sunny seems as though he is fitting in just fine. now that hes had a couple of days to get settled he should come along nicely with the training.

dont be worried if sunny follows you everywhere, this just means that he is finding his place in the pack, hes a follower not the pack leader and by him following you or anyone else in your family, he is telling you this in his own way!

how is he doing?

Sunny is doing good. He's getting better with strangers and with commands out on walks.

When I get in from school though he does bark at me for a few seconds then stops when I let him sniff me.

There are only 2 problems so far really, which are not a big deal. 1) hovering around dinner and when it's being made. 2) Constantly following mum around. She doesn't mind it at times, he just follows her everywhere (cleaning, tv, toilet).


Apart from that, he's doing great and I'm looking for a nearby trainning school.

Hi there,
great 2 here he is doing better.
About him barking at u- i wouldn't worry that's likely to be a greeting/attention bark.
I wouldn't worry if he hovers around when food is being made, so long as he isn't stealing any food.
And about him following ur mum around, although it may be a bit difficult to do certain tasks it is a good sign as it shows that he his bonding well and fnding is place in the pack- it also shows that he wants to be around u lot- ie. he is fitting in.
However, when it's important that he doesn't follow ur mum (i.e she is cleaning using chemicals) why not tell to go in his bed land give him a bone or nyclabone to occupy himself with or give him a treat ball.
Hope that helps and it's great to hear he is improving well.

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We do give him stuff to play with on the bed while we're busy with stuff (using chemicals, or me trying to finish the last bit of course work I held off till the last minute ) but he just follows. :P



I also have been using the bottle as a rattle to distract sunny and correct him but he doesn't take any notice of it.

when he follows you, it is a good sign that he is settling down and knows that he is a follower not a leader.

as for the rattle bottle, you dont want to distract him with it and only use it when he displays unwanted behaviour, such as barking at strangers and men, pulling on his lead, coming forward when your eating, that sort of unwanted behaviour!

o rite. have u been giving him toys or treats and bones etc.
As dogs do often think with their stomachs so if it's just toys I would try giving him a really nice cooked bone that u can buy from the pets store- he should love that- nothing will distract him from it!

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when you give a dog a bone, you are better giving him a raw bone because they dont splinter like cooked bones. splinters can get lodged in the dogs throat, stomach and intestines, so i would definately reccommend raw bones. you could also try pigs ears, dried tripe and even dried venison! most dogs love these and are quite occupied with these tasty treats! some last a bit longer than others!

how is sunny's tummy now, any better? dont try any of these treats until it is better!

O rite ok-
I only give mine cooked bones as an extra-special treat- normally he gets nyclabones or pigs ears.
I will defo. keep wat u said in mind- thanks for info!
sorry sitmus best make it raw or pigs ears! yum!!

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Sunny's tummy is much, much better. We now give him bakers treats treats when out walking.

These bones, and pigs ears? Are they real bones and pigs ears? I'm not vegan but it does make me a lil squimish thinking about it. :S

I think he knows the command "leave" and "Drop" a lot more after todays walk. Kept picking up sticks and bits of metal and plastic.

I'll use the rattle next out on walking then.

no problem glad to be of service!