frustration!! My 12 week old never stops.He cant
sit still for a second.I have Eds tapes and i'm
trying to be as patient as I can with the little
fella but i'm pulling my hair out.for 20 mins
he would start chewing my carpet and I would say
no then he would stop and I would say good boy then 2 sec later back at the carpet.Then on to
something else, non stop!When i'm at my wits end
should I just crate him for a while?I have had
baby pups before but I cant remember anything
like this.I have had 2 male rott pups and a
female GSD from working bloodlines.Is it because
this is a import male GSD?After 2 hours with this
little guy i'm exausted.Please give me some advice
I'm glad his drive is high because i'd like to
eventually join a schutzhund club with him but is this to high of a drive.Please give me some advice
my wifes even getting frustrated when i'm not home.Thanks Ray
Both my male and female as pups were like this, had a couple of Energizer batteries in em. They have a lot of prey drive so I'd throw their favorite toy (tennis ball) until they got tired and then I'd put them in their crate. I've heard some people say not to "overwork" the puppy, but for me the only I could get them to chill was to run em until they started to lay down after they got the ball and found a comfortable place and then it was rest time for a while in the crate. He'll probably whine at first but eventually he'll learn. Hell after a week mines would open the door and go in by themselves.
If I were you, I'd crate train the pup, if he's not already crate trained.(see leerburg.com for all the info you need to do this).
If he is crate trained, then that is where he should be if you cannot supervise him continuously. This eliminates the times he would be able to chew your carpet or bother your wife. If he is a carpet lover and immediatly chews even upon surpervision, tell him "no" like you did, give him his toy to play with instead, and then praise when he focuses on his toy. That will prevent him going back to chew 2 sec. later.("Oh, I'm a good boy when I chew on this, not the carpet...") Keep your eye on him though.
If he's high in drives, like you say, now is the time to start little tug games, prey drive work, and walks with obedience work. This should help wear the little bug out.
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Crating is a great idea but when you catch your pup chewing items he should be correct by giving him a kong with peanutbutter or creamcheese inside. Replace his bad habit with a good one. Something else, since this is your first import these little guys in my experience need more physical exercise and mental stimulation than american bred dogs. They get bored easy and can destroy a house if left unattended or crated.
Wow, sounds like Sabian. Before I joined a GSD group, I thought I had a monster that needed to go back tothe breeder. Now I know that I have a dog with high prey drive. Along with all of the stuff everyone listed (I do all of those things, crate, kong and all) I keep Sabian on a leash in the house. He is not anywhere in the house (except for the little room where his crate is) without a leash attached to me. He can't chew anything when I'm standing there.
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