jennygirld
Boxer Pal
Our little girl has been great up until the last few days. Suddenly her behavior has taken a SERIOUS downward turn.
It started with peeing and pooing ALL OVER the house. I take her out every 30 minutes on the dot. We have tried on leash and off. When on, she rolls around biting the leash and won't go. Off she races around the yard, or simply sits and stares at me. I generally stay out for 15 minutes, at which point we come in because it is beastly hot out. The second we come in, she will look right at me and squat to pee. I tell her, ah -aah, and pick her up to go outside. We spend another 20 minutes waiting for her to finish. She never does. We go inside, and she starts to pee. Same thing with pooing. UGH!
Now onto the most serious problem...the biting! Now this isn't typical baby biting. She will bite down HARD, and refuse to let go. Yelping doesn't help, a firm no does nothing, we even tried a can of pennies to shake to distract. We are forced to pry her jaws open to release whoever she is biting. A time-out in the bathroom does NOTHING. She couldn't care less. Walking away results in her latching onto the back of the ankle, which is insanely painful. Dropped my husband like a ton of bricks last night. we scheduled a visit to the vet, just to rule out any problems there, but we are at a loss. Nothing we have tried works!
I should also say that she gets a ton of exercise. I stay at home, so I am always here to play, and give attention. We have kids in the house, and since this has started, we have had to keep the pup and the kiddos in separate rooms at all times. It is EXHAUSTING!
Any insight, suggestions, help, anything...we would appreciate anything at this point!
It started with peeing and pooing ALL OVER the house. I take her out every 30 minutes on the dot. We have tried on leash and off. When on, she rolls around biting the leash and won't go. Off she races around the yard, or simply sits and stares at me. I generally stay out for 15 minutes, at which point we come in because it is beastly hot out. The second we come in, she will look right at me and squat to pee. I tell her, ah -aah, and pick her up to go outside. We spend another 20 minutes waiting for her to finish. She never does. We go inside, and she starts to pee. Same thing with pooing. UGH!
Now onto the most serious problem...the biting! Now this isn't typical baby biting. She will bite down HARD, and refuse to let go. Yelping doesn't help, a firm no does nothing, we even tried a can of pennies to shake to distract. We are forced to pry her jaws open to release whoever she is biting. A time-out in the bathroom does NOTHING. She couldn't care less. Walking away results in her latching onto the back of the ankle, which is insanely painful. Dropped my husband like a ton of bricks last night. we scheduled a visit to the vet, just to rule out any problems there, but we are at a loss. Nothing we have tried works!
I should also say that she gets a ton of exercise. I stay at home, so I am always here to play, and give attention. We have kids in the house, and since this has started, we have had to keep the pup and the kiddos in separate rooms at all times. It is EXHAUSTING!
Any insight, suggestions, help, anything...we would appreciate anything at this point!
Try just to tough it out until she goes. When she does, act like a nut and go wild!