Annie up every 2 hours.
Bailey used to sleep all night until Annie came. Annie does not wake me up in a gentle way either. She literally pummels me. I have many bruises and scratches due to her wake up calls. I seriously doubt that Annie has to pee every 2 hrs. On her way downstairs she continuously barks very loud. What is her deal? Every morning, especially this morning, I swear I was going to call the paper and put her in it. I am at the end of my rope with her. She is still outside and I know when I let her in she's going to jump all over me non-stop. Are oes's so hyper all the time? I was under the impression that when we bought her she was going to be a mild-mannered pet. I do have an extra large cage on our patio. Should I start putting her in this at night? I do take her water and food away before we go to sleep thinking that might be the cause for this. My husband says I'm too nice to the dogs and I need to put my foot down with them. I somewhat agree. I cannot afford a dog-trainer at the moment. I was going to go that way until an unfortunate incident a few weeks ago. Any and all advice will be taken and worked on. I'm sorry this is so long, but I truly do not want to get rid of her. She is a real joy to have around 99% of the time, but the 1% IS KILLING ME! Thank you once again, and I appreciate and am looking forward to all of your responses! Diane [email me or PM me through the forum] P.S.- One other question...Annie likes to bite on and jump on my dog, Bingo. Annie plays with other dogs, but she bullies the heck out of Bingo. I have to let Bingo out alone just so Annie won't hassle her. Yes, Annie is a handful.!!!!! |
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| I strongly recommend that you drop off a urine sample at the vets to test for an infection or struvite crystals. There could be an infection causing the problem.
If there is no infection, try picking up the water dish by 7pm (unless it's really hot or she's allowed to play or roughhouse past 7pm). It usually cuts down on the midnight potty calls. As for the jumping on your other dog... with careful observation you can sometimes pick up when the unwanted behavior is about to begin. Start observing their body language. A "LEAVE IT" in a deep void may help... keeping a leash on her will allow you to get to her a bit sooner to pull her back and make the correction. You will need to be consistant however. And do NOT leave the leash on her unless you are supervising 100% of the time... you don't want her to accidently hang herself. Please let us know how she does? |
| Is she getting a lot of exercise during the day? If she's sleeping all day, it could be that she's just really bored and looking for something to do during the night. If she's high energy, she may need a few different bouts of exercise throughout the day-- walks, dog park, etc. My dogs wrestle and play a lot but they're nuts when I come home unless I do some kind of structured exercise with them to expel some energy. |
| Once you find or cure the UTI, I think the crate will help, but for your neighbor's sake, don't put it on the patio. First night or so she will bark, get ear plugs Or you could put her and the crate in the bedroom with you and then hush her up when she barks. Take her for a walk before bed. Walk around the neighborhood, not just around the yard.
Is she getting enough exercise during the day? Could she be sleeping all day and then wants to play at night? If you work, plan to take her for a walk before you leave in the a.m. and again when you get home at night (make this one a real work out)...then that third walk. She's still a child-dog and has energy to burn. It takes them awhile to settle down......well into their 2's. Remember you are the dog pack captain. You have to set rules and enforce them. The dogs won't hate you for it, quite the contrary, they appreciate a strong leader; otherwise they try to take over command. Sounds like what the little girl is doing, especially with Bingo. If Bingo can't stick up for himself, then it is his misery. He needs to bark and snap and you don't interfere! Growls and snaps are common here with 6, it's there own way of enforcing order. Get Cesare Milan's book! |
| ooops, drop the "e", Cesar Milan..... |
| I agree that this is an energy issue, not a housebreaking one. A 10 month old should be able hold it without any problems during the night.
Annie wants your attention and she knows you will get out of bed and give it to her when she's acting like a knucklehead. Even if you're yelling at her, she still sees it as interacting. My suggestion is to completely ignore her behavior. It might take several nights to get the message, but eventually she'll realize that she is supposed to be sleeping during the night. If she's jumping on your bed, then you should crate her to stop that behavior too. We have our new puppy crated in our bedroom at night. He made a big fuss the first couple of nights, but when he figured out we weren't going to bother with him, he knocked it off. He sleeps through the entire night and gets up when we do, whether it's 7am or 10am. |
| One possible solution is to let Annie out for a hard workout first, THEN let Bingo out. She might be calmed down enough to play nice.
This is just my view on bullies within the pack. I guess it depends on how intense the situation is... Some dogs can be relentless in their bullying or pestering. I agree that THEY have to settle a lot of it by themselves but I don't let a dog get endlessly bullied so I take the leadership roll in these situations. I believe you have to set the boundries and limits in some situations and tell them what is acceptable behavior- I use a PLAY NICE! command if mine get too rough while playing but it's seldom used except with Panda (the rescue we adopted in September). If you choose to allow the behavior to go unchecked, you may read up to see if helping Bingo become more confident will help her to set the limits herself. This will probably lead to the growls, nips and possibly fights until finally the matter has been settled. I had one dog that never stood up for herself for 5 years until the "bully" died... it can make for a long, sad existance for the other dog... rehoming the submissive dog probably would have been best. After the bully's death, this dog then blossomed into a more confident, happy girl. But mine was an example of an extreme situation that resulted in stitches for the submissive dog on one occasion. Because of this, I no longer allow bullying beyond the "normal" settling in period. If it continues, I call in a professional trainer to help me get a handle on what's going on and to determine what changes need to be made. I demand peace in the home as well as the pack. |
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