14.5weeks pictures

[Redirish86]

She's up to 38# a little barrel with legs. She's really calmed down with the adults but she's still a crazy piranha with the kids, any advice?

 

[Redirish86]

Here's another with my daughter it's hard to keep them still lol

 

[TWW]

Do you Include your children In training?

 

[Redirish86]

Yes, well we try.. when we got Siri the kids were here for a week and then went to visit their grandmother in Canada for 3 weeks. They just got home this past week so I think some of it is adjustment. Our 7 year old regularly walks her and its hit or miss.. My 5 year old is the main issue he's ok when hes not being playful but he seems to have a special ability to wind her up. It's not aggressive its all play but it gets over whelming and he ends up crying.. I constantly tell him you cant rough house you have get up and walk away when she gets bitey but he ends up pushing her away and it turns into a game so I step in and separate them. Perhaps I just need to give it more time?

 

[musicdeb]

Puppies will chew/bite anything they can find unless you re-direct the chewing/biting. Provide frozen washcloths or small towels, nylabones, ropes, deer antlers, Kongs with frozen yogurt so they can chew to their heart*s desire. Some people use boxes, be aware that the pup will continue to chew all boxes.

If you puppy is biting/nipping, then try the following. This behavior can sometimes take a lot of patience and consistency in training.

They bite and growl because that is how they played with their siblings.
When they bite, tell them “OW” in a high-pitched voice and “NO” in a stern, calm voice. NEVER HIT OR YELL AT A MASTIFF. Hitting can lead to fear aggression and yelling causes the pup to shut down on you and ignore you.

When the pup stops biting, tell them to sit and re-direct to one of the chew toys.

**Do not allow children and pup on the floor together. Pup will see them as playmates and nip at them. Picture the pup playing with their siblings.

Keep the pup on leash while the children are on the floor so you can have control of the pup. Pup and children should not be allowed to play alone.

Have the children hand fed the pup and help with training, i.e. teach the pup to sit, stay and come. This helps the pup to see them as non-playmates

 

[Redirish86]

thanks!

 

[DennasMom]

Cutie!

Sounds like the son is learning the joy of "consequences": you get excited = puppy gets excited = puppy uses mouth on you / you push puppy away = puppy pushes back in... (dogs have strong "opposition reflexes"... you push or pull one way, and they will instinctually oppose it)

If you sit down with the kids, can you help them see the logic in "consequences"?

Have them try whispering to the dog... and see how much better that works than yelling...
Have them try giving a command ONCE and then remain silent, and see how much better that works than repeating a command over and over again (this might have to wait until the puppy knows the commands better)

Definitely have them help with training, meal-times, teaching tricks, going for walks, etc.

And, as you mentioned, anytime puppy gets over-excited and wants to use her mouth... get OFF the floor and out of the room (calmly).

Puppy Zen: "You must give up the treat, to get the treat" (in this case, playtime with the kids is the 'treat')

 

[DennasMom]

Oh... a good one for the kids to teach to the puppy is outlined in the YouTube video "it's yer choice":

[video=youtube;ipT5k1gaXhc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipT5k1gaXhc[/video]

You never know, maybe the kids will learn some impulse control by teaching this activity, too!

 

[Redirish86]

Thank you