[Abi]

@mattandjean Thank you so much for listing your initial question, and the explanation of your update. I’ve had my 9 week old GSD for a week and she is being a puppy and starting to really test limits.

She also does the feet/ankle attacking. I’ve tried stopping and standing still, but that doesn’t work, as she’ll just lay down and keep gnawing. During the morning/afternoon redirection doesn’t work at all, but at night in the middle of her evening maniac zoomies I have been able to mostly redirect her with a toy.

She doesn’t spend a whole lot of time in her crate, mostly after meals to keep her quiet, and a nap or two when she gets out of hand. I was cautious about putting her in there a lot, because I thought it might make her hate the crate and, by extension, make her not want to listen to me.

But perhaps spending more time in the crate would help?

[Abi]

Thank you so much! I’ll check the video out. I’m hoping to recruit family members this weekend so we can work on leaving feet alone.

She is doing really well in her crate, and in the past couple of days has randomly put herself in there for a couple times!

Still trying to figure out a solid schedule that works, but I feel there has been a bit of noticeable improvement in the past couple of days!