My children are crazy.
yes I said children. Because Korra might as well be a child. And she is just as bratty as Tristan sometimes. They both know what "NO" means, and yet, they both ignore it blatantly.
Tristan, well, he has a screaming problem. And he likes to touch things when we tell him no, and he loves to throw food from his high chair onto my newly vacuumed floor.
Korra, she likes to peepee on my carpet. We take her out, she won't go, then we bring her back in, and she goes. We yell at her, use a squirt bottle, spank her, she still does it. We gave her less room in her crate. That worked for a few days. Then today, she refuses to poop and just goes crazy everytime we take her outside. And when I let her out to play with Tristan, she immediately peed on the floor. So I spanked her and dragged her to her crate for a timeout and she bit me! Not to mention she yelped like I was killing her (which I was not, this dog is such a drama queen, look at her wrong and she will have a meltdown).
Ulgh! She is so adorable and sweet, and I want to play with her and cuddle with her. But I'm always scared she is going to pee on my carpet! All the dog training tips say to leave them in their crate as much as possible when training, and to be firm with discipline. I'm probably doing it all wrong, but I thought I was doing ok. I give her a treat and praise when she potties outside, and I yell at her when she has an accident inside. Her breed is supposed to be the smartest out there, so you'd think she'd understand the difference!!! Yelling and spanking hurt, treats are yummy, maybe I should potty outside!!!
Cats rule and dogs drool, Sassy said it.
Sad part is, I adore Korra, and I just want to help her to learn to be good. But I've never done it before, and I don't know what I'm doing. I guess it's the same for anybody, you have to start somewhere. My other problem is I'm terrified of dogs! (I know I know, so why did I get one????) So she probably thinks she can get away with things because I'm not very firm with her. She starts to nip at me, and I yank away. So she thinks she is the boss of me because I'm a weenie. Not good. She's just a tiny puppy for crying out loud!
Now I'm just mad at her because she wizzed right in front of me and then bit me when I told her no. Yes, I was dragging her by her collar back to her crate……but I was mad! So I probably deserved that one. But I don't want to take her out and praise her for pottying because I'm angry.
So, any of you dog owners out there have any helpful suggestions for housetraining a puppy? I'm at my wits end!
Tip #1: yelling at dogs doesn't work. It just makes them afraid of you.
ReplyDeleteTip#2: If she won't "go" outside, stay out there till she does. Yes, this means you could spend quite a while outside. She needs to learn that it is outside where she should do her business... She's already learned that inside is easier!
Tip #3: You are a strong and mighty woman! And you come from a long line of strong and mighty women. You are in charge, not the dog. Keep telling yourself that. :)
Tip #4: Come and visit us. It'll get you out of the house and away from the mess. And Korra can play with Milo and Annie. :)
Yeah, I don't know too much about dog training, but it doesn't sound like you two are developing a very good relationship. Maybe there are classes you can take at the local pet store? I don't know. But I don't think yelling and hitting work on anyone - not even dogs. You've probably already googled, but here are some basic articles that had good ideas.
ReplyDeletewww.perfectpaws.com/htrp.html
www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/housetraining_puppies.html
Good luck, she's a cutie!