Help!!!!!Crazy puppy!! Or am i the stressed one ?

[Andreea24]

Hey, hi, hello! I’m a first time doggo mom and first time dobie mom and also a cat mom so please i need some advices … recently me and my husband decided to have a dobie puppy, his name is Cerberus and he is having 2 months right now and even with a schedule he is insane haha … we have him of almost a week … we did our research and documentation for few months, watch videos, reading, asking people all for his good and comfort and also for ours… we try to keep it regular but even with the schedule we planned, 1 hour play 3 times a day and 1 time of training ending with playi again + walking outside for 10 to 15 minutes 2 times a day, sometimes 3, he still have a loot of energy for a 2 months puppy … For the moment, until we find a trainer for him and us and he get used to his new home, during the day we put him in playden pen in the livingroom where we spend most of the time so he can see us constantly, with the exist on balcony where his pad is and learn to use it. We play with him in playden pen, and twice a day on our terras, because we are staying in apartment, and after i put him back in playden for naps he start crying and jumping and barking and trying to escape … … what should i do ? … maybe he still have to learn, maybe he still get used with the environment … i even use anti stress spray when we put him in the playden pen and give him treats but still … how should i deal with this ? … + bonus he learned to go out on pad from inside the playden … but if we let him in a larger zone of livingroom he start peeing inside … please some advices for a Dobie novice

 

[Andreea24]

+ bonus , from playden he knows to go outside on the pad for peeing, but if we give him a larger space in the livingroom, for training or playing, he will pee inside …

 

[Andreea24]

I don’t know anymore, how much should i play with him, what should i do with cryings and whinings etc … any advice is welcomed or schedule or anything

 

[Andreea24]

We watched many videos of Dobermanplanet, noted many advices but is kind different and a little more difficult because we are in an apartment and have also 2 cats one with anxiety

 

[Ravenbird]

from playden he knows to go outside on the pad for peeing, but if we give him a larger space in the livingroom, for training or playing, he will pee inside

You must still help by taking him out to his pad every time he wakes from sleep or stops playing, don't leave it to him at this age to think of it himself. Use a leash, take him out by his pad and repeat your command to "go potty". Have a treat in your pocket so when he goes you can exclaim what a good boy he is and give him a treat. Soon he will realize that going outside is rewarding and going inside is not. (Never punish him for going inside - he is too young to know it's wrong!)

how much should i play with him, what should i do with cryings and whinings etc … any advice is welcomed or schedule or anything

Your schedule sounds fine, mix a little training in with play. Make training a game that is rewarded with play, that way you work his brain as well as giving him exercise. Dobermans want very much to use their brains and are much happier with games that involve you. Always ignore crying and whining. If you go to him while crying he will only learn that crying gets him what he wants. Best to put him in a dark quiet place for naps and sleep. Do you have a crate for him in the bedroom?

kind different and a little more difficult because we are in an apartment and have also 2 cats one with anxiety

You do have it much harder in an apartment, but you are making it work with the patio for now. Although training him to pads outside on the patio, you should try very hard to encourage his pee and poops on walks outside. Dobermans learn to get along with cats just fine, but they play rough. It is helpful if your cats get angry at him and he learns from them that they don't want to play, but you must always make sure he doesn't chase them and the cat's should always have a place to go where he can't reach them. Tell him "no", leave a short leash on his collar in the house so you can correct him anytime he gets too wild. Remember, anything he does that you might think is cute now, imagine him at 90 pounds (40 kg?) doing the same thing. So much easier to correct it at this age and size than later!

Welcome to Doberman Chat, we look forward to more pictures of Cerberus! Dobermans can be a challenge the first year but stay firm but fair with his training and he will be the best dog ever.

