Minnesota_husker
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My wife and I bought a German Shepherd Puppy. We were supposed to pick her up this Sunday, but because the whole litter was picked up early, we ended up getting her two weeks ago.
She is a pretty good dog so far. She whines when she has to go to the bathroom and has had a few accidents in the house but fairly limited in the week we have had her.
A few areas that she has struggled, is biting while playing(this is a puppy thing) and she seems to have major seperation issues(again, expected with a puppy.)
Sadly we both work during the day, so she needs to be crated. So far she has only spent a few hours in there at one time, and we have had others help go let her out or take her for the day(might add confusion/screw up routine).
We are officially moving in to our new house this weekend, so we will have a pen in our garage that will have a doggy door for a fenced in area. That will help, but until that point she gets crated in the morning.
I am looking for any advice people have who have gone through the puppy fun recently. I think the biting thing is handled. When she bites, I "yelp" and then try and ignore her.
The crating has been a bit more difficult. When i put her in there, she freaks out. She whines, barks and makes a ton of noise. I am wondering what i can do to help that, or is it just something she grows out of?
I tried putting food and water in there in the past, but she knocked them over.
I might try putting them at the back of the kennel to see if she wont hit them over. Tons of toys and things to chew on are in her kennel and she will occasionally go in there during the day to get things out.
Also, in terms of punishment. If she is naughty, i dont want to put her in her kennel, because i dont want her to think of that as a punishment place. Any suggestion on a "time out" location?
She is a pretty good dog so far. She whines when she has to go to the bathroom and has had a few accidents in the house but fairly limited in the week we have had her.
A few areas that she has struggled, is biting while playing(this is a puppy thing) and she seems to have major seperation issues(again, expected with a puppy.)
Sadly we both work during the day, so she needs to be crated. So far she has only spent a few hours in there at one time, and we have had others help go let her out or take her for the day(might add confusion/screw up routine).
We are officially moving in to our new house this weekend, so we will have a pen in our garage that will have a doggy door for a fenced in area. That will help, but until that point she gets crated in the morning.
I am looking for any advice people have who have gone through the puppy fun recently. I think the biting thing is handled. When she bites, I "yelp" and then try and ignore her.
The crating has been a bit more difficult. When i put her in there, she freaks out. She whines, barks and makes a ton of noise. I am wondering what i can do to help that, or is it just something she grows out of?
I tried putting food and water in there in the past, but she knocked them over.
I might try putting them at the back of the kennel to see if she wont hit them over. Tons of toys and things to chew on are in her kennel and she will occasionally go in there during the day to get things out.
Also, in terms of punishment. If she is naughty, i dont want to put her in her kennel, because i dont want her to think of that as a punishment place. Any suggestion on a "time out" location?
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