Recent content by Sean5033

It was hard for me to resist my pup crying for attention in it's cage. But it's tough love. the pup needs to learn that there are ways it can behave to get rewarded. Crying and screaming won't do it. Turn the TV up a couple notches and remember to get up and reward the pup when he finally...

It gets better. I remember 20 minutes after we brought Domino home she squatted, and there was a quarter-sized puddle on the floor when she got up. I said "Well, it's started..." The late night whining, the keep-away games with hair-clips and underwear, going through a jumbo roll of paper...

Well, it's been what, 2 or 3 weeks since I first posted and got suggestions? We've been keeping the log, and I haven't used the clicker so much in training (I've actually been forgetting it inside). This past week, we had THREE accident free days! Only two were consecutive, but it's...

Pom, I replied to the post that was in my thread "Potty Training Woes". Hopefully it's good advice, but I'm still new at this myself... -Sean

Domino used to do that when she was that age... If she's crated at night (we trust her enough now that she gets to sleep in the bed with us) sometimes she'll still wake up really early and start crying. If it were up to me, I'd probably wake up around 9:00 every day. But Domino wakes up with...

She is SUPER smart, but she has her own agenda for things. I think she has us trained better than we do her. I was able to teach her to stand up and give a high five last night in about 30 minutes using the clicker. It's a little rough, but the behavior is there. I was hoping it'd take...

My Jack Russell, Domino, is a Pet store puppy (PetLand, she was 9 weeks when we got her, and had been in the store for just a day or two), and her skin gets irritated sometimes. But the vet's say they're probably just bug bites and she irritates them further by licking and scratching at them...

Hey Guys! I installed Vista on my laptop, and long story short, I havn't been able to post in a while to update on Domino's progress. But I've stayed strong and kept a log of Domino's potty habits. I write down the Time, #1, #2, Food or Water, and what she was doing right before (Most of the...

my JRT loves to explore and chew anything she can get her mouth around when she's outside. She's 9 months old now, and she'll still pick up sticks, chew grass, and hunt lizards/critters when she gets the chance.

Saje, Domino knows what the clicker is. I've taught her how to go to her room, close doors, and a lot of the basics using the clicker. (She loves 101 things to do with a box). When we're on walks and she's in the right spot, I'll click, and she knows to look for my hand to get a kibble bit...

Thanks! I look forward to a three day happy dance. :) -Sean

Thanks Buddy's Parents! In response to clicker training, she would get clicked at soon as she's done squatting. I'll stop with that since two out of three people seem it was worth mentioning that it doesn't have a place with house breaking. I usually put Domino in her crate when we take her...

Thanks Maxy! I jump up and down and pet her when she goes. If I bring the tug toy out she's too distracted to go. Sometimes she'll go sit by the gate (We have the front hallway gated off so she doesn't sneak off to the door out of view), other times she'll just walk up and go. If anything...

When she does go outside I get excited like it's the first time she's ever done it. She gets lots of attention and we run back inside as quick as we can to play tug (her favorite game, She always lets go as quick as I say the word). The journaling is something we have not tried. I'll start...

Hello Forum! I've been around long enough (off and on) to know that a lot of peolpe comes and complain about housebreaking puppies, I'm really sorry for starting another thread on it, but I'm really frustrated and just need some encouragement and space to rant a little. You guys are...