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Bud 06 Jan 2010 12:23 pm #

Hello Any updates on the lovely Bingo? loved to see and hear how he is getting on? did he like Christmas and the snow?
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grizzly61bear 26 Jan 2010 07:52 am

Finding things a bit tough going at the moment. Cannot cure his jumping up to meet everyone. He also keeps us awake at night. Will not sleep on his own bed, rattles the bedroom door handles every hour or so. He will not sleep on his own bed and a gate will not prevent his athleticism. We are all tired out. For a while the boys were happy to have him company in their room, but I think the novelty is wearing off for them, he still wants to be in with us. Why won't he sleep soundly at night even after a long walk? Any suggestions gratefully received.

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xxlynne 26 Jan 2010 08:38 am

These are Staffie issues rather than Bingo issues.

Staffies want to be 'up close and comfortable' The leaping up is how they instinctively 'meet' people. They are relating to you; your face; your smile not your body. They need universal reinforcement that they can still be 'up close' without face washes. eg getting them to relate to your hands through strokes; or turning so your face becomes your back. The exercise thing is ..well you will find it hard to wear out any young dog...even when tired they'll still see it as the only place to be... curled up with their pack. Many ways of approaching it as to what your ultimate goal is and compromise related to your needs and his. Needs perseverance with this interplay edging towards your goal creating a 'win - win' situation. Give us a call.
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Tina D 26 Jan 2010 09:18 am

Just wanted to say "Hang in there"!!! My Lucie was a NIGHTMARE as a puppy, had endless energy, would jump up at us, kids, strangers, cyclists...anything really!! We found that training classes helped a lot and eventually she calmed down (so much so that someone actually said the other day that she was a perfect dog-she isn't, but I did swell with pride!!!) with the jumping up thing, it is really hard but when you come home, don't greet him in any way, don't make eye contact, don't talk to him, if her jumps up, turn your back on him. when he is calm with all of his feet on the floor, praise and fuss him. if you can, get people to come up to you when you are out (with him on the lead), speak to them for a few moments without them acknowledging him in any way (unless he is calm and his feet are on the floor)

With the sleeping thing, I know someone on here had to have the dog in a crate in their bedroom (even though they didn't really approve of dogs in the bedroom), once he is ok with being in the crate, you can gradually move it out if you wish. you might have set a prescident by having him in your boys room so he thinks that is where he can stay? If he does wake you up in the night, try the Supernanny trick (I know it is for kids but some things work for dogs too :wink: ) of saying "bed" firmly and pointing/putting him on his bed but don't reward him by talking to him or stroking him, then he will learn that it is no use waking you up before getting up time.

All of my advice might be wrong and someone might come along with better advice but it worked for Lucie and I.

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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grizzly61bear 26 Jan 2010 10:03 am

Thanks for the encouragement, in many ways he is perfect and calms really quickly but not quick enough for those not used to Staffie love!! For some reason I did not think it would be so difficult with a pre-loved one!!
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Olivia 26 Jan 2010 10:41 am

Hello, crating worked for Rhianna. She used to scream the place down all night long if she couldn't see you.

We got a crate, filled it with cuddly bedding and some toys. Then we introduced it to her with the aid of a lot of yummy treats so that she associated it with good things not being told off or sent away. We then started with it in the bedroom at night and moved it into the sitting room eventually (only about a week)
We also put a blanket over the top of it so it was a lovely safe den for her and outside distractions didn't bother her so much.
It worked brilliantly. She doesn't really mind sleeping in the sitting room anymore as long as we are consistent. She much prefers to be star fished between us but I object to that. She no longer whines and we dont actually use the crate anymore she just sleeps in her bed.
Good luck! I am sure that you will figure it out.
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grizzly61bear 26 Jan 2010 08:58 pm

Thanks Olivia, I had been reading about Rhianna (was it her I read about and originally you likened her to being a bit piggy!). When we took Bing back from Gatwick, he hated being in the back with the guard up and his teeth were firmly clamped round the bars in an effort to remove it from the car (well that was my first impression) coupled with the fact he cried constantly and still does when travelling, I just presumed caging him would not be a good idea, thought he might hate the bars. What size did you buy for Rhianna? I will have to revisit Rhianna pages as you have added so much about meeting other dogs. Bingo plays nicely with most dogs and does not mind when Moppet rounds up all the frisbees as her own and carries them through the woods for him!! I still have a nagging doubt and it is knocking my confidence as he had a little set to with a spaniel in the woods and she bit him on the cheek, don't think he liked being mounted by her. Consequently, if I see a spaniel I put him on lead, just in case, but I am probably being over cautious, maybe it is just the spaniel's owners that he is not too keen on!! Of course, the only growl today was the lovely, once blue as a pup, Staffie that another parent at the school has, but she put him on lead when she saw us, as I did so maybe because they were both unable to run, that is what caused the friction. You clearly have come a long way with Rhee and I am hoping we will get there with Bingo. Due to the times I work, we don't have regular doggie friends, but always Moppet with the frisbees and the walk in the woods on a Tuesday, and usually Molly the Collie at the weekend. A man stopped me the other day to make a fuss of him and said he thought he looked lovely. :P
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grizzly61bear 26 Jan 2010 08:58 pm

I would like to post more pics, but if you get him face on, his eyes are always blue, like the very first pic of him, and the red eye removal does nothing for this!!!
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newforestdweller 26 Jan 2010 09:55 pm

I adopted Cerys, another young dog in need of much training, in September. She is a Parsons Jack rather than a Staffie, but I had the same problem she went berserk when visitors arrived. She jumped about 4ft in the air, ran round the room on top of the furniture and frightened people.

