I know a non-coronavirus thread will quickly disappear down the active list, but these Puppy Survival discussions have been popular in the past - God knows I could do with one now, not just because all talk tends to be limited to CV at the moment while we're all stuck indoors, but because I have so many puppy questions which aren't necessarily answered just by googling.
Any takers - has anyone else just got a new puppy and wondered what on earth they've done? Why does he pee every 3 minutes? What do you DO with a puppy all day? Am I doing everything wrong? Etc.
Here's mine, he's an 11 week old border terrier. I'll come back with more posts and questions to bump the thread at peak times, see if we can't get it going. If not, oh well - I tried! Thanks to Biteyshark for the suggestion.
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
Puppy Survival 2020 - let's talk about something other than Covid-19
MortyFide · 23/03/2020 04:25
@midnightstar66 it's great they've lifted the vaccine rule, our breeder does their own microchips so we can still get that, I'd assume a vet could do it at first vaccine time under the current rules?
Haha yes a supermarket pick up/drop off seems the best way at the minute. I think the rules say the breeder has to do all drop offs, not sure how that will work for those across country.
I know its fairly minor in the grand scheme but not being allowed a blanket that smells of his mum and litter is making me feel sad for the poor pup already, might just need some extra cuddles during settling in time 
Though some of the posts on here are making me think twice about the decision to get a puppy 
We actually took Trev for his final jab last night - he had his first one (and a microchip) at 6/7 weeks with the breeder, and his second at 10 weeks when we brought him home, which was the week before lockdown began. But our vet recommended that he also have the Lepto 4 (in addition to the standard Lepto 2) which is the one which covers a couple of extra water borne diseases (I think). So he had the initial one of those at 10 weeks, and he could go out on walks, we were just advised not to let him do any river swimming and he needed a follow up, which is what he had yesterday. He's also had the kennel cough vaccine.
We just went along to the surgery, parked in the car park and called to check in - they come out and collect when they're ready, so you have a little consultation outside and they go in with the dog.
They also discovered he has an undescended testicle yesterday. 
There's still time for it to emerge, but they felt it should probably be there by now! It's no big deal, he'll just have to have keyhole surgery when he's neutered so they can go in and find it. So it'll cost a bit more.
Bloody dog, he's got a broken tail, one bollock and an uncontrollable capacious bladder. I keep telling him I'm sending him back under warranty. 
@Missmelanier, don't worry, you just have to be prepared! As long as you don't set out thinking it's all going to be easy and sweet fluffy puppy house trained in a few days, you'll be fine. They're wilful, obstinate, bitey, they pee and poo wherever they like, they grab your hands, feet and clothes, they yap, they damage your stuff, they sap your sleep, they're exhausting when you can't take your eyes off them for a moment.
But that's puppies, and even though Christ knows I'm struggling at the moment, it does get better! "Puppy Blues" is a real thing, I'm having a touch of it today!
Trevor is snoozing on my lap and I know he's going to be a lovely dog, even though I going to have to try and wash my duvet today and I've washed our back door mat 5 times.
He's just a bit of a dickish puppy. 
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