Hi all,
We picked up our 7week old puppy last weekend and she has settled in well into our family.
We have Jahdu restricted to the dining area which is connected to the garden. Her crate is in this area too.
Going forward I want Jahdu to be free to roam around the house (except upstairs), so whilst my wife and I are doing our own thing, she can mingle with us. However I don't want to do this until she is house trained (as dining room has laminated flooring and rest of the house is carpeted). Also, I want her to know her own sleeping area is the crate and not under our coffee table on the rug.
On day 2, we decided to let her roam free in the house, however at night time barricade her off into the dining area with a baby gate. She cried all night once we did this. So my thoughts were to keep her in the dining area permanently until she is house trained, then maybe at week 15 or however long it takes, we can let her back into the main house. Plus in this way, she will know for certain where her sleeping area is.
Do you feel this is the right plan of action? Or do you feel we should start letting her into the house freely now, then we were aren't around, barricade her back into her dining room area?
I want to do what's best for Jahdu and definitely don't want her to feel like she is being punished each time we place her in her dining area. Also, don't want her crying all night, like she did the other day.
On another note, she has starting biting at our fingers and our shoes. When I tap her on the bum or nose and shout No!, she'll either continue or give another quick nip, then stop. Do you have a sure way to stop her doing this biting. Someone suggested I roll a newspaper up and when she bites, I should hit her lightly on her back. Not sure this is the right course of action.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
