As a puppy raiser I get to go through each stage of a puppies life from 8 weeks to adulthood. During that time dogs have their ups and downs.
Hobart is going through a little bit of a rebellious stage. He knows a lot of commands, but he has decided that he doesn't want to listen or wants to listen very slowly. He was also doing great with his housebreaking, but now he has started to have accidents more frequently. I'm frustrated to say the least. I know that he's not supposed to be housebroken or fully trained by four months, but I thought I had conquered some things that are now re-appearing in my work with him.
The thing is, I KNOW HOBART IS SMART!!! He just doesn't act it sometimes. I don't know what I'm doing, but I have a basic idea. I have a month to prepare Hobart for going out in public. I'm not sure what will happen.
I have started to take a walk at the park across the street from us instead of just taking Hobart out to play in the yard every day. It helps him to learn to walk on a loose leash and it gives me time to work on training.
~Elijah & Hobart II
Hobart is going through a little bit of a rebellious stage. He knows a lot of commands, but he has decided that he doesn't want to listen or wants to listen very slowly. He was also doing great with his housebreaking, but now he has started to have accidents more frequently. I'm frustrated to say the least. I know that he's not supposed to be housebroken or fully trained by four months, but I thought I had conquered some things that are now re-appearing in my work with him.
The thing is, I KNOW HOBART IS SMART!!! He just doesn't act it sometimes. I don't know what I'm doing, but I have a basic idea. I have a month to prepare Hobart for going out in public. I'm not sure what will happen.
I have started to take a walk at the park across the street from us instead of just taking Hobart out to play in the yard every day. It helps him to learn to walk on a loose leash and it gives me time to work on training.
