Puppy survival thread September and the pups just want to eat all the leaves!

[cheeseisthebest]

Omg I never start ongoing threads like this!
Back to school for my lot tomorrow. Taken pup for an evening walk tonight, desperately trying to tire him out! He's struggled to nap today as felt too hot.

MakeMeCleanTheHouse
It's very reassuring to know that your camping out with the pup at night paid off.
I've only done a week but it is hard giving up a full night's sleep.
DH took over last night so I did a proper night's sleep and god, I feel great!
Newboy kept to his usual nocturnal wakings so it was good for DH what it's like!

Spoke far too soon. Just been munching on what would like fresh fox poo.
I have now attempted to clean his teeth!

MightyMeerkat that's great news.
Seems once they can get out it's a game changer!
12am-6, wow!

@cheeseisthebest

Spoke far too soon. Just been munching on what would like fresh fox poo. I have now attempted to clean his teeth!

Oh no!! I googled bit when Newboy had a poo snack. It's apparently not uncommon. I'm learning so much 😂

Opalescent how are you getting on?
I think your pup is a similar age to mine? 10 weeks.

Yeh it is quite common but he hadn't shown any interest in his own poo before so clearly wasn't his!

Just hope he doesn't catch anything!!

@Spudlet Spudpup's getting so big. I shouldn't be surprised as my pup is growing at a similar rate of knots but it still shocks me how quick they grow

Ada so far only has a taste for herbivore poo I am counting my blessings

@cheeseisthebest mine sniffs her own poo as soon as she's done it and has a face like was that me?! But she's never attempted to eat it thank god. My friends beagle though.... we went for a walk and he ate a big dollop of fresh horse poo

@MakeMeCleanTheHouse

We are a big fail on leash walking. Because we have adult dog it's always distraction and trying to keep up. I need to go out alone

Our lead walking isn't great either (and don't have another dog distracting him!). Pup either doesn't want to walk at all or wants to pull. We had a lead walk today which when better than it had been going... Both me and DH were on the walk so I don't know if that helped.

Yay @MightyMeerkat that's great!!!!

We seem to have turned a sleep corner now I'm getting him out more/longer too. Feel so much better!!

He's had his first farm track/path pootle this morning and he's now shattered from all the SMELLS!!!

Oh and mine eats rabbit poo on a daily basis

And he tried to eat cat poo, and when I flung it off the lawn he found it and rolled in it. Scuzzer.

Horse poo they love. When we had horses my friends lab ate it. And crispy chicken poop too 😆

Ah yes rabbit caviar, and goose poop, and sheep shit. You name it

Rabbit caviar 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Spudlet yes we were super proud! There were some people taking it really seriously as you could enter it as a competition but we did it just for fun and DS went at the other end to show him what to do. When he finished everyone who was watching gave him a round of applause as they could tell he’s only a puppy 🥰.

@MakeMeCleanTheHouse
this is his most epic pic to date! (Yes we do discourage this as it is terrible for his hips!)

Does he like the water @LadyCatStark ? You need take him somewhere where he can try dock jumping

@tizwozliz haha oh yes water is his second favourite thing after jumping. Actually jumping into water is his favourite thing 😂. We’re lucky enough to live by several beaches and rivers so he gets to do both most days!

Love that pic @LadyCatStark!!!!

Sorry catching up!

@MrsHerculePoirot I think that is now the plan (let have run of one room during the night so he can move about). What age was poriotpup when you trusted them alone downstairs?

Morningpups schedule is 6.30am/1pm/6pm/9pm. Deffo try earlier dinners but keep an eye out if they retch in the morning as it is hunger pukes. Easily sorted though.

Mine also likes a bit of rabbit caviar

@LadyCatStark he looks like he is flying!! A future agility superstar

Oh we are on 3 meals but FawkesPup had been having a couple of little bedtime biscuits about 9:30/10 before bed. I think it's helped him.

@LadyCatStarkthat is fabulous. I often note your posts because Billy is about 3 months older than Goofy so I like to know what's coming. Protecting his hips seems frustrating when you see that joy.

Lol at rabbit caviar

Goofy slept from 11 to 7am last night. Getting walking is ace. I thought I'd overdone it yesterday as we met friends at the beach in the morning, family in the afternoon and a short stroll in the evening but maybe that's why he did 8 hours!

Wow @LadyCatStark, look at him go! You must be torn between ‘woweeeee!’ and ‘Argh, your JOINTS!’ every time he does it!

Spudpup had a long walk today - by accident really, we decided to go to the butchers and it was further than we recalled. So he was out for over an hour although we were only pootling along slowly! Now feeling a bit guilty and trying to tel myself that it almost certainly isn’t going to hurt as a one off thing, and that we never used to know about all this limited exercise stuff back in the day, and it mostly was ok. It was lovely, all walking along as a family though.

He is now curled up on the back doorstep because I’m cooking roast potatoes and the kitchen always gets really smokey

Yes I’m definitely thinking, “Glad we went for maximum insurance” 🙈 although I do wonder if he’ll only push himself as far as he’s able, it’s not like we’re telling him to do it. I think I’m going to get him some agility equipment for the garden for Christmas as he’ll be 9 months by then so he can begin to get used to it before he’s 1.

@Spudlet I’m sure he’ll be fine as a one off, I think the “rules” are to stop people thinking they’re meant to walk for miles and miles a day!

@MakeMeCleanTheHouse it’s definitely easier and more fun as they get older!