~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

Paulina87

and here she is
as a puppy


and last year


cutest dog ever!!

Who Princess

Paulina87 wrote:

and here she is
as a puppy


and last year


cutest dog ever!!

Awwwwww!

Is she easier to photo when she's asleep?

PearlOfAGirl

My little guys doing much better after his surgery last week... I love you!!!

Paulina87

whoprincess wrote:

Awwwwww!

Is she easier to photo when she's asleep?

actually yes, but she's not sleeping on the second photo - she's looking after her bone

Aga81

Paulina87 wrote:

and here she is
as a puppy


and last year


cutest dog ever!!

oooo how cute - mime is also sleeping on back

Cradles Broken Glass

So, any advice on house training? We've had ours inside now for about two weeks and things aren't going so great.

Who Princess

Cradles Broken Glass wrote:

So, any advice on house training? We've had ours inside now for about two weeks and things aren't going so great.

How old?

twisted thoughts

Cradles Broken Glass wrote:

So, any advice on house training? We've had ours inside now for about two weeks and things aren't going so great.

patience and persistence.
gonna take more than 2 weeks

just remember puppies have small bladders, and they havent yet learned how to tell u they need to go.
make a mental note to bring the pup out every 2 hrs...whether or not you think she needs to go out.
praise her like hell when she does her business outside. give her a small treat.

accidents are going to happen. positive reinforcement is key.
you'll eventually learn the signs she starts to give you when she needs to go out.
its probably best to use the same door to go out every time...that way, the puppy will eventually go to the door, and look at you and wait.

good luck...and share some pics!!!

Who Princess

twisted thoughts wrote:

just remember puppies have small bladders, and they havent yet learned how to tell u they need to go.
make a mental note to bring the pup out every 2 hrs...whether or not you think she needs to go out.
praise her like hell when she does her business outside. give her a small treat.

Very important. That's why I asked how old. They just don't have the control while they're still small.

RKCNDY

Cradles Broken Glass wrote:

So, any advice on house training? We've had ours inside now for about two weeks and things aren't going so great.

are you home allthe time? Do you leave the pup by themsalves all day?
Best tip I got was take them out to pee FIRST thing in the morning, before YOU pee (the little ones can't hold it). Do not 'free feed' put them on a feeding schedule. Dogs love routine. Take her/him out right after meals. If they don't finish their meal within 20-30 minutes pick up their dish and no food until next meal time (pups should be fed 3-4 times a day until appx 8 months). Take them out every hour and keep a diary:

7am-outside-potty
8am-breakfast-outside potty and poop
9am outside
10am outside-potty
11am-outside
12pm-Lunch-outside potty
1pm-outside-poop

you get the idea...once you go out, say 'go potty' or whatever you want. I put a bell on the slider and I rang the bell every time I took my dog out, eventually,he started ringing the bell on his own when he wanted to go out...I'd say he was potty trained and ringing the bell by 6 months...and he also goes potty on command, which helps when on road trips! Don't get frusterated, make everything you do a happy experience, if they have an accident, don't say anything, just clean it up, if you rub their face in it, they learn 'going potty' is a bad thing and will hide it behind a couch the next time, best time to yell is 'mid-action' as they are relieving themselves, then yell 'NO!' and go lead them to the outside and praise praise praise.
Good Luck!

norm

Cradles Broken Glass wrote:

So, any advice on house training? We've had ours inside now for about two weeks and things aren't going so great.

are you crate training?

Cradles Broken Glass

Great advice, Foo Dog, is almost 1 year old. We have been in the middle of building a home so I had to leave him at my parents house while we were in the middle of all of that chaos. Things have settled down now and we are really trying to make him an inside dog. All advice is appreciated.

More info:

My husband's work schedule is erratic, I'm a grad student/substitute teacher so I'm at home a lot of days, but I'm hopefully going to start working about 20 hours/week for the University soon (so that may change some days). We take him out first thing in the morning, last thing at night and in between. We keep him in his kennel at night in our room. I'll edit if I can think of anymore info that might be helpful. Keep the advice coming, so far it is great!!! Thank you!

Edit: He's a beagle

twisted thoughts

same advice stands then...and RKCNDY is right about making the dogs schedule as normal and routine as possible.

You may need a little more training time...to undo any bad habits that may have been picked up...assuming training wasn't persistent at his temporary home...but the more routine you can make his feeding and potty schedule, the easier it will be.

What breed is Foo Dog?

norm

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Claireack

norm wrote:

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Any idea's on car sickness?? Molly has been getting a little sick in the car lately. Not all the time, just now and again (helped by particularly windey roads). I have heard a ginger biscuit before travelling helps (?).

Drum Machine89

Hey thought id join in, we recently lost our Golden Retriever called Brooke. :(
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=204086432948670&set=a.204086399615340.50733.100000419437309&theater

Sadly she was only 3 and her only working kidney packed in and she became very ill!

Claireack

Drum Machine89 wrote:

Hey thought id join in, we recently lost our Golden Retriever called Brooke. :(
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=204086432948670&set=a.204086399615340.50733.100000419437309&theater

Sadly she was only 3 and her only working kidney packed in and she became very ill!

Awww she was beautiful. So sorry she's gone.

(I sent you a friend request too)

Drum Machine89

Claireack wrote:

Drum Machine89 wrote:

Hey thought id join in, we recently lost our Golden Retriever called Brooke. :(
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=204086432948670&set=a.204086399615340.50733.100000419437309&theater

Sadly she was only 3 and her only working kidney packed in and she became very ill!

Awww she was beautiful. So sorry she's gone.

(I sent you a friend request too)

Hey yeah is a real shame, i accepted your request,
thanks.

Who Princess

Drum Machine89 wrote:

Hey thought id join in, we recently lost our Golden Retriever called Brooke. :(
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=204086432948670&set=a.204086399615340.50733.100000419437309&theater

Sadly she was only 3 and her only working kidney packed in and she became very ill!

I'm very sorry. RIP Brooke. :(
You've come to the right thread, many good people here.

Who Princess

Claireack wrote:

Any idea's on car sickness?? Molly has been getting a little sick in the car lately. Not all the time, just now and again (helped by particularly windey roads). I have heard a ginger biscuit before travelling helps (?).

I've had a few dogs that got car sick when they were young. They usually grow out of it. What worked best for me was putting their crate in the car. I don't know if it calms them or if it's just that they can't move around and watch the scenery flying by but I never have any problems if they're in the crate.