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Hi everyone!
We got a pure bred German Shepherd 4 weeks ago. She's nearly 11 weeks old. Has been pretty good in the way of sleeping, but is a barker and a biter. We have been doing all the right things, restricting food and water close to bedtime, keeping her active and stimulated, slowing down towards bed time and at night she goes into the laundry with our other 8 year old lab x staffy (who is very calm). We haven't had any drama, she tends to sleep from around 10pm until 6-7am at which point she cries. The second I bring her out of the laundry she is full on and barks constantly at our other dog (to play I would assume).
The last couple of nights when we've put her to bed she doesn't stop crying. We have gone in and tried to calm her but she goes next level feral, barking and biting. Took her into our room and she barks at everything, barks at the other dog, barks at me, barks at not being able to get on the bed, everything. I put a toy in her mouth to make her quiet, and then she wants to rip my arm off.
We are struggling with the fact she is so noisy at times when people are trying to sleep (we have a housemate and neighbours who apparently can hear!). Running out of patience ...
On another note, whenever we walk her, she cries the entire time. Scared, tired, cold, I don't know but it gets to the point that she claws at my legs to pick her up.
Help!
We got a pure bred German Shepherd 4 weeks ago. She's nearly 11 weeks old. Has been pretty good in the way of sleeping, but is a barker and a biter. We have been doing all the right things, restricting food and water close to bedtime, keeping her active and stimulated, slowing down towards bed time and at night she goes into the laundry with our other 8 year old lab x staffy (who is very calm). We haven't had any drama, she tends to sleep from around 10pm until 6-7am at which point she cries. The second I bring her out of the laundry she is full on and barks constantly at our other dog (to play I would assume).
The last couple of nights when we've put her to bed she doesn't stop crying. We have gone in and tried to calm her but she goes next level feral, barking and biting. Took her into our room and she barks at everything, barks at the other dog, barks at me, barks at not being able to get on the bed, everything. I put a toy in her mouth to make her quiet, and then she wants to rip my arm off.
We are struggling with the fact she is so noisy at times when people are trying to sleep (we have a housemate and neighbours who apparently can hear!). Running out of patience ...
On another note, whenever we walk her, she cries the entire time. Scared, tired, cold, I don't know but it gets to the point that she claws at my legs to pick her up.
Help!