Well they may not be puppy problems just things I'm wondering about. For a little back info. I got her at 7 weeks and 3 days old and now she is 8 weeks and 4 days old. I have a lab mix and two cats also.
1. The land shark...This started the next day after we got her. Always biting me. I have tried to yelp and really quickly learned that makes her more excited. So now when she bites me I put a toy in her mouth and play with her. She will play with the toy and me for a second then drops the toy and goes back after my arm. This really goes on for hours until I give up and sit on the couch were she can't reach me. I will put her in her kennel for a few minutes to calm down and it works but then she is back to her normal self in about 10 minutes. Is there anything I can do.
2. Food aggression. She had 11 other brothers and sisters so I'm sure it was always a fight for food. But she eats so fast and when I come near her eating she eats even faster. For the last 2 days I have been feeding her out of my hand she does fine (she ended up learning sit while doing this) but still eats really fast. Is there anything else I can do to help with along.
3. She acts like she is dying of thirst. When I leave the water bowl down she drinks most of the 32ounces within 2 or 3 hours. When I say most of it that's because a lot of it ends up on the floor haha. Then she has to pee every 30 minutes. The other day I would the water bowl down for a few minutes every hour and she would just stand there and drink for the few minutes it's down. What should I do. Should I monitor her water intake or just let her keep drinking that much and take her out ever 30 minutes. (the vet said she is 100% healthy)
4. Any thing I can do to help socialize her right now? I take my lab everywhere I go so I would like to do that with her too. She comes to work with me on Friday's and sees different people. ( I work at a college)
Thank you for your help
1. The land shark...This started the next day after we got her. Always biting me. I have tried to yelp and really quickly learned that makes her more excited. So now when she bites me I put a toy in her mouth and play with her. She will play with the toy and me for a second then drops the toy and goes back after my arm. This really goes on for hours until I give up and sit on the couch were she can't reach me. I will put her in her kennel for a few minutes to calm down and it works but then she is back to her normal self in about 10 minutes. Is there anything I can do.
2. Food aggression. She had 11 other brothers and sisters so I'm sure it was always a fight for food. But she eats so fast and when I come near her eating she eats even faster. For the last 2 days I have been feeding her out of my hand she does fine (she ended up learning sit while doing this) but still eats really fast. Is there anything else I can do to help with along.
3. She acts like she is dying of thirst. When I leave the water bowl down she drinks most of the 32ounces within 2 or 3 hours. When I say most of it that's because a lot of it ends up on the floor haha. Then she has to pee every 30 minutes. The other day I would the water bowl down for a few minutes every hour and she would just stand there and drink for the few minutes it's down. What should I do. Should I monitor her water intake or just let her keep drinking that much and take her out ever 30 minutes. (the vet said she is 100% healthy)
4. Any thing I can do to help socialize her right now? I take my lab everywhere I go so I would like to do that with her too. She comes to work with me on Friday's and sees different people. ( I work at a college)
Thank you for your help