Taylor will be 6 months on 9/10/07. There are some things I'm concerned about...if he's on the right track or behind on things.
1) He still goes pee every hour or two hours at the most when he's out of his crate. He lets me know by quietly sitting by the door. If I ignore him, he'll drizzle a little by the door. He doesn't squat...it just comes out as if he doesn't have control over his bladder (is this right?). He can hold more than 10 hours at a time in his crate. He is maybe 13 lbs now. What is the average for small dogs?
2) I don't know if it's coincidental, but he's more prone to accidents when it's thundering out.
3) He still occassionally nips my leg/butt when I try to ignore him. I continue to ignore him, but shouldn't this already be corrected?
And 4) I put him to sleep in his crate at night around 10, but he starts whining and barking around 1:30am without fail. I then bring him to bed with me. I eventually want him to sleep in his crate throughout the night or on the floor bc my bf doesn't like the dog on the bed when he's over. I tried ignoring him but he'll go on forever...and I can't have that b/c I live in an apartment. I tried leaving him out of his crate and free in my room, but he whines to be up on my bed. So I let him up because I'm afraid that he'll make a mess on my floor. But he won't by my side. Is he too young to have his own bed on the floor by my bed? How do you transition him off the bed?
Just want to know how your dogs behaved at 6 months. Please share!
1) He still goes pee every hour or two hours at the most when he's out of his crate. He lets me know by quietly sitting by the door. If I ignore him, he'll drizzle a little by the door. He doesn't squat...it just comes out as if he doesn't have control over his bladder (is this right?). He can hold more than 10 hours at a time in his crate. He is maybe 13 lbs now. What is the average for small dogs?
2) I don't know if it's coincidental, but he's more prone to accidents when it's thundering out.
3) He still occassionally nips my leg/butt when I try to ignore him. I continue to ignore him, but shouldn't this already be corrected?
And 4) I put him to sleep in his crate at night around 10, but he starts whining and barking around 1:30am without fail. I then bring him to bed with me. I eventually want him to sleep in his crate throughout the night or on the floor bc my bf doesn't like the dog on the bed when he's over. I tried ignoring him but he'll go on forever...and I can't have that b/c I live in an apartment. I tried leaving him out of his crate and free in my room, but he whines to be up on my bed. So I let him up because I'm afraid that he'll make a mess on my floor. But he won't by my side. Is he too young to have his own bed on the floor by my bed? How do you transition him off the bed?
Just want to know how your dogs behaved at 6 months. Please share!