All,<\/p>\n
In another thread RG our moderator and Wire guru said that “punishment is not a solution for Wire Haired Fox Terriers.” This is very true and I have heard this before.<\/p>\n
My last puppy was about 15 years ago and he was a sheepdog and kinda mellow and easy going and never needed any training – house trained in one day and – he learned obidence quickly.<\/p>\n
I am taking on my Wire puppy training as seriously as I would a baby so I’m looking for some help on the topic of how to disipline and how to manage the natural terrier personality to you more experienced than I.<\/p>\n
So a penny for your thoughts<\/p>\n
Larry<\/p>\n
Hello!<\/p>\n
I also have a wire puppy (five months old), and she’s really something! A lot to handle but she give back a lot too…<\/p>\n
We had trouble in the beginning with her thinking she was the boss… Now we have her to obedience class, and we are very careful on what we let her do… She eats after us, she sits for her meal and for her toys… We don’t play tug of war because she use to have a “little” biting problem… Right now she is having new teeth so we give her a lot of ice cubes… But she is really “intelligent” and get it really fast… We go on a positive basis, a lot of praise when she behaves good and a firm (and low tone voice) NO! when she’s “bad”…<\/p>\n
I am not really experience with wire, it is my first one, but I though it might help…<\/p>\n
NukiChien,<\/p>\n
Thanks for the advice. Prissy will be 5 months old on January 25.<\/p>\n
We have several personality changes in her already — first she was so lazy an quiet and now hyper and fearless and you are right that she gives a lot in the way of affection and love — since I’ve had herding dogs before who are much less “human” and more dog.<\/p>\n
We have had one puppy class already and they suggested the gentle leader but Prissy sure fights and trys to get it off her face and doesn’t do to much control her wanting to go everywhere at once.<\/p>\n
Housebreaking has not been easy and we have now gone 3 days wothout an accident for the first time.<\/p>\n
But she is the cutest pup and loves everyone too.<\/p>\n
Larry<\/p>\n
For the walking we are practicing with her inside (less distraction) so she can get what we want her to do, and we will soon get to busier and colder places (it’s minus 20C outside, and we don’t want her to freeze her paws!)… As they say, Practice, again and again… After all, learnings are from both ends of the leash…<\/p>\n
Hello NukiChien<\/p>\n
Welcome to Dog Groups<\/p>\n
Wow!!! Two new members with wire Fox Terriers in the same day<\/p>\n
I’m so glad that you found this amazing community.<\/p>\n
Hope you share some pics and experiences with rest of us.<\/p>\n
Enjoy.<\/p>\n
Hello Larry<\/p>\n
Quote:<\/p>\n
Housebreaking has not been easy and we have now gone 3 days wothout an accident for the first time.<\/p>\n
Congratulations. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.<\/p>\n
Quote:<\/p>\n
We have several personality changes in her already — first she was so lazy an quiet and now hyper and fearless and you are right that she gives a lot in the way of affection and love<\/p>\n
That’s a Wire without any doubt<\/p>\n
Don’t forget that wires are very inteligent dogs, and you should always estimulate her body and mind while playing.<\/p>\n
_________________<\/p>\n
Rui (Me) and Zeus (My Wire Fox Terrier)<\/p>\n
“Fox-terriers are born with about four times<\/p>\n
as much original sin in them as other dogs.” J. K. J.<\/p>\n
Quote:<\/p>\n
Don’t forget that wires are very inteligent dogs, and you should always stimulate her body and mind while playing.<\/p>\n
RG,<\/p>\n
She used to love to walk behind me on a leash and she did very well for 3-4 weeks. We live in a neighborhood that has traffic and many noisy cars and trucks and these distract Prissy and she is not afraid but looses her concentration — then pulls and fights. It seems the cars bother her and she also wants to see anybody on the street walking but not everyone likes dogs here and she pulls and pulls toward everyone.<\/p>\n
I’ll do what Nuki and practice walking inside the house but it is nice outside here in California and it would be good to walk outside.<\/p>\n
Any other thoughts on leash walking?<\/p>\n
Larry<\/p>\n
Have you try to lead her with a toy or a treat? Nuki respond very well to that…<\/p>\n
They also say that around 5months they are somewhat teens… So they behave like teens… Challenging us and forgetting about what they learn… I don’t know if it is true but my little devil is forgetting things that she knew very well and she will be 5 months in a couple of days!<\/p>\n
Hopefully, we will be able to walk her outside soon… with weather like minus 40F\/C last night… Not a weather to let our dog out for a walk…<\/p>\n
PrissysDad,<\/p>\n
A little more info for the walking… I was at the obedience class yesterday, and it seems that someone has similar “problems” with their dog.<\/p>\n
The trainer suggested that once the dog get used to walking correctly inside to introduce some distractions: cookies, toys, noises… In the beginning a bit far from the walking route, then closer and closer to get the dog used to distractions without reacting (too much…)… And then to introduce the dog to more and more distraction outside… And that everytime your dog is correct to praise with a lot of enthusiasm…<\/p>\n
For us it is working inside, even with toys and cookies as long as they are not too close, but at the class with all the other dogs… Wow! she’s distracted… she wants to play all the time… We can’t get her attention…<\/p>\n
Hope it helps (and works!!!)<\/p>\n
Hi Welcome Prissysdad and Nucki Chien<\/p>\n
_________________<\/p>\n
Janet, Mum to Eros, Rottweiler x Ridgeback, Yoda, Deaf English Bull Terrier and Dexter, Cane Corso<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In another thread RG our moderator and Wire guru said that “punishment is not a solution for Wire Haired Fox Terriers.” This is very true and I have heard this before.<\/p>\n
My last puppy was about 15 years ago and he was a sheepdog and kinda mellow and easy going and never needed any training – house trained in one day and – he learned obidence quickly.<\/p>\n
I am taking on my Wire puppy training as seriously as I would a baby so I’m looking for some help on the topic of how to disipline and how to manage the natural terrier personality to you more experienced than I.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n