Post by Wetdog on Nov 14, 2006 7:14:37 GMT 1
Hi there! How the devil do you manage to entertain 4 Weims?
I mean, I love mine to death, but am finding it soooooo difficult. The eldest, Rana, was treat like a baby until we got pup Shadow nearly 5 months ago, and everything has turned upside down. She takes everything from him, and when he wants it back, she snarls, growls, and to be honest, its complete bedlam. Have you any suggestions on how to deal with this? I also feel its our fault, as she has been treat so much like a baby, we even let her sleep with us, now Shadow wants the same, but so far, he is learning to go in his own bed, and he is more obedient than Rana. I hope anyone has some ideas for me, as we are very stressed at the moment, work is hard (we are Steward and Stewardess in a very busy club) and any time we are not working, is spent yelling NO, DOWN, SIT........... I take Shadow out as much as possible, because he is not as bad as her, she pulls like crazy, and even though she has a harness, she is way stronger than little old me... HELP!!!!!!!
I mean, I love mine to death, but am finding it soooooo difficult. The eldest, Rana, was treat like a baby until we got pup Shadow nearly 5 months ago, and everything has turned upside down. She takes everything from him, and when he wants it back, she snarls, growls, and to be honest, its complete bedlam. Have you any suggestions on how to deal with this? I also feel its our fault, as she has been treat so much like a baby, we even let her sleep with us, now Shadow wants the same, but so far, he is learning to go in his own bed, and he is more obedient than Rana. I hope anyone has some ideas for me, as we are very stressed at the moment, work is hard (we are Steward and Stewardess in a very busy club) and any time we are not working, is spent yelling NO, DOWN, SIT........... I take Shadow out as much as possible, because he is not as bad as her, she pulls like crazy, and even though she has a harness, she is way stronger than little old me... HELP!!!!!!! Hi Sue--I'm moving this down here because I'm sure you are not the only person out there having this problem. I hope there are others that will benefit from the advice you get too.
First-I have two German Shepherds as well as a high energy Weim---so I've encountered most of the problems you are having aswell.
I always try to treat mine completely equally and fairly. I think dogs are a lot smarter than most people give them credit for. I have found that dogs are not particularly aggressive among themselves so long as the rules are the same and everyone gets fair and equal treatment. No one gets anything unless everyone gets something. When treats are handed out, everyone has to sit and wait their turn and take them nicely. One of my German Shepherds was particularly bad about this because I suspect that the breeder she came from didn't follow this rule. She'd try to snap up everything and often would get fingers too---so at first I had to keep everyone seperated by enough space to keep her from trying to grab the other's treats. At first, I had to physically hold her muzzle and make her take treats gently and politely. It took a little time, but she got the idea, and now they all three sit in front of me and wait for their turn. The only reason I can do that is that they all know that they can all count on getting their turn and getting the same thing as everyone else. This goes for everything I do with them--no favorites, being consistant, firm and fair will go a long way to making a peaceful and harmonious household.
For the pulling---go to my website--- www.mrwetdog.com/ ---click on the section "On Training" and read the article. If you will get the book, the very first section, "Foundation Work" will address the problem you are having with pulling---you'll have it taken care of within about 15 min.