Hello Puppy Fear Period!

I have often wondered what our dogs hear when we have our TV on-- I have a sonic device that emits high frequency sound as a deterrent to baking-- I use it to discourage dogs that come at us when I walk my dogs but of course mu pups also really react to it-- I can't hear a thing and so yeah we live in a very different world than our dogs do sensory wise- sound-temp-colors- and a biggie... smells. We share their space and some of their world but who knows what we are missing??? Our dogs often going into a barking frenzy and rush the sliding glass doors to the outside and I see nothing there...who knows what they see/hear/smell?? Some cars drive them nuts to, others no response.. different worlds wrapped into a common space.

 

I so completely understand your frustration!!! I don't recall Oberon being nearly this difficult to train. In retrospect he was the perfect puppy, although I'm sure I'm not remembering a lot of stuff and whitewashing some too. We're still working with Oreo on toileting -- he just doesn't seem to "get it". We keep trying, but then get waylaid in our plans for whatever reason (vacation, my illness, etc.). I guess we'll just keep at it (sigh). Other than that he's doing better -- he doesn't chew on everything (just most things). He's always been very attached so that's not an issue.

The best news doggie-wise is that he and Oberon are actually playing together!! I guess Oberon has accepted that Oreo's not going anywhere so they may as well have some fun. Of course most of their games are dominance ones, but whatever. Oreo at 7.5 months is almost as big as Oberon so I'm sure that helps the dynamic. And since one of our motivations for getting a second dog was so Oberon would have someone to play with which would hopefully keep him active and "younger", mission accomplished!

 

Cindy sounds to me like that is bonding--- progress in progress...