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Yikes...yesterday I started putting Indy in time out(he's 13 weeks old yesterday) whenever he showed aggression... just a few minutes in the half bath down here...the first two times he completely freaked out...pooped everywhere....but, after that he calmed down and would just whine some...my concern is that I am trying to show very clearly who the leader is...but, I am realizing how OFTEN he was behaving as if that were his position...I wasn't aware of it...I knew that he was being mouthy...but, not how often until I learned that it was aggression...now it seems as if I am having to put him in there for time out a LOT...and this morning, both dogs started peeing in the house again...Mic peed on the couch while I was putting INdy's eye drops in...it almost seemed like a protest...I have taken great care to be very matter of fact about it all...not behaving big and scary or loud at all...just "no!" and time out...I know he's making the connection...but, is this just a resistance because it's been let go, or am I doing something wrong??? And, what else can I be doing to make this clear, besides putting him in time out...I certainly want to get the message across that I am the leader BEFORE he gets any bigger...
Help! Thanks!
Yikes...yesterday I started putting Indy in time out(he's 13 weeks old yesterday) whenever he showed aggression... just a few minutes in the half bath down here...the first two times he completely freaked out...pooped everywhere....but, after that he calmed down and would just whine some...my concern is that I am trying to show very clearly who the leader is...but, I am realizing how OFTEN he was behaving as if that were his position...I wasn't aware of it...I knew that he was being mouthy...but, not how often until I learned that it was aggression...now it seems as if I am having to put him in there for time out a LOT...and this morning, both dogs started peeing in the house again...Mic peed on the couch while I was putting INdy's eye drops in...it almost seemed like a protest...I have taken great care to be very matter of fact about it all...not behaving big and scary or loud at all...just "no!" and time out...I know he's making the connection...but, is this just a resistance because it's been let go, or am I doing something wrong??? And, what else can I be doing to make this clear, besides putting him in time out...I certainly want to get the message across that I am the leader BEFORE he gets any bigger...
Help! Thanks!