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Ilvy Germany2445 Posts March 12 2011 10:29 GMT #21 Whatever you do to train your dog, use the nice way like paying with food and playing and not with slapping it. I have a 14 month old oldgerman shepard and she is doing well without kicking her ass. Reading the book is a good start

lilsusie 3861 Posts March 12 2011 10:59 GMT #22 I have a Yorkie who is now a year old. He used to eat his poo all the time all the way up until about 2 months ago. It's just something that he does I guess. Make sure you clean up after him ASAP so that he doesn't have a chance to get at it. Also, make sure you have very digestible puppy food. Because at that age/size, food goes through him quickly, sometimes it doesn't have a chance to digest properly and he will smell food inside his poo. He bites everything because that's what puppies do. You think he's bad now, just wait until he's teething... and then teething again. Buy him lots and lots of chew things and make sure he knows what he can chew and what he cannot. If you have cords around the house, you wanna puppy-proof your house. It's pretty simple - that's what you would do if you had a human baby too, right? Let him play a lot. A LOT. Get him one of those balls that disperse food slowly for when he eats so that he can roll the ball around for play + exercise + eat slower for more digestion. My dog still loves his Kong, he chews on that for hours. Might want to get one of those. Remember that you're his owner, but also remember that he's a baby. Be strict but don't make him fear you. It's your responsibility as a PUPPY owner to pick up after him right away; you can't get mad at him for doing something that he doesn't realize is the wrong thing to do. When you catch him in the act, make a loud noise, NEVER hit your puppy. GL.

ibutoss Australia341 Posts March 12 2011 12:26 GMT #23 I'd agree with all the activity advice so far. Puppies need excitement & activity in order to sleep while you want to relax at home. If you do that & provide plenty of toys for them and as they grow up they should stop chewing everything else except for their chew toys. The only thing I'd disagree with is being strict/yelling at him for eating his poop. Some dogs actually get scared of their owners reactions and eat it to hide it from them. I'd also suggest this book, http://www.amazon.com/Its-Me-Dog-Have-Perfect/dp/1401308554

AyeH United States534 Posts March 12 2011 21:23 GMT #24 I'm already beginning to teach my puppy new things like being calm and wearing her out. Hopefully, tonight she'll be more quiet!

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