wild puppy

[brendapiepiorka]

I'm hoping I'm not the only one with a "wild Puppy". 90% of the time Maggie is very good and obedient. 10% of the time she is quite unruly. She is 4 months old and her wild episodes usually start when my daughters come home to visit and they play hide and seek with her or just wrestle around with her. Her pupping biting becomes harder and her listening skills go right out the window.We go to obedience class and she is always great there. She walks on a loose leash real good too(with treats of course). Sometimes, just for a second I get worried that as she grows bigger I won't be able to handle her. Should I refuse to play with her during these wild moments? She is kennaled at night and is always on a long leash when in the rest of the house mostly because she is not completly potty broken yet. I guess I just would like some advice from all you other newf owners and some reassurance that I'm not doing something wrong.
She loves to ride in the car and to play with the kids and sheltie next door. She likes to snuggle sometimes too so I know theres hope.
Thanks,
Brenda and Maggie

p.s my daughter are full grown and she also acts this way with my husband Jerry(who isn't worried a bit)

 

[Sound Bay Newfs]

I've found with my dogs, that when company or relatives come over and play wildly with the dogs then they will act wild. When someone else plays gently they will not play aggressively. She sounds like a basically sweet pup, but I have always believed that if you play with a dog wildly, then they will act wild. See how it works out to have your daughters play gently next time they come over. Although, when Maggie sees them come in she may expect wild play and act that way anyway. I think over time if your family tones things down, she will calm down.

 

[Nutz4Newfs]

My lil Lady Bear was a very wild rough hard biting pup...it took a long time to get her out of that.
Then my brother came to stay with us for a few months and started rough housing with Bear and her bad behavior started all over again. I told him he couldnt do that with her because she gets too aggressive and he stopped and after a while so did her bad behavior.
Last week he started rough housing with her again and my pretty lil girl has got her old attitude firmly reestablished.
So again the training starts all over for both my brother and my newf.
I agree totally with newfyork

I've found with my dogs, that when company or relatives come over and play wildly with the dogs then they will act wild. When someone else plays gently they will not play aggressively.

Dont let anyone rough house with your pup and IMHO never play with her when she is acting up. She will eventually learn the right way to play as long as you are consistant.

Maria

 

[brendapiepiorka]

thankyou Newfyork and Maria.

I guess the answer is always the logical one. My new motto is "NO ROUGH HOUSING WITH THE DOG"
Everyday I see her get bigger and bigger and stronger and stronger and sometimes a little advice from someone else who understands makes all the difference. She is a sweety and loves to cuddle and have her tummy scratched so we'll try to stick to that. I'll keep you posted and thanks again
brenda and maggie