Puppy Survival thread part 4

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Puppy's getting bigger!: continuation of Bitey's thread. If anyone wants to join feel free.

Very cute passme Let the fun begin!

Well we've survived the first week - Elfpup went to his first party last night. Quite stole the show, got terribly over excited but finally crashed out on my feet around 11.30. He slept all the way home and finally woke at 8.30 this morning. I admit I'd have enjoyed myself far more without him but it was great for his socialisation and he loved it.

Everyone else though is sleeping in and I'm the one up and puppy supervising. I'd love to go back to bed. I'm shattered!

PizzaPup if it was me I would get a check up at the vets but it probably sounds just like a cold. I tend to think sod it and get it checked if it lasts more than a couple of days but it does depend on whether you fall into the ‘wait and see’ category or not.

Well Yokototallyannoyingpup is back on the long line!! Has been a total nightmare in the local park and regressed to chasing both joggers and bycicles☺️😥 and of course any other dog that he sees! So annoying and my husband who walks him the most feels a bit embarrassed having him on the longline 😣 had him in a different more remote location forest walk today though and it was lovely but I want him to be good in our local park

Ha. We don't let wolfie off the lead! Not in public.
Pizza. Maybe a check on Monday. But if you fear kennel cough warn the vets. They may not want you in the surgery.
Soooo. Ears are better. The new dehydrated treats are a hit. She has a confirmed histeocytoma on her back leg. Nowhere near as scary as it sounds. But getting a needle biopsy from a 50kg wolfhound who's not entirely sure she isn't a bit scared of new people and being handled was bloody scary!

Good news about Wolfie girl Wolfie

Quick question for you? Did you find it stressful to leave your girl alone even when you knew her anxiety was getting better? I still feel guilty for leaving Bleupuppy even though I know he's no longer crying like he was. I still think he'd be happier with a friend but need to wait.

Don't stress too much about Yoko pup's recall. I'm lucky in that I have access to well fenced off lead dog parks but even those need care taken. Yesterday I took Bluepuppy out as soon as I saw an Alaskan Malamute come to the park. He would chase it whippet style and the size difference is just too dangerous for him.

Well since she's started crying again I'm not leaving her much at the moment! It appears to be when she hears me.
She used to have several hours in the morning where she would crash out
As long as I stuck to her routine I was ok. But if I had to leave her at a different time or very slightly longer than usual then I would fret. But I do suffer with depression and anxiety so my response isn't necessarily normal or logical!!

Thanks Wolfie. I suffer with anxiety and depression as well. Part of the reason I got Bluepuppy was to help me with my mental health Sorry to hear your girl is having issues again. I have to say the only thing that really worked with Bluepuppy was medication and even then I'm still not convinced he's entirely happy being left. On the positive side he is getting me out and about and socialising more so it's not all bad. Plus I bloody love him

Hi all.
We have a new Dachshund pup,he is 18 weeks and still isn't allowed out yet (5 more days...not that I'm counting!). He is very feisty,noisy,isn't fully toilet trained as refuses to go outside and generally I am struggling with his behaviour! We have an older cocker spaniel who was easy to train,and very easy from the get go. After any advise possible to start helping the new pup learn some basics. He has really regressed with sleeping too,started off sleeping through and now barks until my husband has to go down to stop him waking the kids and ends up sleeping on the sofa with him! Help!!

18 weeks and hasn’t been out yet?? Why on earth not?? 😮

I'd have a read through the various articles linked to on this list, lots of useful info there. With toilet training I'd go right back to basics and treat him like a really tiny puppy, lots of frequent trips outside and minimising the opportunity he has to go to the toilet inside.

Have you had him since eight weeks old or is he literally new, in that you've just got him? Where was he from?

Yoko mine has gone backwards on some of his obedience such as sit and wait as well. It’s so frustrating when you know they can do it but can’t be arsed .

Wolfie BiteyDog had moments where he started barking when left. I think they just go through another phase.

This weekend I left him to go shopping and he gave me a token bark as if to say oi! where are you going. I try and be pragmatic and think we have 15+ years and he is hardly left for long periods and has a good life so get over it I am going shopping for an hour but god they try and pull at your heart strings.

han01uk that sounds stressful. Are you taking pup out and about in your arms to get him used to sounds and smells and people whilst you wait to go out for real? That would help tire him out and sleep better. Can you elaborate a bit more on why he won’t go out to toilet. Is it he refuses to leave the house (pick him up), or is it he will wait until he is back in the house to toilet (At times I forced the issue by effectively camping out in the garden until he had no choice but to go there).

