Devil Dog

[Leaf]

This dog is an absolute bane in my life right now - don't let his angelic sleeping pose fool you.

Our local HS is swamped - at full capacity at the end of each and every day.

This initial litter intake consisted of 9 puppies,5 of which went up for adoption. One is still available for adoption, the others went home.

This one had been adopted and returned twice by two seperate families for "behavioral reasons".

While he was at the HS I thought he was cute but I was wishy washy about adopting him because he's so cute, and I figured pretty adoptable.

Upon his second return there was no more space to re-enter him into the puppy roombecause of recent intakes. His lone litter mate is in a pen alone, currently being treated for KC, so they didnt want to cross expose.

The trouble then became... put the twice returned pup BACK up for adoption - or pull the adoptable one since it is slightly ill (and then wasting the time, medicine and funds on making it healthier)...

I figured anything as cute as this puppy couldn't be THAT bad so I brought him home, ending the debate on which to keep up for adoption.

OMG - this puppy is horrible. He eats everything, tears everything to bits, howls, digs the carpet up through wire crates - eats the vents on plastic crates - can't lay still for 2.5 seconds, has NO attention span and wants to stick to you like glue. His mouth chomps and snaps HARD when he tries to get things out of your hand...

I can honestly see how the others felt when they threw their hands up and returned him to the HS.



You can see his "badness" shining bright here:

This is his innocent pose, but don't let it fool you:

And (IMO) these eyesare the reason he was sought after so quickly, without people deciding to spend time with him in the aquantiance room to see if he'd be a good fit:

 

[Elf Mommy]

I'm sorry he's such a terror. He does look adorable. Are you going to try to love the goodness into him?

 

[Leaf]

I'm hoping I can straighten him out a lot, either before he getsa permanant home or as he grows up here.

As I type this he's woken from a half hour nap and he's at it, howling full force.

It just amazes me how hyper and without any bounds he acts, especially as young as he is.

He came from a big litter so I'd think he had socialization among others - but that may be the problem too, now he's a solo pup and perhaps he didn't get a lot of interaction with humans in his young beginning.

Once his Drontal kicks in and his stool clears up (and after his vetting shows a clean bill of health) I'm going to see if I can get him into some training.

He needs it, and so do I - in order to preserve my sanity.

And in order to ensure him a good life - right now he's less than impressive:?

Any time someone calls methey want to know whats going on because of the awful screeching/howlingin the background. It's never ending!My sleep schedule is short enough as is, but with him heremy sleep is in short bursts thanks to his ever waking noise.

Kongs. knuckle bones, deer antlers, frozen treats... I swear this puphas ADD! Enticing items only keep him busy for short ammounts of time.



GRRR!!

 

[NorthernAutumn]

Looks like evil incarnate...

:biggrin2:

He'll be fine once he learns you are pack leader
I was thinking, maybe he needs a job on the treadmill? Powering the TV?
Might wear him out

 

[Elf Mommy]

are you attempting to crate train him?

 

[seniorcats]

I highly recommend Cesar. He's great with Devil Dogs

http://www.sessionswithcesar.com/?utm_source=CMI&utm_medium=nav&utm_campaign=CMIglobal

 

[Leaf]

Definantly working on crate training.

The wire one doesn't do *well*. The first night he put his paws out and dug a 2' hole into my carpet. Second night he was put in it with throw rugs under and around it. He unravelled the rugs and was all twisted up in the thread when he woke me up.

Plastic ones may be better in a way but after spending a night chewing the vent areas on the side he ended up with a bloody mouth.

Back ina wire one on linolium he managed to push the plastic bottom out and got his foot caught in the grate/wires underneath.

Right now he's in my kitchen with an x-pen in front of the room blocking him in. The Xpen is reinforced with two dining room chairs in front of it. Last time I tried that (w/o the chairs reinforcing the pen) I slept out of sight on the living room floor and when he escaped his puppy teeth homed in on my nostrils and had me up and screaming in an instant.

This is a website I swear by when it comes to problem solving: http://www.wonderpuppy.net/canwehelp

My parents have the Milan DVDs, and some that I forget the name of (Monks of...) I'll be seeing my parents on Saturday. Maybe they'll let me borrow what they have.

I've worked with dogs for 15 years, and this one by far takes the cake!

 

[furryface]

certainly some basic good manners classes are in order...it sounds like he needs somebody to stand up to him and show him that he doesn't get to call the shots! LOL

but...

a good puppy is a tired puppy!

can you rollerblade and have him run with you? or a treadmill? or at least a backpack with a little weight and several walks a day?

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

You need to start training now. It doesn't have to be anything formal, but teaching him that you are the boss and what is and isn't allowed.
One thing that can help is putting him on a 6ft leash and putting the leash around you waist. Do you normal stuff and have him follow you everywhere. This teaches him to respect your movements, helps establish you as the leader, keeps him out of trouble, makes corrections easy (you can do them right away), as well as many other things.
Crate training is a must. You seem to have already tried, but it needs to continue. A metal crate can help as he can't chew it.
Correcting him whenever he does something bad is vital (some 'trainers' say to ignore bad behaviour, but it doesn't accomplish anything). Tell him NO, if he keeps at it, make him stop.
I would keep him off all the furniture. The furniture is for people, and if he is allowed up, he will think that he is people. Same goes for the bed. You can get him his own bed or he can sleep in the crate.
Anything that would be inappropriate as an adult should be stopped now. If you let him get away with it now, he will think he can get away with it in the future.

He is 10 weeks old. The time is now to start training. He is going to be a handful and you need to get control of it ASAP, before it gets ingrained in him.

You did mention that he is on medication. Until he is healthy and has at least the second set of shots, exercise is going to be tough. You can do walks in your yard or in safe places. A tired puppy is a happy puppy and is less likely to cause trouble.

I am going to recommend that you look at Brad Pattison. He has great advice on raising a puppy and dealing with difficult dogs. He has a show called At The End of my Leash. He may seem pushy, but its mostly it's people who aren't doing what he says. http://www.bradpattison.com. He does not use treats for training and the only tools he uses are a 6ft leash and a martingale collar.

It's great that you took him in. He ig going to keep you on your toes for a while

 

[JadeIcing]

OHH I like that sight. My biggest issue with Kashi is seperation anxiety. It isn't a constant thing but sometimes we leave early morning and yea that can be a problem.

 

[Cove]

Sounds like a typical puppy to me. lol :biggrin2:

Looks part Husky... Huskies can be as hard headed as a cat when it comes to training and learning they aren't the alpha.

Good luck!

 

[Elf Mommy]

Bump! Just checking in! How's the lil demon pup doing?

Minda

 

[Bo B Bunny]

What on Earth is he? I know he's a mutt! but he looks like a husky and something else cross.....

He's so cute.....

but I can see how evil he is LOL!

He needs to be a farm dog or something!

 

[BSAR]

How can such a cute thing be so terrible!? I know they can, he is just a puppy so its a puppies nature and everything.

His eyes are gorgeous!

 

[kherrmann3]

The devil has...

... little itty bitty puppy paws!

Ha!

Sorry that he's such a demon. Sounds like you have your hands full!