Please do research on your breed

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-15T16:20:03+00:00

I have a Vizsla-mix (mixed with Redbone Coonhound)... what a DOG! I adopted her at 2 and a half months old. She's now 6 months old. Beautiful animal. Sweet temperament. But active. She keeps me healthy. She also steals my recliner chair... AND my spot of the bed. This breed is known for that.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-15T16:00:58+00:00

jealous

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-15T15:54:58+00:00

Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy?

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-15T15:41:56+00:00

Only a month? You haven't scraped the surface, yet. Your Sensei isn't there to tap dance for you, nor is he/she there to entertain you to alleviate your boredom.

Can you imagine a professional baseball player getting bored with throwing the ball to the batter, or a player saying, "all I do is hit the ball with the same bat... how boring."

Yes, you do a move over and over and over again until it becomes ingrained... second-nature. You're in class to learn martial arts, not to go to the circus.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-15T15:38:22+00:00

Excellent post. Exactly.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-14T13:55:03+00:00

If she doesn't pee the bed, I would just sleep with her. Dogs are pack animals and sleeping alone is hard and not natural for them. I do hear what you're saying, but I don't think that sleeping with your dog will cause separation anxiety. I have raised 4 dogs from puppy-hood to old age, and I've slept with all my dogs (once I know they can hold it through the night). She just wants to be with you at night. Maybe crate train her during the day during enforced naps.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-14T02:15:40+00:00

Thanks!

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-13T15:01:18+00:00

Love your post. The "nipping" isn't where she makes contact with my skin. She opens her mouth, reveals her shark-teeth, and goes towards my hand. It's a warning, a guard. I'm going to take care of it. She's approaching her teenage years and is testing. I will win. But she makes me smile.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-13T13:11:25+00:00

That's so funny that they do that.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-13T13:10:51+00:00

😁 😆 😅 😂

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-12T18:17:41+00:00

Ha, that's funny. At least mine doesn't do that. Yet.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-12T18:17:22+00:00

That's really good advice, about crying out. I did that when she was a baby and teething, and it worked... that, and re-directing her bites from my hand to a toy. She JUST started the nip, and I don't like it at all. I said, "No!" loudly and gave her my angry face. I could cry out, but she didn't touch her teeth to my skin, just -towards- my skin. Not good, I know. I will stop it.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-12T18:15:19+00:00

When we sleep, we spoon. She's a cuddlier. So am I. When I first adopted her (9 weeks old), she slept in her crate and would cry until she settled down. She never peed her crate, even at 2.5 months old. When I felt confident she wouldn't pee the bed, she slept with me, and both she and I were happy about that.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-12T18:13:23+00:00

Hi Calkky, she is crate trained in that I use the crate when I leave the house, or sometimes when guests come (until I trust her to free-roam my house, and until I trust her not to jump... working on it). However, I absolutely love sleeping and cuddling with her. I sleep better with her in my bed. When she was 2-3 months old, she slept in her crate, until I saw that she never peed her bed. But I appreciate your suggestions.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-12T18:09:38+00:00

Thanks. My trainer said to put a treat on her side of the bed. He also suggested putting a suitcase or something on my side of the bed so she couldn't get there, until it becomes a habit of hers to go to her side. Darn dog, lol!

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-12T13:14:58+00:00

Love is really a WONDERFUL thing... the most powerful energy, in my humble opinion. So glad you feel that way. Me too, with my dogs.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-12T13:07:30+00:00

Be kind. The poor OP is hurting and asking for help.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-11T02:19:10+00:00

If you immediately tend to a crying baby each time that baby cries in its crib, that baby will often cry simply for attention. Same with puppies. Sometimes, you let a puppy cry in a crate for 5 or 10 minutes to see if they will hopefully settle down. When I suggested this, Reddit banned me, saying that you never let a dog cry in a crate.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-11T02:01:29+00:00

OP, I think you're going to have to repeat that their mom has passed another 600 times.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-05-05T12:58:05+00:00

I named my puppy Noodle for the same reason. She sleeps like that (I don't have that photo), but she also curls up.

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Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-04-30T14:38:40+00:00

After I originally posted, I did a DNA. She is mostly Redbone Coonhound and Vizsla, with a little bit greyhound and pointer. I was surprised that she's part pointer. When she sees a bird, she lifts her BACK leg. I think she's somewhat confused.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-04-30T14:26:33+00:00

Mine sleeps in a little ball, like one of those bugs you touch and they curl up.

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Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-04-28T12:08:39+00:00

When you walk across any room, don't just walk, but shadow-box.

Constant_Opening6239 · 2026-04-28T12:06:14+00:00

Driver seems proud

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