My new dog

I was not happy with the trainer that my trainer is training. She sat in front of my puppy, fed her treats, and tried to get her to perform. Bella just got more and more excited which I am trying to avoid doing. Plus this beginning trainer gave Bella a couple commands that we are not working on and they were the wrong commands for what she was asking her to do. Duh

I immediately told her to stop that. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Then, I sent the trainer a message that she has to control this young lady. The trainee trainer spent no time with the bigger puppy.

Now that I have the floor cleaned where I keep the puppy pen, I reset it up, to have it ready for Bella this morning. Last night she slept from midnight to 4 in the morning because I didn’t wake up till four. Her crate was dry and she made it outside without an accident. YAY.

Took her out at 6, as usual, pee, poop, treat, and then to the puppy pen while I sat close by and watched her. I’ve decided this is necessary for the potty training. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Besides it’s fun to watch her play. Fifteen minutes into play, she stopped.

I missed this clue before. When she stops playing I figure she tired as she plays so hard. Nope, she is ready to potty, again. Leash her up, always hard due to her excitement level, and out we go. She pees, eats her treat, and heads indoors.

Take her in, she plays for 5 minutes, and stops. Leash her up, take her out, she poops. Treat. 🤦🏻‍♀️ The trick is to get her to poop while she is outside peeing. Not sure how to accomplish this since I don’t want to be outside in the dark for that long in the early cold morning.
 

Back into the puppy pen. Do my morning walking, she whine, HUSH, she wants breakfast. Too bad, mom is busy. Finished walking I get her dish and fill it. I rattle the dish so she knows food is in it, let her out of the puppy pen, say crate and head for the crate.

I used to have to leash her up, but no longer. We get to the crate, it say crate again and bend down to put her dish in the corner as usual. She puts her hold self into the crate. YAY. This is what I’ve been wanting. She didn't try to reach in and eat half in, half out of crate. Plus she no longer tries to bite me as I latch the crate door.

Once breakfast is done, she either takes a nap or plays awake in her crate. Big dogs have to be contained after they eat because of the danger of bloat. From what I read little dogs have not been studied for bloat that much, but why take the chance? She should be good for an hour or two.
 
Well, she 10 weeks now and awake more 😳. Husband was working on his puzzle and I asked him to take her out to play fetch. He feels he is the fetch training expert and I have to admit he has me well trained as will you get me, 🙄. So.

Bella will now walk to the back door from her crate with me. She was unhappy to go out with just him so had to shove her out the door. He threw the balls, this time I reminded him to take treats, and when she brought a ball back and dropped it near him, she gets a treat.

After two rounds, she was done or he was. 😂. Whatever. She peed outside but no poop so back in the crate for a short nap, play with toys, whine, outside to pee, into puppy pen, 5 minutes later, outside to pee, back inside, puppy pen, 2 minutes later sniffing around, oh for the love of god, really? Yup, outside poop, then drink, then into crate.

While mom fetches all the poop. 🙃. Cause I am good at fetching. Then into the house, couple of sit training treat sessions and then the touch training. Bella-you mean I touch your hand, then you click, then I get a treat? Seriously? Yup, Bella has nailed this one. But I’ve forgotten what I was supposed to start next. 😂

Her royal highness, totally exhausted from peeing and pooping and eating treats is now fast asleep in her crate, napping. A puppy’s life is so hard. 😂
 
Bella spent 45 minutes playing quietly in her outdoor playpen. WOW, just, WOW. It’s a bright sunny day, the neighbors dogs are indoors, and I bet the sun felt good on her back. Then she went and sat quietly by the gate.

Took the balls outside a d she only brought one back although she chased most of them. She seemed tired and thirsty. Then she went potty, and, oh my gosh, she pooped. A milestone has passed.😂.

Then she went and sat by the door to go inside. Let her in, said Bella drink, a d she was off like a shot for her bowl but ran back to me, twice, as if to say not without you. I finally made it far enough and she hit the water bowl.

