So I taught Piper to speak last Saturday! Woo Hoo!!! Go me. I actually taught her in about 5 minutes, after I had a few glasses of wine. I was amazed at how quickly she learned it. So she does it on command now..
BUT - now it seems that a puppy who at one time was not very vocal...is now REALLY vocal. She seems to bark alot now - espeically when she is playing. When she does it, we give her the quiet command or ignore her, and that seems to work. The problem is that she is now whining a lot too. I notice it when she is just laying there, she will whine. Sometimes she does it when she plays too, and other times she will do it to get our attention. Either way, it seems like she has really be doing it alot since Saturday when I taught her to speak. Is she just throwing a temper tantrum? She is 4 1/2 months now..
Maybe its just a coicidence? She doesnt appear to be in any sort of pain and acts like she is in good spirits, but I dont know whats up with the whining and barking all the sudden. Did I create a monster???
BUT - now it seems that a puppy who at one time was not very vocal...is now REALLY vocal. She seems to bark alot now - espeically when she is playing. When she does it, we give her the quiet command or ignore her, and that seems to work. The problem is that she is now whining a lot too. I notice it when she is just laying there, she will whine. Sometimes she does it when she plays too, and other times she will do it to get our attention. Either way, it seems like she has really be doing it alot since Saturday when I taught her to speak. Is she just throwing a temper tantrum? She is 4 1/2 months now..
Maybe its just a coicidence? She doesnt appear to be in any sort of pain and acts like she is in good spirits, but I dont know whats up with the whining and barking all the sudden. Did I create a monster???