My Staffy is 9 and a half weeks old. We have had him a week and a half. He is an outside dog, but comes in when my husband and I are home.
We have overcome the problem of him urinating or pooping in the house, basically by asking him every so often if he wants to pee (which he understands) and we take him outside.
The nipping is a problem, but nothing we can't handle because it's usually only when we play.
He tends to chew on things, like the rug, etc. but we usually overcome this by saying "No" quite sternly and then giving him a toy to chew on... he is slowly understanding this.
My husband has a stronger view on discipline than I do. lately, when he does something he shouldn't (like running through the house when we are trying to put him out for the night, or biting, or digging holes in the garden, he taps him on the nose, says "No", and either puts him outside and ignores him for 10 minutes, or ties him up on his leash for 5 minutes. Once he releases him, he is usually obedient.
Does anyone else think like me... let puppy's be puppy's....
or like my husband... that you have to teach them young???
I'm confused..
We have overcome the problem of him urinating or pooping in the house, basically by asking him every so often if he wants to pee (which he understands) and we take him outside.
The nipping is a problem, but nothing we can't handle because it's usually only when we play.
He tends to chew on things, like the rug, etc. but we usually overcome this by saying "No" quite sternly and then giving him a toy to chew on... he is slowly understanding this.
My husband has a stronger view on discipline than I do. lately, when he does something he shouldn't (like running through the house when we are trying to put him out for the night, or biting, or digging holes in the garden, he taps him on the nose, says "No", and either puts him outside and ignores him for 10 minutes, or ties him up on his leash for 5 minutes. Once he releases him, he is usually obedient.
Does anyone else think like me... let puppy's be puppy's....
or like my husband... that you have to teach them young???
I'm confused..