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Jamie Berlin
Mar 18, 08 - 5:23 AM |
Will my TT ever calm down???? Also Ice Cubes and White Things.....
Hello, new here, i have a 8-9 month old male TT. He was by far the smallest of the all the puppies but now he has over grown his bro's and sisters. He is good fun, but he goes crazy at times. Running around the house just wanting to play, barking, biting, im sure he thinks the biting is playing but not to us it doesnt! We do talk him on daily walks, letting him off the lead, sometimes he comes back, sometimes he doesnt! We took him to doggie school to intergrate him with others, he has shown he can learn but he appears to be very slow picking up certain things, the main problem however is when he is fully awake and energetic at home, normally in the evening when he has his crazy periods. Any advice there????? On a seperate issue... we have an ice machine from our fridge, one day he heard the noise and came over to the fridge, i gave him an ice cube and now he is addicted. If he wont come back all i have to do is push for an ice cube and the noise will attract him back. He pushes them along the floor and eats them, addicted to them. A second thing... the dog seems to pounce, every time he sees a white tissue. I spoke to someone else and their dog did this to white socks. Is it anything white they like, i could make the link back to snow in the tibetan region! Any help please, thanks |
lexie672
Mar 18th, 2008 - 6:01 AM |
Re: Will my TT ever calm down???? Also Ice Cubes and White Things.....
Hi, We have a 14 month male TT - and he was a VERY active pup!! He was always wanting to play, and would play bite alot... we remained firm and constant when he did this saying 'no biting'.... he also run away when we were out on walks, and only came back if we had treats - it really began to get disheartening... BUT.... We remained constant with our commands, took him to training, and our trainer told us to imagine he was a stroppy teenager - and to remain firm!!! Well we did this and.... HE HAS CALMED DOWN!!!! He is beginning to be quite a wise, happy, well behaved dog! We take him for walks and he always comes back (sometimes takes a while if there is another dog playing with him!) and he still has his moments of madness in the house, but as soon as we say 'no biting' he starts to lick us instead! I know its hard, and sometimes it feels like you are banging your head against a brick wall - but stay consistent, and remember he's still only a baby - stay strong, keep the commands coming, with lots of praise when he is a star, and he will reward you with it - we found the Victoria Stilwell book good, and also 'The Dog Whisperer'.. some sound advice in there! Hope this helps... by the way, our dog LOVES ice cubes too!!!! x |
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lexie672
Mar 26th, 2008 - 2:08 PM |
Re: Will my TT ever calm down???? Also Ice Cubes and White Things.....
Hiya again, I was talking to my husband about your post when we were out walking Emmet and he told me that he also really clamped down on Emmet listening to us when we gave commands - for example, if we just asked him to 'come' to us for a cuddle when we were all in the lounge, and Emmet didnt, we didnt really do anything about it, the moment passed and we carried on regardless as it wasnt really important! So when Emmet hit the 'i'm naughty stage' we really clamped down on that and made him come, and gave him loads of reward - and told him off if he didnt. My husband said that this really made a difference, as he started to listen to us much more, and put us more in control. Anyway, thought that might help! Hope things improve, I am sure they will.. 
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Laura
Mar 27th, 2008 - 1:39 PM |
Re: Will my TT ever calm down???? Also Ice Cubes and White Things.....
This sounds so familiar. We have a now 2 yr old male TT. And he was exactly the same. He barked constantly, wouldnt recall, was mad about the house and the play biting was awful but... It does get better, we stayed firm through the teenage stage and now i have a true gentleman that I wouldnt change for the world. With the recall I swapped him to a wistle and that has been brilliant. Some times you can corupt comands without realising. just wistle and treat on return and build up the distance. The wistle is also good because the tone is always the same unlike your voice that can show stress, which little boys like to play on. Our loves ice and yours does and if he likes it as much as you say I think you should use it as a low fat training treat. Try not to shout when he is naughty about the house cause they just see it that yur playing. Ignore the bad habits as hard as that is and really reward the good. Stay firm and one day like us you will suddenly realise that you have a gentlman and your not sure when he arrived. PS. Kyba also loves anything white outside like yours (I am sure he thinks its snow) so anytime someone washes their car he is straight over to the bubbles but disapointed when he gets there. Good Luck and enjoy you will never have this stage again!!! |
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teri
Apr 2nd, 2008 - 3:01 PM |
Re: Will my TT ever calm down???? Also Ice Cubes and White Things.....
I'm new here too and it's great to hear other people are dealing with "energetic" TT's! Our 15 month old is non-stop in racing around, wanting to play, has a horrible habit of jumping up. . . One thing I did when he was about 11 months old was to get a regular tread mill. Despite long daily walks, running in the yard, he was still full of energy - especially in the evening. I carefully trained him to go on the treadmill - never left alone - and he LOVES it! He does about 30 minutes at a slow/moderate pace and it just takes the edge off. He still gets his walks, but when he gets the crazies, I say "want to mill?" and he races for the treadmill. |
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carol
Apr 15th, 2008 - 9:02 AM |
Re: Will my TT ever calm down???? Also Ice Cubes and White Things.....
hello, read with interest your letters on energetic TTs, and it is some comfort to know we're not on our own. Unfortunately, this is not a reply but a further question. Our TT is now 2 years - 1 month, and although docile and sleepy during the day, he goes mad at night - jumping on the furniture and pinching the cushions. To ignore is to rip the cushion or try to, and to reprimand is to commence a game of chase, then we have the back-chat. We keep hoping as he gets older, he'll settle more, but not as yet. Need- less to say, he does have his walks but the treadmill sounds like a good idea. Is he still classed as a juvenile at this age? Incidentally, he loves ice cubes, white tissues and torch beams. |
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