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Ridgeback puppy - Help with behavior
My husband and I have a 3 month old female Rhodesian Ridgeback who is
strong willed, stubborn, and very independent natured. We crate her, and she deficates in the crate. She still does not fully understand the concept of being house trained, and frequently urinates on about 10 feet from the door... knowing we are on the way outside. She does most of her business outside, but the urination in the kitchen is wearing thin. She is also demonstrating aggressive play behavior to me, however she is not as aggressive to my husband. The play includes biting hands, legs, toes, and anything she can grab. I am just looking for your thoughts, tips and survival help. |
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bloomridgie wrote:
My husband and I have a 3 month old female Rhodesian Ridgeback who is strong willed, stubborn, and very independent natured. Sounds about right for a RR. We crate her, For how long? At her age, it is unreasonable to expect her to hold it for more than 3 or 4 hours at a time. She still does not fully understand the concept of being house trained, Of course not. She's just a baby. It's like expecting a one year old human child to be perfectly potty trained. and frequently urinates on about 10 feet from the door... knowing we are on the way outside. How frequently do you take her out? Puppies don't have a whole lot of bladder control, and accidents are part and parcel of housebreaking. She does most of her business outside, Consider yourself lucky. Here is a really good write-up on potty training puppies: http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/pup-housetrain.pdf She is also demonstrating aggressive play behavior to me, however she is not as aggressive to my husband. The play includes biting hands, legs, toes, and anything she can grab. You are describing typical puppy behavior. Since they don't have hands, they use their mouths for exploring their environment and playing, and they need to be actively taught what appropriate behavior is. http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/pup-nip.pdf You might want to explore the training/behavior sections of that website. There is a wealth of information there. Suja |
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On 4 Feb 2005 08:40:25 -0800, "bloomridgie"
wrote: My husband and I have a 3 month old female Rhodesian Ridgeback who is strong willed, stubborn, and very independent natured. What did you expect from a RR? You need training (yes, YOU as well as the dog). Get the to classes or hire a private trainer, pronto. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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"bloomridgie" wrote in message oups.com... My husband and I have a 3 month old female Rhodesian Ridgeback who is strong willed, stubborn, and very independent natured. Typical RR! Is this something you did not want in your chosen breed? If not, the breeder did not do a good job of screening. In fact, I think strong willed, stubborn and very independent is in the standard. We crate her, and she deficates in the crate. She still does not fully understand the concept of being house trained, and frequently urinates on about 10 feet from the door... knowing we are on the way outside. She does most of her business outside, but the urination in the kitchen is wearing thin. I don't think this has anything to do with her breed. She's just a puppy. She is also demonstrating aggressive play behavior to me, however she is not as aggressive to my husband. The play includes biting hands, legs, toes, and anything she can grab. For those that do not own RRs, you do not understand the above statements;-) My first RR had me in tears with behavior such as above. The "biting" you describe is more like "riping and tearing", isn't it? Every evening she would get the zoomies; running and growling in large circles using the back of the couch as a spring board and biting anyone or anything that came close enough! We learned to just stand back and let her get it out of her system. It may not be true, but I have heard that RR puppy teeth are sharper than other puppies, but I believe it! Do all puppy teeth look like shark's teeth with the little ridges on either side? That is what I went through. Turning our back on her did not affect her. Leaving the room did not affect her. What we finally resorted to was a squirt bottle because everyone was bleeding and my kids did not want to be around her anymore! I am just looking for your thoughts, tips and survival help. This is very typical for RR puppies. My second one (like childbirth, I didn't learn and went through it again) was not nearly as bad, but probably because she had the adult RR to take her aggressions out on. If it helps, my Roxy has turned into a wonderfully sweet adult dog. She is not aggressive or dominant and gets along with all other dogs and people. But, this did not happen until she was over 2 years old. René |
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"bloomridgie" wrote in message oups.com... My husband and I have a 3 month old female Rhodesian Ridgeback who is strong willed, stubborn, and very independent natured. Yup, she's a Rhodesian Ridgeback. We crate her, and she deficates in the crate. She still does not fully understand the concept of being house trained, and frequently urinates on about 10 feet from the door... knowing we are on the way outside. She does most of her business outside, but the urination in the kitchen is wearing thin. She may or may not really _know_ you're on the way out. She also may not know that she is supposed to pee outside, or she may not be able to make it to the door. Try carrying her. 3mo (that is, 12wks) is still very, very young. She is also demonstrating aggressive play behavior to me, however she is not as aggressive to my husband. The play includes biting hands, legs, toes, and anything she can grab. Yup, she's a puppy. When she nips, squeal like she just killed a piglet, then get up and walk away. Remove your attention from her and the offending object(s). Saying "no" and staying there can lead to the puppy thinking it's a game. Obviously she understands that your DH doesn't appreciate this behavior but thinks she can get away with it with you. It may be the tone of his voice (his being naturally much lower) when he says "no". All in all, sounds like you have a typical puppy. I have a 10wk old Basenji myself so I know exactly what you're going through. Talk about independent and willful! Woowee! But I wouldn't trade it for anything. -Andrea Stone Saorsa Basenjis |
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