Puppy Survival Thread for New and Old Pups - here comes winter 2024

[Bupster]

I thought I might as well be the one to start the new thread! Nothing to report but a sleepy puppy over here.

I would say things are going as can be expected. He's nibbling with razor sharp teeth, but we are redirecting him with plenty toys.

His toilet training is 80% outside and 20% inside I would say. I'm doing all the things I should be but he can do two pees outside then come back in and about five minutes later do one the size of a 10p piece. I'm hoping that will stop when his bladder gets bigger, but I can't do anymore than I'm already doing - I'm following all the advice!

Sleeping wise he's fine, and he's also "quite" good at being left. I don't go anywhere much but do need to take my son to school and pick him up which means I'm out twice a day for half an hour each time. Sizzle barks at first but calms down and goes to sleep eventually (I have an Alexa show I can drop in and have a look).

So all in all quite positive - but let's see how we get on, on Thursday when he's out in the big wide world.

@hilbil21 sounds like he's doing great! Things really are so much easier when you can walk them. We aren't there with toilet training yet either!

Thank you so much! We love her. She so far has been the easiest, calmest puppy we have had!

That's an amazing name for a daschund!

Hi @hilbil21
In complete agreement with Yorkshire Felix; sounds like Sizzle is doing really well. It honesty does get much easier once you can go for lots of tiny walks.

My husband gets home from the rig on Wednesday and Sizzle's first walk will be Thursday so it's worked in well, not as nerve wracking with both of us

@Bupster @YorkshireFelix how are you getting on with your pups?

@PyreneanAubrie oi get off here your on the adolescents one hahaha

@hilbil21 We also have a mini dachs called (rather grandiosely) Zeus, my DP named him .😂 Love the name Sizzle! I wanted to call him Schnitzel (Von Krumm) after the dachs in the Hairy Maclary books but I got outvoted. Zeus is 16 weeks old and he's our first puppy - so like you we've found it a bit of a shock.

Zeus is also a biter (I call him Bitey-Mc-BiteFace). He's also becoming a bit of a yapper, which I'm not quite sure how to deal with.

@Newuser75 She is absolutely gorgeous - I love dogs with long ears.

@JessiesHuman I think I could deal with the nibbling and yapping quite easily it's the toileting that I find gets me down a bit. But it's all par for the course I know. Zeus is a fab name!

Hey can I join too? We have a 19 week old Dalmatian, he's my 7th and he's a wee poppet. We have 3 just now, a six year old, 4 year old and this little man, Fletcher. He has a spot shaped as a heart, I've attached a pic. X

Yes - it is a pain. Zeus had three accident-free days last week and I really thought we'd cracked it. Then over the weekend he had accidents in the house again on both days. Very frustrating!

Thanks for the new thread @Bupster

And welcome to the new joiners!

Roman on his doughnut bed

Just realised I posted on the old thread 🤣

@NippyCrab he is gorgeous 😍

@Twiglets1 we have a donut bed too (Aldi special) and Vinny loves it but I've already had to sew it up twice...

Hello @NippyCrab
Awww, what a gorgeous pup ❤

Clearly you're a one breed person like I am 😊

@JessiesHuman I was going to ask how you were getting on after your 3 days. That's so frustrating. I always feel like you go back a step before moving forwards so hopefully it will turn back around again soon 🤞🏻

I was going to reply then I went for a walk with Ze Poopy and I've now forgotten what I was going to say 😆

Oooh we love a donut bed here, i bought one for my girl but she flounced away in disgust, maybe the pink wasn't the correct shade haha. Fletcher loves it, especially after his dinner, he gives it a little too much love ❤️ 😂
@PyreneanAubrie yes I love my spotties, everything about them just makes me smile. They are so much fun, pains in the arse at times but I'd never change anything about them.

Ah is there an adolescent/junior thread too? How fab and why have I not come across these 🤔😂

@NippyCrab get your arse over there, I'm not sure how to link it tho ?

No. Mine is still a baby dog! A teeny, weeny 35kg baby dog🐶

I'm sure @Bupster 's baby doglet is older than mine...and yours definitely is and you're here.... so 😛

@JessiesHuman ah, yours is so cute!

Little sweetheart ❤️

My chonk is 18 kilos and five months old 😄
I got him a giant donut bed from Paws Trading - they were selling XXL for about £50 so I grabbed one - and he adores it. One time I came home and both him and the sitter were in it with room to spare 😄