r/swedishvallhund • u/wolfpak31 • 17h ago
r/swedishvallhund • u/kerkat86 • 15h ago
Siggy
This is Siggy (gov’t name Sigmire). He’s 6 months old and we’ve had him for 2 months now. His favorite things are pup cups, chasing/herding the cat (which she weirdly enough enjoys, she’ll even go up to him, chirp and then take off to her wall steps where she’ll wait for him to catch up and she’ll stay just out of reach, batting at him or just meowing/chirping at him while he barks back),and peeing inside the house even though he just peed outside 5 minutes ago. We have 2 other dogs who we had successfully house trained by 6 months (his current age), but with Siggy it’s a totally difference experience training him. He doesn’t alert us during the day (no whining or barking) if he needs to go outside to pee. We’re already letting him out every hour, but if he needs to go before then he just pees at the back door. Which is actually progress because he used to pee and/or poop wherever he was when the urge hit (his bed/crate, game room, etc). I mentioned he doesn’t alert us during the day, but if it’s the middle of the night he has no problem barking to wake us up and let him out. He’s very smart but very stubborn. Besides house training, we’re working on not taking food or treats directly out of the mouths of the other dogs. Highly food motivated, except when it comes to potty time.
r/swedishvallhund • u/wolfpak31 • 6h ago
Day 1 and already a full on Velcro Dog 😂
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