New Puppy Owners

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I know there are a few of us that have recently picked up new pups.
Were your puppies lovely and calm when you first got them or were they mental straight away?

I can't believe how calm Teddy is being so far. He has slept a lot but even when he is awake, he just nibbles gently on your fingers or rolls his ball with his feet.

He has not had any accidents in the house yet which is a miracle.

I am wondering if this is the calm before the storm?

oh no! maybe you could call one of those 24 hour vets just for some advice??? maybe he has had a reaction?

aww bless him, Billy has his second jabs on monday I hope he is alright, take care of your little man and I hope he recovers soon {smile}

A big gold star for our Lucy....we decided we would take a chance and let her sleep in her other bed and not crate her last night (she stays in our kitchen diner). We came down this morning to find.......she was still in her bed, the bin was intact, no furniture chewed, no junping on sofa, no raided cupboards and no wee or poo, yay. Have rewarded her with a ham bone to chew on instead of her rawhide.

Hey Curly, well done you - I dream of that day! How old is Lucy?

30 she's 21 weeks, we only took a chance due to our routine in the morning. DH is first up between 5.30, he lets her out and takes her for a quick walk. He leaves for work and she stays in her bed with one of her toys, whilst me and DD are upstairs running about getting ready. Lucy can hear us as DD bedroom is above dining room and also will pop down a couple of time and put my head around the door to check she's ok. Admittingly at first she would take a chance on jump on the sofa (sorry don't mean to sound harsh but as much as we love her the sofa is a no no area for Lucy) and has tried chewing on leg of dining table leg. Soon realised she doesn't move as she loves her bed. Onwards and upwards fingers crossed. As have heard they can sometimes step backwards with toilet training etc etc

jumping rather than "junping"

wats is everything ok?

wats - how is Ringo?

Curlylox - I'm jealous - can't imagine doing that with Rory in 6 weeks time! But then, he likes his crate and I am happy for him to stay there overnight in the long term.

I feel we don't seem to have made much progress this week. In fact on some matters all progress has been backwards. But when I think about it, some of the little problems have disappeared. For example, he is not getting as excited when someone comes in or leaves, so we are not having to rush him out to the garden for wees quite so often.

Last night I was going to show DP the big gaps at the front of Rory's mouth - but the gaps have gone! In their place are lovely white adult teeth pushing through the gum. So he HAS been teething. I have just been looking on-line to find info about puppy dentition. It looks like Rory had lost his middle 4 incisors after all - they have 6 incisors top and bottom, not 4. Doh! Curlylox - are you sure that Lucy has not already replaced all her incisors?

Glad to hear that wats!

Purple I don't know to be honest, I have seen 2 teeth that seem to be growing behind her incisors then it looks like her jaw grew and they moved forward (hoping that makes sense)I suppose because their baby teeth/insisors are so small we could have missed them, although we regularly checked her teeth. One reason was excited about the changes in a puppy and also Lucy being used to us handling her.
Glad to hear everything is ok wats

wats phew glad to hear it.

Curlylox that is brilliant about the bed, but do beware adolecence, it is usually between 6 months to a year that they start ripping the house up in your absence, little puppies are by comparison pretty well behaved, not saying she will, just something to condsider.

I usually use a crate until 18-24 months.

WTWTW thanks but wouldn't dream of getting rid of crate yet. We still use it if I'm popping out to do the shopping, school run, chauffeur duties to various after school ativities . We took a chance but I tell you what I slept even more lightly than what I usually do in case I heard anything untoward. Not even sure whether to repeat to de-crate Lucy at night.

She may well be fine for the time being but like I say there is no know when she might suddenly get it into her head to shred all your cushions of a night (for example).

That's why I don't risk it until they reach something resembling maturity.

Years ago my cousin decided his Stafford no longer needed crating during the day when he was about a year old, as he no longer ever tried to chew, he popped to the shops for an hour, when he came back the sette was a pile of firewood and torn fabric.

Needless to say it was back in the crate for Bandit.

Ha re crating. Left Lola downstairs asleep in her bed out of the crate for an hour or so today to get her used to the space. Came back to find parts of the windowsill chewed to pieces.

But what a changed dog I have overall. Almost zero madness, no more frantic nipping and leaping. 16 weeks today. Take heart if you have a younger puppy mauling members of the family. They really do grow out of it. We no longer wear thick socks at all times, amd I am even thinking perhaps a skirt one day soon. Went downstairs in my DRESSING GOWN yesterday (red rag etc) and was only briefly leapt on. Feel like a new woman.
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Aw, ilove thats great (well maybe not the windowsill....).

It's just like a new born isn't it? When you are in the thick of it it seems never-ending and you feel you will never cope, then all the madness fades away and all is well.

She will be all grown up soon and you will find yourself thinking 'Wouldn't it be nice to have two.....'

two!!! maybe if one was a whippet... this springer doesn't sleep nearly enough! :o

ok so is it ok to walk Storm after his food or am I supposed to wait for a while? If so how long? Wouldn't want him to get indigestion! If dogs do? or should I wait till after his walk to feed him??

I've read wait 2 hours after feeding before walking in case they get bloat.

You need to find out if Huskies are susceptible to bloat and if they are you will need to be very careful.

I try to let at least an hour elapse between food and exercise but then Rudy is fed at and 8pm and then imediately proceeds to his now famous nightly wall of death, I have no way of stopping him.

Ooops, sorry wats, the kids got up as I was writing my last post, I have just dropped them off at my mums and returned to the computer!

Different vets use different brands of vaccine, if the vet says it is fine, it is fine.

Take it really slowly, I know it is hard when it is so exciting, pop the lead on give him a treat take it off, walk away, call him, pop his lead on treat him, take it off. Get him used to it and show him it is a prelude to good things.

Never drag a puppy on the lead.

When you take him out it will either take ages to get to the end of the road (think toddler inspecting every leaf) or it will be a breakneck dash to get anywhere (think tired toddler on speed ).

See how you get on, take it slowly, be very relaxed yourself and go at his pace, remember he will be quite scared and worried, be all business like and jolly, don't reassure if he is worried.

A weekend in Dublin you say?

pmsl WTWTW! thanks guys I will ask on the husky owners forum!