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Yippee is now 11 weeks old. She is such a mischief maker and I have to say, she makes me laugh. I don't know what she'll be like when she grows up, but she makes me laugh now and that is wonderful.
Housebreaking is insufferable slow. She kind of has a clue, but not really. My expectations are that she'll be housebroken some day.
Her mouthing is quite a bit better, she knows what "uhuh" means. If you make a loud scream or puppy sound, she would come back stronger. Kind of like, "now I've really got a game going". Some dogs that works for and others it doesn't. Doesn't mean the method is at fault only means try something else.
Lots of good dog trainers out there, lots of common sense too. We need to apply it is the only problem.
Puppy ate, puppy drank, don't let them have free roam of the house. Have a young child and an exuberant puppy? Don't let them be alone unsupervised. Someone is going to get hurt, mouthed, and that could be the puppy or the child. Common sense. It is tiring, but we put them in these situations and it isn't a Disney movie. They have real teeth and need to use them. Part of who they are and what they're growing through.
Yippee is doing very well with handling now. Every day I go over her. I also put her up on a grooming table and work her there too. I lay her on her side and work on her relaxing. I handle her mouth, ears, feet and so forth. I am working the dog that I want as an adult.
Come is always rewarded , food and praise. She is now being a tad independent and exploring more on her own. I want her to do that too, so I pick and choose when I call her. I want her to figure things out. Step on a wobbly board, climb a limb that's on the ground, attack a dandelion. So I make sure I have time to do this. If I have to be some wheres soon, I don't let her roam.
Leash and collar work is going very well. Again, I don't want to do the bucking bronco routine. It isn't for me. So I have been applying tension and she gets a click and food as soon as she checks in. I had her in class last night to demo. Someone said their puppy was like that at that age too, so they thought they didn't need to train it. We never, or I don't want to, take any training for granted. Just because she is doing it now, doesn't mean she truly knows it. It has to be trained in lots of different conditions and environments.
Crate training is going so much better now that I cover the front of her crate. We have gotten through the screaming baby times, thank goodness.