4 months = little bugger...

[PomPooLuver]

ok, me and my boyfriend are having serious trouble with our 4 month old puppy Buddy. It's like everything we have taught him he will now refuse to do. For example , he use to always ( sometimes not even on command ) go to his pee pad to do his poopies. NOW always on the floor , we have to watch him and then grab him as soon as he squats and rush him over to the matt.. and even peeing isnt always great anymore. He's become a real barker, and when we try and be firm with him about behaving he will only bark louder and more. Biting is still more or less the same which is fine because i know he is teething but geez what a difference... we have no clue how to get him to start listening again or even why hes acting out ( besides him just being a normal puppy ) but if anyone has any suggestions.. PLEASE we appreciate it...!!!!! HELLLLLP! :hail:

 

[Sweet72947]

Well, he's reached his adolescent stage now. Dogs go through a rebellious "teen" stage around 4 months to 1 yr, and you will need to reinforce EVERYTHING you've taught him to this point. Pretty much act as if you are training a little puppy all over again. As for the biting, when he mouths you, just get up and walk away. This will teach him that biting = end of fun. It might take some time, but he'll learn that biting doesn't get him what he wants.
Good luck!

 

[PomPooLuver]

update!! buddy is behaving quite well.. only issue is loud barks and a lil bit of biting but hes being soooooo consistent with his peeps and poops on the mat!!! its about time :lol-sign:

 

[LuvsDogs]

Good! Just keep up your training & don't let him get away with anything, be consistant. He may get worse before he gets better.

 

[Cazian]

Well so far I guess I have been lucky.
My Buddy is now 5 months old and I can see he is now trying it on with some things but the house training has not been affected so far (fingers crossed).
Mind you he did pick up the Toilet Training fast. The only wet patches we have had were both related to a dominance boundaries. The first was just after some visitors left our house, Buddy walked up to where they were sitting and cocked his leg against a nearby table and the second was my eldest daughter, who is soft on Buddy, he wanted to play with her but she was ignoring him and he gave her a wet foot, hahaha. It was just soooo hard to keep the "bad boy" look for him and not burst out laughing watching my daughter hop around the front room while shouting "TRAMP" at him.