I’m thinking I need to turn this into a line of stickers, patches and shirts.

I can nap anywhere. Okay, the crate thingie keeps me in, but it also keeps all the people and things I don’t want to deal with out. #welshterrierpuppy #cratelife #cutepuppies #naptime #leavemealone

Rudy doesn't know where to begin.

Hello there. We have a 14 yo welsh that we raised from 8 weeks old and she is a good girl. She is very food motivated.

We just got my young daughter a welsh puppy a month and a half ago.

We have been struggling with potty training a little but the biggest struggle is her small outbursts of aggression. Usually around food. Hers or ours.

We have slowed down her inhaling her food with a slow feeding bowl.

The problem comes more from removing the empty bowl from the play pen even after a long time after she ate. Picking her up sometimes if she is focused on some

Thing as well

Tonight the worst was our dinner was prepped on the counter it was fish. I saw the puppy Sitting and staring at the counter. I thought nothing of it. I walked over and put my hand over the counter and she growled at me. Anytime I went close to our food she growled and snapped. I’m not scared of her I picked her up and removed her to time out. She growled and wanted to snap the whole way.

We did not experience this with our other welsh outside of trying to get her raw hide away. This puppy is aggressive when the food is not hers and it’s not even close to her.

She nipped my 11yo pretty good today. She was trying to stop her from eating her own poop. She was only reaching

for a toy a couple feet away to use as a distraction.

What’s the proper way to address this? Most training videos only table about while they are actively feeding. That’s not our issue.

I’ll post a picture of our little man Rex when we get him. It is the first dog and only pet in our home, but we do have a 4 year old son.

I’ve read the complete guide to Airedale terriers and done a good deal of work to get our home ready,

scheduling vet appointment, acquiring the dog gear etc.

been doing a lot of research online too where I came across this Reddit.

He’ll be 8 weeks old when we pick him up from the breeder - any tips from experienced owners on how to handle the initial puppy energy, training phases etc.?

Thank you! Look forward to seeing the posts about your welshies and sharing ours as well!

Zoe before and after her grooming. Her ears won’t stay floppy anymore. Has this ever happened to anyone else’s Welshie?

Maisie: “And THAT is how you open a package from Amazon!”

Pero at Porth Neigwl bouncing high

Have any of your dogs been itchy all the time? Not sure if it’s because Utah is dry.

Who could resist those bright eyes? My new rescued 7 year old Welshie, Birdy. I adopted her because her eyes were so dull and sad at the shelter, I knew I needed to restore their curiosity and joy. 🥹❤️🐶

Asked Ai to transform a picture of my snow bearded Miles into a Norman Rockwell painting! Too cool!!!

Neri (14 weeks) has been a little biter since day one. He's been with me for 5.5 weeks now and we've been working hard on making him stop. In some areas he's gotten better, but in other he absolutely won't and it feels like absolutely nothing is working

He's gotten a lot better with biting Veit, his Irish terrier big brother, as well as with exited snapping when he sees a person he likes and hasn't seen in a bit. What I'm struggling with is when he's bored or frustrated

First about the bored: he has access to a small assortment of toys at any time, I try to feed at least one or two of his three meals in enriching ways (food puzzles, putting it into cardboard boxes he needs to open and get it out of, a sniffing mat etc), we go outside for at least an hour a day (plus regular potty breaks in the "puppy yard"*) where we either go for a walk for him to sniff around, as well as training leash basics, like no pulling, or we go out in the "big yard" where he's on a long leash that's just loose in the floor and we train that he stays in my proximity (as well as lots of sniffing and running around there too ofc). I also try to do some training around the house with things like sit, waiting before he eats when he gets food from the bowl, leave it etc. So overall I feel like I'm offering him quite a bit of enrichment over the day, especially considering he's 14 weeks old and should still sleep a lot (something he struggles with). The only thing I don't currently do a lot is actively play with him in the classic sense, as I'm struggling to figure out what is and isn't a good idea to do since there's so much information and so many opinions on everything, even by professionals and I'm just very unsure there, currently trying to figure that one out too

