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Just adopted a brother and sister. Hound, Chow, Something else mix.
The boy is great. Got him housebroken in just under two weeks. Loves his crate. Chews on a few things, but that's just being a puppy.
The girl's giving me a few issues and wanted to know if you have any pointers.
1. Cries incessantly at night. When I say cry, it sounds like she's getting murdered. Loud and long. I've tried playing a radio quietly. Tried covering her crate. Need to get a ticking clock and try that. She also whimpers a lot during the day while doing everything. Is this normal? How long should I wait before deciding this is more than just being a puppy and I need to see if she has other problems.
2. Housebreaking. I know she gets it, because there are a lot of times that she'll sit at the back door to be let out. But there are still times that she'll go on the ground. Also, she's peed in her crate twice. I was under the impression they would never do this. We let them out more than enough and get up in the middle of the night to let them out too. Again, just being a puppy? Will she out grow that?
3. We've decided that our new favorite game is to stand in our water bowl and splash around. It was cute the first two or three times. Now I can't even put the thing down without hovering around her to make sure she doesn't dive in. How do I break her of this? It makes an awful mess and then I have to chase a wet dog. I can't just take away their water.
Any thoughts?
The boy is great. Got him housebroken in just under two weeks. Loves his crate. Chews on a few things, but that's just being a puppy.
The girl's giving me a few issues and wanted to know if you have any pointers.
1. Cries incessantly at night. When I say cry, it sounds like she's getting murdered. Loud and long. I've tried playing a radio quietly. Tried covering her crate. Need to get a ticking clock and try that. She also whimpers a lot during the day while doing everything. Is this normal? How long should I wait before deciding this is more than just being a puppy and I need to see if she has other problems.
2. Housebreaking. I know she gets it, because there are a lot of times that she'll sit at the back door to be let out. But there are still times that she'll go on the ground. Also, she's peed in her crate twice. I was under the impression they would never do this. We let them out more than enough and get up in the middle of the night to let them out too. Again, just being a puppy? Will she out grow that?
3. We've decided that our new favorite game is to stand in our water bowl and splash around. It was cute the first two or three times. Now I can't even put the thing down without hovering around her to make sure she doesn't dive in. How do I break her of this? It makes an awful mess and then I have to chase a wet dog. I can't just take away their water.
Any thoughts?