Hi everyone, I have an 8month old named Bella. I have been reading the forum for months and picking up tips etc from you all. Today I decided to post and say hello!
Bella has been doing really well, she is a very typical Vizsla, active, very affectionate and slightly nuts!
I only have one problem with her which you may be able to help me with. When we are in the house Bella will suddenly come up to me and start barking and jumping at me, and sometimes she kind of mouths me as well. Its like something comes over her and she won't stop. I usually remove her from the room and confine her to the kitchen for 10 minutes or more, when I let her back in it usually starts up again, so inevitably she spends alot of time in an out of the kitchen! The bad thing is it seems to be a game for her, and the more I try and get hold of her to put her away, the more she thinks it is fun. So I tried going in another room and shutting the door for a few minutes, i.e taking my attention away from her, this works for so long, but there is a limited amount of time I can stand in a room holding the door, I'm kind of busy!
Anyways any ideas would be welcome, also does anyone know why she does it? Also she mainly does it with me, sometimes she does it with my sons ( 10 and 13) but never with my husband.
Thanks
Amanda
PS she gets loads of exercise, a minimum of two walks a day and lots of running off her lead, so I don't think its frustration from lack of exercise.
Bella has been doing really well, she is a very typical Vizsla, active, very affectionate and slightly nuts!
I only have one problem with her which you may be able to help me with. When we are in the house Bella will suddenly come up to me and start barking and jumping at me, and sometimes she kind of mouths me as well. Its like something comes over her and she won't stop. I usually remove her from the room and confine her to the kitchen for 10 minutes or more, when I let her back in it usually starts up again, so inevitably she spends alot of time in an out of the kitchen! The bad thing is it seems to be a game for her, and the more I try and get hold of her to put her away, the more she thinks it is fun. So I tried going in another room and shutting the door for a few minutes, i.e taking my attention away from her, this works for so long, but there is a limited amount of time I can stand in a room holding the door, I'm kind of busy!
Anyways any ideas would be welcome, also does anyone know why she does it? Also she mainly does it with me, sometimes she does it with my sons ( 10 and 13) but never with my husband.
Thanks
Amanda
PS she gets loads of exercise, a minimum of two walks a day and lots of running off her lead, so I don't think its frustration from lack of exercise.