It gets better - I doubted it!

[slateblue]

@arengs Yes!! We always say we can see the gears turning when he’s about to do something bad…he knows he shouldn’t, but his little brain just says screw it!

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@slateblue I am SO glad reading this. My partner and I got our Shiba Inu Puppy today (10 weeks old) and I already cried because of how stubborn he is

 

[slateblue]

@imagebeastmarkbeast The first day is so overwhelming!! You got this, stay consistent with whatever methods you choose to use and remember they don’t do the bad stuff on purpose, no matter how much it might seem like it. They just have a lizard brain for a while

 

[mmusa83]

@imagebeastmarkbeast I’m getting my shiba next Saturday. I’m so nervous lol. I have to immediately fly with her so I’m stressed tf out.

 

[dx70]

@slateblue 10 months. It is getting a lot better. Even with stomach issues, scraping skin off his pads, and other hiccups, I have a companion and not an infant.

 

[arborist]

@dx70 Thanks for this, lot of the comments also say their 3-6 mth old pups are behaving way better than when they were first brought home. Mine is also 10 mths and we JUST started having more good days than bad. Thought maybe I got a broken one lol.

 

[dx70]

@arborist Happy you take heart from it. I did not start feeling some relief until month 9, he is an energetic fool, and very cute, but dear god.

 

[ml5363]

@slateblue Ugh reading posts like this always make me so happy but so confused at the same time!! I have had the opposite experience with my pup. He was an angel from 12 weeks to 7 months, but now adolescence is kicking in full force. I mean tearing up furniture, not listening to me, all of that. Hoping it gets better soon :’)

 

[arborist]

@ml5363 It'll get better around 10 months, maybe sooner depending on breed. When they are in their 'teens' 7-10 months its almost constant boundry testing. My puppy went from demon to Satan during that time and literally just woke up one morning a sweetheart. Random spouts of bad still but nowhere near demon level.

 

[slateblue]

@ml5363 Oh I’m just savoring these moments until that happens. I’m sure it’s right around the corner for us

 

[homepage1984]

@ml5363 This!! We had the typical issues of pottying inside and hating being alone but other than that he wasnt destructive, always listened and was super calm in any enviroment. Then he reached 6months and i swear he got possesed or something. Hes 7.5 almost 8months now and hes improving but hes nowhere near as good as he was before 6months.

 

[trenton]

@slateblue We have our struggles but Kona is so lovely to go outside with, she is so good at walking on leash and meeting strangers. It's the days I can't take her on a 5 hour trip to the mall and the park that are tougher. She needs a lot of stimulation. Doggy daycare has been helpful too.

Some tax:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AustralianShepherd/s/ZtAmaxi6gO

https://www.reddit.com/r/AustralianShepherd/s/LkcLu4qQfT

 

[slateblue]

@trenton So freakin cute. I wish my guy liked going for walks idk if it’s the winter weather or what, but he will walk about 1 house length and then just stop. We play lots of games inside

 

[trenton]

@slateblue Try going to the mall. Mine hates walks around the neighborhood because she has seen it all before and nobody ever wants to pet her

Also it's a great skill to learn. I have mine lie down whenever I am looking at a rack or waiting in line. She really likes it and I think she sees it as a job.

 

[rainingviolets]

@slateblue Our 8 wk old pup was super nervous to walk around the neighborhood as well, at first I just carried her a couple day so she could smell and see. Whenever I tried to walk her on leash she would wine a shake and sit down, we ended up coercing her to walk the length of the leash towards me with treats and after about 15 mins of praising and redoing the ten ft leash treat thing she was walking along pretty well, still have to do that with her sometimes to get her moving but it’s gotten wayyyy better (FYI I’ve had a pup for like a week so idk wtf I’m doing lol)

 

[melsome]

@slateblue Everyday I’m searching for these kind of posts. Thank you !
I adopted my fur baby at 7 months, and she is an absolute nightmare once her puppy biting urges take over. I can’t touch, talk to her, or practically look at her, or she gets SO overly excited that all she wants to do is chew me to death. She’s on my shoes, and my ankles all day everyday. Any attempts at deterring her naughty behavior whether she’s chewing on me or the furniture only seems to make her more intent on the biting. She had tons of toys and only wants to chew on me. It’s so frustrating because I know she just wants to play, but I can’t because of the biting. It’s been two weeks and I feel like I can’t even enjoy her. I can’t take her outside either freely to exert herself and that energy because she also just wants to eat literally everything on the floor, leaves, sticks, rocks, garbage, and her own poop…
How and when will I start being able to enjoy my fur baby..
She’s almost 1 year, will she just outgrow it all ?
I’m so overwhelmed because I got her at 7 months, and she’s so behind on training and feel like I’m way in over my head.

 

[slateblue]

@melsome this sounds exactly how my pup was for the first few months, and some days still! I tell my boyfriend all the time “don’t make eye contact” because then we’re done for stick to your guns on the training method you choose to do, whether it’s removing yourself from her every time she bites, redirecting, yelping etc. It may even take weeks but she will learn what you approve of and not. You’ll enjoy her pitter pattering paws before you know it

 

[mimshackgodwins]

@slateblue Aww pumpkin is so sweet. I have a Boston Terrier too— she’s 14 weeks right now and we’re going through it! I love these “it gets better” posts— thank you for sharing your experience.

 

[becca0603]

@slateblue It is SO important to hear these stories