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My kids are 4 and 6 and I've had to explain to them what I've learned here since we got her a week ago. I've been trying to explain how her biting is wanting to play, how she's only 3 months old, and they're 4 and 6 years etc. Now they're both very confident with her, and if she nips at their...

Hello, my name is Tim and I'm a new puppy owner. :) We adopted Sandy on Sunday 12/6. She's a sweet little Lab Chow mix who is 3 months old. After spending about 2 hours at the shelter meeting 3 other dogs, Sandy greeted my 6yr old and 4yr old along with my 6yr old niece with a wiggly body and...

Thanks guys! I think I can find an older dog for her to play with, my neighbor has a Jack Russel that I've been wanting to introduce to her, but I'm making sure her kennel cough is gone first, I think she will be fine by Wednesday and might introduce the two of them. Dekka: that does make...

Inquiring minds might be happy to know I returned the e-collar and traded it for a clicker. Now I'm reading my butt off on basic clicker training. One thing I wanted to know, and I can't find it quickly without doing some more intensive backreading... Sandy is still biting at my heels...

I start Petsmart puppy training in a couple of weeks also, but it's mostly for me. She'll benefit from the socialization too though. :)

Big cushy bed, one of my t-shirts, soft cloth bone that she likes, and a kong toy with frozen goodies in it for when we're at work during the day.

I saw the other thread, but since that was looking for holistic food, I didn't want to hijack the thread. Sandy has been on Science Diet since that's what the shelter was giving her. I bought a huge bag of Solid Gold which is what we used to feed our older dogs back in the day (before we had...

Thanks again.:cool:

Thanks lizzybeth, Sandy is 3 months old. The dog has been pretty much mine since we got her home. She follows me around, I get up in the night to let her out etc. So other than some petting and lounging with them, the wife and kids haven't done a lot with her. I've got that collar packed up...

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. This all makes a lot of sense to me, and as I said, I'd rather build this relationship on trust and respect instead of fear. She really is a sweetheart, and the more reading I do here, the more I'm starting to feel dumb for running out and...

Perfect info for me right now with a new puppy. I wish I'd found this 2 days ago!!

Thanks Dekka, I will try your suggestion. If I can change this behavior, she will truly be the perfect dog. She does have a bunch of toys, we loaded her up on rope toys, stuffed toys, a kong toy, balls and a few others. I have removed my kids clothes from her mouth and replaced them with her...

Hello, I'm new here and a new dog owner. I'll try my best to explain my situation and hopefully gain some insight into how to teach my dog properly. My children are 4 and 6 years old, we've been discussing getting a dog for a long time, and we thought we would do it right after their...