Cocker Spaniel Puppy Questions

[MRichardson50]

lizbud,

Thanks for responding. She's only in her kennel the three days that I work and at night. Her kennel is in our bedroom and she has no problem at all during the night.

[MRichardson50]

Hello,

Thanks for the response. I should not of used the word discipline. I am trying at this point to use only positive praise and distract her when she is doing something wrong (such as chewing on the couch). Thanks for the suggestion of the chew bone in the crate. I will try right away. I've been hearing alot about puppy kindergarden. I might look into that.

She is actually a good dog and a pleasure to have (my cats probably would not agree at this time).

I will check out the websites you suggested.

Thanks again for your help!!

[lizbud]

lizbud,

Thanks for responding. She's only in her kennel the three days that I work and at night. Her kennel is in our bedroom and she has no problem at all during the night.

Thank you. No, I don't think the time in the crate is excessive.She
sounds like a smart little pup who would tire quickly of time spent with
nothing to do. Some folks leave the dog with a Kong filled with little treats
they they "work on" to get the treats out.Any safe chew toy is good to
pass the time.

[lisahumphreys882]

Cocker spaniels are actually quite known to pee when exicited and I don't think they outgrow it but I'm not exactly sure.

This website has some cocker spaniel info on it if you're interested.
http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/mypups/breed.html
About a few points above the first picture it says...
Peeing everywhere- especially when excited or scared- keep them out of carpeted rooms!

[sanford8916]

www.dogbreedinfo.com has helpful info on any breed

[Jakesmom]

I have an English Cocker Spaniel, somewhat different from American Cockers but also similar. She is now 2 years old. She was "crated" (in our bathroom, she never liked her crate) for about the amount of time you are doing, and seemed to do fine with it. She was always happy when I came home, and she still chooses to sleep in the bathroom if she is not on our bed. She was definately more difficult to housetrain than my Golden Retriever, and in fact was not reliable until about 10 months old (I thought she was trained at 6 months, but had a couple "accidents"). She is now excellent, and will let us know when she needs to go out.

Good luck!

Jake's mom

[wolf_Q]

Congrats on the new puppy! I bet she is cute, do you have any pictures of her?

Peeing when excited/submissive is very common in cockers. We get a lot of cocker spaniels in our grooming salon and most of them do this, so she may not outgrow it.

[wolfsoul]

Cockers very very commonly urinate or defecate when scared or excited -- alot of them grow out of it, alot of them don't. You may want to buy a little doggy diaper for her to wear. You can find them at most pet shops.