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I've read all your posts again and the efforts you've made. Maybe it is time to work with a pro. Post your State and ask for referrals. Members will give you good referrals. I'm in Ontario so can't help. Even one visit may help you know if it is your training techniques or the dog's breeding. Copy....

Sharon: Just because the puppies are sold at 7 to 8 weeks does not mean they are with the mother dog until then. Puppies are very hard on the mother dog when the get over about 6 weeks. They get very little from her and cause a lot of stress. I pretty much dry the mother up at 6 weeks and let her v...

I would get her used staying in a kennel in the house right away. Leave her in another room. Start out with 5 min stints before checking on her. Extend the time. Then leave her in the kennel while you go out of the house for an hour. Come back and check on her. She'll eventually get the idea that y...

Frankly it sounds like your dog was allowed to misbehave because as a baby puppy it was funny and cute. And now it isn't. If I'm not correct, I apologize for the assumption. What leads up to these biting/nipping incidents? Is she wound up and excited, wanting to play? Are you allowing that or worse...

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You need to come down really hard on her. Scruff her, lay her on her back or side and hold her down by the scruff until she submits.

What do you mean by scruff her up? We have pinned her down and held her mouth shut until she stops resistibg....and were not nice about it. I guess not harsh enough?

Hello. My partner and I have a 5 month old GSP named Calie. I am wondering when it is appropriate to leave her alone at home for an hour or two and how to go about it. I know it has to be gradual. My partner takes her to work a lot and has a play pen for her and takes her out for intermittent walks ...

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