What Dog Breed Do You Want Today!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[ShrekDawg]

Right? I thought it was weird which is why we looked into it in the first place, just wanted to find out "why how".

Yeah it’s definitely weird!!!!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

And preferably titles. Also no reputable breeder sells through a pet store

Yes i prefer titles and more than just a cgc to.
Exactly i have never ever found a pet store that sells ethically bred dogs.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes i prefer titles and more than just a cgc to.
Exactly i have never ever found a pet store that sells ethically bred dogs.

Yeah same and me neither

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

These games look like a lot of fun! I'm sure once his attention span widens, he'd enjoy stuff like that. He's got some GSD brains.

Goldens and GSD are smart. Sometimes to smart.
Thats why those dogs are used for police, service work and sporting dogs.

 

[SunriseChickers]

Maybe dont play until he comes to you to play. He will learn if i take the toy she will engage with me sorta thing.

I can try it. My only struggle is that he goes off and tries to chew on things he shouldn't unless I'm engaging with him. That's anything from wooden chair legs (he has a pup teether) to leather boots (maybe I should get him some leather, lol), and also Uno.

Play a game with the bowl have a piece of food put it in the bowl somewhere different then where he eats. And say get it point to thr piece of food. When he gets it treat him out of your hand. That may get him use to the bowl.

That sounds like a good idea, I can try that with dinner.

Oh, another thing I need advice on, he's started to not listen to me as readily. He was great the first few days and I've done my best to not overuse those words and reward him verbally and with pets when he listens, but now he's starting to ignore me partially and sometimes entirely. I just don't get doggy hierarchy and I'm worried that I'm not interacting in a way that he will grow up to respect. "Dog" just doesn't click in my head very well.

 

[SunriseChickers]

Goldens and GSD are smart. Sometimes to smart.
Thats why those dogs are used for police, service work and sporting dogs.

Yeah, I did research on both of the breeds. I'd have no qualms about taking the time to do something fun with him like home agility or even find somewhere to swim when he's older, but for now we are greatly limited by puppy brain.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I can try it. My only struggle is that he goes off and tries to chew on things he shouldn't unless I'm engaging with him. That's anything from wooden chair legs (he has a pup teether) to leather boots (maybe I should get him some leather, lol), and also Uno.

That sounds like a good idea, I can try that with dinner.

Oh, another thing I need advice on, he's started to not listen to me as readily. He was great the first few days and I've done my best to not overuse those words and reward him verbally and with pets when he listens, but now he's starting to ignore me partially and sometimes entirely. I just don't get doggy hierarchy and I'm worried that I'm not interacting in a way that he will grow up to respect. "Dog" just doesn't click in my head very well.

Dogs do go into adolescence more than once. And a puppy tends not to fully listen .
I dont think your interacting with him wrong

 

[SunriseChickers]

Dogs do go into adolescence more than once. And a puppy tends not to fully listen .
I dont think your interacting with him wrong

Okie dokie. Well what you've said has definitely been encouraging. I guess I'll just keep trying to do whatnot, even if he's constantly getting his collar popped and getting yelled at. :/

 

[SunriseChickers]

Gone from crying in the crate to happily laying in the sun chewing on the house line after a potty break, lol.
Maybe my constant attempts to play have been making him too uppity?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

He's in his crate right now so that I could get five minutes to look away and write this out, finally napping lol. I just don't know what to do, because today he seems to refuse to be kept entertained outside of the crate. So if he's out, I'm having to physically restrain him from poking at little things he shouldn't, and I feel bad because every five seconds it's "ah-ah" or popping his collar. He gets it for a while after a few gentle corrections, but still won't play with his toys. Is there a different approach I should be taking to his behavior? I do my best to convey that he isn't being crated for being bad, but he is a people-loving puppy and wants contact all the time so he hates it regardless of toys, treats, verbal praise, etc. Obviously he is very young and things will change, but what can I be doing about this right now?

Raising a pup is a long term commitment. It can take up to two years before some settle down. They go through phases. Sometimes they are angels and sometimes not. It's similar to raising a child. They aren't always the same everyday.

He's still new to you, and for his part he's probably missing his mom and siblings. I would gently discourage the humping. Some pups will play by themselves, but most won't.

At his age I would focus on positive reinforcement, and not anything negative. Sounds like he wasn't socialized well, so take everything slow. Always remember dogs do not speak English. We humans sometimes think they should understand everything we say to them. His humping and hiding means he's feeling insecure. I find chews help when you want them to quietly sit and be occupied.