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Puppy Survival Thread - August

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MrsHerculePoirot · 03/08/2021 07:08

Discussion of things puppy!

Old thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_doghouse/4281840-Puppy-Survival-Thread-June-July?pg=1

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Spudlet · 11/08/2021 20:02

@cheeseisthebest Oh my goodness, you have an Ewok! That is one adorable puppy!

Spudpup hops down the backdoor step, I don’t think we could make a ramp if we wanted to tbh. He also leaps on and off the sofa, although he’s certainly not supposed to - we’re working on that one still. He is determined that he should be allowed up there and I am determined that he should not be… we’ll see who cracks first Grin I do lift him into and out of the car, and will for as long as I physically can - it’s a really long way up into our car so I really don’t want him jumping that far until he’s fully grown if I can at all avoid it.

opalescent · 11/08/2021 20:05

@cheeseisthebest what breed is you puppy? Adorable!! 😂❤️

cheeseisthebest · 11/08/2021 20:10

We just had hilarious pre poo zoomies! Crazy running around then massive poo on the carpet!

cheeseisthebest · 11/08/2021 20:12

A shih tzu.
He's so cute!
Never a breed I wanted but they are so easy and just love being with you.
Don't think my husband thinks he's very manly though! Grin

Elmrosie · 11/08/2021 20:15

@cheeseisthebest what a cute pup!

Elmpup has been a nightmare this evening. We were commenting on how beautifully behaved she'd been all day, including when being carried to the vet to be weighed for her flea tablet, when BAM zoomie time arrived and she was especially bitey twat-faced. She's currently giving her Aldi plush bed a good chewing.

Wolfcub · 11/08/2021 20:36

Spud you're holding out longer on the sofa than I did. I gave up as soon as we got home from
The vets last week. Frankly my life has been a lot easier since!

tizwozliz · 11/08/2021 20:46

We have an ikea corner sofa bed, I pull the bed bit out without raising it so she has an easy step up. She was most put out earlier that we moved her into the kitchen when we ate dinner. The lounge isn't puppy proofed so she's only allowed in there under supervision but it's her favourite place. She knows the sound of the door latch so even if she's asleep somewhere else in the house if she hears the door open she's up and ready to assume her position on the sofa.

GuyFawkesDay · 11/08/2021 20:53

@opalescent we got one of these lickimats with a suction pad for the bath and it made things so much easier that first time. FawkesPup had a gummy tummy and walked through it a couple of times so he's had to have a couple of dips!

The lickimat has a bit of Kong puppy paste on (we also discovered those early weaning baby pouches work too, he likes the sweet potato and carrot one) and he focuses so much on they he forgets to try and escape and we get the job done.

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opalescent · 11/08/2021 21:03

@GuyFawkesDay great tips! Thank you 😊

tizwozliz · 11/08/2021 21:19

I think pup has had too many sprats today, she is the master of the silent but deadly

YnyshirGal · 11/08/2021 21:23

Hi all, sorry I appeared and disappeared! Between work, teenagers and the bitiest puppy known to man I’ve had no time to do anything let alone come on here!

All your pup photos are lovely and the posts I’ve read at least let me know the drama in this house is normal Grin

Anyway, Ynyshirpup is now 18 weeks old and has officially been with us longer than he was without us which is lovely, although there have been times (bitey ones) when I’ve considered sending him back!

Hoping the baby teeth start falling out soon sot he biting lessens, please give me good experiences that they started coming out at this age and not 7 months as I read somewhere last night Confused

I’ve hopefully attached a cute pic of him in his car seat (such a bloody Prince) so you can see his “butter wouldn’t melt” look as opposed to the bitey one Hmm

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GuyFawkesDay · 11/08/2021 21:38

Oh @YnyshirGal what a beautiful puppy!

Ours is the classic cockerdile and will only get worse for ages yet 😩

cheeseisthebest · 11/08/2021 21:40

Beautiful puppy!
We let ours on the sofa from day one. We have old sofas, old carpet and rug. All needs replacing eventually so have been happy to let him go wherever. He already has his favourite spot!

MightyMeerkat · 11/08/2021 21:49

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Thank you. I've requested to join.

MeredithMae · 11/08/2021 21:52

Managed a 30 min car journey to my dads today and B only cried for a few mins at the start- progress!

LadyCatStark · 11/08/2021 21:56

So many posts today I can’t catch up!

Billy also gets pre poo zoomies 😂.
We have 2 steps down to our garden and on day 2 Billy decided to run and jump off both of them and hurt his leg (very briefly and dramatically but DH thought it was going to fall off 😂).

We’ve taught Billy ‘paw’ but he now thinks that he can just paw at us to get a treat 😂. He also brings his toys to us and drops them and expects a treat. He’s too clever for his own bloody good!

Billy came to watch DS wakeboarding today and I turned around from taking a video of him to find an orderly queue of children had formed waiting to stroke him 😂 he was really good and was so pleased to be getting all of the attention!

cheeseisthebest · 11/08/2021 22:29

That's so lovely! I wanted to call my pup Billie. Great name.
My pup keeps licking his back paw today. Vet had a look and said it was fine. Not sure if it means something else?

