| Puppy advice 13:16 - Jan 3 with 10750 views | Bluefish |
Just bought a puppy and pick her up in a couple of weeks. Have any of you got a good advice or tips please? |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:18 - Jan 3 with 6337 views | GeoffSentence |
Despite their cute, soft, cuddly appearance puppies are actually pretty tough.
So slow cooking is best. |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:20 - Jan 3 with 6322 views | Lord_Lucan |
Get a crate.
They are good for stopping them chewing your furniture when you are out and they feel safe in them. |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:22 - Jan 3 with 6318 views | DanTheMan |
Positive reinforcement is way, way more effective than negative.
Early days are pretty crucial for training as well, so if you want to cage train them you'll want to get them used to that pretty early on.
Any specific sort of advice you're looking for? |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:22 - Jan 3 with 6316 views | Ftnfwest |
We've owned a cocker spaniel puppy for a month now and its bl**dy hard work but very rewarding. We stick him in a crate at night in a dog basket with water and puppy pad alongside and have never been woken up in the night by him. He's just in the last week begun to go through the night without weeing etc so nearly toilet trained as 90% of the time he's asking to go outside to do his thing. Up until now we've just had to be very vigilant in taking him out to avoid too many 'accidents'. My daughter has done a lot of training with him which has worked v well but we will start some obedience lessons soon for a short while as he has the odd 'meltdown'! Mrs F and i are now doing more work at home but pleased he's got used to the crate for the odd occasion we wont be there for 2-3 hours. Have fun! |  | | |
| Puppy advice on 13:25 - Jan 3 with 6290 views | blueislander |
| Puppy advice on 13:20 - Jan 3 by Lord_Lucan |
Get a crate.
They are good for stopping them chewing your furniture when you are out and they feel safe in them. |
Absolutely right. Our dog is now 31/2 and still spends a lot of time in her "cage" of her own volition. What breed are you getting? |  | | |
| Puppy advice on 13:26 - Jan 3 with 6276 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:22 - Jan 3 by Ftnfwest |
We've owned a cocker spaniel puppy for a month now and its bl**dy hard work but very rewarding. We stick him in a crate at night in a dog basket with water and puppy pad alongside and have never been woken up in the night by him. He's just in the last week begun to go through the night without weeing etc so nearly toilet trained as 90% of the time he's asking to go outside to do his thing. Up until now we've just had to be very vigilant in taking him out to avoid too many 'accidents'. My daughter has done a lot of training with him which has worked v well but we will start some obedience lessons soon for a short while as he has the odd 'meltdown'! Mrs F and i are now doing more work at home but pleased he's got used to the crate for the odd occasion we wont be there for 2-3 hours. Have fun! |
I have seen lots about a crate. Do you close the door?? | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:26 - Jan 3 with 6275 views | lowhouseblue |
socialise, socialise, socialise.
even before her jabs kick in, carry her about, take her places, let her meet people, let her meet dogs that you know are fully up to date with inoculations. |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:27 - Jan 3 with 6269 views | chicoazul |
What breed is it?
EDIT TO ADD; is it KC registered? Have you met the mum dog? [Post edited 3 Jan 2018 13:29]
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| Puppy advice on 13:27 - Jan 3 with 6264 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:22 - Jan 3 by DanTheMan |
Positive reinforcement is way, way more effective than negative.
Early days are pretty crucial for training as well, so if you want to cage train them you'll want to get them used to that pretty early on.
Any specific sort of advice you're looking for? |
Training really. How do I toilet train her? As per the Q below Do you close the crate or leave the door open? How do they go to the toilet at night if You close it ? | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:27 - Jan 3 with 6265 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Let him/her have his blanket from his original home with him for the first few days. Always have it with him.
It’ll have the scent of his mum on it so when they wake up disoriented during the night, the scent reasurres them.
After a week or so, they’ll be comfortable enough with you to not need the blanket all the time. |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:28 - Jan 3 with 6255 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:20 - Jan 3 by Lord_Lucan |
Get a crate.
They are good for stopping them chewing your furniture when you are out and they feel safe in them. |
Cheers seems to be well recommended to get one | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:28 - Jan 3 with 6248 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:25 - Jan 3 by blueislander |
Absolutely right. Our dog is now 31/2 and still spends a lot of time in her "cage" of her own volition. What breed are you getting? |
She is a cockapoo | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:29 - Jan 3 with 6232 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:27 - Jan 3 by chicoazul |
What breed is it?
EDIT TO ADD; is it KC registered? Have you met the mum dog? [Post edited 3 Jan 2018 13:29]
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Cockapoo
Mum is a working cocker and dad is a miniature poodle | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:30 - Jan 3 with 6229 views | homer_123 |
Ask for your money back and rescue one from a centre. |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:30 - Jan 3 with 6222 views | blueislander |
| Puppy advice on 13:27 - Jan 3 by Bluefish |
Training really. How do I toilet train her? As per the Q below Do you close the crate or leave the door open? How do they go to the toilet at night if You close it ? |
Initially we closed the door. Now it is open , and she has kitchen and conservatory, but is almost always still in her cage when we get up. | | | |
| Puppy advice on 13:30 - Jan 3 with 6220 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:27 - Jan 3 by chicoazul |
What breed is it?
EDIT TO ADD; is it KC registered? Have you met the mum dog? [Post edited 3 Jan 2018 13:29]
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Met mum and dad today | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:32 - Jan 3 with 6207 views | chicoazul |
| Puppy advice on 13:30 - Jan 3 by Bluefish |
Met mum and dad today |
Mum dog ok? Not obviously insane? I appreciate you have already paid for her but you want to get a puppy from a KC registered breeder, bit more money but worth it.
