Cruel People!!

[MariaM]

Thank you and thank you lol. He's being rather yappy at the moment. I'm just not sure the approach though to get him to stop. Ignore? Yell? YELL? See, if I am too mean too him, (yelling and stuff) he gets really afraid of me and I don't want that. But I want him to learn and I'm just not sure of the right approach.

[My Peanuts]

Congratulations on the new puppy! Make sure to post tons of pics. Both Harley and Sylvia bark a lot. We are trying to correct it with a spray bottle full of water. It works really well on Harley; he has improved a lot. It works on Syl too, but not as well as it does on Harley.

[MariaM]

Ok, I might try the spray bottle idea. I'll let you know how it works. I will try to get some pictures for you all! He really is the most cutest. The vet said he looked like a purebred lab except he has some white on him and she said they don't have that. Sometimes I get really frustrated with him but I know not to give up and keep trying!

[DogLover9501]

Congrats on the new puppy, also Shadow was my black labs name!! Im glad you took him to the vet and stuff, And my Shadow NEVER grew out of barking, he didn't bark in the house(where he spent most of his time) and he didn't bark much outside, he had a full cable line right across the back yard, he would only bark constantly if the neighbors were outside or if we were outside and not in his reach.

Does he sleep outside?

[trayi52]

Your going to have to have a new sig now!! You just be patient with Shadow, if this is your first dog, your going to love it! Your adventure begins, your learning and Shadow is learning. Who knows maybe you will learn from each other.

My chihuahua, Buffy, still hasn't learned to quit barking. Sometimes I think she barks if she see a bug fly by! But I love her just the same, and I know she loves me back. She sleeps with me of a night, and knows when I say, Buffy its bedtime. She is ready. For that matter so is Grover, and she's a cat. So I have one on each side of me sleeping with me, a dog on one side and a cat on the other.

Let me tell you, when I got Grover, I had never raised a cat that age before, it was scarey! But, hey I got through it! So will you. Don't give up, and don't get discouraged. It takes time! So good luck with shadow, and to all the love you are going to receive from Shadow!

Willie

[MariaM]

Well, I have always liked Shadow ever since I saw Homeward Bound (I cried in the first movie every time I saw it when Shadow fell down in the pit near the end)
Last night he slept outside because of the fleas and stuff. We put him in a box with a blanket in the garage. He got out but was still in the garage.
I think we are getting him an insulated dog house.

[DogLover9501]

Originally posted by MariaM
I think we are getting him an insulated dog house.

To sleep in?

[MariaM]

trayi52: Sorry, I replied to the other post but you must have replied before me, I never saw yours lol.
And yes, you are right, I will have to have a new sig! I just have to take some pictures first
And yes, Shadow is my first dog, my first pet, ever.
Well, I know I will get discouraged, but I won't give up. I know it will take a lot of time but he is so cute you can't help but not love him. I can't wait till he is a bit better behaved, but until then, I have my whole schedule planned out lol.

[MariaM]

Yes, to sleep in.

[DogLover9501]

I thought he was going to sleep in the basement/kitchen?? I don't think it's a good idea to keep him outside all night, insulated dog house's may be warm, not always, but thats besides the point, he'd also rather be inside in more warmth and with his human pack, none of our dogs have ever slept outside.

[MariaM]

Well, I am trying to convince my mom and dad to let him sleep inside. I don't know though If it gets too cold though, he'll definately be inside.
I want him to sleep inside but I just don't think they will let me. I know its disappointing to you all, it also is to me.

[wolfie]

Originally posted by MariaM
We put him in a box with a blanket in the garage. He got out but was still in the garage.

You can get him a dog crate to sleep in (then he can't get out! ). Maybe one of the airline types would be better, since all the stories of dogs getting injured with metal ones.

here's a good plastic crate - it might seem expensive, but if you get it big enough for him as an adult it'll last his whole life.

[DogLover9501]

oOo I like those crates lol, how big do you think I'd need for Jasper? Medium or large?? He's not getting much bigger, right now he is about 22 inches at the shoulders and weighs about 45 pounds...But maybe he will get bigger because hes only 7 months old and I think boxers grow and grow until like 18 months?? Or maybe all dogs do lol

[DogLover9501]

Forgot to add, I have a HUGE(WAYYYYYYY too big) wire crate that Im going to sell, my uncle is going to buy it off for me $60 which is what I payed for it(second hand) and it has zip locks on it so the wire cannot seperate and everything, but it was way too big for my room and way too big for Jasper anyway, and I think the plastic type ones aren't as bulky, he really needs one, as hes getting the habbit of sleeping with me in bed, and as he gets bigger...that gets harder, I only have a single bed

[MariaM]

Hmmm, maybe so. I suppose that is all in american dollars I have some american money, enough probably, that I have been saving. Which one do you think would be best? He is 15 pounds as of almost 3 months, labrador cross. I have to go rake leaves though lol