Hi Rhona ~
Don't fret..Your pup is not behaving any differently than any other pup her
age. I don't remember where I read it, or what seminar I attended that we
discussed this behavior, but it is NORMAL.
Dogs go through various critical periods and learning stages until they reach
about 2yrs
ORIGINAL POST:
From: "Valerie Rahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Our 9 month old Berner , Chiara, has started to ignore me when I tell her to
come to me. She learned sit, lie down, stay, & come very easily at about 4
months old but she now either doesn't listen to me or acts like I want to
play with he
Hi, Valerie...Chiara has hit the "teen years"! It seems the advice for surviving the
dog teens is similar to that regarding kids...Lots of consistency about rules, lots of
positive reinforcement, make them work for and deserve every privilege they get!
Anne
Cranford, NJ
with Maddie and Titan
(and
Our 9 month old Berner , Chiara, has started to ignore me when I tell her to
come to me. She learned sit, lie down, stay, & come very easily at about 4
months old but she now either doesn't listen to me or acts like I want to
play with her when I call her. We are up in the mountains (Davos,
Switzer
