind and his own free will. You sort of need to reteach everything he already learned, and keep expectations reasonable because he's still sorting it all well. If you keep things positive, and are consistent and fair and the keeper of all good things (food, treats, games, toys) he'll soon realize that listening to you is better than not listening to you.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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Sparty was like that. What a stinker! We made it through it and he turned out pretty good thanks to obedience classes. Fortunately it does it last forever....
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Permalink Reply by MagnoliaFly on
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Highly recommend reading the book After you Get your Puppy (free download). It covers a lot of problematic behavior owners see once they bring their puppies home and they become teenagers.
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