Need help with Zeus!

[anna_66]

Oh the joys of training a husky

I'm sorry to hear that your roommie has already given up I hope he reconsiders because even though they are stubborn, when trained right they really can be wonderful dogs.

All the advice Phred gave you I did with Roxey (guess I'm a dog beater too...lol)
I hope you keep up the training Rachel!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Oh the joys of training a husky

All the advice Phred gave you I did with Roxey (guess I'm a dog beater too ... lol)

Thank Heaven I'm not totally alone!


/s/ the Beater

[CountryWolf07]

Thank Heaven I'm not totally alone!


/s/ the Beater

Phred, can I just say I am doing what you did? (Anna too) lol.. but honestly, it seems like he will react and stop and be like, what just happened?! type of attitude, but he will go right back to what he was doing, so, I just bop on his nose and go "No bite!" and I throw him his toy and he WILL go after it and take interest and play with it. He is SLOWLY learning he is not supposed to bite or nip at me whenever he wants to.. so he is getting smarter every day somewhat.

The potty training, he definitely knows NOW that if he pees in house by accident/not letting us know, is WRONG. So.. when I caught him peeing, I picked him up and put his nose close to his "mess" and I say "No! Bad!" and he completely turns into putty on me and tries to be all affectionate, and be "sorry" for what he did, and I take him outside and he will go pee again, and I go crazy over him going "GOOD BOY! Aren't you a good boy?! Yeah! You're so smart!" Haha.. I am pretty sure I've had college kids stare at me while they walked by...

I'm not giving up on this little guy! =) He has already stolen my heart. (My boyfriend has competition, ha ha.)

[Giselle]

Oh, you're not even halfway done After the bite inhibition and potty training, you get hit with the ravenous landshark stage. It's an ongoing process of tears and frustration. But that's why they're so cute and cuddly! So you don't kill them! *grin*

No offense, but dogs don't have a sense of right and wrong. Zeus was only acting apologetic so your anger would dissipate. It's very useful, really, but it doesn't mean the dog knows that what he did is wrong. He just knows that Mom is angry, so he better act submissive! That's why puppies thrive on positive reinforcement and why negative reinforcement doesn't quite work out the way you intended. Just keep an eye on Zeus, whisk him out everytime he does the potty dance, praise when he goes potty, and be consistent. Good luck!

[Cinder & Smoke]

I just bop on his nose and go "No bite!" and I throw him his toy and he WILL go after it and
take interest and play with it. He is SLOWLY learning he is not supposed to bite or nip at me ...

Progress! Just make SURE the Roomie is doing the SAME things!

The potty training, he definitely knows NOW that if he pees in house by
accident/not letting us know, is WRONG.

So ... when I caught him peeing, I picked him up and put his nose close to his "mess" and
I say "No! Bad!" and he completely turns into putty on me and
tries to be ... "sorry" for what he did ...

No, Actually Zeus does NOT "know" that his *peeing in the house* is "wrong" ...
Just like Giselle said - he just knows that you're MAD at him --- WHY you're mad at him
just doesn't *compute* in a young dog's mind.

About the only time a scolding and pointing his nose at the mess does any good
is IF he's still In the Act of peeing when you catch & scold him.
Ten seconds after he's done messing - he'll never connect the scolding with the act of *peeing*.

And when you praise for correct outside performance - keep it Short & Simple =
"GOOD Boy!" and something like "Go Pee". Eventually you want to use the "Go Pee" as a
command for him to go pee or potty NOW.

Sounds like you ARE making progress --- but at his tender age - you really souldn't
be expecting too much from the lil Kid.


/s/ fellow dog *bonker*

[Rachel]

so, I just bop on his nose and go "No bite!" and I throw him his toy and he WILL go after it and take interest and play with it. He is SLOWLY learning he is not supposed to bite or nip at me whenever he wants to.. so he is getting smarter every day somewhat.

The only thing about throwing the toy after you say *No Bite* him is it might send mixed messages. He may think, I bite and then somebody plays with me. It might be better to do your correction and then turn your back on him for a few minutes. The message here would be your behavior is unacceptable and nobody wants to interact with you when you do that.

I'm thinking that this puppy is one day going to end up being your dog at the rate this is going. I still think your roomie needs a book on puppy raising. Sounds like he doesn't have a clue.

[cyber-sibes]

Thank Heaven I'm not totally alone!
/s/ the Beater

Oh no, Star got a little bite (not hard) on the ear when she was that age. My son still talks about the scar he has on his nose because Star gave him a correction nip! Oh, those puppy teeth are SHARP!
One thing JoJoe did that seemed to work - if she nipped him, he would put his thumb in her mouth & hold her tongue down in her jaw for a second while telling her "no bite!" Didn't take long - she did NOT want his thumb in her mouth. (but she's okay with having her mouth inspected)
It just takes a lot of patience & consistency, he'll get trained. At eight weeks, he may not have the best bladder control yet. At that age, we used to take Star out every time she drank water, every time she ate, and every 1/2 hr. or so, & really praise her for going potty.
I've also read that if a dog goes in a certain spot, try spending some time in that area - reading, playing with them, whatever. Dogs won't potty in their living space. (This worked for us with older dogs, not sure about puppies.)

[pitc9]

I sure hope your roommate catches on soon!
It's so sad when someone gets a puppy "just because"

I hope everything works out with the pup.