Your daily routine with a puppy

[MiniatureRed]

We're meant to be getting a puppy at the end of May.

After a long lay in and then breakfast in bed this morning, I've realised how massively my life is going to change.

What's your daily routine please? Are my weekends laying in bed gone forever?

[Lara53]

30 minutes!!!

[Mustbethewine]

It will change for a while during the puppy stage. But my shihtzu is now 1 and he's the laziest dog I've ever met, lie ins are a common occurrence here at the weekend and the dog also joins in, doesn't wake up for his morning pee until around 10am.

[sian1971]

Our lab puppy is now 9 weeks and we've had her for just over a week She's been relatively easy and is absolute lovely.

For the first three nights my partner slept downstairs in the living room where her crate is, and she slept through - from 11-6am with no accidents. She goes to the toilet at 6, has breakfast, plays for a bit and then naps. We've been taking her in the garden every 30 mins or so when she's not napping, and feeding her kibble 4 times a day (6.15, 10.30, 2.30 and 6.30). She wasn't interested in using puppy pads but that's actually meant that we've focused more on making sure she goes out regularly - and she's not toiletted in the house for the last three days.

When I've been up with her at 6, I've sometimes cuddled up with her on the sofa and had a nap from about 7-8.30. We're not letting her go upstairs (we have cats) but if we were, I imagine she'd love to snooze on the bed.

[Ifeel1000yearsold]

I did you manage to get her injections okay @sian1971? Our puppy is meant to come home mid May

[OnlyToWin]

Did not have a routine as such - just got up at about 6/6:30am - let puppy out for toilet. Then fed puppy 1st meal of the day. Rest of the day was spent watching the puppy for signs of needing to be put outside for the toilet interspersed with playing little games and feeding. Watched him like a hawk for about 4 weeks! It was exhausting but worth the fast house training it resulted in. Only had 2 accidents in the house.

At first was four meals per day
Breakfast at about 6:30am
Meal 2 at 11am
Meal 3 at 3pm
Meal 4 at 6:30pm

We dropped one of the meals at about 14 weeks and then he had breakfast, lunch and tea!! He now has only 2 meals a day. Can’t remember when he dropped middle meal - breeder should advise you.

We used to put him to bed in his crate at about 10pm but he was always asleep from about 9pm.

We never got up in the night with him. He was almost 12 weeks when we got him so that made a difference. No accidents in crate/pen ever.

Congratulations on your puppy and good luck.

[OnlyToWin]

We did not use puppy pads - just kept taking outside and massive praise for doing business!

[sian1971]

@Ifeel1000yearsold - our local Vets is doing puppy vaccinations and we have an appointment on Wednesday. I've also heard that many other Vets are now also offering them, as they're essential for puppies' health.

[Ifeel1000yearsold]

Thank you

[BeeBella]

@OnlyToWin what do you do about the last wee of the night if pup is asleep at 9?

[OnlyToWin]

Woke him up and took him outside!

[OnlyToWin]

Meant he was asleep in bed in lounge from about 9pm but not “put to bed” as such (final wee etc.) until 10pm.

[MrsTumbletap]

Our puppy is 9.5 weeks

6am or 7am puppy wakes, take outside for a wee
7am breakfast
7-8am play
8-10am she naps
10am -11am plays in the garden, training
11-1pm naps
1pm lunchtime
1-3 plays, garden, training
3-5pm naps
6pm dinner
6-8pm play, training
9pm sleeps
10:30/11pm our for last wee
11pm in crate in bedroom for night sleep


Can't believe how much she naps!!! love it though.