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Does anyone think it is too confusing to put him in his crate at night and then have him in the kitchen during the day? He is only 10 wks old and cannot hold himself all day!! Any great advice? Next is the nipping. We have a 22 month old little boy and we got an OES because they are supposed to be so great with children. But I think Merlin loves our son too much!! He wants to jump on him and tries to nip at his face...a BIG NO NO!!!! Any suggestion on this? Thanks in advance!!! (I know this is the third post...but I am trying to get a response  ) |
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Welcome to the forum! 
As to housetraining, if you are going with crate training, which is the best method in my opinion, I would stick with it during the day as well. Are you home during the day? If so a good routine is to let the pup out in the AM, potty break, feeding time, potty break again , playtime if he has gone, back in the crate if he has not. Basically outside after every nap, activity, and meal or drink. If an accident happens it's best to just clean it and not say anything to the pup, he will have forgotten what happened by the time you get the paper towel anyway. Reprimanding can cause the pup to think peeing itself is bad.... then he may try to hide it from you and won't go outside when you are there trying to encourage him. Consistency, lots of praise and patience are key.
As to the nipping, most puppies do it, and I think OES do it more as pups because they are a herding breed. A child of any age should always be closely supervised with any dog, you just never know. For nipping I would suggest you say no, yelp like a puppy or say ouch loudly, and then find the pup something appropriate to chew on and praise. It is a baby, but it will get big quickly, so the jumping and nipping need to be "nipped" in the bud soon. Your child is too young to be able to teach the puppy not to nip or jump, so it will be completely up to you to have them in your sight at all times. If you can't watch the pup for a minute, I would suggest crating the pup while you do what you have to do. Good luck! |
| Thanks, we are keeping a close on the two "kids".
We are not home during the day that's why I feel like we're taking two steps back...daily!!! I know it's going to take some time, I just wanted to make sure we weren't confusing him too much !!!!! I don't think he can stay in the crate all day, he's only 12 weeks old. |
| I know that most people recommend the crate, and for good reason. I did crate training with my other two dogs, however, with Benjamin, I had to go the route of baby gateing him in the kitchen.
When we first brought Ben home...he couldn't hold it while I was at work. He was 8 weeks and I am gone for up to 10 hours a day (4x a week)....I too have little ones (8 mo. and 3 yrs.) and it became quite the task to work, come home take care of the children and wash a puppy and clean a crate....so in the kitchen he went with puppy pads placed by the gate, so that he knew that, that is the direction that he needs to be going. When I was home, in the evening and Friday -Sunday, I placed the pads at the slider door where the pups are let out. Ben got the idea very quickly and was completly puppy pad trained within 2 days and totally house broken w/in 1 mo. I can count on one hand how many accidents he has had since that time. He is now 9 mo. old and truly the best!!! Remember, it is going to take longer to potty train depending on the dog and the time that you have to devote to the matter along with consistancy!! As far as the nipping goes, well that is a OES for you...Ben knew instinctively to leave the baby alone (they are only a month apart)...and when he is around him, he always just hangs out with him and kisses his feet.....now in the beginning he would nip my 3 year old....but with constant supervision and alot of "ahh ahh, no bite" Ben got the idea.......my son has always been around animals and knows how to behave, he is a gentle spirit anyway.....that is another key to having little ones (2 legged and 4 legged) live together, both need to know the boundries and respect them.....now 7 months later.....Ben and Micah (my yr old) are best buds. Micah can even put Ben in a headlock and roll all over him and Benjamin wouldn't think of anything other than kissing him.... Hope that everything goes well for you.... |
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