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Does anyone fancy a "puppy survival" thread part 2

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Soubriquet · 16/05/2017 11:16

Here we are again

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BiteyShark · 25/05/2017 11:52

totally oh yes they can howl and cry loudly when they want to Sad

bluetongue · 25/05/2017 12:35

Sorry you had a bad night totally. How old is your pup now?

I'm going to be taking away the baby gate. There's only a tiny hallway beyond it and I'll just shut all the doors for now. I worry about Bluepuppy injuring himself if he tries to ram through it again.

totallyliterally · 25/05/2017 14:24

She is only 9 weeks so still a baby... and she is doing so many things so well i need to accept the night thing will take a while. And wait for her bladder to get bigger!!

Sounds like a plan re gate, we don't have a hall so a gate is needed on stairs and kitchen

BiteyShark · 25/05/2017 14:56

totally I was shattered with getting up many times in the night at that age so I have lots of sympathy. Thankfully they grow up quickly unlike human babies Grin

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Soubriquet · 25/05/2017 19:09

New danger...

Got a large paddling pool for the kids today. Didn't think anything of the dog because it was so big

Went for a bath and dh went to look for the dog as we like to keep an eye on her.

She was in the pool. She had managed to fall in but not able to get out. We are lucky we found her quickly as she could have easily drowned

So yeah watch those pups around water.

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BiteyShark · 25/05/2017 19:14

Soubriquet I went on a dog first aid course recently and I am so glad I did. Feel much more confident that I could cope if something bad happened to DDog.

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Soubriquet · 25/05/2017 19:21

Wow never knew there was anything like that!

I'm pretty versed with animal care (I've got a national diploma in animal management) but I wouldn't be able to some stuff.

Allergies, snake bites, diarrhoea and sickness I could handle but drowning no

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BiteyShark · 25/05/2017 19:25

DDog choked on some food and it freaked me out that I knew how to do CPR on a human having done a first aid course many years ago but had no idea where to start with a dog. You can kind of guess that you need to blow down his nose but it makes you feel so much better when someone tells you where best to feel for a pulse and other things to look out for etc. We also learnt lots on general things to assess health and bandaging so I feel I could patch him up before rushing him to the vets which might make all the difference in an emergency.

SkeletonSkins · 25/05/2017 22:19

Totally agree with the worry of 'ruining' them!! Been there - turns out they're pretty resilient.

Just checking in, hope all our puppies are well. Have to say a massive positive of our pup his how is he in walks, he's just so enjoyable to walk. His behaviour around people however is over-friendly at this point - need to work on the idea that jumping people is NOT okay.

He was great at puppy class tonight despite the heat!!

Wolfiefan · 25/05/2017 22:37

I'm pretty much petrified I will ruin wolfiepup. I've waited so long and read up on all the awful things the breed can suffer with. I've heard all the horror stories. Each hiccup (no literally a hiccup) or problem we face feels like I'm doing it all wrong. At the moment she's scared of people. Not everyone. But most. All my fault? Sad

towelpintpeanuts · 25/05/2017 23:08

Thank you for your messages of reassurance: we've had very good day today :-) Went on a couple of walks and whilst he did do one of his mad-dog-at-the-end -of-a lead moments this morning (trying to get to a lab) he managed to calm down and approached a pair of terriers nice and calmly, so was rewarded with some nice off lead playtime. And this evening we had a walk without a single bark!!! Granted, we massively set ourselves up to succeed (kept a good distance from everything, sneaked out of the car when there were no other dogs around) but he met a couple of Westies without barking at them: yay!
AND he spent some time at a friends house and I left him there for a little bit whilst I went out and he was fine. Double yay!
AND he saw a heap of rabbits and didn't go insane> Triple yay!
AND he did an awesome settle in his crate and crashed for the morning so I could get a pile of work done. Yet more yay!

I know that it's not going to be an overnight fix: and I'm sure there will be a step back tomorrow, and I still wouldn't want to walk him on a busy road: which does have to happen. But for now, I'm very proud of him :-)

towelpintpeanuts · 25/05/2017 23:12

Wolfie: my dh keeps reminding me that our children aren't quite perfect yet ;-) so we shouldn't really expect our pup to be. Remind me how old wolicepup is - are you in 2nd fear period?

BiteyShark · 26/05/2017 06:02

Wolfiefan go into a room of toddlers and some will come up to you, others will continue to play and some will hide behind others if you approach. All different personalities. I have the former you have the latter.

