My 85 year old dad has a 5 month old poodle (the smaller variety). I visited him Tuesday night to take him to the NCAA Tournament basketball game with me (women's). Anyway, that dog did not stop jumping up on every piece of furniture he had and then leaping over onto me.....even after playing with him - he kept on. Anyway, my siblings and I want to give my dad some doggie training classes (at his home) for this dog - to among other things not leap all over visitors. But I talked to my dad about it today and he thinks his puppy jumping up on the furniture and leaping onto people is "cute".
I want to know - is 5 mos old too early to train poodles to not do this and also to walk with my dad by his side instead of running forward, sideways, and backwards?
I told my dad I didn't think it was "cute" at all - and if not corrected soon - would become a real nuisance to him and anybody who visits him......
Am I being stupid about needing to train this poodle puppy? Any advice?
Attorneys for the grandbaby called him in and asked him about the baby - he said he would rather see Virgie take the baby than Howard get the baby.
He thinks Anna was used a lot....she made some mistakes....and I don't know what to say about it.....
Tell him a good food without grains will calm the dog even more -- puppies do not need puppy chow -- something like Nature's Variety Raw Instinct would be much better.. grains to dogs is like feeding kids cokes... grains turn to sugar in their system because they don't have the enzyme on the tongue that we have to digest carbohydrates. Get into a good obedience training class that specializes in puppies (not too mean in other words)...
Good morning FWI,
I had a poodle growing up and she did the same thing, it was really only when she was super excited...I miss the old thing your post brought her back to me for a moment...and I had to laugh...she was really fast! Otherwise, she was calmer and even sulked when sad. We just thought it was her personality.
I would imagine training could help , we just let "missy" do her thing...it never really hurt anything. Anyway, I think it is normal, at least for some poodles, at times they feel really happy.
Have a great day!
Maybe there is a PUPPY CLASS available in your dad's area to learn some basics. I've had two Poodles, and they are very smart, but they need to grow out of the puppy stage to really be able to concentrate. He could put up gates to keep them out of certain areas until they can focus more...
No, you are not stupid - dogs need trained in what is acceptable and not acceptable. I have a 100 pound Doberman I got from Dobie Rescue - apparently his first owner thought that that kind of behavior was "cute" too. I still can't keep him off the couch (or my lap) but at least I've trained him not to "jump" on anyone.