purchased an aussie

External Since: Oct 27, 2006 Posts: 1

We purchased a 4 month old female aussie from a breeder. When we looked at
her I thought we should wait because I felt her kennel (barn and yard) was
below what I would consider clean. However I had my wife, daughter, and
grand kids (they live with us) with me and the kids would not of let me come
back without a puppy.

We did research before we purchased an aussie and went with this bread
because of intelligent level, and ease of training. We love this pup, but we
are having problems with her. Potty training started to go very well. Her
stool was loose and she would go outside then come in and poop on the carpet
within a couple minutes. This still continues. We took her to the vet went
we first got her and he said she is a keeper. After a second trip to the vet
we found she has hook worms. She was treated on her first visit but he said
she has them really bad. She will go back next week for another treatment.

However she still continues to go outside and is very hard to get to come
back inside. And sometimes within a few minutes after coming in she will pee
on the carpet. I can understand with the loose stool when she poops but this
is getting to be a bit too much. When she pees on the carpet she will run
knowing she is in trouble. We have not hit her but have hit the table which
makes her run with tail between her legs. She now has started when we pick
her to take her outside after an accident or bring her in to bite at our
hands.

I hate to be the bad guy with this kids but I don't think this dog is going
to work out. I would love to keep her but she is at the end of her rope.

Maybe someone can give some ideas. And regarding the hook worms what should
we do. Is the waste in the yard a continued problem we have very large yard.
How good is the worm meds at the pet stores, or should we have treatment at
the vet?

Thanks

External Since: Nov 28, 2006 Posts: 6

Urinating on the floor, especially in front of you, is a sign of
submission. The more angry you get with her, the more she will pee when she
comes back in.

To teach her to come to you, don't be angry when she doesn't nor chase her.
Rather sit down (this usually makes them curious enough to come over and see
why you are sitting on the ground) and when she does praise her.

You can also put her on a long leash and let out just enough that she knows
you are still in control and tell come. If she doesn't, say something to
get her attention (I use "Hey!") and give her a slight tug on the leash,
then repeat the command. Don't tell her to come and pull on the leash at
the same time as that will teach her a negative response. As she gets
better, let out a little more leash and repeat the exercise.

Remember to make her training fun for her and keep the sessions short -
about 10-15 minutes at a time followed by some play time. Also, always use
the same word or phrase for any command that you teach her. I was teaching
my first dog "down" to mean lie down. When she jumped up on the couch I
told her to "get down" and she immediatley lied down on the couch. Just the
opposite of what I meant, but exactly what I had taught her. I had to laugh
at myself, praised her and started a new command - "get off."

"Tim" wrote in message

> We purchased a 4 month old female aussie from a breeder. When we looked at
> her I thought we should wait because I felt her kennel (barn and yard) was
> below what I would consider clean. However I had my wife, daughter, and
> grand kids (they live with us) with me and the kids would not of let me
> come back without a puppy.
>
> We did research before we purchased an aussie and went with this bread
> because of intelligent level, and ease of training. We love this pup, but
> we are having problems with her. Potty training started to go very well.
> Her stool was loose and she would go outside then come in and poop on the
> carpet within a couple minutes. This still continues. We took her to the
> vet went we first got her and he said she is a keeper. After a second trip
> to the vet we found she has hook worms. She was treated on her first visit
> but he said she has them really bad. She will go back next week for
> another treatment.
>
> However she still continues to go outside and is very hard to get to come
> back inside. And sometimes within a few minutes after coming in she will
> pee on the carpet. I can understand with the loose stool when she poops
> but this is getting to be a bit too much. When she pees on the carpet she
> will run knowing she is in trouble. We have not hit her but have hit the
> table which makes her run with tail between her legs. She now has started
> when we pick her to take her outside after an accident or bring her in to
> bite at our hands.
>
> I hate to be the bad guy with this kids but I don't think this dog is
> going to work out. I would love to keep her but she is at the end of her
> rope.
>
> Maybe someone can give some ideas. And regarding the hook worms what
> should we do. Is the waste in the yard a continued problem we have very
> large yard. How good is the worm meds at the pet stores, or should we have
> treatment at the vet?
>
> Thanks
>