 

[MyBuddy]

he is having 2 months right now and even with a schedule he is insane haha … we have him of almost a week …

Join the club! Haha! My little Annie is going on 11 weeks and we've only had her since Mother's day! And she can be a LOT! I'm sure others will chime in here with their advice too. I will share some of my own experience. First off, it's like having a toddler. I've raised two children of my own, who are now in their 40s. So it gives you an idea of my age! Keeping up with a toddler at my age is a real trick! These little ones have a lot of energy and just like a human baby, they like to put everything in their mouths! I think she learned, "no no" the first day! LOL She must have thought that everything was off limits! But in a short time she understood. Not that she doesn't still do it. But I can be 10 ft away from her and say no and she will usually leave it. I say usually because this is a long-term training period.

Do you ever put her in a crate?

We have Annie in a puppy crate. She will soon grow out of that and then I have a size up waiting for her. This is her on the left and my little Chihuahua mix on the right who has free rein of the house. Annie does not. This was night time next to our bed. She was pretty good from the get-go about sleeping in her crate. Puppy sleep a lot just like infants. And whenever she's sleeping, even if she's falling asleep at my feet, I put her in her crate. It's the only time I can get something done I know that she is secure! I am watching her like a hawk as you would a toddler. Within seconds they can have a Furniture leg chewed, pee on the carpet, or ingest something they shouldn't! So it takes a lot of your time. And apartment living can be a challenge. There are people who have had a Doberman in an apartment or a smaller property and I hope they give you some ideas to keep your little boy entertained. Right now I swear by the bully stick!


She loves them, they are safe and when all else fails, that will keep her entertained. You know, at least for 10 minutes! I keep a few other toys around that I consider safe. We are on 10 acres so taking her out to walk and explore will tire her out pretty well.

That's a lot. I know. But you are training and forming a beautiful creature. Right now is the most important time in their life to form good habits, learn about life while being safe and grow into a secure, respectful Doberman.

Like a child, their attention span is short. We go from wake up, to outside potty, to feed, outside again, play time, and then back for a nap. All in about an hour and a half! After all that she slept for maybe a half hour this morning so that and I was able to sneak out of the house to go feed my three horses! By the time I came in she was already up! And raring to go. Out for potty again then back in and she's been playing ever since going from one toy to another to the bully stick and now is trying to get on my lap!

As far as potty is concerned, I don't think she fully grasped yet to not go in the house. She goes outside because we are out there and that I take her. But if I didn't she would go in the house. And she has. But I've been pretty good about knowing when to take her out. And there are times when she has a "tell." You have to learn that. I do know that every time I take her out of the crate from a nap she immediately goes outside. And she will always pee. And get a party! LOL

Keep at it. Ask questions and get support here. Everyone is always willing to help you! And guess what? With a puppy it took me about 2 hours trying to finish this post for you! That's just the way it is right now.

 

[Andreea24]

You must still help by taking him out to his pad every time he wakes from sleep or stops playing, don't leave it to him at this age to think of it himself. Use a leash, take him out by his pad and repeat your command to "go potty". Have a treat in your pocket so when he goes you can exclaim what a good boy he is and give him a treat. Soon he will realize that going outside is rewarding and going inside is not. (Never punish him for going inside - he is too young to know it's wrong!)


Your schedule sounds fine, mix a little training in with play. Make training a game that is rewarded with play, that way you work his brain as well as giving him exercise. Dobermans want very much to use their brains and are much happier with games that involve you. Always ignore crying and whining. If you go to him while crying he will only learn that crying gets him what he wants. Best to put him in a dark quiet place for naps and sleep. Do you have a crate for him in the bedroom?


You do have it much harder in an apartment, but you are making it work with the patio for now. Although training him to pads outside on the patio, you should try very hard to encourage his pee and poops on walks outside. Dobermans learn to get along with cats just fine, but they play rough. It is helpful if your cats get angry at him and he learns from them that they don't want to play, but you must always make sure he doesn't chase them and the cat's should always have a place to go where he can't reach them. Tell him "no", leave a short leash on his collar in the house so you can correct him anytime he gets too wild. Remember, anything he does that you might think is cute now, imagine him at 90 pounds (40 kg?) doing the same thing. So much easier to correct it at this age and size than later!

