Thanks for all tips, my ACD is becoming MUCH better with all your suggestions.
My question is this: am I ever going to get a sweet cuddly PUPPY or are we going to be locked in competition forever? - quess I should have bought a COONHOUND or a SETTER! Is that the answer? This is NOT a casual dog, that's for sure. Got to watch myself the whole time. It's kind of a drag.
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Assuming that you really mean a snugglebug type of dog.....Some dogs are just not 'cuddly'. Even some puppies. Depends on the dogs personality. Some are just not like that. Some are just happy with a pat on the head or an ear scratch & NOT a hug or snuggling next to you on the couch or bed.(if you allow that) Some dogs get the NILF program, learn their boundries etc, accept your rules & leadership & settle in for the long haul & some are ALWAYS testing & trying to push the boundries. The key is consistancy in your rules with a dog that is always pushing, if you give them an inch today they will be looking to take that mile tomorrow. They can be pushy & still NOT be donimant dogs. Many of the working line dogs are VERY drivey & can be more on the pushy side. Often due to a lack of adequate exercise & mental stimulation. Working dogs are bred to work & they need a job of somekind. A tired dog is a much better behaved dog that is less interested in being pushy. JMO
Yes, I think that you are right. I do NOT allow this dog ANY liberties, no furniture, he was riding on the FLOOR of the Bobcat until today, but it was SO COLD that today I let him sit behind me on the seat, then this afternoon he decided it was OK to jump on me (we got done with that LAST WEEK), pushed my IG off her mat in front of the fire (she's been lying there for 10 years, it's not his place) He got picked up by the scruff of the neck and put outside for that, fighting is not happening, not at 12 wks.
It's hard to get him tired when it's so cold. He's doing brain exercises, he does chores all day long (it was -20 here in Minnesota this morning). I have to carry him a bunch because the snow is deep and I don't want him to have a bad cow experience. I spend all day with him, it's hard not to be sweet with him ever, but as soon as I am sweet, he thinks he can boss me around,herd me, poke me with his nose--
I have to ask, what do you mean by a bad cow experience in relation to the deep snow?
Are there any indoor dog training facilities or classes in your area? Sometimes places like hardware stores will let you bring your dogs in too.
Even large plowed parking lots can be useful when the snow is really deep.
We have a high drive dog, and a coonhound, and you are right it is like night and day, but even the hound was pretty wound up at 12 weeks!
My Husky was not a cuddly pup, mostly he wanted to bite and wrestle, but now at 2 he is turning into a cuddlebug with me and will happily curl up next to me or lay on the floor with his head on my husbands feet. (for short periods of time..... he is still a serious handful with some issues)
By "bad cow experience" I mean I don't want him to be kicked or stomped. It's hard to move quickly in the snow. Also it is just freezing here, I want him to enjoy chores as much as possible.
He is developing some cuddly periods when he will relax and let you pet him without trying to "make" you do something.
On the ACD website I have learned that there are no white ACDs and there are no "mini" ACDs so I guess I have a mutt, which is OK, though not what I thought.
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