New Chow Owner.. Any Advice Welcome
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:14 pm
Hi Guys,
New to this forum and the chow world. I recently adopted my baby girl chow - Teddy - who is 8 weeks old today. Ive had her for about 10 days now. For the first few days i kept her to adjust and worked from home for the week to take care of her. Shes adjusted greatly, and has zero accidents around the house. Very well behaved when strangers come over, its either she smothers them with love (especially if they are girls ), or run under the couch and hide if she didnt get along with a new person.
This isnt much concern to me now as i have a lot of socializing to do. So here comes my main concerns. I live with a roommate, and thus far i am the one putting the rules on my Teddy. Sometimes when im harsh on her, ie: when i stop her from chewing something like an electric wire, and i give a little louder of a voice.. shed whine and run away for a bit. Then turns around and wants some more affection. The issue though is now that she is comfortable around the house, she has grown to be fonder of those in the house that do not set the rules or put her in the crate for the day. She still greets me warmly with a wagging tail and plays as soon as i arrive, but dismisses me after 2 mins. I love her to bits and i want her to associate me with good things. Does she hate me everytime i try to discipline her? or am i reading her wrong ?
My second question, where id really need some of your help. She sleeps with me in my room, right under my bed on my side, which i love and find relaxing..But every day i get a wake up call at 6 am her trying to jump on the bed so i take her outside. I do and she does her business relatively quickly, then wants to play and exhaust some energy to then pass out again. I dont have to be up so early, and so far its been hard to manage my time with this. How can i push that timing further ? Ive tried tiring her out before bedtime and having a later walk in the night to discharge but so far it only pushes the time back 20 mins maximum.
third: shes been doing great with obedience commands which is greatly surprising. She already sits on command, but moreso does it without me commanding her when i have a treat in my hand. I know shell grow to be well behaved but some trainers have advised to push back the obedience training till she is 3 months old. Is that accurate or should i start ASAP ?
Any advice on this would be great!!
This is my baby girl
New to this forum and the chow world. I recently adopted my baby girl chow - Teddy - who is 8 weeks old today. Ive had her for about 10 days now. For the first few days i kept her to adjust and worked from home for the week to take care of her. Shes adjusted greatly, and has zero accidents around the house. Very well behaved when strangers come over, its either she smothers them with love (especially if they are girls ), or run under the couch and hide if she didnt get along with a new person.
This isnt much concern to me now as i have a lot of socializing to do. So here comes my main concerns. I live with a roommate, and thus far i am the one putting the rules on my Teddy. Sometimes when im harsh on her, ie: when i stop her from chewing something like an electric wire, and i give a little louder of a voice.. shed whine and run away for a bit. Then turns around and wants some more affection. The issue though is now that she is comfortable around the house, she has grown to be fonder of those in the house that do not set the rules or put her in the crate for the day. She still greets me warmly with a wagging tail and plays as soon as i arrive, but dismisses me after 2 mins. I love her to bits and i want her to associate me with good things. Does she hate me everytime i try to discipline her? or am i reading her wrong ?
My second question, where id really need some of your help. She sleeps with me in my room, right under my bed on my side, which i love and find relaxing..But every day i get a wake up call at 6 am her trying to jump on the bed so i take her outside. I do and she does her business relatively quickly, then wants to play and exhaust some energy to then pass out again. I dont have to be up so early, and so far its been hard to manage my time with this. How can i push that timing further ? Ive tried tiring her out before bedtime and having a later walk in the night to discharge but so far it only pushes the time back 20 mins maximum.
third: shes been doing great with obedience commands which is greatly surprising. She already sits on command, but moreso does it without me commanding her when i have a treat in my hand. I know shell grow to be well behaved but some trainers have advised to push back the obedience training till she is 3 months old. Is that accurate or should i start ASAP ?
Any advice on this would be great!!
This is my baby girl