Boris is giving me nightmares at the moment. He was really good until about 2 weeks ago, now it's like he doesn't care what we say anymore. He still sits on command, but will only come if we show him a treat. It's like he only listens if he has good reasons to... Yesterday at the basic training class, he was crazy, jumping up when he was supposed to sit, sniffing everything all the time, and teaching him 'wait' was impossible. He kept going after the other dogs to play. Today he was playing rough with Tips and I called him, and he wouldn't come unless I had a treat. He just won't leave him alone. When I walk him, when he used to be so good, he will jump and grab the leash and play tug with it. He's starting to nip more again.
Is it because he's 7 months and is in the teenager phase? I'm patient, make him sit and stay to calm him down, usually it works so I guess it's not desperate but he's making me crazy sometimes. I'm going to work on wait (REALLY hard with him), it's probably the best time to remind him he's supposed to listen to us... How long is it going to last? The guy we got him from told us he had some character, and he was always a bit dominant, I guess it's starting to show. I guess the funny thing is that he's far from being the worst at the class...
Is it because he's 7 months and is in the teenager phase? I'm patient, make him sit and stay to calm him down, usually it works so I guess it's not desperate but he's making me crazy sometimes. I'm going to work on wait (REALLY hard with him), it's probably the best time to remind him he's supposed to listen to us... How long is it going to last? The guy we got him from told us he had some character, and he was always a bit dominant, I guess it's starting to show. I guess the funny thing is that he's far from being the worst at the class...