I love mine too. She just cries if she hears me and can't be with me.
Put pup on a lead and take him out. Carry him out the door if you have to.
I wouldn't be leaving him at night to get upset.
Where is he from? At 18 weeks you've missed a key chance for socialisation and getting used to new things. Why can't he go out yet?

So after posting that about her cough she hasn't coughed again. Typical.
If it starts up again I will phone the vet.

She has also been unsettled at night the past few nights but I think she has been at it. DH had been going down everytime she barked. She did bark off an intruder in our garden but that was ok obviously.
We thought we'd leave her last night when she barked and she went straight back to sleep so she knew that we'd come running when she barked.
We did notice when we were listening to her that she has different barks, one for attention and a territorial one. so now we know when she'd being genuine or not.

Deepfried was it a real intruder in which case good PizzaPup. This reminds me of a few nights back when BiteyDog started looking up at some imaginary point on the ceiling and began growling and barking then backing off and barking. It was like watching some bloody horror film where the dog knows there was some bad thing there but no one could see it. It’s a good job I wasn’t in the house on my own that night

Yes, DH had fallen asleep on the sofa after settling pup (attention seeking) then she done a big massive bark and ran to the window at 4am, DH saw someone running down our garden path. She got some extra sprats for that.

PizzaPup definitely deserved extra sprats for that

Can I please join? Just had our first night with this ten week old princess so without doubt I need this thread!

And I thought I was so prepared

Aww! so fuffy!!! welcome to the madhouse

Oh my. Fluffier than a fluffy thing. Welcome!

Hello everyone. I've been following these threads for a few months now, since our new arrival Sonny, a golden retriever joined our family. He will be five months old in less than 2 weeks - I can't believe it. I thought the early toilet training/sleeplessness was going to break me, but I've come out the other side! Albeit with a few accidents, still. He's a lovely boy most of the time, but I was worried today at the park as he (off the lead) bared his teeth and growled at two dogs very aggressively (completely different dogs, one an mongrel a little bigger than him, the other a french bulldog). We've just had a weekend away camping and he behaved beautifully with three other dogs we camped with, so it was strange behaviour. Bit scarey actually, as the the small dog was being looked after by a very young boy, and I didn't feel confident at all that things would turn out OK.

What do you think the best approach is for new negative behaviours like this?
Thanks for your help. This thread has been invaluable!

I love seeing the fluffy new babes I was walking Fillypup last night and someone stopped me to comment on much he had grown...I felt so sad!

We've gone from 5 days of absolutely dependable toileting to 3 poo and several wee incidents in 24 hours. And he dug a substantial hole slap bang in the middle of our lawn. Dh was just starting to warm to him but is now threatening him with the Dog Pound...!! It's super frustrating as none of the incidents were preceded by any type of sniffing/circling and none of them were anywhere near the back door - so he wasn't remotely trying to get outside I know he's only 19 weeks but I really thought we were getting somewhere...sigh.

Glad Wolfies ear is better - although the leg thing doesn't sound great. And as for separation anxiety - well, if anyone cracks it, please let me know!

If I have to wipe up one more pool of wee I'm am going to crack up bringing her out loads and she is weeing lots outdoors but is still weeing inside CONSTANTLY ! Really getting fed up now and it doesn't help that I've got a stinking head cold

I'm with you there - Elfpup will pretty much wee on command outside but never asks to go out. It's still down to timing here so if I'm working he's having accidents as I'm not giving him enough attention.

This too will pass

Yes i remember thinking I must be doing something wrong because the internet is full of the ‘how to toilet train your pups in 5 easy steps’. What I found interesting, in the much less in your face articles, more realistic comments on that it can be up to 6 months old before they are guaranteed to be fully dry where they hold it and ask to go out every single time e.g. it isn’t uncommon to get the odd accident even in the older pup. Don’t despair, they will get there even if you think it just isn’t happening.

KTP sorry just seen your thread. Was there any interaction between the dogs first? Several people on here have gone through different fear periods with their pups. Maybe it was something like that? Do you go to any training classes where dog interactions can be done in a controlled manner to see how your pup reacts?