u/Winter-Common-7397

Safe to say she is obsessed!

She understands and reliably follows through on many commands (sit, down, stay, wait, leave it, drop it, heel, middle, etc) so it’s not an issue of not knowing/confusion. She’s 10 months old.

The barking occurs occasionally when she is asked to do multiple commands in a row; she is much quicker to do the command when she isn’t barking.

I am thinking she is a bit frustrated about performing multiple commands/not getting rewarded soon enough. Is there a way I can work through this with her? She’s my first dog so lots of learning curves. She does seem easily frustrated during impulse control activities at times as well. Open to any advice/personal experience, thanks!

Hey! We will be going to a cottage next month with this 9 month old girl. I am wondering if anyone has some tips/advice to make sure it all goes as smoothly as possible?

Also, if anybody uses a GPS collar we are wondering if the Pathfinder 2 is decent or if we should look for something different.

And 80 lbs.. here’s to hoping she’s finished growing..

We never had to teach her, she somehow just always did it. Luckily, at 80lbs now, she no longer flings herself onto our laps..

Hey, my pup is very white as you can tell, and we definitely need to get her sunscreen ASAP! I’m just unsure which are safe/recommended and actually work? Any tried and true brands?

It’s so adorable! She has loved watching the TV with us since she was a baby.

she is just the smartest little pup she picks up on things so quickly! just have to work through her stopping to eat every treat😂😂

(++ she’s going on a hypoallergenic prescribed diet next week, if anyone’s been through this and has ideas on how to keep up with positive/reward-based training let me know)

hey! this is my 7 month old pup, and with the warmer weather coming we have been struggling with off-leash dogs in our neighbourhood during walks and potty breaks. we seeded our backyard so she has to go out front with me on a long-line for potty breaks.

yesterday, our neighbours 2 dogs came barrelling down the road full-speed right at her. i did my best to grab her leash and hold her behind me (she’s still young and struggles with commands under high pressure situations, many of these types of interactions has lead to leash frustration for her but she is not aggressive at all), while saying no and shooing off the other dogs. the larger dog was circling behind me to get to her and snarling/nipping in her direction. the owner was literally just standing by watching this go down for a good minute before he finally screamed at the dogs and one got spooked and ran off. this has happened multiple times with this neighbour, and also many other neighbours.

im just not too sure what to do in these situations. how do you actually manage to keep off leash dogs away? especially when they’re large and clearly not very friendly.

she has so much fun learning tricks!

She is just perfect! A 7 month old goofball.

I just feel like I put an insane amount of time and effort into learning about socialization and training and somehow my 7 month pup still ended up reactive. We had to go to the vet today, and somebody sat a few seats away from us with their dog, and she began lunging, barking, and whining after a few minutes of not being able to get to the dog. I walked away and reoriented her focus onto me, but then we went into the exam room and she was super wary of the veterinarian and began barking at him as well.

We have done a few individual sessions with a trainer and will continue to, but it’s just so disheartening/shameful when she keeps reacting in situations where every other dog is so calm and collected.

She’s 6 months old and this happens like 3-4x weekly. It happens walking around in our backyard or when we walk down the steps. It never happens indoors or on walks.

I typically just get her collar and the minute it’s on she just totally stops this behaviour. I stood around today to get a recording to try and figure out what’s going on. She’s my first dog and I just am at a loss here. She’s such a good puppy other than this specific behaviour.

EDIT: She has done puppy training classes and has an individual trainer we have met with a few times so far. She gets multiple (2-3) walks for 1-2 hours daily including long-lead, sniff walks, training during walks. She gets ~1 hour of one-on-one play with us including fetch, tug, etc. She plays independently ~1 hour a day with a bungee toy, whatever toys are laying around, etc. She gets mental enrichment from multiple kongs, lick mats, and toy-dispensing balls daily. I am open to alternative/more exercise but she’s still a growing pup and I am not 100% sure what’s the safest for her little joints?