Thread: Not behaving

It's the age - testing the water's etc....being a clever clogs....imo getting them to use their brain heaps at this stage will help alot too. Agree with the pack mentality. When she's misbehaving, do what her mum would do - push her over, pin her down and hold her there until she stops fighting you. Let her up when you're ready to...and lean over her as well. If she won't sit for food - then she goes hungry for another half an hour. Be as pig headed as her, or she'll run rings around you! She may be barking from boredom too - a nice juicy canon bone cut in half (not lengthways) works great...and when the marrow's gone, stuff it with peanut butter - keeps them occupied for bludy hours!

another thing granddad also said was eye contact. get a big tall block of would like a chopping block and make her get up their and tell her to set then feed her. Granddad would not got as far as he did in the dog trails with out know a thing or too.

Quentin

The not responding to commands is something that goes with the age/territory, what would worry me is the barking. Barking is also a phase thing BUT if you let it take hold you will be in a world of hurt as should it become a habit it is just about impossible to cure so do whatever you have to do to nip it in the bud.