Echo Vom Fullforce."Luna" Born Feb 4th 2017. Female Sable, West German Working Line.
Sire: Simple pedigree chart for Dexter vom Eisernen Kreuz (2464011)
Dam: Simple pedigree chart for Pitta van de Zeelberg (2017614)
She's going on 12 weeks old and things are going well. Potty training has been great and she's finding her place in our pack. Hopefully things continue to improve - we're just working on socializing and having fun for the next month - then we'll start more formal training. I've been feeding her most of her meals by hand 'working for her food' - she seemed to prefer it from early on, so I've continued with it. She works for 2 of her 3 feedings a day. (sometimes all 3 if I can tell she's craving more) We work on luring and touch pad work - but after a few weeks she's almost robotic with this stuff. I can mix it up but it's like she's a step a head and knows what I'm going to do - probably my subconscious body language or something, but it feels like we really connect on some of these sessions. Other than that it's potty breaks every 3 hours and light play in the back yard a few times a day - (30-40min sessions) or whenever she starts to get tired. Grab a drink, a little love - then in the crate to sleep and stay out of trouble.
We're just focusing on house/family manners right now - and getting her as much exercise as I can - I swear she'd play all day if I let her. We're signed up for the "Puppy Star' classes at a local trainer - just for some extra socialization and 'trainer training' - For only being with us a few weeks she's come a LOOOONG way from those first few days.
After the first night of no sleep and some PTSD flashbacks to when we had the twins as babies (and a 3yr old) - I was like - WHAT IN GODS NAME HAVE WE DONE!? - but things are looking pretty great now. My wife has been really awesome with the pup too. She's taking her out, feeding her - playing a little bit - but that pup looooves daddy. I hope she stays that way - I'm doing my best to treat her well and cut her some extra slack, she's just a baby after all.
The biting though - the constant, 24/7 biting. I've yelped, I've said ouch loud and walked off - I've done everything but bite her little butt back... and the biting...omg, haha. I mean I was prepared but... no I wasn't - neither were the rest of he family for that matter. That's probably the biggest ongoing thing but I think if we stay the course and keep redirecting her onto toys - it will get better. right? I've heard after teething it gets a little easier anyway. **** them milk teeth are sharp though, I don't remember puppy teeth being so painful, lol. She just loves to mouth stuff, depending on how worked up she is from playing depends on how hard she will bite. If she gets me good and I yell 'HEY! OUCH!' she acknowledges it and I feel like there's some progress - but I think some of it just has to be her testing the limits.
Sire: Simple pedigree chart for Dexter vom Eisernen Kreuz (2464011)
Dam: Simple pedigree chart for Pitta van de Zeelberg (2017614)
She's going on 12 weeks old and things are going well. Potty training has been great and she's finding her place in our pack. Hopefully things continue to improve - we're just working on socializing and having fun for the next month - then we'll start more formal training. I've been feeding her most of her meals by hand 'working for her food' - she seemed to prefer it from early on, so I've continued with it. She works for 2 of her 3 feedings a day. (sometimes all 3 if I can tell she's craving more) We work on luring and touch pad work - but after a few weeks she's almost robotic with this stuff. I can mix it up but it's like she's a step a head and knows what I'm going to do - probably my subconscious body language or something, but it feels like we really connect on some of these sessions. Other than that it's potty breaks every 3 hours and light play in the back yard a few times a day - (30-40min sessions) or whenever she starts to get tired. Grab a drink, a little love - then in the crate to sleep and stay out of trouble.
We're just focusing on house/family manners right now - and getting her as much exercise as I can - I swear she'd play all day if I let her. We're signed up for the "Puppy Star' classes at a local trainer - just for some extra socialization and 'trainer training' - For only being with us a few weeks she's come a LOOOONG way from those first few days.
After the first night of no sleep and some PTSD flashbacks to when we had the twins as babies (and a 3yr old) - I was like - WHAT IN GODS NAME HAVE WE DONE!? - but things are looking pretty great now. My wife has been really awesome with the pup too. She's taking her out, feeding her - playing a little bit - but that pup looooves daddy. I hope she stays that way - I'm doing my best to treat her well and cut her some extra slack, she's just a baby after all.
The biting though - the constant, 24/7 biting. I've yelped, I've said ouch loud and walked off - I've done everything but bite her little butt back... and the biting...omg, haha. I mean I was prepared but... no I wasn't - neither were the rest of he family for that matter. That's probably the biggest ongoing thing but I think if we stay the course and keep redirecting her onto toys - it will get better. right? I've heard after teething it gets a little easier anyway. **** them milk teeth are sharp though, I don't remember puppy teeth being so painful, lol. She just loves to mouth stuff, depending on how worked up she is from playing depends on how hard she will bite. If she gets me good and I yell 'HEY! OUCH!' she acknowledges it and I feel like there's some progress - but I think some of it just has to be her testing the limits.