newcomer88 86 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 All of a sudden my pup has almost completely changed ... Is this common ?? She will be 8 months old on the 18th of June , her retreive was excellent , her recall was excellent , now it's like I've never taught her anything when I call her in the garden she just lays down and wags her tail and runs off or just completely blanks me , is this fairly common in pups of her age , really getting frustrated with it , by the way she is ... Sal/grey x sal/deer/bull-collie-grey cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j1985 1,983 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Mine went through about 3 stages where she was an absolute arsehole! For a while I really had trouble even getting her to want to be around me, shed run away then just as I got in close enough to leash her up she's run off again haha then the next minute she was my best buddy and do anything I asked. I just persevered and kept my cool even though at times I wanted to hoof her over a hedge an leave her there!! I also upped her exercise and let her get involved in bits and bobs hunting wise. She's just over one now and although a bit rusty sometimes she's coming on well. Atb J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMagic 461 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Just pushing its luck, testing boundaries. It will get over it in time 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newcomer88 86 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I hope your right mate , she's making me not like her at the mo , it's just from nothing it's like she's a different dog. I hope this doesn't go on long haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j1985 1,983 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was exactly the same, Really wound me up too but I'd say keeping calm and not losing it is the key. Do you treat train at all ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wxm 1,638 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 All of a sudden my pup has almost completely changed ... Is this common ?? She will be 8 months old on the 18th of June , her retreive was excellent , her recall was excellent , now it's like I've never taught her anything when I call her in the garden she just lays down and wags her tail and runs off or just completely blanks me , is this fairly common in pups of her age , really getting frustrated with it , by the way she is ... Sal/grey x sal/deer/bull-collie-grey cheers just out of interest have you told her off for something or slapped her ??? cause that also could be a issue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMagic 461 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Its just a phase pups go through, be patient and ride it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I had the same phase with my old lurcher and unfortunately I didn't know how to handle him and f****d him up completely. I believe its a phase most pups go through. Just be patient and try to bond through it. I got wound up, shouted at him and smacked him etc and he just got worse and worse. All the best. Gaz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carraghs Gem 1,675 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Mine is doing the same thing its meant to be a saluki trait, keep your cool and dont give up hope Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nobjerk 161 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Mine is doing the same thing its meant to be a saluki trait, keep your cool and dont give up hope i have a sal/bul/grey x sal and have had the same issues , patients and calmness is the key . no work just wait for the phase to pass , i found completely ignoring the dog got her interest . i think she maybe though she was in charge and by following/chasing and trying to catch her up was me approaching her and being subordinate , so i just gave up and thought bollocks to this and left her to it , her attitude to me changed and alls much better now (about 11mths at the moment) . skycat said in a previous article that most have a f##k you stage around the 7-12 mth age . good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
newcomer88 86 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 No I haven't smacked her shel get the odd tap on the nose but nothing major , the worst I can think of was had to get her by the scruff and literally drag her to her kennel but usually one word and she would fly in there , I'd started treat training and then stopped for a while and she was fine I'm going to buy some bits today and see if I can pull her out of this poxy stage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,769 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 The teenage phase. Plenty of fun and stimulation when she is being good. Be boring and ignore her when she is being disobedient. Because you see, negative attention ie; chasing her, shouting etc when she is naughty is still attention, something which she craves at this age. Take away any attention of any kind at this stage and she will soon learn she only gets it when she is complying with you. But you must remember to give her loads of attention and praise when she is simply just behaving nicely, otherwise in her head what is the point in being with you, doing what you ask, you are boring and i can find better fun elsewhere. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMagic 461 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 No I haven't smacked her shel get the odd tap on the nose but nothing major , the worst I can think of was had to get her by the scruff and literally drag her to her kennel but usually one word and she would fly in there , I'd started treat training and then stopped for a while and she was fine I'm going to buy some bits today and see if I can pull her out of this poxy stage Start again. This time use HIGH VALUE food items such as bits of sausage or bacon. Dont let her know youve got it, take her out for a walk, call her as you usually do. If she ignores you she gets nothing. The first time she comes back give her plenty of fuss and a bit of sausage. Wait 15 mins - half hour then call her again. It might take a few times but very soon she will be RUNNING back everytime you call her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,256 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 All of a sudden my pup has almost completely changed ... Is this common ?? She will be 8 months old on the 18th of June , her retreive was excellent , her recall was excellent , now it's like I've never taught her anything when I call her in the garden she just lays down and wags her tail and runs off or just completely blanks me , is this fairly common in pups of her age , really getting frustrated with it , by the way she is ... Sal/grey x sal/deer/bull-collie-grey cheers pups drive is kicked in , treats will only get attention because there is nothing else exciting about , ball or tug training appeals to its drive 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Indie Pup 8 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 My 9month old lurcher is the same. She was great from a young age but then changed recently. I have been using a long line (that I had for my horse) to use on the dog. I would just let the line drop behind her and use rewards like chicken sausage etc and reward her everytime she came close then reduce it to only when I recalled her..which seems to be working. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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