My 14 week old golden retriever has been being a real pain when I catch her chewing on something she shouldn't be...if she brings me a sock or something from the garbage that I try to take away from her, she runs away! I'm saying NO the entire time and eventually she gets tired or backs herself into a corner and quits. I don't want her to be a bad dog..what can I do to help this?

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My 14 week old golden retriever has been being a real pain when I catch her chewing on something she shouldn't be...if she brings me a sock or something from the garbage that I try to take away from her, she runs away! I'm saying NO the entire time and eventually she gets tired or backs herself into a corner and quits. I don't want her to be a bad dog..what can I do to help this?

You are training her to do it.

You are also training her that "no" has no meaning.

When you let her roam the house freely, which I probably would not do at that age, and you give commands you have not taught and cannot reinforce, she learns that commands are meaningless.

Do you have the Leerburg Basic Obedience video #302?

You cannot train unless you have control. Your dog with no leash and a toy in its mouth, you certainly have no control over the situation. Leave a leash on her and when she has something, tell her to drop it and if she doesn't, make her. Chasing and yelling at her is only going to teach her its loads of fun to be chased, but it really sucks to be caught, so try harder not to be caught.
Before this gets worse, I would start leaving a leash attached to a flat collar on her whenever she is loose in the house, always supervised, and crate her when you can't watch her.

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Mine is (20) weeks old now (also a Golden). Last night I didn't close the laundry room door, so her room access went from 2 rooms immediately to 3. Well 1st he brought me a sock, and then a bra and then a shirt. Finally I got up off my lazy a&& and closed the laundry room door. Each time he brought it to me, I just gently took it away. Then I went a got one of his toys that he hasn't seen in a while and swapped it out for one of the ones around, and we played a brief game of fetch. After about (5) minutes, he layed down with his toy at my feet.

IMHO, they just want love, attention & human interaction. It doesn't take them long to figure out, if I do "such & such" like bring them the laundry, shoes, et cetera, I get to play the "keep away" game.

It is hard, and I certainly don't succeed at it, but I have heard that if you can ignore them during "such & such" they will stop.

I've also heard that if they really like an item ... like your shoes, it might be easier to teach them to fetch them for you without chewing them, than to have them leave them alone completely. I don't know if I agree. Our pup has learned that the shoes/boots/slippers are off-limits, finally. Each time he took one of our footware, we replaced it with an appropriate toy.

Of course that is while under supervision. If I weren't home and he was loose, I'd be shoeless by the time I returned back home. This is a dog that will sleep in the STINKY ICE HOCKEY EQUIPMENT BAG and the stinkier the shoes, the more he likes them. Can I blame this on his being a boy instead of a dog? :-)

Good Luck & Cheers!

IMO, if you didn't already, you should order, watch and live by the "commands" set forth in Leerburg videos "Your Puppy 8 weeks to 8 months" and "Basic Dog Obedience".

There is no reason your dog should be able to get in the garbage or have socks in mouth--except for the times when you aren't watching him...I LOVE what Louann said about getting up off her lazy ass and shutting that door. HAHAHAHAHA!!! Puppies are not for lazy people IMO. Anything your puppy does that is bad is your fault, of course this does not mean you are a "bad person" it just means you change a few things about how you raise your pup.

Thinking back on my first GSD when he was about, 12 weeks:
20 lbs of potting soil all over my bedroom, puppy in the middle, gardening, a "What? Am I cute or WHAT???" expression on his face, reinforces my decision to be a true leader. Good luck, this board is invaluable, read, read, read. (and post, post, post

Baby gates and crates are a puppy owner's best friend. My pup is 8 months and he is still not allowed free, unsupervised access to the rest of the house. I don't leave him alone in the gated family room for more than a minute or so ...anything longer and he goes in the crate. A puppy can get into quite a bit of mischief in a very short amount of time.

okay.

I wanted to post again, something specific that isn't sitting right with me about your OP, and that was that "I'm saying NO the entire time and eventually she gets tired or backs herself into a corner and quits." This dog is already learning to call the shots and like was said earlier, no does not really mean no.

Your edit to the very succient? "okay" post makes me think you had something else to say. Are there other questions you have?