Susie H
Well-Known Member
The thing you have to remember is that although our pooches look nothing like a wolf genetically they are very close and behavior is hard wired into their genes.
So for a puppy the worst thing that can happen is to be separated from the pack, in the wild this would mean they would become a tasty snack for anything bigger then them.
So, you work from home and need your clients to have your time without either of you being clambered all over by Tilly. A crate out of the way, but where she can see and hear you is a very good solution. Then when you are finished with a client, she can be rewarded, play time with you for example.
Also at night, as I said mine was in our room, even when we had the GSD's they slept in the hall out side our room, this was so they could hear us and didn't panic, as they got older and less likely to chew our dogs had the whole house to roam in.
Remember, even though she is little, she is still a dog and she will enjoy a bone, the same as a big dog, in fact thats a good way to get her to enjoy her crate time while you have a client, by the time she's got board of her bone you'll probebly be finished with the client:lol:
I spent 6 years working in a animal shelter, mostly sorting out behaviral problems. The best way to make her feel secure is for her to know that you are her pack leader right from the begining. That doesn't mean beating up on her it means making sure that what you say is what you mean, inspite of her puppy dog eyes and wagging tail:green:
As others have said, puppy training classes are a must, you will both get so much out of that and the absolute must is insurance.
My last GSD would have cost me £9000 before his first birthday.
Ours was with the kennel club and I think its still one of the best out there.
Hope this helps:hug:
So for a puppy the worst thing that can happen is to be separated from the pack, in the wild this would mean they would become a tasty snack for anything bigger then them.
So, you work from home and need your clients to have your time without either of you being clambered all over by Tilly. A crate out of the way, but where she can see and hear you is a very good solution. Then when you are finished with a client, she can be rewarded, play time with you for example.
Also at night, as I said mine was in our room, even when we had the GSD's they slept in the hall out side our room, this was so they could hear us and didn't panic, as they got older and less likely to chew our dogs had the whole house to roam in.
Remember, even though she is little, she is still a dog and she will enjoy a bone, the same as a big dog, in fact thats a good way to get her to enjoy her crate time while you have a client, by the time she's got board of her bone you'll probebly be finished with the client:lol:
I spent 6 years working in a animal shelter, mostly sorting out behaviral problems. The best way to make her feel secure is for her to know that you are her pack leader right from the begining. That doesn't mean beating up on her it means making sure that what you say is what you mean, inspite of her puppy dog eyes and wagging tail:green:
As others have said, puppy training classes are a must, you will both get so much out of that and the absolute must is insurance.
My last GSD would have cost me £9000 before his first birthday.
Ours was with the kennel club and I think its still one of the best out there.
Hope this helps:hug:
