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Post by twoboyzmom on Apr 21, 2016 22:14:37 GMT
***cant edit title for some reason!**Bella is 8.5 months, been with us a week. She is doing better and adjusting well.one thing though, it's a chore to get her outside! She doesn't come when you call her yet and when you open the door she will go the other way. Resulting in someone having to pick her up (and she's not light!)
Any tips??
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 21, 2016 22:16:16 GMT
Can you leash her before you walk out? A week isn't very long for a dog who might be scared or just doesn't know what to do.
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Post by BeckyTech on Apr 21, 2016 22:26:52 GMT
An animal behaviorist told me that the reason some dogs don't like to play fetch is that chasing the ball takes them away from you. Maybe your dog is reluctant to go outside as it takes her away from you. You've only had her a week, she is probably a Velcro dog at this point and doesn't want to leave your side. That is common for the first several weeks of adopting shelter dogs.
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Post by twoboyzmom on Apr 21, 2016 22:31:59 GMT
She wasn't from a shelter , we took her from another home (the breeder) she was with other dogs there so not sure if that's part of it
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 21, 2016 22:49:37 GMT
Do you walk out with her or just open the door and have her go outside on her own?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 22:57:39 GMT
When we first picked up our rescue, she wouldn't even come out of the crate. After the kids left for school, I opened the door to her crate, sat on the floor and just rolled a ball back and fourth. After a while, she came out on her own and ran right up to me wagging her tail. When it came time to walking her on a leash, we literally had to pull and tug to get her used to going out and actually walking on a leash. Took a week, but she finally "got" it and started looking forward to walks.
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Post by twoboyzmom on Apr 21, 2016 22:59:47 GMT
We call her name and whistle, we also go out the door and call to her...sometimes she walk up to the door and when you step towards her she will run away. We are just starting to work on leash/harness. Weird thing is once she's out she loves to be out.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 23:05:01 GMT
Is it the door/threshold that spooks her?
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Post by mollycoddle on Apr 21, 2016 23:08:34 GMT
Leash her before she's out, and praise he when she does her business. And pick out a name for doing her business,and use it with her. Often. She will eventually get what that means. Give her a treat after if she does her business,and say something like "Good girl! You did your business!"
It takes awhile, but they begin to understand what you want..
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 21, 2016 23:10:42 GMT
I would keep working with the leash/harness. One thing I wish we would have done with our dogs would have been to train them to only do their business in one small part of the yard. It would have made life SO much easier in the long run!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 23:13:15 GMT
She wasn't from a shelter , we took her from another home (the breeder) she was with other dogs there so not sure if that's part of it any specific reason why they kept her till that age? I'd be a bit suspicious that she had been sold once and returned so you are essence getting a "rescue" It just happened to be the breeder that intervened. She has 8 months of living you really know nothing about her experiences.. what she has been conditioned to accept/expect or been subjected to in terms of abuse/misuse. But, dogs can be wary of any object for any reason. Maybe she has been punished for going out a door that looks like your door so she is afraid to go out it. Or had a door slam on her tail. Or you are tying to get her to go out of the door on the "wrong" side of a house (as in, we took our first dog outside going only through the back door on the west side of the house. When we moved the back door was on a south side.. she was confused by the change in direction for going out) Just be patient, gentle and keep LOADS of treats in your pocket so obedience is ALWAYS rewarded. |
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Post by twoboyzmom on Apr 21, 2016 23:15:46 GMT
She wasnt returned. She was raised by them with some of her siblings and parents to be bred. We have lost 2 dogs in the last year (same breed and only one we will own) when we called the breeder we got our last one from he said he has a litter due in June but if we wanted one now we could on essence foster one of the females...but with this breed u fall in love so quick we are pretty sure she will always remain with us
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