So, as you all know, we added Audrey to our family on February 17th, 2007 at which time she was exactly two months old. Well, she is now 7 months old and as you can see, just slightly bigger than our 2.5 YEAR old, Josie (English Springer Spaniel)!! I knew when we got her that she was a German Shepherd/Cocker Spaniel mix, but in hind sight "knew" could be classified as "those are not foreign words to me" because I am still amazed at how big she is! And she's only 7 months old!
She's a very good natured, sweet dog...very smart...almost calculatingly! During her crate training she would howl and yip and bark, so we got her a soft muzzle. She only had to wear it about 30 minutes one evening and every time after that when she'd go to her kennel, all you had to do was show it to her, say "be quiet, it's bedtime" and she wouldn't make a peep the whole night!!! She knows "sit", "stay", "lay down", "leave it", "potty", and "go poop" and has since the first 3 weeks we had her! We are still seeking the Lord however on how to get her to stop urinating in fear/submission. Most people I've talked to say it is a common Cocker Spaniel trait and she'll just grow out of it. Needless to say it has made house-training quite challenging. But, God is not silent when sought, not even about dog potty problems!! :)
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I had a cocker spaniel when i was young. It would pee every time we pet it, my dad couldn't handle it so he took him to the pound. :)
PS. I am not saying get rid of it. just wanted to clear the air. realized how that might have sounded. I have also heard that they grow out of it so stay in there!
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