QUOTE(NewbieBetta @ Sep 12 2007, 09:58 PM)
thanx..thanx..i'll give bebe & me few days & c how it goes..actually the 1st nite really stress me out..today will be 2nd nite..will c how it goes
All puppies are the same. The environment is new to them. I had Hepy until so tulan for the first few months when I got him home. He simply pee poo evreywehre and I cleaned until so tulan. That time .. fought with my bf so many times because of Hepy. So frustrated with him. That's because it's my own fault - i used the wrong method to teach him - followed quite a lot of ppl's advice in the internet - HIT and SCOLD. I suddenly realised that is not a right method to teach - he will never get the idea but will only be sked of me. That's when he started to get sked to pee poo in front of me. He pee/poo (everywhere) when i'm not around. WHen i'm in, he tahan until I'm away coz he's sked that I will hit him. Tha'ts when I realised my method was wrong - kenot hit and scold coz he's jz a pup. SO, i changed the method of teaching and now he got the idea. I'm so happy that he finally got the idea and behave.
There was once when I was so frustrated with Hepy that I almost sold him off!! He wasn't listening to my commands and kept simply pee/poo everywhere. Then my bf and I fought so many times over him that our r/ship nearly broke up too. I got so tulan with Hepy and I hated him that time. He was like a trouble to me. It's like we used so much money to buy him and bought so many things for him but in the end, all we got is "anger" and "frustration". But then, there was one forumer who shot at me and he said that i'm not a responsible person, bla bla bla .... I think Digitral knows this too - MS thread 1. And now, i'm so grateful that I didn't sell Hepy away last time

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When you buy bebe, you should have already known that. A lot of people said that it'/s not an easy task to take care of a puppy and you have to be responsible for him after u bring him home. Jz be patient. All puppies need time to teach and consistency. Schnauzers are damn intelligent!! It took me 2 weeks to totally housebreak Hepy when I used the right method. And guess what??? It took me 10 minutes to teach him sit and down. It took me 15 minutes to teach him hand. It's actaully very easy to teach one as long as you have the patient. I understand you're having exam now and you don't have the time. Maybe you can consider letting ppl babysitting him for the moment (so many pp offered you). AFter your exams, i believe you'll be having holidays ... train him during ur holidays. You know what is the best way to train ??? Rewards!! Give bebe lotsa treats and sayang him (pat and stroke him) if he did it right.
If you're sked that bebe will bark during midnite, then consider putting a muzzle on him. Don't be soft-hearted. It's jz temporary not permanent. Believe it or not, i used to put muzzle on Hepy when I go out to campus for my classes. He has separation anxiety and yes, he still has it. Imagine how troublesome and problematic Hepy is. I had no choice but to put on the muzzle while I'm away. Now he improves ady - at least he doesn't bark but only whine when i'm not around. So, i dun put on muzzle on him anymore. But when i come back home ...

... he'll surely bark damn loud and go berserk!! So, what I do is ... I put the muzzle outside in teh living room. So, when I come back, first thing, i get the muzzle ready and when i open the door and he barks, I'll put it straight on him until he stops barking and whining. He seems to get the idea a bit now coz I've been repeating it for quite some time. He's so sked of the muzzle now. He noes if he barks, I'll put it on him. When he sees the muzzle, he'll try to cabut away .. hehe. When your dog has separation anxiety, then you will know what is a "REAL" problematic dog .. hehe.
See?? Everything need time and patience to train. Ur pup needs time to adjust to your expectation.
If you got anything regarding any training, jz post it out. I'm more than willing to help if i'm able to lar

. I believe everyone here is very very very willing to help you. You can seee it by the way that everyone's asking you not to sell bebe away as you just got him home. You can't expect him to fully understand your command on the 1st day bah. Jz want you to be more responsible towards bebe coz it seems like you bought him back on impulse

. It's never easy to take care of a "baby" but once u see result, you'll feel the satisfaction within :. Reconsider about selling bebe, k?? I can see that you love schnauzer a lot before but after you got bebe home, then you changed ur viewpoint ady coz he must haf misbehaved

. But then again, all puppies are the same. Even if you get a silky terrier home, or a shihtzu home, or any other breeds .. they are all just the same.
Or maybe you let us know the real reason behind and we see how we can help you sort it out ??
This post has been edited by Syrian: Sep 13 2007, 09:24 AM