Welcome to Doberman Chat, we look forward to more pictures of Cerberus! Dobermans can be a challenge the first year but stay firm but fair with his training and he will be the best dog ever.

I reward him everytime he go on pad outside even in the middle of the night when he wakes up and take him there, i let him sniff around… today i walked him 2 hours in the park and now is sleeping like a baby. The apartment is very large plus balcony + big terrace, but is hard without a yard he can run and play right away. I guess first week or weeks are hard and exhausting.
Thank you so much for warm welcoming , her is him today in the park.

 

[Andreea24]

Join the club! Haha! My little Annie is going on 11 weeks and we've only had her since Mother's day! And she can be a LOT! I'm sure others will chime in here with their advice too. I will share some of my own experience. First off, it's like having a toddler. I've raised two children of my own, who are now in their 40s. So it gives you an idea of my age! Keeping up with a toddler at my age is a real trick! These little ones have a lot of energy and just like a human baby, they like to put everything in their mouths! I think she learned, "no no" the first day! LOL She must have thought that everything was off limits! But in a short time she understood. Not that she doesn't still do it. But I can be 10 ft away from her and say no and she will usually leave it. I say usually because this is a long-term training period.

Do you ever put her in a crate?
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We have Annie in a puppy crate. She will soon grow out of that and then I have a size up waiting for her. This is her on the left and my little Chihuahua mix on the right who has free rein of the house. Annie does not. This was night time next to our bed. She was pretty good from the get-go about sleeping in her crate. Puppy sleep a lot just like infants. And whenever she's sleeping, even if she's falling asleep at my feet, I put her in her crate. It's the only time I can get something done I know that she is secure! I am watching her like a hawk as you would a toddler. Within seconds they can have a Furniture leg chewed, pee on the carpet, or ingest something they shouldn't! So it takes a lot of your time. And apartment living can be a challenge. There are people who have had a Doberman in an apartment or a smaller property and I hope they give you some ideas to keep your little boy entertained. Right now I swear by the bully stick!

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She loves them, they are safe and when all else fails, that will keep her entertained. You know, at least for 10 minutes! I keep a few other toys around that I consider safe. We are on 10 acres so taking her out to walk and explore will tire her out pretty well.

That's a lot. I know. But you are training and forming a beautiful creature. Right now is the most important time in their life to form good habits, learn about life while being safe and grow into a secure, respectful Doberman.

Like a child, their attention span is short. We go from wake up, to outside potty, to feed, outside again, play time, and then back for a nap. All in about an hour and a half! After all that she slept for maybe a half hour this morning so that and I was able to sneak out of the house to go feed my three horses! By the time I came in she was already up! And raring to go. Out for potty again then back in and she's been playing ever since going from one toy to another to the bully stick and now is trying to get on my lap!

As far as potty is concerned, I don't think she fully grasped yet to not go in the house. She goes outside because we are out there and that I take her. But if I didn't she would go in the house. And she has. But I've been pretty good about knowing when to take her out. And there are times when she has a "tell." You have to learn that. I do know that every time I take her out of the crate from a nap she immediately goes outside. And she will always pee. And get a party! LOL

Keep at it. Ask questions and get support here. Everyone is always willing to help you! And guess what? With a puppy it took me about 2 hours trying to finish this post for you! That's just the way it is right now.

Hahaha thank you so much for answer, i don’t know actually how is it to rise a toddler, but i can catch the idea hahaha…. All we had until now were cats … and is our first doggo ever … and i’m trying to learn and is really exhausting haha especially that i’m the only one feeding playing, going out and train him during the week

 

[Andreea24]

I reward him everytime he go on pad outside even in the middle of the night when he wakes up and take him there, i let him sniff around… today i walked him 2 hours in the park and now is sleeping like a baby. The apartment is very large plus balcony + big terrace, but is hard without a yard he can run and play right away. I guess first week or weeks are hard and exhausting.
Thank you so much for warm welcoming , here is him today in the park. Also had his first socialization with other dogs and for the first time didn’t barked just sniff and wanted to play right away.

