Waking up earlier than usual.....

[Laura]

Kaos, I've tried ignoring your unwanted behavior and it's not working.

There are other forums on this board where you are welcome to express your rage on the sad fate of companion animals in our society, or air your opinion on people who not are qualified to raise a puppy. But when people ask for help, could you please not openly and personally attack them?

"Click"

Cookie to Aussie ;D, thanks for catching this thread, I should have been on it earlier, my bad.

OP asked for advice on how to stop her puppy waking up early. This is a public forum, and I gave her an honest answer - expect problems unless you make a radical change to the current regime. I think it is perfectly valid to point out that anybody taking on a dog should make adequate arrangements for times when they will not be at home. Sometimes we owe it to the dog to be blunt!

Kaos, an honest answer is fine, but unless the OP has gone blind in between postings, once will suffice, anything else is like trying to kill a mosquito with a sledgehammer. Trust me, blunt could very well be my middle name on any given day and the OP would have been blasted a new one if offered advice was blatantly disregarded with excuses, but that does not seem to be the case.

And yes, this is a public forum, but be advised that we also keep it (usually ) well moderated, so let's try to keep heated passion out of a common sense discussion.

[willow]

Kaos, an honest answer is fine, but unless the OP has gone blind in between postings, once will suffice, anything else is like trying to kill a mosquito with a sledgehammer.

And yes, this is a public forum, but be advised that we also keep it (usually ) well moderated, so let's try to keep heated passion out of a common sense discussion.

I am the worse offender of the above statements and I really am trying to do better, so this was a good reminder for me too.

[kaos]

Ok, might have been a bit strong sorry - just worried me the message that others may have taken on board from reading this thread. Not personally aimed at OP.

[Laura]

Understood, believe me, no one understands the importance of starting a puppy off on the right foot so that it stays in it's home FOREVER, I deal with the fallout on a daily basis when they don't.

You have my permission to verbally beat around the head those who blow off sound advice while making excuses as to why their dog doesn't listen to them ;D.

[anova]

I made many changes and now Spalding is doing so much better. To be honest, I am afraid to discuss about it.

I'd like to thank you for all the help I got here in this forum, and from now on I will get as much information as possible reading the messages, instead of participating.

I am getting better in understanding Spalding's needs. And, I am doing my best to address all of them. He is such a wonderful puppy.

Thank you one more time.

[Dom]

anova said:

I made many changes and now Spalding is doing so much better. To be honest, I am afraid to discuss about it.

A woman that is afraid to talk? What is the world coming to!! I will blame your sleep deprivation on your decision not to want to talk about it. I don't want my husband getting any ideas and think I should stop talking.

Seriously, I am glad Spalding is doing better. You should never be afraid to ask questions about anything. That is how we all learn. If you would have seen me the I first month I got my puppy you would have ran in the opposite direction. My husband sure did. I didn't know what I was doing or what I should do. I never had any problems with my other dogs. I was a maniac. Sleep deprivation can do strange things. :-*I know exactly what you are going through. There is a light at the end of tunnel. Puppies grow fast. You care about your pup and you want to do the right thing. That should be the only thing that matters to you. I wouldn't take some comments too much to heart.

Plus I refuse to be deprived of any useful techniques or tips you come up with while raising your pup.!! I have owned dogs all my life and I am still learning things.

[anova]

Hi Dom,

Yes, you are right! I just got a bit scared with the outcome of my 1st question. Anyway, I should just forget about it, and focus on my puppy's well being.

Spalding comes in 1st place... yeah, i will come back to this forum with questions/doubts, and with the outcome of the changes, so then others 1st time dog owners can benefit from that.

Thanks!

[Richard]

anova,

We're all still learning; just keep doing what you're doing and let us worry about if things get out of hand. Normally they don't.

We all benefit from the sharing of knowledge amongst each other in the threads in a non-confrontational or non-judgemental way which is what separates this board from many others out there.

[Laura]

Absolutely, do not hesitate to come and ask questions, we were all new at this once and I commend you for trying and doing your best by your new pupper.

Oh, and if you're going to be a member here, pics of the new dog are mandatory ;D.

[willow]

Dom, as usual, your post made me laugh. I like your sense of humor.

Not that caring for our dogs properly shouldn't be taken seriously, but without going into lengthly detail, which I tend to do, because as I always say...old people tend to reminisce and get off track alot... I can relate to your posts about having owned dogs all your life, but with your current dog you became very confused for awhile about what you should be doing.

I ran into that very same problem when I got my computer and started checking out all the training sites. I also started volunteering for different breed rescues and I was told that my training methods were out of date and barbaric etc., by many of the people on the training sites and in the rescues, and I became one confused puppy! Well...let's change that to "senior". ;D

Then I ran across another dog training site and met the wonderful people here and found out there still are other's out there who don't think you are barbaric if you choose to use a pinch collar, or even an e-collar on a dominant, out of control dog, as long as you know what you are doing, which most of us did, because, like me, most of us have owned/trained many dogs all our lives.

I finally came to the conclusion that the most important thing when dealing with dogs is to be perceptive, balanced in your training method approach, and keep your common sense. Oh, and let's not forget to keep our sense of humor too!