Recent content by amartin

the thing is, it's not really playing nipping. she is charging at people barking and when she gets to whoever it is, she bites them. it's not hard enough to break skin and i'm sure it is just to gain our attention, but i need to know how to make it stop! i need to teach her a better way to gain...

lately, the issue hasn't been her crying when i leave, but biting and nipping at people for what seems like no reason at all. if i sit down to eat, she will usually get up from eating her own food and run full speed at me barking. if i point my finger and say "no" she nips at the finger. she...

My roommate just moved out so I have an entirely empty bedroom. I was thinking of putting the crate in there and covering up the electrical sockets, door jams, etc. and leaving her there with her toys when I have to leave the house. I figure she will learn to lay in her crate when she is tired...

my first puppy on my own. i lost my family dog a few years ago after 16 years... so i decided to move out and get my own puppy. it's very overwhelming but i know that it will be worth it. i just wish there were a magic pill to get her to listen! after midnight she becomes a little brat, haha.

thank you, she is certainly a handful.

thank you! reading through these forums has all ready given me some wonderful tips and not to mention everyone is very welcoming and helpful! <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/notdarkyet/DSC04081.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

i don't understand why she would hate her crate so much if she was in one for her entire stay at the humane society? i don't know if that is an ignorant thing to think... but i just feel awful.

almost ten weeks and a lab/chow mix. oops.

i picked up lily about two weeks ago from the humane society and she hasn't really been out of my sight since. (shes adorable) i think that this is a major reason in why she won't stop crying whenever i leave the room. if i crate her while i take a shower, i can hear her crying the entire time...