Sorry if this is in the wrong section.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Also sorry about length - but some of these things sound contradictive to me and thats why Im including it all..

Any advice welcome.

First, let me say I think I've read ALL of Ed's articles on puppies. And aggression. And soft and hard and etc. Ive also searched through the forums. But Im having trouble guessing what kind of puppy I have still..

She's 14 weeks old now. She is a Chodsky Pes, which is very similar to a German Shepherd as far as personality goes. Sorry, I don't know how else to describe them for you..

She is EXTREMELY hyper whenever she is awake. She's been to 2 vets who both said theyve never seen such a happy, hyper dog. (Thankfully, she tires herself out and will sleep alot.. )

Since I brought her home at 7.5 weeks, she's been VERY active. She has never ever been left alone (either me or her 'dad' is always home with her, or she's out around town with me)

She's poohed in the right place since day 1. And only needed to be shown where to go once. Never had an accident. She's tried to pee in the right place since day one.. we havent been as lucky with that. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> She's alnost there now though..

She loved walks from day 1, always wants to greet EVERYONE. And though shes very very mouthy with me at home, she is not mouthy with strangers, other than to kiss them to death.

She sometimes pees when people say hello, but her ears are upright and shes looking happy and not scared, so I dont know if thats a submissive thing or excitabiltity issue. She doesnt seem to know she's done it.. Ive been pretending it hasnt happened.

She my pant leg and grabs it and has to be pulled off. I swear you could do a rockette kick and she'd still be on you.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> She will even hold on you drop something loud behind her.. she just keeps on..

When out walking she chases anyone who walks by. And if she spots a dog far off, she will want to run until she gets to them, and then wants to play. So far, knock on wood, she has no interest in cars and already knows to sit at crosswalks to wait for the 'ok' to cross.

She doesnt bark at anyone when we are out. Doesnt bark in the house, except sometimes when playing ball or something and sometimes if she wants to play with the cat.

Well.. actually, she HAS barked at my clear glass cabinet under the TV. She can see her reflection and she barks once in awhile while staring at it.. sounds like the same bark she uses when she's playing or wants the cat to play. This has only happened once or twice and stops after a minute or so. barking is not continuous..

She loves the vacuum cleaner. Never flinched the first time she heard it and she was a foot away. She loves the dishwasher. Loves the elevator. Loves the car. Loves busy streets. Loves quiet parks. Not bothered by my hair dryer. And even on the first day I brought her home, at 7.5 weeks, we stopped at the only rest area I could find to potty and it was along the highway with 18 wheelers going by about 50 feet away and she just stood there watching them with minimal curiosity..

Dogs in Prague are OFTEN off leash. It is IMPOSSIBLE to avoid off leash dogs. It just is. I could carry her everywhere, but I need her to learn not to be afraid, so I have let her meet dogs this way. Yes, I know its advised against, but when 90% of the country has their dogs off leash.. and they are EVERYWHERE>>> I cant avoid it, and I cant be picking her up and carrying her when shes 70 lbs.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Luckily, the dogs are very well-behaved, for whatever thats worth.. my dog will always always always be on a leash..

When the big shepherds and rotts come to check her out, she stands still and proud but still friendly. Ears up, tail wagging very slightly. they sniff for a moment and if the dog wants to play she gets happy. if not, she walks off and ignores them.

When she was 12 weeks old, I took her for a walk on the street at midnight. Very well lit, but where many bars are. there was almost no one out, but from about 100 feet away a drunk came staggering out of a bar and turned to head by us.

She stopped and stood tall and looked like a little lion. She let out a very low 'wuf' and just stood and watched him. She never even looked to me. As he got closer she turned to face him and watched him walk by. When he passed she turned again to see him keep walking and then after another minute or 2 she turned back to our walk and was happy trotting puppy again.

This was the only time shes 'wuffed' like this outside. Maybe she just sensed my wariness of the drunk. I stopped to let her watch him because I wanted to see what she would do. Was this bad nerves??

When I'm sleeping, she sleeps near my bed. She has also 'wuffed' twice in the past 2 weeks at nighttime.

Once was while I was asleep arounnd midnight and some garbage truck was outside the flat (which was odd, they come in the morning on weekends usually) and she walked to the bed and 'wuffed' to wake me up and wanted me to follow her. Once I saw what was making the noise I told her it was ok and she seemed happy to ignore it. It might sound odd, but I think if I had been awake she wouldnt have cared about that truck..

The other time she 'wuffed' was when I was also sleeping. She was on the bed with me (yes I hear people yelling at me.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> ) and suddenly I woke up with her standing over me facing the door. She wuffed. Just once. Like before. And shuddenly I saw the bathroom light go on and I realized her dad had fallen asleep on the couch and was going into the bathroom. She FLEW off the bed as soon as the light went on, never made a sound, and by the time she landed could see who it was and was fine and wagging her tail.

Is this bad nerves that she was nervous about someone she should have known was in the house?? I also think this might not have happened had I been awake..

She does do this very odd thing though - when she has a toy she will shake it like shes killing it and this can go on for 20 minutes. She growls and grunts, etc. Its odd. But I can put my hand on it and she will out it to me. She seems happy to.. for now, at least.

The only really unpleasant thing she does is when shes told to settle down when shes really getting hyper. She will start to bite and its nearly impossible to stop her. And she wiggles so much I cant pick her up and put her in another room for a time out. She will run circles like a nut and I have to get out of sight for her to calm down. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Fortunately shes only done that 2 or 3 times and seems to be only if I get down on the floor with her. Needless to say, Ive stopped getting on the floor for now..

