We have a 4 month old Great Pyrenees/Maremma puppy. The place where we got this pretty female pup was on a farm. There were a few pups in a closed shed with no windows. The guy had to put a towel over her head so she didn't bite. He put her in our truck. She was so quite and good for the truck ride to her new home, but when we tied to take her out of the truck she bite my husband's arm so then we put the towel over her head.
Then she was OK and we took her to the fenced in backyard to see if she had to go to the bathroom before we took her inside. When we got her to come in the house with us we gave her some water, but no food, it was late.
Then I took her back out while my husband set the crate up for her to sleep in. She was okay for three hrs. I got up, took her out, and walked around the backyard with her. I told her she was so pretty, I petted her on the head and told her she is was such a pretty girl. Then I told her to go pee. It took a few minutes. I said her what a good girl she was and told her to go poo. She whined it must hurt she to go number two every time. She has no worms at all.
She will not go in the dog kennel at all. She sleeps right at the door all day long. She has her bone to chew on and a blanket to sleep on. She doesn't get into anything at all. She never walks around the house to see what we are doing like other dogs do in other families. She stays right at the front door.
The farm where she came from must have abused the pups. They were never around people or kids. When I take her outside when she hears other dogs bark, all I do is say "no" in a low voice and she doesn't bark back at all, which is good.
How do I get her to know we love her to pieces and be not a afraid of humans and learn to stay in her kennel when we have to go away for a few hours?
She is 4 months old and weighs 50 pounds right now. We let her sleep by the door all day while we are home, even when we sleeping at night time. I just don't know what to do when she won't go in the crate when we go out to appointments or shopping. Also I don't know why she whines when going number two.
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Do you feel it's really important to crate train her at this point? As long as she is behaving, does it matter?
The problem is, she was probably shoved into a cage or box as part of her abuse. You're going to bring up bad memories by trying to get her to go into a crate now.
Perhaps the bathroom or the kitchen with a pet gate will suffice to contain her for now. At least you could clean the linoleum if there is an "accident" or a water spill.
I think your dog will learn to trust you and then you can start training her. She has to realize that not all humans are bad.
For now, try clicker training.
As far as the whining, I believe she does it because someone yelled at her or struck her for pooping in the wrong place while she was being toilet trained. So she is afraid.
Luckily the dog is still very young and hopefully will not remember what happened before she came to live in your home. I got my rescue cat when she was 3 months and now she is 2. I'm certain she thinks of me as the only mommy she's ever had.
I think you are right that this dog was not properly socialized. It will take time for her to learn to interact with all of you. Be patient and help build her confidence. You may want to change her diet to help her bowel issues. Dry food can be constipating. I would gradually move her to canned food and see if it helps. You could learn a lot from a trip to a good local Vet. I would guess she did not have her vaccinations or proper worming. Many dog worms can't be seen.
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