I know we have a lot of educated dog owners on here and I need some help. We have an Australian Terrier. She is almost 7 months old, weighs about 7 pounds and has really been a great addition to our family. She is really smart and for the most part has been easy. However, she seems to be regressing in an area. We have crate trained her from the start. She was doing great. We would tell her to "go up" and she would go in her crate. We would give her a treat for going up. She started not wanting to go up as easily and we would only give her a treat if she went up willingly. She didn't get one if we had to put her up. She has now started running away when we tell her to "go up". I don't know what's going on. She's not in her crate excessively by any means. She even goes to my parents during the day with my daughter so she is out most of the day there. She gets crated when we are cooking dinner, etc.....activities where we can't be watching her like she needs. She is part of the family and out a good chunk of the evening. She is crated overnight too. I know that for stuff like this that the owners are usually at least a part of the problem if not the problem. But I don't know what we have done. She hasn't had any traumatic incidents in her crate or related to her crate. Her crate is big enough for her but not overly big. We do have our crate in our bedroom so in the evenings when she is in it she isn't in the same room with us. When she still fit the little crate we would move it back and forth from the living room to our room....could that be the problem? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated!
Oh and while I'm asking dog questions, how do you stop dogs from jumping on you? I have read lots of different things and was just wondering what has worked for you guys? She has gotten worse about this and it has to stop. I will not tolerate a dog that does not behave....and I know that starts with me but I can use some help.
Oh and while I'm asking dog questions, how do you stop dogs from jumping on you? I have read lots of different things and was just wondering what has worked for you guys? She has gotten worse about this and it has to stop. I will not tolerate a dog that does not behave....and I know that starts with me but I can use some help.