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I'm not used to puppies very much, in fact most of my pets showed no affection and so I'm confused whether these are normal puppy behavior.
1. Our puppy, Windsor, is 8-weeks old and he follows us everywhere, from room to room in the house. Well he seems to like plopping down on my feet, be it doing the dishes or if I stand still for a second. He'll just come and plop down. Well I've been trying to potty train him but when I take him outside, he just plops at my feet. When I walk away he whines for a second, walks up to me, and plops down at my feet again. This might go on for about 10-15 minutes. When I take him inside he pees on the carpet. He hates being alone. Is this natural puppy behavior or not? Should I prolong the amount of time out there?
2. Crate training. . .where do I begin. Imagine walking up to a Boeing 777, putting your ear up against the engine and yelling "let her rip!". It goes from a whimper, whine, barking, and then a full blown squealing in about 5 seconds. I tried using treats. . .he cares little for treats. I tried putting his food or water bowl in the crate. We tried lovingly coaxing him into the crate. Just horrendous resistance. Soooo is this out of the question? Is this something to be expected?
3. I'm getting mixed signals. I understand he has little to no control of his "exhaust" parts, but he likes to poop in the exact same place. Problem is, he doesn't sniff around. He just walks and BAM! Little poops on the carpet. What do I do as this is happening? Do I grab him and run to the door? It seems that there will be little use to run out there when he is empty. I've actually picked him up while he is doing the business and ended up with a trail of poop leading to my backyard, as opposed to just a little pile. Somewhat funny now that I look back on it.
I know accidents will happen inside the house, but it's not like I don't take him outside. Do I have to wait till he is more mature to expect results? At this point I'm not at all frustrated, he is just a puppy and puppies will do puppy things. I'm just. . .puzzled. It's 2:22AM and I'm on the couch instead of bed. He seems to get up every so often to look around and make sure I'm here. If I get up and go to bed, he'll pee+poop, and then come find me in bed and whimper a bit.
*sigh* if he wasn't such a fun little guy. . .
Any info is great, even if it's to tell me I'm doing something wrong, so I can fix it.
1. Our puppy, Windsor, is 8-weeks old and he follows us everywhere, from room to room in the house. Well he seems to like plopping down on my feet, be it doing the dishes or if I stand still for a second. He'll just come and plop down. Well I've been trying to potty train him but when I take him outside, he just plops at my feet. When I walk away he whines for a second, walks up to me, and plops down at my feet again. This might go on for about 10-15 minutes. When I take him inside he pees on the carpet. He hates being alone. Is this natural puppy behavior or not? Should I prolong the amount of time out there?
2. Crate training. . .where do I begin. Imagine walking up to a Boeing 777, putting your ear up against the engine and yelling "let her rip!". It goes from a whimper, whine, barking, and then a full blown squealing in about 5 seconds. I tried using treats. . .he cares little for treats. I tried putting his food or water bowl in the crate. We tried lovingly coaxing him into the crate. Just horrendous resistance. Soooo is this out of the question? Is this something to be expected?
3. I'm getting mixed signals. I understand he has little to no control of his "exhaust" parts, but he likes to poop in the exact same place. Problem is, he doesn't sniff around. He just walks and BAM! Little poops on the carpet. What do I do as this is happening? Do I grab him and run to the door? It seems that there will be little use to run out there when he is empty. I've actually picked him up while he is doing the business and ended up with a trail of poop leading to my backyard, as opposed to just a little pile. Somewhat funny now that I look back on it.
I know accidents will happen inside the house, but it's not like I don't take him outside. Do I have to wait till he is more mature to expect results? At this point I'm not at all frustrated, he is just a puppy and puppies will do puppy things. I'm just. . .puzzled. It's 2:22AM and I'm on the couch instead of bed. He seems to get up every so often to look around and make sure I'm here. If I get up and go to bed, he'll pee+poop, and then come find me in bed and whimper a bit.
*sigh* if he wasn't such a fun little guy. . .
Any info is great, even if it's to tell me I'm doing something wrong, so I can fix it.