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Old February 4th 05, 05:40 PM
bloomridgie
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Default 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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Old February 4th 05, 06:24 PM
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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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Old February 4th 05, 07:15 PM
Janet B
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On 4 Feb 2005 08:40:25 -0800, "bloomridgie"
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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.



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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
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Old February 4th 05, 10:53 PM
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"bloomridgie" wrote in message
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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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Old February 7th 05, 03:41 AM
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"bloomridgie" wrote in message
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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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