I got to her crate, said crate Bella, and again a milestone as she walked into her crate without me throwing a treat in first. Although once she was in I gave her treats. Now, if she would just stop biting 🙄; but I guess you can’t have all your wishes in one day. 😂

Still she is making progress, one puppy step at a time. 😍
 
Four pees and three poop trips later, Bella is finally able to play in her puppy pen. 🤦🏻‍♀️ She looks bigger to me today and a bit taller so she is growing. Her collar is tighter so I need to take it off and loosen it a bit.

She still tries to bite me, but I am either getting better at not getting nipped or she is nipping less, probably nipping less. Still tries to bit when putting leash on and off, and she bit hubs d yesterday when he was collections the balls after fetch.

Fetch training is going slower than I thought it would. Drop it is hit and miss. Goi g to phase out treats for peeing and starts treats for drop it. High value treat, all beef hot dog slivers. Yummy.
 
Pepper said:
A dog is such hard work! There are some days that unless I go for a hug I don't see my cats for hours except if they want something. It's cute to see them walk into a room together.

Anyway, Aneeda, wow.
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The big dogs were not so much work, I begin to see it’s a little dog thing-so much work. I seem to have no time for anything but the puppy. I also see that while the big dogs loved us, they were able to keep themselves busy doing other stuff.

This corgi personality wants to be with me ALL THE TIME, 😂, like a two year old clinging to moms skirts. Bella really LOVES me. The red heeler in her doesn’t not want to “cuddle or sit on my lap” the red heeler personality also always wants to be by it’s person.

She will make an excellent service dog, but getting her there is a challenge. I have trained every dog I have owned to a high standard, but compared to a lab or poodle, Bella is such a challenge and my age and medical condition is a factor as well.

Still, I notice my depression has lessen a great deal. 😂. I am just too busy to be depressed 😍
 
Aneedia,, r4eadign your post sometimes make me eager to get a pup.

Other times not so much.

When I had our female with pups,, can remember getting them into peck basket to haul out side for potty breaks.
Wasn't too bad when they were small,, 5 of them.

Once they could walk it was rush to get them into basket & out the door.
Usually walk half way to door, had to stop pick up one or 2.
By then another one was out.
 
Sliverfox said:
O,, that is so cute, all tuckered out.

Makes me miss having a dog.:cry:🧑‍🦰
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I miss having a dog, when I don’t have one, and apparently can’t live without one and won’t. But this time i got the the dog I wanted, not what he wanted so I have no one to blame but myself for all the hard work 😂. He helps very little and I must ask. 🤦🏻‍♀️ But that’s fine.

If you can manage a dog, I think you should get one. Read up on the breeds you are interested and choose the one you think would work best. Even if Bella cannot be a service dog, but just a pet; I can see she will be the right pet for me. I might have got a very small toy poodle if not for my husband who would kick and step on it cause he is too heavy to see over his belly.

I have warned him he had better be very careful around Bella.

The trainer confirmed she has a red heeler coat so much less shedding than if I had got the more corgi mixed puppy which is great. The coat is double coated, short hair, and so far no shedding at all. That will change, but it’s nice now.

She is playing in the outdoor play pen as I write this, so nice, as I can get stuff done inside without having to potty her every five seconds 😂
 
Tweaked my back, ugh, so husband has to potty Bella while I sit on heating pad. Now that she will play outside, and potty, it is a bit easier.

Got haircuts and Bella came along. She “alerts” to any high pitched sounds which is great. Hopefully when the time comes for specialization training she will do well. Took her to the hair saloon with us. No problems, he had to hold her when my turn came and she was not bother by the drier blowing hair all over her, or any of the sounds.

She went outside, but she is not potty trained so we can not put her down inside stores. Weighted her at Petsmart. She weights 10 pounds, fat little girl, 😂, fits right in with the rest of the family.

Tomorrow I will try and get a new picture of her. Both her ears are now standing up 😍 so cute.
 
