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Originally posted by preciousjeni
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Did you train him at all?
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Barq's is my 1st dog. Mr. MSKKG had dogs in the days when you left them outside and they could roam, so he had no idea really how to train a dog either. He said Barq's and I "bonded" because I hated leaving him alone since he had been a stray so I spent a lot of time with him. I didn't want him to think that we were going to leave him, too!
Back to your question though, I didn't know about using a crate to housetrain dogs, so it took him a while to understand. He's good natured and is pretty well-behaved. We didn't take him to any obedience classes either, but I'm sure they are a good idea. He pretty much lets me do anything to him, like check his ears and teeth and give him medicine, without much of a struggle (at least compared to Mr. MSKKG).
I don't know what to tell you about your puppy--maybe he'll grow out of it--but you do need to assert your "alpha-ness" to let him know who's boss before things get too out of hand! Good luck!