Will my German Shepherd puppy grow out of this behavior?
Bluey asked:
He’s four months old. He is a small shepherd-lab mix.
He was house trained in about a week. He seems very smart, he picks up on routines very quickly. When he’s around me, he’s pretty much an angel. Sometimes he gets antsy and he will chew apart a few of his toys. I had to get him an easywalk because he was pulling on the leash. When he stays with my mom, I drop him off sometimes when I work…he runs around a lot, barks, get’s kind of rowdy and occasionally poops and pees in her house.
Anyone have any suggestions, guidance as far as how his behavior should be at his age. What should I correct and what should I let go?
Should I punish him when he’s really bad?
I was wondering, is it normal for all puppies, even the well-trained ones, to do this stuff?
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not normal, should punish it. Pull on the leash, the puppy cant think its dominant. when he turns into an adult and if he still pulld on the leash, get him a choker collar.correct everything.
yeah, he’ll grow out of it, that’s puppy behavior.
when he’s at your moms he needs to be taken out at certain times just like you do when he’s with you. he just doens’t know his boundaries there
No, he shouldn’t be punished – he’s 4 months old and doesn’t know any better.
The reason he’s more badly behaved at your mom’s house is likely that he doesn’t see her as a leader. Does she take him out often enough? Does she do any training with him? Does she walk him? She needs to take control and do things with him. He’s an extremely active breed of puppy – he needs lots of exercise and training.
NO!!!
It must be *TRAINED* to be civilized!
Poor you…it takes months of WORK,dearie.
The reason he’s like that at your mom’s is because he doesn’t think of her as a leader, only you. Get your mom to take him out more if he keeps pooping in the house and make sure she corrects him if he does it in the house. Four months is definitely too young to get him a choke chain as it may damage his neck, so don’t get him one. It is normal for puppies if they are with someone they don’t see as a leader.
Puppies are never bad, they simply don’t know what is expected of them. Punishment is a waste of time. it won’t help. Instead go over the top with praise when your puppy pleases you. If he misbehaves distract him, the lack of praise is a punishment in itself and he will quickly understand.