Rebellious Mylie!
Mylie will be 6 months old pretty soon. OMG she has been terrible lately! I had to crate her this afternoon because she decided to jump the gate, go upstairs in my bedroom, where she KNOWS she doesn't belong and chew up my rug! Then, while I scolded her for being upstairs she took off under my bed and WOULD NOT come out. After 20 minutes of coaxing her to come out, I finally had to move the bed, grab her, with her jaw nicely wrapped around my wrist, and carry her down to her crate. At least she sort of knows her boundaries, and refrained from biting.
Last night she chewed up her gate, purposely spilled her food; and while I was at work, my fiance said she refused to stop barking.
In the past week she has destroyed every toy she owns, has become rude (she knows better) during our diner time, and dug giant holes in the yard. She has "forgotten" how to walk on a leash, and doesn't listen as well as she did less than 2 weeks ago. I'm giving her more exercise in hopes of tiring the little terror out, we'll see how it goes.
I'm not really sure how to handle this, other than the steps I have been taking already. I truly do believe that this behavior is directly related to my changed hours at work.
Btw, can I change my user name to "LoveMyMylieSometimes" ?? JUST KIDDING!
Last night she chewed up her gate, purposely spilled her food; and while I was at work, my fiance said she refused to stop barking.
In the past week she has destroyed every toy she owns, has become rude (she knows better) during our diner time, and dug giant holes in the yard. She has "forgotten" how to walk on a leash, and doesn't listen as well as she did less than 2 weeks ago. I'm giving her more exercise in hopes of tiring the little terror out, we'll see how it goes.
I'm not really sure how to handle this, other than the steps I have been taking already. I truly do believe that this behavior is directly related to my changed hours at work.
Btw, can I change my user name to "LoveMyMylieSometimes" ?? JUST KIDDING!
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From what I've seen with dogs, NEVER expect them to know better.
So, while I think that age and hormones have to do with it partially, you may have a point on the changed hours at work. Dogs are creatures of habit, and they like their routines. If those routines are changed, for some reason, they might react in a way that is not always pleasant to us.
Grab yourself a bag of patience, add water and have a cup every 8 hours :-)
Obedience classes might be helpful too, as Kelly suggested.
Leonberger... My post was originally named "Uh Oh... "Teenage years?" Hence the inclusion of her age... I was hoping I was wrong!
Toby got a little attitude once he his 6 months. He would get mad on leash, roll on the ground, throw fits, and pretty much make me look like an abusive dumbass owner out in public. But, he's starting to learn. Its just something that comes with the hormones.
Toby is 8 months now, and he doesn't listen most of the time. I'm working on it, though. The change of attitude might very much be linked to the change of your hours. Animals react differently to change and can get upset easily.
Last night I took Mylie's gate down like we usually do when we're home with her to keep a close eye. While I was in the kitchen she started to head upstairs, all it took was a simple.. "Mylieeeee.... Where do you think you're going?" She immediately stopped, bowed her head and walked into the living room. I rewarded her with a nylabone for listening to me, and she spent the rest of the night at my feet chomping on her treat. I also spent about 5 hours running, playing, doing some leash training last night, and she did much better than she has all week. As long as the weather stays nice, we'll be going to the park today