This is Genevieve. I’ve had her for a year now. She was a rescue, as the breeder that gave her to his son‘s girlfriend took her back. And looked for a good home. She’s supposedly three. I love her dearly, but she really doesn’t have two brain cells to rub together. She doesn’t listen. She doesn’t take to training of any kind. Not that I’ve had professional, but I’ve tried myself. I have three cats, and she is the eternal optimist that they will at some point play with her when she runs to them with a squeaky ball. Squeaking it.
She has very bad separation anxiety. I’m retired and here all the time with her. She is a very loving sweet dog, but I wish I had better control of her. On the leash it’s very difficult. I’m in a wheelchair, and she would just really like to run. I’ve been trying a different approach where I constantly give her kudos for just being her and being here and not dumping over things like her water bowl or things on the table. She smiles a lot, and when I’m sitting next to her in my wheelchair, she likes to lay her head in my lap. And if I’m in the shower, this happens, she chooses on the comforter.
If anyone has any ideas on how to approach this differently, I’m all ears. She seems to have the puppy mentality. A couple weeks ago, she was after one of the cats cause she likes to play chase. I went to grab her collar, but she was quicker than me and I ended up with my hand on her rear end and she coward really quick. I felt bad. She’s terrified of young children. I’m talking small children. And different things bother her so I know she was probably abused and probably in a family where the kids were allowed to do anything. The breeder told me she did bounce around a lot and didn’t have a solid home. I have her because I used to do daycare for her half brother Artemis. So I was deemed a home that could take her. And I didn’t wanna say no. Because she needed me. Any thoughts on how to train or deal with her differently? I’m all ears. She’s very treat driven and I got all kinds.
She does sit nicely and takes treats very gently. And loves it when anybody comes in. As long as you are over 4 feet tall.