 

[MyBuddy]

Remember, anything he does that you might think is cute now, imagine him at 90 pounds (40 kg?) doing the same thing. So much easier to correct it at this age and size than later!

So important! Right away one of the things that Annie did actually on her own was too sit quietly and look at me. So I expounded on it by calling her name, which she doesn't actually know totally yet, asking her to sit and watch me. Then I would immediately treat! So when she would get excited at feeding time and jump at me when I was preparing it I would turn around and tell her the same thing. I do not want a 90 pound dog jumping on me! Yes it's maybe cute right now that she's excited and that she wants her food but no way. You sit nice or you're not getting your food. Even after I am ready to give it to her I make her sit for a few seconds and then give it to her as a reward for sitting quietly.

 

[Andreea24]

Can be also mentally draining … especially having more than 1 animal in the house … Our oldest cat have some neurological problems and is very anxious and is stressing out very fast and strong with vomiting etc
Also had his first socialization with other dogs and for the first time didn’t barked just sniff and wanted to play right away. We are using treats for training and rewards … but he can be really stubborn … he learned sit, wait, paw and i always praise him when he go on the pad on himself or not .

 

[Andreea24]

So important! Right away one of the things that Annie did actually on her own was too sit quietly and look at me. So I expounded on it by calling her name, which she doesn't actually know totally yet, asking her to sit and watch me. Then I would immediately treat! So when she would get excited at feeding time and jump at me when I was preparing it I would turn around and tell her the same thing. I do not want a 90 pound dog jumping on me! Yes it's maybe cute right now that she's excited and that she wants her food but no way. You sit nice or you're not getting your food. Even after I am ready to give it to her I make her sit for a few seconds and then give it to her as a reward for sitting quietly.

I didn’t let Cerbi to jump on me from the first day and tried and try to educate him not to…and not because is not cute, but because i know they are smart enough to use it as dominant skill haha

 

[Andreea24]

 

[Ravenbird]

Such a beautiful pup!!!

 

[Andreea24]

We do have a crate in our bedroom, a huge one for when he grow up, but for now we limited his acces to half of it. We took the playden specially for daily naps and play and with access outside for an easy pipi training and we want to extend it little by little in the livingroom until we are sure we can unlock another part of the house and the crate from our room we use it for night time

 

[Andreea24]

Such a beautiful pup!!!

He is lovely! But sometimes i just want to give it back from where we took it hahahaha

 

[Andreea24]

We do have a crate in our bedroom, a huge one for when he grow up, but for now we limited his acces to half of it. We took the playden specially for daily naps and play and with access outside for an easy pipi training and we want to extend it little by little in the livingroom until we are sure we can unlock another part of the house and the crate from our room we use it for night time

We took the playden also to not let him in the all house yet and for the moments we need a break or need to leave more than 10-20 minutes

 

[MichiH]

Join the club! Haha! My little Annie is going on 11 weeks and we've only had her since Mother's day! And she can be a LOT! I'm sure others will chime in here with their advice too. I will share some of my own experience. First off, it's like having a toddler. I've raised two children of my own, who are now in their 40s. So it gives you an idea of my age! Keeping up with a toddler at my age is a real trick! These little ones have a lot of energy and just like a human baby, they like to put everything in their mouths! I think she learned, "no no" the first day! LOL She must have thought that everything was off limits! But in a short time she understood. Not that she doesn't still do it. But I can be 10 ft away from her and say no and she will usually leave it. I say usually because this is a long-term training period.

