My GSP in being a Brat

NH_GSP · Post by **NH_GSP** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:27 am

Maggie has been with us for a month now. She starting to show some bad behavoirs. When we leave her longer at home, not more that an hour or two, she has done something. Socks were her first target. We took those out of her reach by closing all of the bedroom doors. Now our hats are the new target. We can get all of them out of reach, but is there some other course I can take to curve this behavior?

She is a 1-1/2 year old GSP

Hank

Gregory · Post by **Gregory** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:40 am

I'm all ears.

Let see now, Pete my GSP is 22 months old now and I don't see anything changing in his behavior. If I,m missing something I know exactly who has it and where to find it.
My cell phone,glasses,shoes,and what have you. If it fits in Pete's mouth he'll have it stashed in his favorite hiding place,under the bed,Ours

I get a kick out of him for being so clever..
Relax,and try see things from your girls point of view, it'll get better in couple of years or so.
Best,Greg.

Post by **grant** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:41 am

We don't let ours have free rein over the house. They're either in their kennel while we're not home, or in the room with us when we're home. Their kennels are 11x6 pens with gravel and railroad ties. I'm afraid we wouldn't have a home if we left our two home alone. I can say that running the dogs everyday works miracles. We can defiantly tell a difference when we let them in and they haven't been ran. They're WILD! They jump from couch to couch. =) I've started biking Bell about 2 miles and Kage 1mile per day. Its working great so far....

Rusti's Mom · Post by **Rusti's Mom** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:37 pm

Sounds like my house. Only, my son let the two puppies in and Duke, 18 months old, ran in, puppies jumped up on the couch and so did Duke. Not much fun being pounced on by a 51 lb. "puppy".

Everyone laughed their butts off. (I was asleep at the time.)

Pat

ward myers · Post by **ward myers** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:06 pm

sock fetishes
one of my gsp's grabbed 1 of my socks & took of with it before i even had the chance to get it completely of my foot
the other female sleeps with a ball in her mouth
the male has destroyed my wallet 2 remotes & anything plastic
im i guess my point is its like the norm behavior for GSP'S
all i can say is plan for it or deal with it
have you thought about crating while your away ?

Country-Side Breeders · Post by **Country-Side Breeders** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:53 am

Exercise and crating while you're gone. Best advice!! You've only had her for a month and didn't really say how you came about her or her background before coming to you (from a rescue, inside dog, outside dog, only one, had other playmates, kids or not, active family or not, kennel dog exclusively or not), but she needs more time for adjustment. I would keep her in the kennel until you can leave her (starting with short periods at a time) alone without troubles. And then, take away any options she may have for trouble...clean counter tops, put garbage out of sight and reach, pick up anything laying around, closing doors she's not allowed in, etc. Heck, if nothing else, it teaches you to pick up after yourself for everything...at least that's what it taught my kids.

And, like Grant mentioned, if you get her enough excercise, you'll see a HUGE difference. Get her a Kong toy top keep her occupied while in the kennel also.

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:08 pm

Don't forget...while you're taking all the bad stuff away... to give good stuff to do. GSP's are busy busy busy! They need toys and stuff to do when life is a little boring. And I agree exercise and crating or kenneling while your gone is the way to go. At least until you're fairly confident she'll behave. Don't give the chance to develope too many bad habits. Time...time...time....

I thought our first GSP would be the death of me, but she came around at only 4-5 years or so. Now she's only moderatly hyper. And I remember the day I first saw her LAY DOWN while AWAKE, she was only 6 months old

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:28 am

Crate her when you're not there to supervise.

The crate is your friend....

Best regards,

NH_GSP · Post by **NH_GSP** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 6:35 pm

Got her the proper sized crate and it is helping her to be a good girl.
Hank