right. we have had lucy about 12 weeks and we ADORE her 
she was very clingy at first but settled down a treat and now we are 'crate free off lead happy whippets' which is great. however this last couple of weeks she has become really high energy and a little bit more naughty and high maintenance! she isnt 2 till autumn so this may be like a second puppyhood but she really is behaving like a pup/. its no big deal but have any of you had this behaviour after the settling in period or is this just typical whippet behaviour? my other dog is a whippet x so has slightly different characteristics.
anyway.....as we speak she is yowling on and chattering like chewbacca. she does this a lot. she wants to play ALL the time and is REALLY rough. she can run and run and run and run and even after 2 hours out off lead she doesnt tire! she has started chewing kids toys and eating hairbrushes bog roll etc and not just while we are out....whenever :rant: and is digging the carpets randomly all the time. she really does seem hyper in comparison to what she was. she alsobarks a lot. she will go out into the garden and stand in the middle of the lawn and woof away telling the neighbourhood that its HER house now :unsure: slightly worried the neighbours may complain....
she is brilliant offlead, non agressive etc and the most adorable thing but i reckon its time to crack down a bit dont you? a bit more training? she demands to be picked up all the time and my husband and i have not slept alone for 3 months- she actually insists on being directly between us.... o
she follows me to the loo.......and is good with pad but gets up and in between us if he is sitting with me. you get the picture? advice welcomed :b
she was very clingy at first but settled down a treat and now we are 'crate free off lead happy whippets' which is great. however this last couple of weeks she has become really high energy and a little bit more naughty and high maintenance! she isnt 2 till autumn so this may be like a second puppyhood but she really is behaving like a pup/. its no big deal but have any of you had this behaviour after the settling in period or is this just typical whippet behaviour? my other dog is a whippet x so has slightly different characteristics.
anyway.....as we speak she is yowling on and chattering like chewbacca. she does this a lot. she wants to play ALL the time and is REALLY rough. she can run and run and run and run and even after 2 hours out off lead she doesnt tire! she has started chewing kids toys and eating hairbrushes bog roll etc and not just while we are out....whenever :rant: and is digging the carpets randomly all the time. she really does seem hyper in comparison to what she was. she alsobarks a lot. she will go out into the garden and stand in the middle of the lawn and woof away telling the neighbourhood that its HER house now :unsure: slightly worried the neighbours may complain....
she is brilliant offlead, non agressive etc and the most adorable thing but i reckon its time to crack down a bit dont you? a bit more training? she demands to be picked up all the time and my husband and i have not slept alone for 3 months- she actually insists on being directly between us.... o
she follows me to the loo.......and is good with pad but gets up and in between us if he is sitting with me. you get the picture? advice welcomed :b
