Jennifer L
New member
I brought home a ten week old chihuahua puppy on Saturday and am doing my best to "do things right" regarding training him.
I have him mostly used to being crated - whines for a few minutes but then settles, but he goes nuts when he is not crated and I am sitting on the bed or couch. He whines, jumps up, etc. What I understand is that I should not let him up when he is whining or jumping, as this reinforces the behavior, but so far this is not working. Are there any other tricks I might try, or is this just normal puppy behavior (clingy-ness) that he will grow out of?
Thanks!
I have him mostly used to being crated - whines for a few minutes but then settles, but he goes nuts when he is not crated and I am sitting on the bed or couch. He whines, jumps up, etc. What I understand is that I should not let him up when he is whining or jumping, as this reinforces the behavior, but so far this is not working. Are there any other tricks I might try, or is this just normal puppy behavior (clingy-ness) that he will grow out of?
Thanks!