I would love to be posting the second part to my camping weekend but while at work I'm unable to upload pictures from my camera. So here's a little something to hold you over until I get the post written up with pictures.
First of all Bo is on my mind. He has sooo much energy lately and he's using it in the wrong way. He's been biting my fingers, hands, and arms a lot lately. I barely get him to let go and he's back at it again. I've tried to hold his mouth closed and say "no bite" in a strong voice but that doesn't seem to be working. I am open to suggestions! I know he's just a puppy but seriously, I try to play with him using his toys that he is allowed to chew/bite on but of course he goes for my hand/arm instead of the toy I'm holding. He does have a bone which he'll chew on it for a little bit but then seems to lose interest and is back to my hand/arm. It's getting frustrating and makes me want to not be around him. It's also frustrating to my brother who is home alone with him during the day so there is no escaping Bo. My dad doesn't seem to have this problem, not sure what's different about him. And my mom doesn't get on the floor to play with him a lot because of this problem we've been having. There has to be a happy medium between Bo sleeping and being (as we call him) a terrorist dog. What are you suggestions for teaching a puppy that people are not acceptable toys to chew/bite on?
Next thing on my mind is overtime. My department is in a big collections push as a result of a big billing push. Basically because the billing department has been told to "bill, bill, bill" for cash flow reasons, my department (credit/collections) is now being told to "collect, collect, collect". I'm not opposed to the overtime pay, and it's not that I don't have enough work to fill my time, but it makes for long hours at the office. Yesterday I worked 8.5 hours by only taking a half hour for my lunch break but wow was it ever a long day. It took until 4pm to get into a rhythm on the project I was working on. So, until 4pm the day seemed to drag by. I put a post-it note over the time on my phone because it sits right next to my computer screen which means I constantly glance at it. I even put papers over the clock radio that sits slightly behind me and is not in my direct line of sight. When I can't look at the time the day goes by a little bit better. If you follow me on Twitter you probably thought I was crazy when I posted a picture of my post-it note on my phone last week but I do it so I don't go crazy. Do you ever have to work overtime for your job? If so, how do you get through the long days?
And finally the last thing on my mind (but not on the bottom of the list of importance) is fitness. I haven't been doing any sort of activity, unless you count walking around the yard so Bo goes to the bathroom. Tonight, despite the scorching heat, I will be going for a walk. I don't care how it gets done, with Bo and my parents, with just Bo, or alone but it will get done! I've weighed Bo twice by holding him in my arms while on the scale, and then weighing myself alone on the scale. While it's not the scale I usually use to weigh in and I didn't record my weight I still did not like what I saw. Time and time again I say I'm going to kick my butt into gear to lose this excess weight but time and time again I'm not actually doing anything more than thinking about what I should be doing. News flash to self you won't lose weight by only thinking about what you should be doing, you need to actually do it!
There you have it, the ramblings that are going on in my head right now. I'll be posting the second part to my camping weekend (with pictures!) soon and hopefully not too far down the road I'll be posting my Country Fest 2011 recap (with pictures!) too.
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as far as the Bo problem along with hitting his nose (not abusively of course) maybe also get a squirt bottle and spray him with water when he does it... he might like that tho. or also just walk away from him when he does it. kinda ignore him? just some ideas. Hope it works!
Good luck with getting back on the active bandwagon and I hope your walk goes well tonight!
Thanks for your suggestions. I will definitely be giving them a try the next time he gets like that. Sadly ignoring him and walking away don't work. Ignoring him just means you endure pain while he's clamped down on you and walking away means he jumps and grabs whatever clothing you're wearing on your legs.
I'm also wondering if he needs more structured exercise, as in walks lol. We'll see if walking him more helps, but even that is hard since he's not leash trained very well just yet.
Thanks for the luck! I appreciate it!
I hope you get through your walk. I'll be looking on DailyMile to see obviously. I do the same thing as Holly with my dogs and the squirt bottle. It really works!
Good, check up on me! I need it at this point. Good to know Holly's suggestions work for at least one person ;)
Puppies chew on things. Just correct them by taking away whatever they are chewing on and say, "No." My dogs know me well enough that I just look at them when they are doing something wrong and they stop. Hahah.
I wish it were that simple. When I get Bo to let go of me and I try to leave he'll either start jumping and biting my legs and shorts (what I'm usually wearing around the house) or if I go up on the couch he'll start biting the couch. I've tried saying "no" and removing him from what he's currently chewing on (that he shouldn't be) but it hasn't sunk in yet that he's being naughty.
My good friend had the exact same problem with her dog. Whenever their dog would do that they would hold his mouth and give it a tap (hit sounds abusive and it definitely wasn't). They also would try not to get him all hyper unless it was outdoors and with a toy. Like no rowdy rolling on the floor with him and more playing tug-of-war or fetch. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the advice! I wish I could say I got him all hyper before he starts doing this but that's not the case. I'm pretty sure he's just trying to play and hasn't learned yet that people are not to be played with in that way. I'm sure it's just a phase and it will get better with time.
What kinda of puppy is Bo? I don't have a dog so I can't offer any advice there! but I love what you said about DOING rather than thinking. So true for many things even besides working out! Do classes/activities that make you happy, that way working out isn't a chore. You can do it!
Bo is a Gordon Setter.
Now to do as I say ;) Thanks for the support!
Slow and steady, Amy :-) You have the thoughts/inspiration for reaching your goals and that is already a huge accomplishment in itself. It will come, be patient with yourself!
Thank you thank you thank you! I cannot say it enough! I appreciate your kind words and support more than you will ever know!
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