I'm dog/apartment-sitting for a family friend G, and over the past...20 hours the dog (six-month-old maybe-labradoodle) has become almost impossible.
She was being a bit of a brat last night, but not too horrible--although I did have to take away a rubber ball that she was actually eating--and I just chalked that up to "her people" being away (I also had to leave her alone for a short while while I was over at mom's place tending to the cat's medical needs). They are having their bathroom renovated, so there are workmen in and out and lots of noise during the day.
I had to work today, so my mom came over to watch her and take her to the dog park with another friend's K's dog (I also dogsit for K, and both their dogs know and like each other). G knows I work part-time downtown and is fine with my mom being over at the apartment. Before mom showed up, I had to keep her on a short lead in the apartment as she was bothering the workmen...at that end of the unit they were ripping stuff out, so there was broken tile, wood, nails, holes in the bathroom floor and walls and other stuff that I absolutely did not want the puppy getting into.
G's puppy is housetrained (or so it seems), but earlier today she peed and pooped on K's carpet (this after she already relieved herself on a walk, so I'm not quite sure what the issue is) I told mom to call G and tell her what happened and that K may be looking to her for cleaning costs.
After mom brought her back home, she started bothering the workmen who were bringing in drywall so mom put her in her crate. She doesn't appear to be crate trained at all (why is there a crate then?) and apparently has been howling and barking for the past hour or so.
She apparently does understand some hand signals, but ignores me and generally doesn't respond to verbal commands (she understands "sit" but only if I push her hindquarters down at the same time).
K's dog was 200% better behaved when he was that age.
Mom doesn't think that a six-month-old dog should be this unmanageable...she's also a terror on the lead. I'm guessing that it could just be stress from her owners being away and the work being done...?
She was being a bit of a brat last night, but not too horrible--although I did have to take away a rubber ball that she was actually eating--and I just chalked that up to "her people" being away (I also had to leave her alone for a short while while I was over at mom's place tending to the cat's medical needs). They are having their bathroom renovated, so there are workmen in and out and lots of noise during the day.
I had to work today, so my mom came over to watch her and take her to the dog park with another friend's K's dog (I also dogsit for K, and both their dogs know and like each other). G knows I work part-time downtown and is fine with my mom being over at the apartment. Before mom showed up, I had to keep her on a short lead in the apartment as she was bothering the workmen...at that end of the unit they were ripping stuff out, so there was broken tile, wood, nails, holes in the bathroom floor and walls and other stuff that I absolutely did not want the puppy getting into.
G's puppy is housetrained (or so it seems), but earlier today she peed and pooped on K's carpet (this after she already relieved herself on a walk, so I'm not quite sure what the issue is) I told mom to call G and tell her what happened and that K may be looking to her for cleaning costs.
After mom brought her back home, she started bothering the workmen who were bringing in drywall so mom put her in her crate. She doesn't appear to be crate trained at all (why is there a crate then?) and apparently has been howling and barking for the past hour or so.
She apparently does understand some hand signals, but ignores me and generally doesn't respond to verbal commands (she understands "sit" but only if I push her hindquarters down at the same time).
K's dog was 200% better behaved when he was that age.
Mom doesn't think that a six-month-old dog should be this unmanageable...she's also a terror on the lead. I'm guessing that it could just be stress from her owners being away and the work being done...?
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