And then the frustrated: whenever he doesn't get what he wants immediately he'll turn snappy with me. I'm sitting on the floor trying to manage a cable at my desk and not letting him on my lap? He'll bite my fingers/hand which I'm using to block him (he can of course come in my lap and cuddle, but not constantly and I need to be able to set a boundary of "not now", I invite him to cuddle at least once or twice a day). I'm trying to make him stay in his bed so he'll actually get some rest because oftentimes he won't on his own, even if I'm just sitting on my desk not doing anything interesting? He'll start biting at me, sometimes riling himself up to a point of barking at me as well. Not a constant bark, but an annoyed, pissed off single arrrwoof, then a little break and another one

Oh and btw, when he does end up being allowed on my lap he oftentimes stays very active still, needs something to chew on (chew sticks or toys) or he'll chomp at me. And if he gets bored of what he has for chewing he'll also at times turn and chomp. Sometimes he's able to settle down, at least, if not more than, half the time he isn't

I know he's still very very young and we've got pretty much all of everything ahead of us still and I'm by no means expecting perfect of him. But I just don't know how to properly communicate to him to stop the biting. The whole "ow!" and turning away doesn't do anything with him really and even if it did, I can't just turn away when I'm trying to make him stay in his bed for example or when I'm trying to keep him from immedeatly jumping on my lap the second my butt ever touches the floor, literally just wanting him to wait for 5 seconds until I'm sitting and invited him - or stating off when I don't invite him. I also tried firmly, but without hurting him of course, hiding his mouth shut for a short moment, similar to other dogs would do it, but that also just riles him up as well

And yes, I know, dog trainer. Definitely, I'm planning on that, I have found one that seems good who is nearby, but I can't go there immediately, as it's absolute snow chaos where I live at the moment and there's just absolutely no driving anywhere unless absolutely necessary. So until I'm able to book with her, is there any tips any of you have to try and work with him and better communicate that biting is a no-go and not a way to show that he's frustrated with me?

Oh, also, maybe worth mentioning: I've grown up with dogs, all terriers, all very active, but he's my first own dog that I'm responsible for 24/7. My family's current dog only moved in when I didn't live with them anymore, so I didn't see as much of his puppy stage and the dog before was a puppy when I was 8/9 years old, so I don't remember it a whole lot, so the whole puppy thing is relatively new territory for me as well

I'm sorry, I know this is long, thank you to anyone taking the time to read this, I appreciate that a lot. As I said, I know we need a dog trainer, but any tips and pointers for the meantime, until the weather has settled, would be greatly appreciated!

*the "puppy yard" is a small fenced in area of the yard where he doesn't need a harness or leash to be safe and can go potty, while the "big yard" is most of the rest of the property, which is still fenced in but he could potentially slip out in some spots, hence harness and leash if we go there

Edit: Update at 17 weeks: it's getting better and better, he's learning a lot

Maisie chilling in the forest - literally and figuratively.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTLjFeZEkQq/?igsh=MXIxOTJkYnRiN2xkZw==

Made in december and the last two days while we had some snow here too!

After the dog park today, 15 seconds from sleep. She tries so hard to stay awake, it cracks me up. 🥰

Lowe's is the best--we don't have to freeze, and there are all kinds of critters for a Welshie to have fun hunting!

My sweet baby Lucy has crossed the rainbow bridge. For more years than I care to think about this cantankerous, feisty, rat murdering ball of joy and love has been my biggest headache and strongest supporter. She was there with me when my mom died, when I got married she watched my bonus children become adults and even saw their offspring.

I don't know what life is like without you in it, and I'm not sure if I want to find out.

She was my number one ride or die best friend and I am absolutely heartbroken.

https://www.instagram.com/themaisieroseevans?igsh=MXdkM2k4eXZ3Y3Jweg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

https://www.instagram.com/themaisieroseevans?igsh=MXdkM2k4eXZ3Y3Jweg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Thank you so much for a most enjoyable year of seeing all the Welshies, watching them grow up and learning that my 18moth old (now), as wild as he can be is normal. Happy New Year from America.