yeah she likes california natural. didnt know it would help with her energy level. great news! just got back from a nice 3 hr walk w/ a friend. Now we're passed out on the couch and mommy has some quiet time. Good day. 
also, i vaccume stuffing at least 3 times a day. my neighbors/tennets must think i'm an impulsive cleaner!! haha.
take care!
2 hours of walks is a lot. Maybe her hyperness is diet related. What are you feeding her? Wow 2 years in a puppy mill?! Why would she be there that long?
Great point!! She gets the most hyper after her meals… almost immediately like i can call it.
Right now she's on Purina One, dry food for adults. Is there a special diet for hyper dogs? I saw at our local pet store that they sell treats called "mellow mutt." They're always out, so im assuming they work.. ive been trying to catch some and try them on her.
Thanks for the help!
The trash is an issue, i of course agree that it needs to be off the floor, but as i've said, we live in a studio. I suppose i need to invest in a tall trash can!!
We walk for at LEAST 2 hours a day..all around and through town. Stopping sufficiently for sights and sniffs. I see our walking time as her time. sometimes all at once, sometimes in increments, but then i try to play with her with our toys and all she does is fly and try to nip me. Very little interest in anything that isnt a bone. I understand she's seeing me as a play mate.. i read somewhere that if you cant be the alpha, then you should just give in and love them and they'll feel so bad for you that they'll love you for it. hah, which is sometimes true w/ corrina but other times shes a bully.
i was just having a stressful day and needed to vent to you guys haha. Corrina is 2-2 1/2 and was in a puppy mill for the first 2 years of her life. BRAT rescued her, after she was bred a few times and left to die, and immediately spayed her. So i can see her having some issues, and i try to embrace them all, but sometimes its exhausting.
I agree with Rita Jean, I wouldn't trade this crazy pup for anything in the world, i'm just trying to be a better mom and acclimate myself to her needs. Which is reverse to everything ive ever learned about dogs… they're suppost to acclimate to their new homes! but whatever, appreciate the responses, and enjoy reading about everyone elses children. Corrina's been yawning quite alot lately, i take that as a compliment, bc instead of getting hyper, she yawns, licks and looks out her window.
later friends.
Hey Friends!!
So i have a new problem.. Corrina loves to get into trouble. When i ask her to play with her toys, i'll make them appealing and and she'll bite them for a few minutes, then go right back to trying to dig through the trash once i sit down. Right now we live in a one room studio. I believe that i walk her adaquately, however she still finds it necessary to destruct when i'm not paying attention to her. I'm finding this behavior exhausting.. if i want to just sit and relax she wont let me.. she'll start biting and nipping my arms trying to play.. but i want to nap. or watch tv. or ignore her. Other times when she doesnt want my attention she'll just perch up in her window and be an angel. i dont get it and im so frustrated that everytime i try to correct her, she picks up my vibe and responds even worse!! I'm tired and i want us to get along, i know obedience training would be the key helper, but right now i cant afford it, nor do i have a car to take her now anyway. That'll all change in October, along with our living arrangements, but i was wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to keep her occupied on her lonesome?? I buy her bones and all that but i dont want to constantly feed her bc her belly's slightly sensitive, her toys get shredded w/in 20 minutes and i bought her a chew proof kong that she wont touch bc she cant destroy it. HOW DO I KEEP HER CALM AND OCCUPIED WHEN IM POOPED?!?! Thanks in advance.
Annie.
haha quirky indeed!! Corrina and I are making progress, i gave up on trying to be the alpha (slightly) and she seemed to appreciate it. She knows when i mean business, and is a silly little kitty in her downtime. Each morning i wake up to her precious face, which has softened with love over the past month. These dogs give such rewarding relationships!! As i stated before, i wasnt looking for dog.. but to be honest Corrina's better then any dog i could have ever wished for. We're still battling peeing in the rain, she gives me the "i dont have to go" attitude.. taking 3 steps then stopping while we're both getting drenched.. then coming in and pooping by the closet. I blame myself really, the place is so small and messy she probably doesnt understand the difference between in and outside.. but in October we're moving to a slightly more spacious abode… so we'll have the chance to start all over.
LOL!!!!!!!! haha oh man what'd that take, 20 mins?
i appreciate all of your feed back!! Today was basically a day of mini-tsunami's and once i got home from work we walked for an hour in the rain, me with my umbrella. We're going on week 4 and we're getting along.. except for the stealing. She only misbehaves when i'm home! When i come home from work she stretches off the couch as if she were waiting patiently to start the mayhem.
It's fun though. I'll play along and pick her up and raspberry her belly, but once she starts biting, game over.
My friend had adopted Corrina to be a sister for her first Basenji. Unfortunately Newbie had been raised from puppy to his perky 1 yr old present and (in my opinion) Corrina was disrespected at a puppy mill for her first 2 years. So long story short, she had drawn blood from newbis for the 3rd time and my friend decided she couldn't keep Corrina. CC and I had already created a strong relationship in the few times i had visited her house.. and Jackie wanted to know where she was going instead of back to the kennel to another strange family. Also i didn't want this sweet demeanored (at the time! ;)) pups to have to go back to a shelter. Her attitude is one of intensity and i was worried someone may not understand her and repeat what she had been though. Now we run and chase.. when i first got her i instantly found you guys and was so thankful. I now know that a tired dog truely is a happy dog, and that my corrina's lickins aren't abnormal and her tounge wont get so dry that it will start shredding my arm.
anyway, shes upset that im on the computer.. time for bed!
thanks again!
Corrina is a rescue, who, definately has the "whats in it for me" attitude to say the least. She's the love of my life, but we're going on week 3 and im pulling my hair out some days!
Like today. Most days she wakes me up around 7-8 am to go pee. I woke today at 930, asking her if she had to go potty, and she j/ layed there, and went back to sleep. Once i got up, she lazily got up.. It had been raining and still was.. i know bas's dislike rain, but the last time we were in it she semi-tolerated it. Well, we got the harness on, and went outside, but Miss Corrina would not leave the porch. In fact, she peed on it.. so now the front porch that i share with 4 other humans smells like pee… even though i had OBVIOUSLY brought the umbrella out for her!! So what do i do?? Pick her up and place her in the wet grass even though she blatantly hates the rain? i mean i guess.. but i feel so terrible. She's only stubborn, never bad. Unless shes in her puppy mode.. which includes nipping and biting. but she gets ignored when that happnens and it usually ends.
I'm afraid to leave her home today, i have a puppy pad in the bathroom but last time it rained i took her out, she sat in wet grass (it was only spitting at this time) and the minute i brought her back inside she pooped while staring at me!
i'd appreciate any advice, tricks or prayers.. my friend (who originally adopted corrina for her 1yr old basenji, to be his sister) decided corrina was unhappy (which was obviously true) at their house AND was staring to BITE Newbie!! so it was either me or back to the shelter and i couldnt be happier but ive never delt with such a STUBBORN DOG!!! 
:o