I have only had labs so I cant offer any specific advice about what youre getting. But remember when your kids were babies? It's that, all over again, but only for a few months. | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:34 - Jan 3 with 6189 views | Swansea_Blue |
Enjoy Trucey. I'd love a dog, but (a) missus isn't keen, and (b) we're normally out of the house for long days and I wouldn't want to leave one for that long anyway. One day... |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:36 - Jan 3 with 6182 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
| Puppy advice on 13:20 - Jan 3 by Lord_Lucan |
Get a crate.
They are good for stopping them chewing your furniture when you are out and they feel safe in them. |
Exactly.. We even scheduled some 'down time' to try and mimic normal working hours as she was growing which helped - juts stick her in there for half hour and she quickly realised Crate = sleep time.. Though we ditched the crate after a year as she no longer needed the encouragement but just put a bed in the same place and she's no trouble.
Also, take them to meet as many dogs as possible, we even bought a dog backpack (they do exist) as we couldn't walk her until her vaccinations so carried her around the park every evening to get her accustomed to the noise etc. and most vets run 'puppy parties' so drag them along.. Also a fairly basic 6 week puppy training course would be useful but didn't teach us anything we didn't already know, but was useful for interaction with other dogs as well as speaking to other owners and asking the trainer some questions for reassurance etc. |  | | |
| Puppy advice on 13:48 - Jan 3 with 6147 views | Ryorry |
| Puppy advice on 13:26 - Jan 3 by Bluefish |
I have seen lots about a crate. Do you close the door?? |
Only to start with (or later on you can do if you're all going out and fear destructiveness).
A quietly ticking clock (mimics mother's heartbeat) and/or radio left on quietly overnight, perhaps on a timer, can help reassure them early doors as well - remember they've left all their siblings as well as mother, & your place might seem scarily quiet to them! It's good to train them to be alone in the house from an early age, starting with extremely short spells such as 5 mins, then extending up to 4 hours, so they don't get 'separation anxiety' later on.
Start as you mean to go on - if you don't want a 20Kg dog sleeping on your bed, don't allow the pup to!
If you go for insurance, research carefully - PetPlan are one of the ones which cover for age 10+ if you're with them from the outset (not all do cover old age).
Much conventional dog food has a large % of rubbish (literally) in it. Read up about nutrition, and if you do use pre-prepared stuff, add up the % of *real* ingredients - you want proper meat, not "derivatives". I use Simpsons, an ethical small family firm in Lancs which uses "pure" quality ingredients for their kibble & tins at a very reasonable price (VAT free for all gundog breeds).
Lots of other good advice on thread. The only other thing I'd add is to be careful not to over-exercise the pup - a common mistake which may lead to arthritis or other med problems later in life. 5 mins of exercise (which can be play-walks, swimming etc) per month of age up to twice a day is the usual guideline http://www.animalplanet.com/pets/how-much-exercise-does-a-puppy-need/ |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:49 - Jan 3 with 6133 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:32 - Jan 3 by chicoazul |
Mum dog ok? Not obviously insane? I appreciate you have already paid for her but you want to get a puppy from a KC registered breeder, bit more money but worth it.
I have only had labs so I cant offer any specific advice about what youre getting. But remember when your kids were babies? It's that, all over again, but only for a few months. |
They were both beauties, really good natures. Both dogs are their family pets | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:51 - Jan 3 with 6129 views | Bluefish |
| Puppy advice on 13:34 - Jan 3 by Swansea_Blue |
Enjoy Trucey. I'd love a dog, but (a) missus isn't keen, and (b) we're normally out of the house for long days and I wouldn't want to leave one for that long anyway. One day... |
His has been a long wait for me. The missus wasn't keen and we both have full time jobs. One of the conditions was I change jobs and work from home so i did | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:53 - Jan 3 with 6114 views | GeoffSentence |
| Puppy advice on 13:51 - Jan 3 by Bluefish |
His has been a long wait for me. The missus wasn't keen and we both have full time jobs. One of the conditions was I change jobs and work from home so i did |
It's lovely having a dog if you work from home. My (12 year old) puppy is currently lying at my feet in my office, occasionally grumbling so I remember that he's there. | |
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| Puppy advice on 13:57 - Jan 3 with 6100 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Puppy advice on 13:29 - Jan 3 by Bluefish |
Cockapoo
Mum is a working cocker and dad is a miniature poodle |
We got a cockapoo a couple of years ago, he picked up house-training in no time at all, he just seemed to "get" it straight away.
We've made him a little den underneath the stairs which has a gate on it. We shut him in there for the first night and he whined a bit, but from night 2, he's never whined at all.
Now he's calmed down, he has the run of downstairs at night, but he'll usually go to bed in his den of his own accord anyway.
He went through a phase of chewing when he was a pup (including the wire from the sofa, which means we can't now recline the settee), but that passed as well.
One thing he hasn't grown out of is the urge to smoother himself in fox pooh at the park at any opportunity. The other day he was absolutely caked in it, the stink even annoyed him and he was trying to rub it off! |  |
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| Puppy advice on 13:58 - Jan 3 with 6094 views | Radlett_blue |
| Puppy advice on 13:30 - Jan 3 by blueislander |
Initially we closed the door. Now it is open , and she has kitchen and conservatory, but is almost always still in her cage when we get up. |
Any views on the cage v dog basket argument? Obviously a cage is useful for other purposes such as travelling & it will keep a dog inside if you shut the door, but we would like our (15 month old) to get used to sleeping in a basket. |  |
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