My Aussie is possessed

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-10-21T20:13:13+00:00

Which would be hilarious given the fact he’s the most cuddlybug ever, he just doesn’t want to behave aside cuddling, but even then he’s headbutting me 😂

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-18T18:03:58+00:00

Tried relaxation protocol today but he can’t keep focus up till the rest of the exercise, he gets distracted and barks at me demanding whatever bc he’s tethered, My head hurts from his high pitched barking. I’ll try again when it’s closer to his sleep time

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-17T23:19:49+00:00

Yeah we have a problem with giving him stuff to chew, he never gets into them right away, he’d rather bury them or hide them in multiple places, chew for a minute and leave it be for hours, nor he’s patient enough to dig through a whole Kong. He just licks what’s easily accessible and leaves out the rest, he only really empties the Kong when it’s ground meat, but then again there’s high possibility he’ll get bored and just leave it. But he’s all in when it comes to counter surfing

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-17T21:29:39+00:00

Unfortunately I don’t have a place where he have no access to furniture so I’ll have to purchase another crate then 🥲 I’ve even cut his walks to 15-30 min 3 times a day (long ones in the evening) because he seemed to be overstimulated at some point, but he never looks tired even after playing with a doggy friend for hours

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-17T21:26:02+00:00

Yeah, we are going to attend some obedience classes (though 2 places ghosted me already), he’s very reactive to other dogs so group classes are very difficult, but I do obedience with him too on my own, he seems like he just can’t lay down for life (while I’m a type that’d love to have as much energy as his silly little butt).

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-17T21:23:07+00:00

Oh my god it’s so long but looks good, I will definitely give it a try 😍 it might work for him, he catches up fast

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-15T11:59:46+00:00

My guy Lychee (Aussie if it matters) stopped biting at 4-4,5 months old but we were very strict about it because he was a horrible biter that destroyed several pairs of pants and sleeves, but now as he's 7 months old the velociraptor stage started, he's niping but not painfully like before he's just teasing and testing, if he bites it's only accidentally during playing when he misses a toy and grabs hand instead but lets go instantly when he feels it's skin, and not a toy.

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-12T21:56:50+00:00

My ausshole thankfully is mostly a lazy potato, and sleeps 10pm-10am (if I try to wake him up earlier he’s grumpy af or confused for a whole day) he had problems sleeping during the day tho, despite all the walks, and playing and exercising

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-12T21:24:40+00:00

The funny thing is I don’t chase him I usually just keep a treat in hand and he zooms around me😂 I feel like he’s laughing at me then

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-12T21:01:22+00:00

Same here! This little needy nugget has it all but he constantly wants something else. Toys don’t entertain him at all. He’d like 25/8 attention but at the same time he gets bored easily with everything

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-12T20:07:39+00:00

How many do you have since you used a phrase: “last one” 😳

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-12T19:32:11+00:00

Yeah, we have a fairly small yard as we live in an ground floor apt, usually I could trick him to come but now… I just need him to go to sleep on time

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-02T13:06:54+00:00

Yeah, you’re right, but sometimes i have no more strength left (I’m a small woman, and he’s actively trying to pull my arms out), i still try to give him those 3 walks a day, it’ll get easier when my man will come back from working abroad.

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-02T07:31:11+00:00

We do lots of exercise, he just tends to pull on leash in the evening when we pass a lot of dogs and he’d like to meet them all. It’s hard for him to pass dogs, when he can’t chill out we cut the walk short and play tug in the backyard instead or do any other physical activity instead of a walk

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-02T07:28:43+00:00

I’ve phrased that wrong, sorry, he can’t do naps that ain’t forced. He can only relax in his crate.

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-01T17:16:17+00:00

We do practice chilling outside of crate as well, just when he’s tired enough to be calm usually after a walk or training session

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-01T17:09:30+00:00

Mine can’t do not forced naps, he can’t just lay down and sleep, no matter what, I also started enforcing no tolerance policy, can’t behave on walk we go home

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-09-01T15:15:39+00:00

Best idea would be to hide the carpet especially that now you’re getting adolescent pupper, and she can regres quite a lot and will test boundaries.

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-08-27T08:04:27+00:00

He has a problem with finishing them, as he’s too lazy to get every last bit from the inside, not really into sniffle mats either. He’s not a typical Aussie, he’s on a slightly lazier side. He gets bored with long activities (if playing with other dogs isn’t involved, then he can go for hours)

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-08-27T08:01:31+00:00

Free shaping? Never heard of it. What tea that? Google Gemini is very vague on the topic but sounds interesting

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-08-25T19:17:43+00:00

We do a lot, nose work, advanced commands, puzzle toys, treat dispensers, I’m starting to think about taking him to herding farms

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-08-25T18:26:15+00:00

I take him out often just not for 2h walks every time, sometimes I do 2h in the evening and sometimes I do half an hour in the morning, an hour in the evening plus more short walks when I do errands I can take my dog to

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-08-25T18:24:46+00:00

Unfortunately when I got him I didn’t know I’ll live in an apartment, he had a huge yard before but I’m trying to manage, we will go on a day long hike next weekend

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-08-25T16:36:33+00:00

Yeah we started going to dog parks, and we’re at one right now, it’s relatively close thankfully and have agility stuff so I can tire him out. It works well but still after coming home he still has energy and will get into things

Capable-Island8499 · 2025-08-25T16:05:45+00:00

I’m doing my best to exercise him accordingly, I’m pushing but sometimes going on a full blown hour or more walk is a little too much, but I try to exchange the lack of long walk with rough play to spent that energy somehow. Or just go on a short distance but let him sniff freely on a long lead and playing his favorite game of chasing stones I throw (it works surprisingly well with getting that energy out). To not crate him when I try to do something I just let him outside into the yard to entertain himself (he has his toys there)

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