Do you ever put her in a crate?
View attachment 146587
We have Annie in a puppy crate. She will soon grow out of that and then I have a size up waiting for her. This is her on the left and my little Chihuahua mix on the right who has free rein of the house. Annie does not. This was night time next to our bed. She was pretty good from the get-go about sleeping in her crate. Puppy sleep a lot just like infants. And whenever she's sleeping, even if she's falling asleep at my feet, I put her in her crate. It's the only time I can get something done I know that she is secure! I am watching her like a hawk as you would a toddler. Within seconds they can have a Furniture leg chewed, pee on the carpet, or ingest something they shouldn't! So it takes a lot of your time. And apartment living can be a challenge. There are people who have had a Doberman in an apartment or a smaller property and I hope they give you some ideas to keep your little boy entertained. Right now I swear by the bully stick!

View attachment 146590
She loves them, they are safe and when all else fails, that will keep her entertained. You know, at least for 10 minutes! I keep a few other toys around that I consider safe. We are on 10 acres so taking her out to walk and explore will tire her out pretty well.

That's a lot. I know. But you are training and forming a beautiful creature. Right now is the most important time in their life to form good habits, learn about life while being safe and grow into a secure, respectful Doberman.

Like a child, their attention span is short. We go from wake up, to outside potty, to feed, outside again, play time, and then back for a nap. All in about an hour and a half! After all that she slept for maybe a half hour this morning so that and I was able to sneak out of the house to go feed my three horses! By the time I came in she was already up! And raring to go. Out for potty again then back in and she's been playing ever since going from one toy to another to the bully stick and now is trying to get on my lap!

As far as potty is concerned, I don't think she fully grasped yet to not go in the house. She goes outside because we are out there and that I take her. But if I didn't she would go in the house. And she has. But I've been pretty good about knowing when to take her out. And there are times when she has a "tell." You have to learn that. I do know that every time I take her out of the crate from a nap she immediately goes outside. And she will always pee. And get a party! LOL

Keep at it. Ask questions and get support here. Everyone is always willing to help you! And guess what? With a puppy it took me about 2 hours trying to finish this post for you! That's just the way it is right now.

Toddler yes! I have two teens and now a half toddler/teen many emotions haha

 

[MichiH]

He is lovely! But sometimes i just want to give it back from where we took it hahahaha

It’s a lot of work they’re this young. I feel for you as I have thought too, you’re not alone. I’ve thought what the hell was I thinking?! But I love her so much and when it gets crazy she and both go to timeout.

My girl is 8.5 months old now and still a handful. She has really made big progress, but with a lot of training and consistency. It’s a must. It truly is like raising a child and you want a likeable, well mannered, happy, and healthy child so the work gets put in when they’re young and continues as they grow. Work load will get less with the more you put in.

Use his meal time as training time, lots of things you can do to help him use his brain. Read this forum through. Treat scatter, certain toys amazon has a lot of things to get, make a snuggle mat, I use a huge towel and roll her kibble in it for her to sniff out.

Naps are a must so they can learn to rest and settle. Like @Ravenbird said ignore whining because it really is a battle.

Good luck hang in there. Read up, put the work in and he will come along.

 

[Andreea24]

It’s a lot to work they’re this young. I feel for you as I have thought too, you’re not alone. I’ve thought what the hell was I thinking?! But I love her so much and when it gets crazy she and both go to timeout.

My girl is 8.5 months old now and still a handful. She has really made big progress, but with a lot of training and consistency. It’s a must. It truly is like raising a child and you want a likeable, well mannered, happy, and healthy child so the work gets put in when they’re young and continues as they grow. Work load will get less with the more you put in.

Use his meal time as training time, lots of things you can do to help him use his brain. Read this forum through. Treat scatter, certain toys amazon has a lot of things to get, make a snuggle mat, I use a huge towel and roll her kibble in it for her to sniff out.

Naps are a must so they can learn to rest and settle. Like @Ravenbird said ignore whining because it really is a battle.

Good luck hang in there. Read up, put the work in and he will come along.

Thank you so much for the advices… we took him planty of chewing toys to keep him busy …