She gets on my nerves...

[CoCo Chanel]

excuse me for ranting...but sometimes my puppy gets on my nerves. I'm home all day long, and am with her 24/7 and I'm sorry but she gets on my nerves at time. She likes to pee under my bed, chew my shoes, and thinks everything is hers.

sometimes I feel like i hate her.

*sigh*

i know i dont. and i know she's just a puppy.

but what do you guys do when your dog gets on your nerves?

like... i mean.. she wont leave me alone. I cant even go to the bathroom without her bothering me, stealing toilet paper, whining if i wont let her in, etc.

it's funny reading this. but seriously.

i know it's my fault, but i got a new ds lite and she chewed through the wire. the same day i found out she's been peeing under my bed. then my cell phone charger...

not to innclude countless amount of shoes.

(as im writing this, she was at my foot...i though chewing on her toy..but no.. it was my lap top charger.)

i'm so mad at her.

it's impossible for me to "hide" all the wires.

[Leo]

Do you have a crate? is she crate trained? Have you gone through on your hands and knees and puppy proofed your house?

I might be alone here, but your puppy chewing wires is VERY dangerous and potentially life threatening.... what happens if she someday chews on a wire that is attached to electricity and gets electrocuted? This is a potentially dangerous situation and is very wearing on you... It is OK to leave her in her crate if you can not devote 100% of your attention to her.... at this moment I have my human kids toys out in my living room and my 1 year old Pomeranian in his crate because I am not able to devote my attention to him enough that he won't chew their toys..In a few minutes I will go through the house and pick up anything potentially dangerous to him before letting him out .... anything left out in his range when he is out of his crate is FAIR GAME and if he destroys it, well it is whoever left it out there's fault, not his, he is just a dog.... for a long time when my litter-mates were puppies, I took the mindset that you have and would get upset and frustrated with them (it cost me thousands of $$ in ruined stuff too)... once I accepted responsibility for my not picking stuff up and learned not to feel guilty for crating them... well my life got a lot better and the chewing and accidents stopped.

When you are first crate training her get a pair of ear plugs, after a few days she won't cry because she will know crying won't reward her with a free pass out to destroy your stuff.... tough love is what you need both for her safety and your sanity.

Hugs .... you will get through this, after she turns 2 she won't have the urge to chew stuff quite as much. The young teething puppy stage is so cute, yet so draining... Have you tried Kongs stuffed with treats? these have been a lifesaver for me.

[Ambieruns10]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Puppies!

[sara8]

yup, i agree with leo--you definitely need to get her crate trained. it sounds like you are getting way to stressed. when you start to feel that way you need to crate her for a little while. i would not make it thru the day with my one year old puppy if i couldn't crate him sometimes. all i have to say is reggie crate and he goes right in and lays down. it's like sending kids to their room. she will like it alot better than you being mad at her and hating her all the time. make sure that you have plenty of different things for her to chew on too.
and just remember this won't last forever.

[mulder]

yes, what leo said!!!

[Mel]

Also, puppy class is v. helpful. They learn, among other things, drop it - handy for cords or whatever else they aren't supposed to chew. Or sit, stay (which is a toughy... but at least with sit, they hold still for a sec)...Its been a lifesaver for me. And hey - she could be a great dane like mine, and then imagine how much BIGGER the problems are!

[Vanilla_Rat]

I agree with the others.You NEED to start crate training.It is not cruel.Don't use the crate as punishment and eventually,she should come to see the crate as a safe place...her "room".

Also enrolling her in some puppy obediance classes will be really good.It will teach you some stuff,as well as teaching Coco the basics.

Also when she goes for something like a wire or something that she shouldn't be chewing,take her away from it and give her something that she CAN chew on.Try kongs and things like that.

If your constantly mad at her,this is no good.Eventually she will pick up on your feelings.

[CoCo Chanel]

thanks guys. i know. ive just never had a puppy before... and i definitely dont have kids of my own..... it's like having a 2 year old with all the curiousity and energy.

i know what i should do. just felt like ranting. you know how it is at time.

she's really smart, knows how to sit, shake, and fetch, but as with anyone that is with me for that long, she gets on my nerves at times.

like today. i feel like i have a golden retriever. my arm was about to fall off playing fetch with her over and over again.

monday is her last shot....so i will definitely enroll her in obedience class.

she is so darn cute though...

[Sasami]

The above posters have given great advice. I totally know what you're going through after raising three puppies myself. It's very frusterating sometimes. It'll get better, though, as she gets older .

[candyraver]

I always preferred older dogs,though I had both of mine as puppies.The above posters gave great advice !

[Carissa]

I feel ya...my dogs ruiens everything of mine...she has ruiend almost all of my clothes. all my wires. my jewerly box...you name...she ruiend it! but just do what everyone eles has been saying.

[CHERYL2121]

I sooo feel your pain!! Let me just say, I had nights where I would just sit on the floor and cry out of pure frustration, and would have given Petey away if it wasnt for my husband. The good news is I found an answer to my prayers!!! I found out that this book called "Good owners, Great dogs" - I took it out from the libary, it was suggested from some friends of ours. Well, basicly its all about how we handle our puppies and train them, and the more you work with them the easier they are to handle! Do yourself a favor get the book and work on the leash training section, 10 mins a day once a day. Besides other things as well. I'm sorry if I didnt read but do you crate your puppy?? I learned that like a baby if you cant devote your whole attention to them, then they need to be put away from danger- so for us its the crate! Plus I also let my puppy go outside in a large kennel for about an hour here and there if I cant play outside with him, but want him to burn off some energy. I also as you will read in the book, have my puppy on a long leash in the house so I can correct any bad behavior like taking a shoe and running with it. They think its a game when your running after them, so by having them on a leash you have full control. My pup is also very high strung, so I learned talking high pitched or yelling only creates a more hyper puppy!

I could tell you so many things that we do to keep our puppy out of trouble, and well trained! We only started cracking down and really training him or about 3 weeks now and my life has changed GREATLY!! ITs me to that my dog favors the most, and follows around- and now it just melts my heart to feel so loved!! So please do yourself and your pup a favor and get a crate and that book! And feel free to shoot me a pm anytime with any questions!! Take a look at half my post here- they were all me crying about him, LOL!!

[Angelnstuff]

Alot of great Advice given on this thread. I think you for sure need to do some crate training, Theres some days i get so fustrated with allie, especially when i bring her in from outside then she goes on the carpet and pottys.. i know its not her fault, but some days i just cant deal with it.. i think the best thing to do when i feel that way, is to give her some love, stuff her kong with treats and lock her in her crate, until i feel alittle better and shes calmed down then i usually feel horrid for locking her in her crate, but her spending an afternoon in her crate once in a while is better than being mad at her all the time.

[CoCo Chanel]

thanks so much guys. yes she does have a crate and when no ones home, or when i'm napping and she doesnt feel like napping, she gets crated.

sometimes i just feel as though no matter how much I do...it's not enough. the responsibility can be over whelming at times, as you all probably know.

she's very upset at me right now.... kind of scared of me... i feel so bad... her last shots were today, one in each hind leg....and i held her while the vet gave her the shots....

now that she just woke up...she can barely sit down without pain.

shes very hesitate to come to me when called...but if i'm lying down and she knows i'm not giong to pick her up...she'll come.... (and rub her face on mine.... giving her white fur an "orange" glow from my make up.... lol)

i do love her to death.

but she can be a pain.

[maria]

I know how you feel as i have just not got my new puppy and thats what shes doing i some times wish she would leave me alone and i am home all day but i love her very mush as she very good company and it will past as she gets older.