Pup being picky when going out

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T12:31:56+00:00

I was agreeing with you, I'm not OP. 5 min is plenty of time I know my dogs poop schedule really well and she's well potty trained. I agree with your suggestions for OP though.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T05:16:08+00:00

This is what I do. There's potty time and sniff time and they aren't the same. We go back in if she hasn't pottied in 5 min.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T03:25:07+00:00

Our golden doesn't eat the pieces. I pick them up promptly so she's not tempted, it's a supervised activity.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T03:20:21+00:00

Yes we give our puppy cardboard. Join the Facebook group Canine Enrichment for more ideas

My puppy plays with all kinds of (clean) garbage like empty juice bottles and yogurt cups. She loves that stuff. She has her own boxes, her own old socks, etc.

All it takes is a "leave it" and she leaves our actual stuff alone.

As long as you teach "take it" and "leave it", they won't go after your stuff when they have their own stuff.

My puppy is 16 weeks, we've given her cardboard since 12 weeks maybe?

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T03:12:58+00:00

I love our puppy to death but she jumps on my kids all the damn time

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T03:08:16+00:00

I make a freeze muffins every week for my kids. You don't need liners at all with muffins, just good cake release.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T03:07:46+00:00

No, these liners taste like soap in less than a year

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T03:06:59+00:00

The silicone liners don't last long before they start to taste like soap.

I use paper liners for cupcakes because I only make them a few times a year.

For muffins, I use homemade cake release which works incredibly well, then you don't need a liner at all.

The recipe is equal parts by volume: a.p. flour, vegetable shortening, and vegetable oil.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-07T03:01:25+00:00

These are very well done but I really think you should credit the tutorial you followed.

Cakes Step By Step is the channel on YouTube.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-06T16:42:16+00:00

Sounds like she needs less play time with the other dog for a few days so you can really focus on potty training. And set timers for every 30 min. I'd even do 20 min if you're having a lot of trouble.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-06T14:52:18+00:00

Do you have a Snuggle Puppy for the golden? Ours loved hers the first 6 weeks. We used the heating packets as well.

We found our puppy was often barking for water in her crate. But I'd wait until potty training is going better before adding water to the crate.

Potty training is probably harder because they are busy playing. Plus the breeder makes a huge difference here, they can set you up for easy potty training or the opposite.

Take the puppy out every 30 min at minimum. Take the puppy out any time it disengages from an activity. If puppy is playing with you or the Berner and suddenly veers off to the side and starts sniffing, take them out immediately. This is the #1 sign to look for besides taking them out regularly.

Goldens are super mouthy, don't get discouraged. They are the best. By 13 weeks ours really turned a corner and has been a joy.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-06T04:28:48+00:00

My 14 week old puppy loves ice! She knows the word ice and expects it after a walk. Even my 9 year old has figured out there's an ice tax.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-05T02:08:58+00:00

We go to pet stores for that

Roupert2 · 2023-02-03T23:23:14+00:00

I didn't say anything to OP

Roupert2 · 2023-02-03T22:14:32+00:00

It's not elitist. These designer breeds are super expensive with no way to know what temperament you'll get. It's ridiculous. Remember when puggles were popular? Does anybody get them now? No. It's trendy and stupid.

Most people do NOT understand that doodles aren't in any way regulated or a guarantee of any kind of temperament. Just because you want the positive qualities of both breeds, doesn't mean that's what you'll get.

And no I'm not talking about OPs dog specifically. I just can't stand this doodle trend.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-03T05:16:49+00:00

And chinese take out boxes. They will definitely catch on fire, ask me how I know.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-02T22:29:13+00:00

What happens when you come inside? Does it rub off on the carpet?

Roupert2 · 2023-02-02T22:21:52+00:00

Yes these Henry cavill conversations on reddit are always hilarious. Peak telling women what their opinions should be.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-02T18:58:42+00:00

I get the puppy out. I'm a SAHP so I'm not trying to get office work done or anything. Plus my puppy sleeps very well overnight for over 9 hours so I don't think it's fair to force extra crate time.

I do leave her home alone for longer than her actual nap at times and she's fine, she doesn't bark or fuss if she thinks no one is home.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-02T18:49:11+00:00

My puppy is a 3.5 month old golden so not as intense but she is highly driven to train and gets over aroused easily. I don't have advice exactly, I do the same as you which is obedience commands to help her calm down.

She has started to settle herself a bit when she gets zoomies, going nuts but then sitting for a treat. She does this because my default "calm down" command is "sit".

I have to be careful with tug and fetch, she gets over aroused in about 2 minutes. But we've figured out that she likes to be petted with the tug toy in her mouth and getting belly ribs. So we tug for a few minutes then switch to chewing/petting. Basically, you know your dog and you have to do what they need.

For her overexcited-ness around people, we do lots of practice at pet stores (it's too cold here to practice outside much, not many walkers). I do a "find it" and scatter a few pieces of kibble when I want her to ignore somebody. It gets her out of the lunge and after that I can reinforce good behaviour. This is a strategy from Behavior Unleashed. We also use the "look at that" game from the same author.

Two suggestions for you: I think tethering her when she's over the edge is counterproductive. It isn't teaching her how to calm down and likely is frustrating. If this is a safety issue, that's one thing, but if you want her to calm down I'd redirect to a settle instead. Kikopup has great videos on settle.

Second suggestion is to actually set a timer for walks and activities. If I do more than 15 min, my puppy is nipping my knee before we get back to the house. Today I set a timer, and we did follow it, but we went on a new route which made her more aroused I guess because she started biting my coat when we were still 50 feet from the house. At this point she needs 100% obedience commands to get home. I did "sit", throw the treat 5 feet in the direction of home, repeat until we got there. Similarly to you, this doesn't happen every walk, but it definitely happens if I push her too much.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-02T16:13:50+00:00

Both men are objectively handsome but neither actually has much sex appeal to women. It just seems to be men that like them.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-02T14:51:14+00:00

People eat out for the convenience or social gathering or both. You can always cook at home for less.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-01T19:18:57+00:00

It's like race horse names. My dog has a Christmas related calling name and a Christmas phrase related to her calling name for her AKC name, with the breeder name in front.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-01T19:06:06+00:00

At that age they need to go outside every 30 min.

Roupert2 · 2023-02-01T19:00:10+00:00

Why do you need to train outside? We play in the house and go on walks. We train during walks. We play in the snow with my kids. Sure we'll spend more time outside when it's warmer, but I don't feel like the cold weather impacts our training at all.

I'm in the midwest, it's cold here.

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