telling milly off for her behaviour

The trouble is with me im too soft with milly.If im honest i dont like her being told of for her behaviour.My eldest son and my hubby will tell her of when she is doing things she shouldnt be.I realy dont like doing it i find it too upsetting. when they tell her off for her bad behaviour i know i shouldnt but i pick her up and hug her but i do. My Son and oH then get Annoyed with me. As they feel it was a waste of time them telling her off.I just love her loads.

There right though, sorry, but a dog needs disipline and training, otherwise you'll be in for problems. Just my opinion but you need to be consistant with training and thats everyone thats involved. A little telling off won't hurt lol x

Thanks janey for that.maybe i should learn to turn a deaf ear.I spoil her Two much thats my problem as well.I look at her as my little baby...I bet You think im pathetic dont you

Not pathetic at all but they do need set guidlines and training which is consistant and firm

We all like to be soft with them when they are cute little pups, but what about when she grows up and starts to get in more mischief ? ( Trust me......you'll be at times )

If you set the ground rules while she is young , and let her know what behaviours will and WILL NOT be tolerated you will have a better chance of dealing with future issues and also her listening to your commands.

They all need rules / boundaries and will benefit from them in the long run.

You are not being nasty by letting her know what you expect.......after all, you'd let your kids know what you expect if they misbehave or don't listen, and a pup is no different.

As Janey said, you need to be consistent.....so you ALL need to discipline her. It will be no good if she does something and your OH and son tell her off, then she does the same thing another time and you let her get away with it.

Good luck......you CAN do it

yes I agree with the above posts... our puppies need lots of love.. lots of exercise.. and lots of discipline. Makes it so much easier when they grow into dogs, if we have put the ground work in while they are young.

Reward good behaviour.. ignore the bad.... They soon know exactly what is expected off them. And yes you have to be consistent. Every afternoon when Winston comes in, he wanted to come straight in the lounge.. we said no you can have a hour or so in your crate and have a sleep... he used to stand with his nose pressed against the glass door looking in. Now he just goes straight into his crate....every single time. It would have been so easy to weaken and let him in but I am so glad we didn't....He comes in when WE are ready.. not when he wants too!! I felt awful too at the time.. but we would have made a rod for our own backs if we would have weakened.

Thanks for all replys its time for me to get tough

I agree with all the above comments. Consistency is key to raising a proper pup. Everyone in the house should treat her the same or she will get confused.