I'm posting in the hopes that someone has experience with raising a stubborn puppy. Even better if you own a breed notorious for its stubbornness.
Everything was great with Izellah for the first 5 days but then suddenly, she starts acting "more herself". Her behaviour might come across as disrespectful in a way.
If I'm holding a bowl of food, she will jump on me and knock it out of my hand. Then, proceed to eat the kibble off of the floor (she's 25lb).
She bites our shoes but only while on our feet and zippers on our jackets. She used to do this with the breeder and I'm not sure if the breeder was correcting this behaviour.
She has no spatial awareness so she steps in her poops after she's done doing her business and then jumps on us, thus messing up our clothing. She will also step on my toes and run into my knee when she's playing outside which is painful because my left knee in particular isn't in good shape.
She will bite me if I'm trying to handle her to check her eyes and/or her teeth.
She will play too much while eating and vomit up everything. If I lock her in her crate to eat, she will throw a tantrum.
She jumps on me during walks when a stranger approaches or if she feels insecure (I don't think she went on many walks early in life).
If I bent down to clean anything up from off the floor or fixing my shoes to go outside, she will charge at my hands and bite them/lick them profusely.
She also has now made a habit of digging up weeds in the backyard (eating them too) and eating wood chips the landscapes used when redoing our backyard. She will put anything and everything in her mouth. She will also eat the wild flowers that grow in the backyard so my mom and I had to dig up most of them.
She thinks the cats are dogs and tries really hard to play with them and gets frustrated when they gang up on her and don't play with her in return. Felix and Fayola have both charged at her like a wrestling tag team.
I know this won't be forever, I've had raised puppies before but I've never experienced this level of stubborn. I knew what I was getting into with the breed because I did a lot of research before hand. But then breeder reassured me that her dogs are easy to train (stating that the younger human being to train one of her dogs was just 7 years old). Perhaps it's too early, I don't know. I'm just looking for some support in how to handle her.
I'm sure she's done other unpleasant things but I can't think of any right now.
Izellah is an Olde English Bulldogge by the way...
Everything was great with Izellah for the first 5 days but then suddenly, she starts acting "more herself". Her behaviour might come across as disrespectful in a way.
If I'm holding a bowl of food, she will jump on me and knock it out of my hand. Then, proceed to eat the kibble off of the floor (she's 25lb).
She bites our shoes but only while on our feet and zippers on our jackets. She used to do this with the breeder and I'm not sure if the breeder was correcting this behaviour.
She has no spatial awareness so she steps in her poops after she's done doing her business and then jumps on us, thus messing up our clothing. She will also step on my toes and run into my knee when she's playing outside which is painful because my left knee in particular isn't in good shape.
She will bite me if I'm trying to handle her to check her eyes and/or her teeth.
She will play too much while eating and vomit up everything. If I lock her in her crate to eat, she will throw a tantrum.
She jumps on me during walks when a stranger approaches or if she feels insecure (I don't think she went on many walks early in life).
If I bent down to clean anything up from off the floor or fixing my shoes to go outside, she will charge at my hands and bite them/lick them profusely.
She also has now made a habit of digging up weeds in the backyard (eating them too) and eating wood chips the landscapes used when redoing our backyard. She will put anything and everything in her mouth. She will also eat the wild flowers that grow in the backyard so my mom and I had to dig up most of them.
She thinks the cats are dogs and tries really hard to play with them and gets frustrated when they gang up on her and don't play with her in return. Felix and Fayola have both charged at her like a wrestling tag team.
I know this won't be forever, I've had raised puppies before but I've never experienced this level of stubborn. I knew what I was getting into with the breed because I did a lot of research before hand. But then breeder reassured me that her dogs are easy to train (stating that the younger human being to train one of her dogs was just 7 years old). Perhaps it's too early, I don't know. I'm just looking for some support in how to handle her.
I'm sure she's done other unpleasant things but I can't think of any right now.
Izellah is an Olde English Bulldogge by the way...