My female labradoodle was very headstrong as well. Now she is 6 months, and she only chews when she is not supervised. I agree with all of the suggestions posted. Here is what worked for us.
1. The crate should be their safe place, don't ever use it for punishment. 2. I kept my dog on a leash in the house at all times, until she could be trusted. If she wasn't with me, in the crate, she was on the leash in the kitchen tied up to where you she could not get hurt or damage anthing. 3. I have a basket in the living room, that is her toys. She knows where she can go to find something to chew on. 4. When playing with her and a toy. I would take the toy away from her and hold it and tell her to wait until I gave it back. I also practiced taking her food dish away while she was eating, so she would not have any food dominance issues, which is important when you have small children. 5. My dog dug in the backyard too, so she is not allowed out there for very long at all, so she does not have the opportunity. We play outside, but she is not unsupervised. What I have learned from her, is that boredom leads to trouble. 6. I have heard that your not suppossed to let them sleep in your bedroom, but I do. She is such a people dog, and she sleeps right next to my bed in her own bed, and I have a schnoodle at the end of the bed. I think it helps with bonding, but that doesn't mean it's right for everyone. Everyone told me that if you and the dog survive the first year together, then it would be a piece of cake after that. Don't give up, hang in there. In [email protected], Tim Lidderdale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We rescued a 5 week old lab/poodle mix in December 06 from H.S. She is very head strong and does not respond to us unless we get the training treats out. Shew sees this and she does want ever we ask, we have gone through to intermediate training in puppy classes and she does great. When at home she becomes is non resopnsive and pulls down any thing she can find to chew on. We have tried all the corrections water spray bottle, time out in the laundry room/cage and ecc. but she just looks at us like whats you problem. She is very loving sometimes and we give her lots of affection, my wife is home with her all day and is just about had it with chasing her non stop. We walk her tow to three times a day and lets her play in the fenced in area, where we now have many holes as she also likes to dig. Everone keeps telling us she will be get better but from bitting to this is no longer something we can continue to handle. If you have any ideas please let me know!!! > Thanks, > Tim in Ohio > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ > Bored stiff? Loosen up... > Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. > http://games.yahoo.com/games/front > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
