As the title states really just at my wits end with the (lab/whippet/other) puppy I got as a family pet. After a couple of weeks of trying and failing to house train her I decided to crate train her. She will go to the toilet wherever she likes In the house and I feel I have to supervise her constantly to make sure she toilets outside and doesn’t chew everything up. She will go in the crate in the day and sleeps in her bed in my room at night.
However she will wake every night at 2am to play. This seems to be a new behaviour and she doesn’t want the toilet (I’ve tried) she just wants to play. I put her to bed with her own things to chew and treats but she still seeks out my sideboard and chews it every single night at 2am. It’s driving me nuts because she doesn’t play quietly.
She will not sleep in the hall/landing or any other room. I tried crating her At night which it seems she hates. She will bark and whine and howl constantly. The neighbours have complained about it so I had to put her back in her bed in my room. She will wander off in the night and chew stuff up if I leave her loose.
She is horrible to my four year old she snatches his food from him and jumps on him and knocks him over :(
She only listens to me unless she is having one of her crazy moments in which case she runs and jumps and knocks stuff over.
She is not food driven so there’s no guarantee treats will encourage her to behave and I try playing with her as reward but she snatches toys and the “flirt pole” and won’t give them back so I have to stop all games which she doesn’t seem bothered about. She just goes and lies down. She will whine and cry constantly and my mum has said she’s never see such a whiny dog. We had dogs as kids (Labrador) and I had a German shepherd in my 20’s who was so well behaved and willing to please.
I really dont know what else to do. If anyone has any help or advice to offer I’d be grateful because I’m seriously considering re-homing her. St the moment I feel it’s the only way, I get no help from my teens caring for the dog and I’m a single Mum also looking after my Mum who isn’t well and I would never make a decision to re/home an animal lightly but I’m not sure I’m able to give her enough :( there must be something I’m missing. Sorry for the long post.
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In despair over 4 and a half month old puppy
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Smai99 · 02/12/2017 10:26
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