Aneeda72 said:
I was not happy with the trainer that my trainer is training. She sat in front of my puppy, fed her treats, and tried to get her to perform. Bella just got more and more excited which I am trying to avoid doing. Plus this beginning trainer gave Bella a couple commands that we are not working on and they were the wrong commands for what she was asking her to do. Duh
I immediately told her to stop that. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Then, I sent the trainer a message that she has to control this young lady. The trainee trainer spent no time with the bigger puppy.

Now that I have the floor cleaned where I keep the puppy pen, I reset it up, to have it ready for Bella this morning. Last night she slept from midnight to 4 in the morning because I didn’t wake up till four. Her crate was dry and she made it outside without an accident. YAY.

Took her out at 6, as usual, pee, poop, treat, and then to the puppy pen while I sat close by and watched her. I’ve decided this is necessary for the potty training. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Besides it’s fun to watch her play. Fifteen minutes into play, she stopped.

I missed this clue before. When she stops playing I figure she tired as she plays so hard. Nope, she is ready to potty, again. Leash her up, always hard due to her excitement level, and out we go. She pees, eats her treat, and heads indoors.

Take her in, she plays for 5 minutes, and stops. Leash her up, take her out, she poops. Treat. 🤦🏻‍♀️ The trick is to get her to poop while she is outside peeing. Not sure how to accomplish this since I don’t want to be outside in the dark for that long in the early cold morning.
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Aneeda........great progress.
Not all trainers are good for all dogs....sometimes you have to search for the right fit....if she/he finds resistance....should be trying different techniques.
I know every puppy is different ......i've never taken a puppy out in the middle of the nite.....unless they weren't feeling well for whatever reason.......always took the them out at their bedtime, 9:30 - 10:00. that's it till morning, which is early, because i'm up early, around 5 - 5:30.
Micki had a spell of diarrhea once, she wimpered if she needed out during the nite, everyone always slept in the same room i did so i could hear them if they had troubles.
Believe it or not.......knock on wood, have never had a pee or poo accident in their crate.
I don't presume to be an expert......far from it......

Keep up the good work for Mom, Bella.
 
@MickaC Bella might make it though the night but since mom can’t 😂, I might as well take her out. I open the front door, hold on to the leash, and she goes pee on the bark. So, no big deal, except now I get to go in the bathroom first 😁. Great that your dogs made it through the night, wish I could.

I always wake up at 4am, we 😂potty again, and if I can I go back to sleep, she always goes back to sleep. At 6:30 I put her in the outside pen with her breakfast so she can play, and potty. I am not so worried about the bloat issue cause I’ve notice in the morning she plays quieter outside than she would in.

I think the indoor pen will go away soon as the outdoors is better. Once I take her out of the outdoor pen we walk around the yard, make sure she, pottys, and then I think I will try letting her run around the house again. Putting a gate across my bedroom doorway as I took off the door.

We are working on drop it, leave it, and take it, while I try not to get bit. These commands will take a while, it seems. She is getting better about the bitting except when is is really excited, and she is really exciting a lot 😂. But we are making progress.

I wish there was someone who had a puppy she could play with, 🤦🏻‍♀️, but I am not getting a second puppy. Nope! I have to keep telling myself this-no second puppy!!!
 
Well, Bella is not ready for freedom in the house. The water you see on the picture is from her spilled water bowl. Her level of excitement is still to great. She is getting drop it, though. I will start using other toys as well for this command.

She would play tug of war, then drop the toys without command, and come and sit for a treat 😂. She does love her treats. Then she is too excited to do leave it and take it. Plus too excited for the touch command which became teeth instead of nose. Tug of war will have to be done at a whole separate time. It is starting to rain and snow outside.

Bella is in her crate after playing for an hour and half and went right to sleep. Since she put my whole thumb in her mouth, during touch it, I am happy to still have all my thumb. 🤦🏻‍♀️23732252-745B-4B03-B2A5-5D3EE8E209E1.jpeg
 

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