We have a 12 week old Red Heeler. We have done our research before buying this pups but we kept getting mixed training styles. I need help with 5 things.
BITING:
We have a chew toy ready with us at all times. Anytime he bites we give him his chew toy. Play tug. Try playing fetch still learning he just stares at the toy and immediately comes to our feet or hands. They hurt! We have been told not to yell or tell him no cause he’s a puppy. We also took a step back on playing too rough with him. Am I wrong.
FOOD:
When he hears his food being made he goes crazy.
We feed him 3 meals a day. We have been pushing the time back little by little 15min a day cause he wakes us up at 5AM every morning. We let him cry till he stops to let him out. We feed him in his crate and pet him softly but he growls at us. Doesn’t bite. His body language is firm. So we keep petting him and stay next to him. Am I wrong?
WALKING:
We try to do at least 30 min walking a day and he doesn’t like it at all. He throws a fit! Cry’s like he is being dragged to hell. Doesn’t like being on a leash. We praise him when he is walking with us without grunting or tugging. A lot of positive praising. Give him a lot of treats too. We live in Echo Park, Los Angeles. There is a lot of noise so we take him at night but we want him to get used to people and other pups. Am I wrong?
SLEEP:
We wake up 2hours and 30min every night to let him out. No accidents as of yet at night. We try to keep him up till we go to sleep but no matter what time he falls asleep he wakes up at 5AM sharp. I think that has to do with feeding him when we first got him so that’s why we be been pushing his feeding time by 15 min everyday now. Am I wrong?
HOLDING:
He doesn’t like being lifted up. If you are sitting on the ground he will go into your lap and nestle himself in and bite your clothes but we always give him his toys. Anytime we try picking him up though he wiggles and cry’s. I don’t want to make this a traumatizing experience so I let him down. I don’t pick him up often. Only at night when it’s potty time and not play time. Am I wrong?
I feel like we got a pups from hell. It makes me feel like the previous owner did something horrible. We want to take him to training classes but we keep getting quotes over 500-1K sometimes even over! We love this dog and if it takes that much well hell, I’ll do it. When we got him he had 2 types of worms and wasn’t in the best shape. He’s doing a hell lot better health wise. Any help you can give would be AMAZING!
BITING:
We have a chew toy ready with us at all times. Anytime he bites we give him his chew toy. Play tug. Try playing fetch still learning he just stares at the toy and immediately comes to our feet or hands. They hurt! We have been told not to yell or tell him no cause he’s a puppy. We also took a step back on playing too rough with him. Am I wrong.
FOOD:
When he hears his food being made he goes crazy.
We feed him 3 meals a day. We have been pushing the time back little by little 15min a day cause he wakes us up at 5AM every morning. We let him cry till he stops to let him out. We feed him in his crate and pet him softly but he growls at us. Doesn’t bite. His body language is firm. So we keep petting him and stay next to him. Am I wrong?
WALKING:
We try to do at least 30 min walking a day and he doesn’t like it at all. He throws a fit! Cry’s like he is being dragged to hell. Doesn’t like being on a leash. We praise him when he is walking with us without grunting or tugging. A lot of positive praising. Give him a lot of treats too. We live in Echo Park, Los Angeles. There is a lot of noise so we take him at night but we want him to get used to people and other pups. Am I wrong?
SLEEP:
We wake up 2hours and 30min every night to let him out. No accidents as of yet at night. We try to keep him up till we go to sleep but no matter what time he falls asleep he wakes up at 5AM sharp. I think that has to do with feeding him when we first got him so that’s why we be been pushing his feeding time by 15 min everyday now. Am I wrong?
HOLDING:
He doesn’t like being lifted up. If you are sitting on the ground he will go into your lap and nestle himself in and bite your clothes but we always give him his toys. Anytime we try picking him up though he wiggles and cry’s. I don’t want to make this a traumatizing experience so I let him down. I don’t pick him up often. Only at night when it’s potty time and not play time. Am I wrong?
I feel like we got a pups from hell. It makes me feel like the previous owner did something horrible. We want to take him to training classes but we keep getting quotes over 500-1K sometimes even over! We love this dog and if it takes that much well hell, I’ll do it. When we got him he had 2 types of worms and wasn’t in the best shape. He’s doing a hell lot better health wise. Any help you can give would be AMAZING!