LadyCatStark · 11/08/2021 22:34

@cheeseisthebest he’s a lovely boy and we seem to have turned a corner this week and he’s calmed right down. I think it’s because we’ve been giving him more day trips as DS was away last week and I spent too much time at home and he was getting bored.

He might be licking his paw as a comfort thing but it’s with keeping an eye on incase he makes it sore.

MakeMeCleanTheHouse · 11/08/2021 22:37

I'm holding out on sofa and bed. Other dog makes free with both but is small and clean. A wet muddy giant lab....nah. Family expect me to crack on this.
Bigpaws has found best toy ever...plastic bottles . He loves them. Crackly noise, flexes, shiny, rolls...

First jab today. Was expecting a bit of a tired boy. No such luck Grin

@Spudlet how old is your adorable beach dog

Steps...not allowing stairs but mainly because he's so clumsy he'd fall down the lot. A couple of steps and I'm not worried.

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thegoldencornetto · 12/08/2021 05:52

@YnyshirGal

Hi all, sorry I appeared and disappeared! Between work, teenagers and the bitiest puppy known to man I’ve had no time to do anything let alone come on here!

All your pup photos are lovely and the posts I’ve read at least let me know the drama in this house is normal Grin

Anyway, Ynyshirpup is now 18 weeks old and has officially been with us longer than he was without us which is lovely, although there have been times (bitey ones) when I’ve considered sending him back!

Hoping the baby teeth start falling out soon sot he biting lessens, please give me good experiences that they started coming out at this age and not 7 months as I read somewhere last night Confused

I’ve hopefully attached a cute pic of him in his car seat (such a bloody Prince) so you can see his “butter wouldn’t melt” look as opposed to the bitey one Hmm

Random question but is your name where your from because if it is I'm literally 3 miles up from you 😂
SweetLathyrus · 12/08/2021 07:10

So many lovely pups! Sweet pup seems fairly committed to 5:30am as first wee/poo time, and it's just close enough to my usual wake-up to make it not worth going back to bed!

Most of you seems to be either first time or only pup owners, so we're in a slightly different place. Sweet dog is six and a half and is (mostly) graciously doing a lot of the heavy lifting for us. He absorbs most of the biting, but most impressively has taught Sweet Pup that when the humans are in the kitchen, it's best to get into the bed and watch calmly (then the carrot offcuts come to you!). It took us a year to teach that 'settle' to Sweet Dog, Pup has nailed it in three weeks.

Other training; we are working on 'leave it' - essential for Cocker Spaniel owners (don't plan on ever having matching socks again!), I won't teach 'paw' because, cute as it is, it's their go-to begging and attention grabbing gambit, and Sweet Pup will be going to work in a months time and mustn't do it with students!

Toilet training is going well, with the exception of one post zoomies poo yesterday afternoon, no wees in the house in a week, but again, he's copying his big brother, but Sweet Dog doesn't poo in the garden, only on walks, so no role model there.

Our main struggle in the car - if someone doesn't sit with him, the Pup shouts, yodels, crys. I haven't dared try the two of the together in case there is a fight (Sweet Dog is a bit of an enforcer when he thinks pup is misbehaving.

Anyway, enjoy your pups - this stage will pass - then you get a brief respite before the teen rebellion starts!

Elmrosie · 12/08/2021 07:12

@LadyCatStark

So many posts today I can’t catch up!

Billy also gets pre poo zoomies 😂.
We have 2 steps down to our garden and on day 2 Billy decided to run and jump off both of them and hurt his leg (very briefly and dramatically but DH thought it was going to fall off 😂).

We’ve taught Billy ‘paw’ but he now thinks that he can just paw at us to get a treat 😂. He also brings his toys to us and drops them and expects a treat. He’s too clever for his own bloody good!

Billy came to watch DS wakeboarding today and I turned around from taking a video of him to find an orderly queue of children had formed waiting to stroke him 😂 he was really good and was so pleased to be getting all of the attention!

Yes, particularly excited zoomies are usually heralding a massive poo Smile.

I'm also convinced that Elmpup has figured out that if she's naughty a treat usually follows. She's very food motivated, so I'm trying to reward her toys and/or praise instead, but it's definitely not as successful.

sasparilla1 · 12/08/2021 07:13

Hello, can I join you? We picked up our pup on Monday, she's 14 weeks old. Everything is fine except for a night! I did Monday night keeping her in her bed and just settling her when she stirred. Tuesday my dd did it and she kept trying to get on the sofa but did stay in her bed, but last night she was a bloody nightmare. Playing at 2am and point blank refused to sleep anywhere but snuggled up to me. I'm shattered...

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Jigsawtrain · 12/08/2021 07:27

Also had pre-poo zoomies here this morning. And a wee before I let him out, he’d only been 10 before too and had one. Dpup has also found his voice and is trying to jump up on the sofa at the children, one of whom is a bit timid so I need to get them more confident around pup.

tizwozliz · 12/08/2021 07:30

I won't teach 'paw' because, cute as it is, it's their go-to begging and attention grabbing gambit

Wish I'd seen this yesterday, already regretting teaching it!

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