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Question.

Miles' hair is CURLY on his back. It is just a strip on his back though. Is it just the fact that his coat hasn't fully developed yet or will it always be like that? Everywhere else it is relatively normal. And he's growing a nice thick tail on him ...I was just wondering if anyone elses pyr had a curly back...and it turned normal eventually?

(P.S. it's not poodle curly or anything....it's just got a bit of curl to it when it's wet...then its sorta wavy when its dry)

So I was in the bathroom doing my hair...getting ready for the day. All that jazz. And Miles gets in the bathtub. He likes to get in there. Well, He RUNS out of the bathroom like he took something from inside the bathtub....He was sort of foaming at the mouth. I stuck my finger in his mouth and poked around in there but it was too late. HE ATE A BAR OF SOAP! Sure enough, I look in the bathtub, and the half used bar of soap is missing!

Has anyone else dog eaten soap before!? Do you think he'll be ok!?

Miles has been SUCH a bad dog lately! Mainly with not listening...an d biting me...and acting like HE is superior to me. I'm tired of positive reinforcement and ignoring him when he's bad. It's not getting through his pyr head. I am now starting to scold him and make him get in his bed or "time out" in the bathroom when he is misbehaving!

Ahhhh, haha.

I know he's old enough to understand biting is bad. It doesn't matter how many times I walk away...or give him a toy...or yell. or scream! Yes, he's teething, but he has a million other things he can chew on!

And when we're walking and he wants to go one way, and I want to go the other, or he doesnt want to walk at all, he'll just plop in the middle of the sidewalk. I can yank and pull as hard as I want. Nothing. So then eventually I go to pick him up, and he'll try to bite me, because naturally I pull away and he thinks I wont try to pick him up. I've begun to nip that in the butt...by grabbing the back of his neck so he cant really get me. But my DOG, he is seriously too smart for me!

He will also not listen to commands anymore if he doesnt want to.

He's only 4 months old! I thought this kind of behavior didn't come until later!!!

Ahhh. ok. I feel better now. I just needed to vent.

P.S. He tried to hump my leg today, and that was the last straw. His little butt was in bed after that one. And I am no ignoring him. No dog treats ME like that! hahaha

P.P.S. It's not like I let him walk all over me either. I go out doors first. I make him sit before he gets his food. I guess I just need to be a little bit more firm. I am pretty much a softy when I get those puppy dog eyes that say, "Mom, I didn't mean to." 

P.P.P.S. He's been doing really good with potty training! (But everytime I say that he has an accident shortly after sooo I should've kept my mouth shut! )

Miles tried to hump three dogs! What the heck! He's only 4 months old and he's already humping!!! AHHHHH Why

Miles is four months old today! It has been very cold and windy today but Miles loves it. He doesn't want to come in! SO, we had a little photo shoot outside. Also, I weighed him today and he's 34 pounds (at least. He wouldn't sit still for more than 3 seconds.) Does that sound right to all you pyr owners (or former pyr owners) out there? Just want to make sure he is staying on track Here are some pics:










Boy it's windy! Look at the leaves flyin' around! And my EAR!


Caught One! (Finally!)

Ok, so I got home from work at about 5 or so, and I parked real quick because this lady was walking her HUGE Mastiff and I wanted to talk to her about him and pet him of course! Well, I was SO excited...that I locked my keys in the car...with it RUNNING! I'm pretty sure I get way too excited about dogs....especi ally big ones. haha I think I'm the only person in the world to lock their keys in the car to go see a DOG!

I have the keys now! 70 dollars later...all because of a dog.

Miles is SO bad. haha There's never a moment when he's into something he shouldn't be! And I thought I had the place puppy proofed!

He chews on EVERYTHING. I redirect him with his toys. I put bitter apple on places he really shouldnt be chewing...like the carpet, walls, coffe table. Yeah, it doesn't work. He could care less if it tastes weird!

He's so stubborn. He will only listen when he wants to listen. He knows sit, down, come, paw, off. And the only one he does whether he wants to or not is sit(and sometimes it takes me telling him 3 times and pushing his butt down to do it. Then he'll whine like I'm killing him for sitting! haha) hahaha Will he ever do the other commands when I want him to (not when it's just convenient for him!?)

And boy is he persistent. On walks, if I want to go a different direction than him, he'll sit his little butt down, face the direction he wants to go, and will not budge! Pretty soon I won't be able to get him to move!

I feel like I'll just be wasting my time at a puppy class. I don't think they'll teach me anything I don't already know. I don't know if they will have experience with especially stubborn puppies like Miles. He's not that easily motivated. What do you think. Maybe I should get a personal trainer?

My question is for you pyr owners. What advice do you have for me? I have a feeling the stubborness will only get worse as time goes on. Is there any way to change this behavior or should I just learn to live with it now? hahaha

P.S. The thing that made me start this thread...is the fact that I went to the bathroom...was gone for maybe 30 seconds...I come back...and Miles is STANDING on the coffee table! He is seriously nuts!