fred is in my bad books

we had to cut our walk short today after only 5 minutes

all that time he did nothing but whine and whinge VERY loudly and when i corrected him he growled...so we turned him back round and we went home....

instead we did some training.... by the time i had finished with him, i had him in a down stay by the side of some cats and when he saw a dog walking down the road he didnt even have the energy or the nerve to make his usual fuss :2431: ...

when we got back inside the house he was made to sit by the OPEN back door while the OH was outside pottering about, for 2 minutes...and for fred this was a very hard task ... he didnt even dare whine like he normally does ....

earlier he was made to sit in the living room while the OH prepared chicken...hes normally by his feet getting scraps.... not tonight....

and this evening he hasnt put a foot wrong.. tomorrow he will get more training and he can stay at home while we go to the kennels to walk the dogs

hes going to re-learn his manners and work for every privilage :2431:

i know its only a small blip because the OH has been home for 2 weeks... so the OH has been spoken too as well... hes got to stop getting fred excited all the time, and try to make him obey him and listen to him more instead of just playing with him!!

you are right Shelley and it's for his own good, well done for getting him focus and behave tho

so you dont think im being too harsh on him ...

he really does have to learn he cant behave this way when the OH is at home

Misty, as you know could (and still can be) a shit on times, I adopted the NILIF with her and by god she knows it, very obiedient now

as long as im like this with fred i know he will behave too sange... if i lapse slightly he will take full advantage... i just need the OH to keep up with it, thats the main problem

sounds to me like you did a great job on fred today, you showed him that you won't take anymore shite from him , keep up the good work,

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no your not being too harsh on him Shelley he's a teenager too so can act really silly at times, you need to keep nipping it in the bud like you are doing

I agree with Sue, good job hun and I know what you mean, if I lapse with Misty she is the same


Nothing in life is Free they have to earn everything Karen to make them respect you, she wants a walk, well do as I say, sit, down etc, she wants food, sit, beg, lay etc, wants to come on the sofa, not till you do as I say, she needs it Karen, the others never try it on but Misty will try it on so I have to keep reminding her who is boss

cheers girls...

hes lying in the hallway sulking :2431: ...

nilif.... it means nothing in life is free karen :2431:

it will be easier next week, i know he will start behaving again.... the OH is away for a few months

i have decided that gemma is going to live at sandras and rea can go to fredsmum then all my dogs will be obedient , honestly gemma is a nightmare no manners don't listen to me and pisses off whenever she gets the change, never ever had a dog like her , i think i must have dropped her on her head at some stage don't get me wrong she's great with people and other dogs but she just BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE all the bloody time and DRIVES ME UP THE WALL

:san12: :san12: know exactly how you feel.... im sure tia shaking fred when he was little has damaged his brain :san12:

send rea to me.... she cant be worse than fred at his worsest

This is the bit that confuses me Sue they say we are the dogs problems I have four, you have a zillion never had problems bar with the one little shit

:2431: i know who my probelm is.....

the OH

when hes not here.... fred behaves lovely :2431:

i only have 4 and 2 half ones [ twist and rea ] all of them have been so interested in me they were so easy to train, rea is quite good really she will sit, down, flat, recall and pick her dumbell up and bring it to me , but she always attacks the big girls and the old boy twist shakes when she's doing her rounds, gemma needs mic martin to sort her out, wonder if he will work nights

:2431: i love listening to other people.... i dont feel so alone :san12: ... i feel so relieved im not the only one :2431:

no way are you alone , noone owns the perfect dog , best thing about it is , if lainee has a problem i can sort her dogs straight away molly is like her mum very sensitve , tess is just a angel in my eyes and sam's frightened to death of me , but gemmas beating me hands down

:2431: i can master other peoples dogs... but freds beyond me i think ...

i shall not be defeated though

can i join your army

absolutely

were the 'dogs army'

thank you

I am so glad ive seen all these messages about your babies been bad, i really thought i was been crap looking after mine,or i was thick and not doing things right its nice to hear im not alone in owning a dog that ignores me and pleases herself when she listens to me arrrgghhhhh and if someone would like to adopt tia for a month or two and send her bak the best trained bitch that would be brillant. problems recall and down stay. i have ordered a long lunge line and whistle i will gladly send them with her, then month after the lickle sod skye whos jumpin up on all the cupboards and trying to eat everything he can grab.

lol @ sue..... were in this together :2431:

awww i wouldnt worry hun.... you'll get there eventually ... the thing that annoys me about fred is that he CAN do it.... but is just choosing not too at the minute

send tia to me....all though i have a daughter called tia so there would be some confusement :san12: :san12:

lol i will send you tia and your tia can come and stay with me n my 2 girls n little boy. all i need now is to sort skye for months training with the barmy army crew, x