by Wyldmoonwoman » April 2nd, 2007, 8:37 am
I agree with everyone, keep her tired!
When you do have a calm cuddly moment, you can give a puppy massage and repeat a word like calm or easy when pup is completely relaxed, this will create a conditioned response over time so that when puppy is crazy, they will calm down when you say the word "easy"
This worked wonderfully for my OCD tail chasing foster.
A puppy obedience class is a great start...you will learn the basics.
I find that these dogs like rules and work, obedience is work, calmly sitting at you side for 10 minutes is work. They are so proud after doing their tricks.
"If I were not a man, I would like to be a bird. As I am a man, I do the next best thing, and ride a bicycle." -- Rev. Maltie, a cyclist in the late 1800s