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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I LOVE dogs, but I know not everyone does.

I agree you could crate train your dog, but I find it hard to put a dog in a crate when we are home and awake. My dog only went in at night and if we left the house while she was still a puppy.

Your dog needs LONG walks. Also mental stimulation. Get toys with flaps that you have to refill with treats but is still good for their mental stimulation. Get a lick mat and freeze yogurt and peanut butter on it. Stuff kongs. The more mental stimulation a dog has, the more settled they are, and the more tired they can be later! Puppies have a lot of energy, your dog will calm down, but probably not for another 9 months. So do what you can for now, it’ll be ok and this stage is not forever [/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this. People are hating on me but I don’t see it as any different as someone coming online and asking for help for their crying baby or when they will sleep through the night, etc. I am asking for advice so that hopefully the feeling of being annoyed will lessen. What is a good amount to walk her? She is 20lbs. We do 20 minute walks every two hours. We do not have a fenced in backyard. Would it be best to get one to help burn more energy? Even when the kids take her out, I have to be out there because I don’t want her running off. I don’t like the idea of a shock collar. We put her in the crate at night with no issues. Putting her in during the day seems so sad to me. She just stares at me. I can’t see putting her in at night and then during the day at times too? We have a deck that has no stairs. We chill out there but again, don’t want her to be unsupervised so I have to be out there too. Most people are saying she will grow out with this and I will keep going. We are getting her trained next month. She knows sit and come. She just pulls at the leash. Again, I think she needs to run but we have no fence. No, we never had a dog before. [/quote]

Dogs are demanding and a hassle.  Get a 10-20 foot tether for the yard so she cannot go far. No shock collar.  Give her time[/quote]

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