We picked up an 8 week old Bedlington on Saturday! He's my dream dog - I've wanted one since I was 19 and I'm now 41! I needed to be sure the time was right... The kids are older now and can help (10 and 13) and DH works at home.
He's so gorgeous!!!! It's 1/2 term so I've spent all week playing with him and doing the night shift etc. I've fenced off a part of our garden and we play out there and in the house. (Great, except he keeps pulling the flowers off all my roses they bounding joyfully around the garden with them, am hoping roses won't do him too much harm!)
Anyway, my question! Yesterday my shoulder froze (v rare but does happen to me occasionally, prob because I slept on the sofa for puppy's first couple if nights) so we didn't play as much. Which has made me realise that he DOES need to learn to amuse himself. So how often SHOULD you play with your puppy? And how often should he be expected to amuse himself? He's very good - he's currently chopping on one of ds's dinosaurs (willingly donated).
Also, his nighttime bed is the area under the stairs which is gated off with a babydan(!) and I put him there when we eat at the table. Should I be putting him in there during the day also?
Many thanks for any puppy advice!
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How often should I play with puppy?
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knitknack · 30/05/2014 07:14
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