She does yelp semi-frequently which seems contradictive of everything else Ive said.. If you pick her up when shes not expecting it, like grabbing her while shes not looking at you, because shes eyeing the cat for a snack. she yelps a bit. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

She has, though, on 2 occassions, growled at adult dogs that were smaller than herself. A pug, and some sort of pitt mix. They hadnt done anything to her.. i dont know if it was a play growl, but I yanked her away and told her a firm no.

I cant think of anythig else right now. (youre probably happy this epic saga of a post will end now.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> but I just mostly want to know if you think shes agressive or soft or whatnot.

Theres just so many definitions I cant tell and I want to be sure I dont over discipline for 'normal' behavior.

She has a very nice pedigree, but will not be shown, will not be used for sport either. I am considering personal protection (I live 3 hours from Bernhard Flinks and am thinking about taking her to him for an evaluation, if he does that kind of thing.. ).

PS. I mentioned somewhere else why shes not been crate trained. Its not an option, and I did try when I first got her. My neighbors just couldnt take the noise, and nothing I tried would make her quiet down..

She listens well, is content with her own toys, doesnt try to chew anything else, though she does mouth alot. And she does need to be able to see me.. if I go to another part of the house, she will follow me and lie down about 10 feet away. Shes not a lap dog.. but likes to be able to keep an eye on me.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Ok. Let me shut up now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I just wanted to thank people for all the PM's I got on this. It was all very helpful info! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Good Lord, someone took the time to read all that?
Just as a suggestion, try breaking questions done into small, usable portions.
Most people are just not going to take the time to read something that long.

Well I was trying to be explicit..so no one would say 'we dont have enough information' <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

QUOTE: She does do this very odd thing though - when she has a toy she will shake it like shes killing it and this can go on for 20 minutes. She growls and grunts, etc. Its odd. But I can put my hand on it and she will out it to me. She seems happy to.. for now, at least. END

That's not odd. The toy one of my dogs likes to beat the crap out of is a fluffy pink lion, and he looks ridiculous shaking it to death. I have to sew it up about twice a week. What's important is that you can take it away with no argument.

She sounds normal for that age to me. The couple of issues (the isolated dog-aggression, for example) that might need some attention......well, in the interest of brevity and because dog-aggression is covered so thoroughly already on the board.......I'm PM-ing you some links to threads.

You sound like a proud mama! Good for you for asking the questions before they turn into issues...........maybe relax a little. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Will's comment about the length -- yes! Maybe each issue could be posted separately. There would be more for you to sort through, but otherwise you'll get only a few replies because most people sit down for a few minutes to whiz through the new posts and dash off some answers......... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

heh... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Well I was thinking about making several posts.. but then I thoght I might get complaints about so many of them.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Its funny you mention the pink lion - this thing she does this to is a big plush purple and pink flower pillow thing.. its a little bigger than her and she tries to drag this stupid thing all over but usually ends up tripping herself.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

And then she gets all evil on it and teaches it not to trip her..

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and I am a VERY proud mama.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Reese,

Here are a few comments from the "softer side" <G> First off, it sounds like you are very attentive to your girl and that is 90% of the battle along with trying to fix any problems that may arise. Hopefully you are working daily on basic obedience as well.

As far as the submissive urination, you are doing the right thing to ignore it. She should outgrow it as she grows and gains confidence. Any correction on your part will only make it worse.

I think it is a good thing that she growled at the drunk walking down the street. I want my dog to notice things out of the ordinary.

If she is smaller than the Rotts and other larger dogs she encounters, thats ok if she stands still for a sniff. Better than freaking out or growling, etc..

Are you making sure she is getting at least 30 minutes of strenous exercise such as running and playing fetch at least 30 minutes a day. That is what works best as far as keeping my 3 GSD's civil in the house.

I can't remember all the other stuff you mentioned but in general it sounds like your girl is fine. Keep working on socializing with other dogs and meeting new people. Not sure what you are using her for. It she is just a pet then I give you the above advice, but if she is going to be a working dog, read Ed's articles, etc....

Thanks for the comments.

I'm still not sure if its submissive peeing, or just excitability, but Im waiting it out I guess. Its not really a problem in that its becoming less frequent...

She walks outside for at least an hour everyday. I walk very fast with her (not jogging though) and by the time we get home shes panting and sprawled across the tile floor.

Hopefully its not too much.. but she seems to like walking that fast and never starts to lag or fall behind. In fact, I often slow her up a bit because her panting is so loud it seems like its too much..

And we play fetch in my flat a few times a day too. Until she gets bigger, that is..

I found a 12 meter lead and Im going let her run on that after her lyme vaccinations are done in a few weeks. unfortunately there really arent any enclosed spaces she can just run in..

In all honesty, I think she could do with 3 or 4 long walks a day.. only because within 10 minutes of coming home shes very hyper again.

(this breed is hyper to begin with, like a border collie, and she is more hyper than most)

I also liked her woofing at the drunk. it wasnt a growl though, just a single woof...

She does stand tall when the bigger dogs come around her, but for all I know that could be because they have all been very calm and nice to her...

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Im not sure if she will just be a pet, or if I will have her trained for PP. I leaning towards PP, but not positive yet. Trying not to do anything to ruin her for PP in the meantime..

Thanks again for your comments. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />