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HELP: new puppy "ignoring" my 10-year-old son!
Hi all!!
My son and I are the happy owners of a 4-month-old, male puppy (3/4 bijon frise and 1/4 poodle)... I feel thirty years younger and have never been in such heaven while the rest of my world can simply wait, thank you very much!... (perhaps I'm turning into Nero, fiddling in the flames with my roly-poly little white pile of puppy at my side...) "Bingo" has been with us less than 24 hours. There is a problem. I work out of my home, I went to pick up the puppy yesterday morning, and my son was in school all day yesterday... I bet you already get the picture (yes, I know, you already read the message headline...) Eric **absolutely couldn't wait** for Bingo. The irony of it all is, I was less hurried than Eric to get a family pet. Eric has *observed* that Bingo tends to "go to Granddaddy" more, but has yet to articulate that he feels snubbed. I see a real problem developing here. Bingo is my happy little shadow, and that doesn't matter whether or not Eric is also on the sidelines. If this continues, very soon Eric will feel marginalized by the little love he has patiently waited so long for. What should I do? I have to keep working out of my home, and I'm not about to start home-schooling!! Thanks for your help... namaste! Paul, Eric and Bingo |
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24 hours is an awfully short time to see a problem developing. The
puppy is probably tired and overwhelmed; that's all. Bingo hardly knows what's going on. I recommend a beginning training class that you all attend. Your son and you will both learn the right ways to interact with Bingo, and Bingo will start interacting with both of you. --Lia Paul Bennett wrote: Hi all!! My son and I are the happy owners of a 4-month-old, male puppy (3/4 bijon frise and 1/4 poodle)... I feel thirty years younger and have never been in such heaven while the rest of my world can simply wait, thank you very much!... (perhaps I'm turning into Nero, fiddling in the flames with my roly-poly little white pile of puppy at my side...) "Bingo" has been with us less than 24 hours. There is a problem. I work out of my home, I went to pick up the puppy yesterday morning, and my son was in school all day yesterday... I bet you already get the picture (yes, I know, you already read the message headline...) Eric **absolutely couldn't wait** for Bingo. The irony of it all is, I was less hurried than Eric to get a family pet. Eric has *observed* that Bingo tends to "go to Granddaddy" more, but has yet to articulate that he feels snubbed. I see a real problem developing here. Bingo is my happy little shadow, and that doesn't matter whether or not Eric is also on the sidelines. If this continues, very soon Eric will feel marginalized by the little love he has patiently waited so long for. What should I do? I have to keep working out of my home, and I'm not about to start home-schooling!! Thanks for your help... namaste! Paul, Eric and Bingo |
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(Paul Bennett) wrote:
What should I do? I have to keep working out of my home, and I'm not about to start home-schooling!! Let your son take over as much Bingo's care as possible. Have him feed the dog, take him out, etc. Most important, I'd have Eric take him to a puppy class. Even better if you could go with them, but let Eric do the handling. Bingo is reaching the end of his critical socialization period, so a class would help a lot with getting him exposed to strange people and strange dogs. So choose one that has puppy play/socialization as part of the curriculum. Let us know how it goes. --- Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com It's A Dog's Life http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html Get Healthy, Build Your Immune System, Lose Weight http://www.re-vita.net/dfrntdrums |
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"Paul Bennett" wrote in message om... | Hi all!! | | My son and I are the happy owners of a 4-month-old, male puppy (3/4 | bijon frise and 1/4 poodle)... I feel thirty years younger and have | never been in such heaven while the rest of my world can simply wait, | thank you very much!... (perhaps I'm turning into Nero, fiddling in | the flames with my roly-poly little white pile of puppy at my side...) | | "Bingo" has been with us less than 24 hours. There is a problem. I | work out of my home, I went to pick up the puppy yesterday morning, | and my son was in school all day yesterday... I bet you already get | the picture (yes, I know, you already read the message headline...) | | Eric **absolutely couldn't wait** for Bingo. The irony of it all is, | I was less hurried than Eric to get a family pet. Eric has *observed* | that Bingo tends to "go to Granddaddy" more, but has yet to articulate | that he feels snubbed. | | I see a real problem developing here. Bingo is my happy little | shadow, and that doesn't matter whether or not Eric is also on the | sidelines. | | If this continues, very soon Eric will feel marginalized by the little | love he has patiently waited so long for. | | What should I do? I have to keep working out of my home, and I'm not | about to start home-schooling!! | | Thanks for your help... namaste! | | Paul, Eric and Bingo Paul, its pretty typical for the dog to love the head of the household the most. And you haven't exactly chosen a dog whose breeds demonstrate a great love for children. You cannot MAKE Bingo pay more attention to you than Eric, but you can make Eric the keeper of some of the most important resources in Bingo's life. Could Eric feed Bingo? Be in charge of which toys Bingo gets to play with today (the others should be stashed away)? Is Eric old enough to take Bingo to training class? |
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Our pup totally ignored or ran away from my husband for the first 3 weeks we
had him (the pup not the husband ;-) He stuck to me like glue. My husband, who gets up early, then then took over the feeding as well as the morning "constitutional". That did the trick and now they both enjoy their early morning time together (and I get to sleep in a little). "Paul Bennett" wrote in message om... Hi all!! My son and I are the happy owners of a 4-month-old, male puppy (3/4 bijon frise and 1/4 poodle)... I feel thirty years younger and have never been in such heaven while the rest of my world can simply wait, thank you very much!... (perhaps I'm turning into Nero, fiddling in the flames with my roly-poly little white pile of puppy at my side...) "Bingo" has been with us less than 24 hours. There is a problem. I work out of my home, I went to pick up the puppy yesterday morning, and my son was in school all day yesterday... I bet you already get the picture (yes, I know, you already read the message headline...) Eric **absolutely couldn't wait** for Bingo. The irony of it all is, I was less hurried than Eric to get a family pet. Eric has *observed* that Bingo tends to "go to Granddaddy" more, but has yet to articulate that he feels snubbed. I see a real problem developing here. Bingo is my happy little shadow, and that doesn't matter whether or not Eric is also on the sidelines. If this continues, very soon Eric will feel marginalized by the little love he has patiently waited so long for. What should I do? I have to keep working out of my home, and I'm not about to start home-schooling!! Thanks for your help... namaste! Paul, Eric and Bingo |
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