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[chickenmomma16]

My husband is spoiling our new LGD by bringing her inside. He lets her in the shop and for some reason he left her in overnight a few nights ago (during the fireworks people around us shoot off when the Seahawks win). She trashed his shop trying to get out so now he is bringing her in the house.

I am concerned that she is not going to be doing her job if he keeps bringing her inside. She has no manners so of course she is on the bed and drinking out of the fish tank (the turtle tank is too high). He put her back out but she has taken to watching the house to come inside instead of watching the flock. She has plenty of shelter and a thick winter coat so she is not too cold. She just likes to be with us and get attention like the house dogs. I hope he does not ruin her training by making a pet out of her because we have enough pet dogs already!

That's a tough one... There are 4 LGDs at the farm I work at. 2 were properly trained by someone else (a dream to handle and sweet!) and 2 were bought as puppies. The 2 pups were spoiled by a family member to the owner and it was a nightmare breaking some bad habits they learned. It took a good year to train them to have manners! LGDs are known to be stubborn and difficult to train. And esp. When they have a bad habit they like. Do some reading and research on a training method for LGDs that works for you and hubby, there are many methods out there. Also, you could even look for a LGD trainer that can give you some tips. Not sure if there is one close to you but it wouldn't hurt to look! Once they get past the puppy stage (2+ years old for LGDs) things smooth out.

 

[Duck Drover]

That's a tough one... There are 4 LGDs at the farm I work at. 2 were properly trained by someone else (a dream to handle and sweet!) and 2 were bought as puppies. The 2 pups were spoiled by a family member to the owner and it was a nightmare breaking some bad habits they learned. It took a good year to train them to have manners! LGDs are known to be stubborn and difficult to train. And esp. When they have a bad habit they like. Do some reading and research on a training method for LGDs that works for you and hubby, there are many methods out there. Also, you could even look for a LGD trainer that can give you some tips. Not sure if there is one close to you but it wouldn't hurt to look! Once they get past the puppy stage (2+ years old for LGDs) things smooth out.

She is 2 and she has always been outside so the cold is not a problem. She is not attached to the birds as her companions but she does guard them and that is what I need her to do.

I was actually glad she trashed the shop trying to get out because she should not have been left in there and hopefully he will not do it again. I had not expected him to let her in the house to dry off. She has shelter and massive amounts of hair so she is fine outside.

We visit her outside so she is not completely alone. She needs to be the protector I need her to be. I hope my husband will understand that.

 

[theceltichorse]

 

[chickenmomma16]

That's a tough one... There are 4 LGDs at the farm I work at. 2 were properly trained by someone else (a dream to handle and sweet!) and 2 were bought as puppies. The 2 pups were spoiled by a family member to the owner and it was a nightmare breaking some bad habits they learned. It took a good year to train them to have manners! LGDs are known to be stubborn and difficult to train. And esp. When they have a bad habit they like. Do some reading and research on a training method for LGDs that works for you and hubby, there are many methods out there. Also, you could even look for a LGD trainer that can give you some tips. Not sure if there is one close to you but it wouldn't hurt to look! Once they get past the puppy stage (2+ years old for LGDs) things smooth out.

She is 2 and she has always been outside so the cold is not a problem. She is not attached to the birds as her companions but she does guard them and that is what I need her to do.

I was actually glad she trashed the shop trying to get out because she should not have been left in there and hopefully he will not do it again. I had not expected him to let her in the house to dry off. She has shelter and massive amounts of hair so she is fine outside.

We visit her outside so she is not completely alone. She needs to be the protector I need her to be. I hope my husband will understand that.

Oh wow, I didn't know the age of your girl. In that case, Get her out of the house! .

Men can be the worst softies sometimes...

 

[pennyJo1960]

Your right my BF is huge softie fear-ah the gsd has aged quite fast and cannot handle the temps nor job anymore
Snowball is growing fast but goes out to chickens knowing it is her job

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are getting snow again weeeeee isn't this fun
did movie and dinner... the moving in centralia saw Sing darn it was cute came home fed dogs
went out to go to our favorite mexican place in Morton few snowflakes those got larger when we got to
Morton by the time we finished dinner it was touch and go till the light on the highway
to home rode was not visible most the way BF is good driver thank our lucky star
and by the grace of god

 

[Hinotori]

We still haven't gotten any snow up here in Graham

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have 2 fun rides home from Centralia both times it was the last one we did the 180
but darn she stopped just short of the ditch so engine died he turned the key she fired back up
got us going the right way back only about a mile from home got home no other miss haps

 

[junebuggena]

Snow!

 

[pennyJo1960]

yup us too lots of it again