May 18, 2011
My 14 week old puppy pees when he is excited. He is also moody about his eating habits. Do you have any thoughts?
Full Question:
Ed,Received your DVD 8 weeks to 8 months, really enjoying it. Two questions: 1) I have half cocker spaniel and Chihuahua that is 14 weeks old. I've had him now for 6 days and started crate training him, he is doing quite good with the exception of peeing on himself when he sees me, I know he is excited. Any thoughts? He does potty and pee when I take him outside. He only pooped once in the crate and the pee is fresh from excitement. 2) My puppy is very moody about eating, sometimes he eats the whole bowl and other times there is at least half left, I feed the rest by hand. I really don't want to spoil him. Your suggestions?
Thanks again.
Ed's Answer:
The dog will outgrow this excitement peeing. What we recommend is to not greet the dog until 20 minutes after you come home.
You may want to read the article I wrote titled The Ground Work to Becoming a Pack Leader. This is the protocol we use in our home when we raise a puppy for ourselves.
Do not hand feed the dog. Put the food down for 10 minutes and pick it up.
I can’t tell you how important the all-natural diet is. It will be the most important decision you make for your dog if you put him on it.
I have written several articles on the all-natural diet. If you go to my list of training articles you can find the links.
If you would like to get additional information go to my web board and learn to use the archives of the board. There is a great deal of information there. Over 90,000 posts on living with dogs. My board is very active and a number of members feed all-natural. Use the board search function to find what you need.
ALSO read the article I wrote on Vaccinosis.
You have way more to learn than your dog. Get the 4 hour Basic Dog Obedience DVD now and study.
Good luck
You may want to read the article I wrote titled The Ground Work to Becoming a Pack Leader. This is the protocol we use in our home when we raise a puppy for ourselves.
Do not hand feed the dog. Put the food down for 10 minutes and pick it up.
I can’t tell you how important the all-natural diet is. It will be the most important decision you make for your dog if you put him on it.
I have written several articles on the all-natural diet. If you go to my list of training articles you can find the links.
If you would like to get additional information go to my web board and learn to use the archives of the board. There is a great deal of information there. Over 90,000 posts on living with dogs. My board is very active and a number of members feed all-natural. Use the board search function to find what you need.
ALSO read the article I wrote on Vaccinosis.
You have way more to learn than your dog. Get the 4 hour Basic Dog Obedience DVD now and study.
Good luck
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