[Brandi]

I feel like im about to pull out my hair.
the chewing on us is getting a bit out of hand.. we say "NO BITE" but nothing he just barks at us.. if we ignore  him then he lundges at us and bites us. he is constantly barking at us.. hiding under the table and growling. we give him lots of attention and play time.. even outside time off the lesh.

the potty training is coming alone.. we still have accidents in the house  here and there.. mainly my fault .. i feel that if a puppy this age "goes" inside then its my fault for the lack of suppervion but he is starting to go to the back door and paw it to go out. i tried the bell but he chewed it up.. YEah he chewed a metal bell.. he is a chew machine.

ive started doing "TIME OUT" by putting him on lesh in the kitchen.. the time out in crate didnt work even tried time out in crate in an upstairs room and he just dont care to do that.. it got to where id say "harley time out" and he would go to his crate and lay down no problem.

sooooo we are doing time out on lesh where he can see us but cant play with the kids.. HE HHHHHAAAATTTTEEEESSS IT. im gonna post a link for you all to see his "time out" video. its cute .. but loud. lol


mainly i can deal with the chewing but the barking at us, and when he is in his "mood" where he isnt getting what he wants then he backs away from us when we go to pet him or to pick him up...we have never hit harley or smacked him.. but its like he gets a little afraid of us for a few seconds.. it only last no more than a minute.. but it has me concerned...and of course the "talking back" and if it isnt what harley wants then you better have a bottle of asprin close by. .. somtimmes i feel like im going crazy.


anyways soor this is so long.. i just needed to vent about it all.. here is harleys video.. "TIME OUT"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WwnjjlguyyQ


and here is the link to all harley and my video's

http://youtube.com/profile?user=harleyandkids

 

[Brandi]

halrey is now 12 weeks old.. ive been doing the training myself here at home with a friend of mine for advice who trains dogs for a living. its going okay..

harley just wants it all HIS WAY. but he did wonderful today with time out in the kitchen on lesh...so im going to continue that as well.
and as far as time out in crate i have 2 seperate crates for him... an open crate for his safe place.. and a travel crate used for time out.

but yeah he has began to paw the door and if i dont let him out right then he will actually jump at the door and body slam it.. its soooo cute.. ill catch a video of that as soon as i can. but when he is in trouble he will pee by the back door then come and get me to show me.

harley is by far the easiest potty trained dog ive ever had. and we havent really used the crate that much..  just when we are away from home or sleeping.

 

[Brandi]

im very stern with harley when i say no.. and yes ive turned my back on him.. he is just a big kid.. reminds me of my daughters terrible 2's

 

[Brandi]

well just when i think things are bad.. they turn sooo much better.. harley finally did what i wanted him to do.. he was playing with me and went to bite me.. he actually bit to hard and it hurt 8O so i let out a VERY loud YELP. like a hurt puppy.. then went and sit on the couch.. he came over to me and laid his head on my leg and licked me after a few moments of sitting very still..he looked like he didnt know what to do.. but has NOT done it since.. and has actually followed me around for 2 hours now... went to the back door and pawed it...went out to potty without a lesh and straight back indoors... and is laying at me feet sleeping now. while in on here

so maybe i FINALLY found somthing that will work

here is a pic of him at my feet on the computer shelf.. (he is almost to  big to lay there..lol)

 

[Brandi]

yeah the pawing at the door started about a week ago i had all the doors open and screen's locked and kept hearing something when i turned to look he was pawing and jumping at the door..

i opened it and he went out .. did his business and then came back inside. and since then i just kinda stuck.. but i do have problems if we are not in the same room as the back door and we are not paying attention then he will potty inside.. but 90%..of the time he goes to the door to potty.. or simply holds it.. and sometimes will bark at us and just stare..

its really amazing at this age. we are soooo proud of him

the worst is of a night.. he seems to be scared of the dark.. or the rain or cold.

 

[Brandi]

he was 9 weeks when i got him.. he was born on sept 1st so that makes him approx 12 weeks

now dont get me wrong he is by far a housebroken puppy.. when we brought him home he pee'd/pooped everywhere..
its just been in the last week that he started wanting to go outdoors.

i also have hard floors throughout my home.. and i mix that liquid thats suposed to stop your dog from going in a certin place.. in with my mop water. so that could be the thing with harley.. not sure

 

[Brandi]

im in corbin ky... sorry ive not been on here much.. my daughter was sick with pnewmonia and then i had to have surgery

harley is doing better although i feel awful when i had surgery monday .. i had no one to sit with him and he was in crate all day long.. he was such a good boy though... and sooooooo happy to get to run around.. i took him for a walk dispite my pain... *blush*