I cured this by ignoring her plus teaching a very strong sit and wait. She now sits when the door opens and stays when anyone comes in. Another good one to teach is look. Get the dog to look into your eye for a treat and then hold the gaze for increasing time. While they are looking they are not rampaging or shouting.

After five months she is the most perfectly behaved dog in the house. She can still get overexcited when meeting other dogs outside. Here, sit and stay at the first sign of any trouble diffuses a lot of situations.

A soft cage in the car could be a good idea, unless he is a chewer when you do need a metal one. Cerys travels in a dog harness on a back seat, as I find she is happier when she can see out.

Fortunately she is of the "once asleep, stays asleep" variety, but due to her long legs she can reach and open inside door handles so can go wandering.

One of the best cures for lively terriers is time though. Once a terrier gets to eighteen months they calm. I felt like giving up on Cerys several times. Specially when she was thrown out of obedience classes for barking and lunging. She has come through all this though and has become a wonderful loyal friend.
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Olivia 26 Jan 2010 11:38 pm

Yes don't despair really! It is hard work anyone who tells you otherwise is not telling the truth!
A new puppy would be the same so hang on in there.
Rhianna just got back from her training class and was impeccably behaved. Loads of dogs, loads of smells and sounds and she was fabulous no growling anymore, perfect on commands and recall to the point Seb said that he started to show off a bit. :roll: We go to evening classes as she is out working with Seb as a dog walker in the day time now.
She was pretty rubbish in the beginning and if I am being totally honest (dont tell her) quite annoying. The shouting the place down when separated and the growling at dogs, and the throwing body popping tantrums on the floor when she saw a football before she was an off lead dog was not endearing. Oh and I forgot about her charming habit of throwing herself around the back of the car growling, snarling and barking whenever a dog dared to walk down the pavement.
Rhianna has never really jumped up as she isn't terribly interested in strangers but my Mum's Old English Sheepdog was appalling! He still isn't perfect but all the stuff that everyone has said works and makes them manageable.
Ignore him when you come home and get visitors to ignore him too until he is calm then he can have kisses and cuddles.
The crate also isn't a quick fix and you have to make sure that they are introduced to it in a really positive way or it won't work, treats, toys and coziness, with a blanket over the top so its like a den. The crate took about a week for us. You also do have to tell them no very firmly (from a distance, without touching and without frustration - a seriously hard thing to do when you are knackered at 3am!!) when you leave them and they inevitably start to whine and you have to go back. Silly things too like staying calm at bedtime and not giving them tickles and goodnight baby's which is really hard to remember. Also it is very helpful to him and to you if you make a decision to either never allow him in the bedroom to sleep or to always allow him in the bedroom to sleep. We went through a phase of giving into Rhianna to sleep in our room and then had to start all over again. :roll: Our fault!
Dont worry you really will get there. If you are not confident with him around other dogs the classes are fantastic as it is a controlled environment and you can make dog walking friends who understand. If anything we have found the empathy and the good humour between all the dog owners who have similar problems very stress relieving. :lol: When she was snarling in her first class we obviously were embarrassed but no one was judgemental just helpful. That was less than 4 weeks ago. Staffies are also smart, they love to learn - according to our trainer they are some of his best students as they are so people focussed and quite clever without being tooo clever.
Rhianna is ok now but we have introduced her to and walked her with soooo many dogs to get her used to it and sometimes it was scary to trust her. Especially the first time. We have done this over 4 months of socialising her every single day but building up slowly. The training class with the sheer volume of dogs all on the lead was her last hurdle before becoming a dog walkers dog, she was already ok off the lead on the heath. She will still growl and bark occassionally on the lead if a dog seems over the top on her last thing at night pee in the dark, she is much more friendly off lead in the day in the park.
Now she is so reliable that we dont have to worry about her with clients dogs and that has been only since October that we have had her full time. Being able to have her around paid clients dogs and even on client consultations with their owners is the reason we finally adopted her.
Bing sounds much better than she was.
Also please dont think we are experienced at this. I have only ever owned good dogs before who naturally were friendly with other dogs and didn't want to get left behind so had good recall. Its been a HUGE learning curve. You will be fine, I promise :lol: Just remember - none of this works first time!!!
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