But how to rectify it. The problem is you can't control how people approach your dog. It's a bit easier for me as I can tell people not to approach as he is too bouncy but you want people to approach but in a controlled manner. Could you do a couple of 1-1 sessions with a trainer to help you manage a couple of approaches with some strangers?

Wolfiefan · 26/05/2017 12:17

She's 8 months. Met three lots of people on the walk this morning. Avoided one, slowly went up to the second and slurped the third!
She was also great when a fuckwit came on the field with about 6 yappy small dogs. 4 off lead charged her barking and growling. She just stood there like WTF?!?! Grin
Have discussed one to one with trainer.

BiteyShark · 26/05/2017 12:38

Wonder what it is she doesn't like about some people. Have you spotted anything in common?

Wolfiefan · 26/05/2017 13:12

Nope.
It's not male/female. Or glasses. Or facial hair. Or seemingly how they approach her. Or their age. Or height. Confused
She does seem to need to be happy in her space. So she's less likely to be spooky somewhere she knows. Ring craft is ok. But we were outside there and she spooked.
Last week she freaked out when my mum came round. Literally cowered against me and his in my armpit. This week she was ok?!?!
I think she's anxious like her owner and is as keen on most people as I am! Blush

bluetongue · 26/05/2017 22:28

Sounds stressful Wolfie. Hope the trainer can help. I know how much you love your girl and how long you've waited to get her. I'm in a similar position with my whippet. He's been something I've wanted since I was a little girl and finally got now I'm 40 something. It makes the whole process a bit more intense I think. You so want everything to work out and be how you imagined.

Think I'm past the 'should I send him back?' stage now. I don't think I would have but I was surprised by how seriously I was considering it in my head.

He really is such a sweetie and as of this weekend I can finally take him out. Well, the vet wanted me to wait two weeks but I've decided he needs the socialisation and I need a tired whippet puppy for my sanity!

Puppy school finishes today but I will definately be enrolling him in further training. We both need it Grin

Wolfiefan · 26/05/2017 22:30

We are still training. Breeder has been lovely and reassuring tonight. Lovely time playing with new toys tonight!

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bluetongue · 26/05/2017 22:44

Look at Wolfiepup. What a sweetie Smile

Wolfiefan · 26/05/2017 23:35

I think so. 😍
When she's not being a total moobag! They say dogs are like their owners?!

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Wolfiefan · 26/05/2017 23:36

No dogs were exposed to alcohol in the taking of that photograph! Grin

BiteyShark · 27/05/2017 06:27

Ha Wolf I spotted a kong jubbler in that photo. My dog loves his :) but I have had to replace it as he decided he wanted to eat the last one.

We are at training again this week. I look forward to it even if he is a bit naughty and doesn't always stay when asked surrounded by other dogs Blush

We had a big thunder storm last night and bless him on the baby monitor other than opening his eyes he pretty much didn't move so completely unfazed by it. Ironically a slight noise in the kitchen such as a baking tray moving in the oven or a curtain flapping in the wind causes lots of growling and barking Confused

Wolfiefan · 27/05/2017 07:01

We had thunder too and she made not a peep! I wouldn't leave her alone with either of the toys in the picture for fear she would eat them! She too doesn't stay at class. Mainly because she wants to be with me. But then it becomes a game. Oh well. She's better than she was (couldn't take a step away from her!)

BiteyShark · 27/05/2017 07:16

Wolf DDog never used to sit or stay at all but every time we go out we practice it a couple of times and now he will stay while I walk off and around him in a circle and flap my arms about (god knows what people think watching me Grin) but it has taken baby steps to get to that position so hang in there. The problem I have is at training we have to do that surrounded by other dogs all off lead and the temptation is sometimes too much. I do enjoy training and wish it was weekly rather than every two weeks.

The kong jumbler ball thing fared quite well with the chewing except for one week when he was particularly bad and then I had to get him another one.

SkeletonSkins · 27/05/2017 08:38

Wolfie that sounds like a fear period to me. Our pup can be a little nervous of people and tbh I just let him do what he's happy with now - you don't want to force them into a position where they start barking at people as they're uncomfortable. If people come over I just sort of say 'aww he's a bit of a wuss haha! Right come on off we go' and head off. My pup went through a phase where he was really nervous of my dad but he's a lot better with him now. I think obviously keep getting her out and about and reward for just being around people calmly - she doesn't need to interact for now.