She has arrived.
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danny_78Aspen
My mommy said I couldn't so
I love the feeling of bring a new puppy home... then comes the potty training, housebreaking, waking up in the middle of the night... sigh
I'm trying to make out what she is. What is she?
I'm trying to make out what she is. What is she?
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
A puppy, you dolt!
She is ca-yoot, Resto. How's the big guy liking her so far?
Valentine was very easy to train, i.e. housebreaking. I just took her outside a lot (stopping to scratch the door with her paws), and rewarded her when she went. She's had very few accidents; when she did she was punished swiftly. She was kennel- and feeding-trained at 7 weeks (I got her at 5 weeks), and 98% housebroken by that same time. By "feeding training", I mean I trained her that when it's time to eat, I ask if she's hungry. She runs in her kennel and sits patiently while I set her food out and will not come out until I say, "O.K.!" I trained her like that because I can't stand being bum-rushed and pestered while I'm trying to put the bowl down.
Kennel-training was a snap--use a code phrase (mine is "Go to bed") and give 'em a treat once they're in there. Just never, ever use the kennel as punishment..Resto probably has more experience than I at training puppies. I had to re-learn because I hadn't had a dog in over 15 years. That one was the first I'd trained in 18 years. Luckily, I was blessed with a very-smart pup this go-round. 17 weeks yesterday, and essentially fully-trained (we're still working on minor stuff like "sit") :dance: One lesson I've learned out of this: if you want an easily-trained dog that will willingly accept commands from you, do not take the Alpha pup. I did, and she was pretty headstrong. We used to have "alpha-breaking" training sessions every night. I would cradle her upside down and scratch her belly or throat, etc. She absolutely hated it at first, but she needed to learn she was not the master. After a while, she adapted and now positively loves treatment like that... but she's gotten too big to cradle now.
Training her to never go through a door before me unless allowed took only a couple of days. I was told that Alpha dog or not, this last one is key to overall obedience since it decisively teaches the dog who's boss from the outset.Have fun, Rusty! I definitely have... the nighttime howling subsided after only a week or so in the kennel with my kitchen clock leaned up against the outside of it. Of course, the first few nights she barked and yelped like she was being stabbed.
danny_78Aspen
My mommy said I couldn't so
Yeah I just got started on raising another puppy again. The old lady wanted a dog from the toy-breeds so she wanted to go with a chihuahua :dgt: I'm not a huge fan of those breeds because they are practically useless. I did some researched and we finally came to a compromise and decided to go with a Papillon. They are very lively, outgoing, with awesome temperaments and robust despite their size. Plus they do awesome at competing in agility. I'm glad we found one from a respectable breeder and avoided going to a pet store/puppy mill. That's where its even harder to get housebreak. Potty training is going pretty steady right now. It's been three days since we got him and only one accident. The whole kennel-training was bad the first night with bloody murder cries. Not to mention the poor pup didn't feel good because it received 6 vaccinations out the door. I'm pretty sure I would be feeling like crap too. After that it only cried to be let out at night for potty breaks. My command for that is "go to jail" One thing for sure though, were going to treat him like a big dog and isn't going to get any different treatment from the other bigger dogs.
I myself am more into the hunting/retriever breeds because they are easily trained and don't stop working until they drop dead. I love my 70 lb. Lab/Golden Retriever, Rebel. I rescued him from the pound. He's dumb as a rock, but he's very well trained He knows commands like "sit", "lie down", "leave it", "wait" for now. I'm teaching him to retrieve me cold ones :dance: I can leave the house for hours and he will not get into or destroy anything. He does dock diving events which he is very good at. Sad part is, he has SEVERE hip dysplasia. That doesn't stop him though. He too had the problem of being alpha. He would try and leave the door before me, jump on me, pull on the leash, etc. Never did I have use the prong collar to correct it. I don't believe in it. It pisses me off when ignorant people use it because "their dog pulls on a leash". It's a sign of dominance and there's better and faster ways to correct that than using a prong collar. Rebel had this problem and I finally trained him from pulling on a leash which is pretty tough on a high-energy Labrador mix. I couldn't pick his heavy ass up and cradle him so instead I would alpha-roll him on his back. He he growled at first, but quickly learned who was master.
The best puppy we ever adopted was the old lady's Australian Kelpie. She's more in the herding-breeds. People say the puppy chooses their owner when picking out of the litter instead of the other way around. It was cold night that night when we went to go look at the litter. While all of the pups were huddled with each other in the pen. This one pup was standing next to us by herself in the cold. The first time we stuck her in the kennel, she was quieter than a mouse. It made a appreciate how amazing she was a puppy.
One thing for sure though, were going to treat him like a big dog and isn't going to get any different treatment from the other bigger dogs.I myself am more into the hunting/retriever breeds because they are easily trained and don't stop working until they drop dead. I love my 70 lb. Lab/Golden Retriever, Rebel. I rescued him from the pound. He's dumb as a rock, but he's very well trained
He knows commands like "sit", "lie down", "leave it", "wait" for now. I'm teaching him to retrieve me cold ones :dance: I can leave the house for hours and he will not get into or destroy anything. He does dock diving events which he is very good at. Sad part is, he has SEVERE hip dysplasia. That doesn't stop him though. He too had the problem of being alpha. He would try and leave the door before me, jump on me, pull on the leash, etc. Never did I have use the prong collar to correct it. I don't believe in it. It pisses me off when ignorant people use it because "their dog pulls on a leash". It's a sign of dominance and there's better and faster ways to correct that than using a prong collar. Rebel had this problem and I finally trained him from pulling on a leash which is pretty tough on a high-energy Labrador mix. I couldn't pick his heavy ass up and cradle him so instead I would alpha-roll him on his back. He he growled at first, but quickly learned who was master. The best puppy we ever adopted was the old lady's Australian Kelpie. She's more in the herding-breeds. People say the puppy chooses their owner when picking out of the litter instead of the other way around. It was cold night that night when we went to go look at the litter. While all of the pups were huddled with each other in the pen. This one pup was standing next to us by herself in the cold. The first time we stuck her in the kennel, she was quieter than a mouse. It made a appreciate how amazing she was a puppy.
restoman
The paint fumes have cleared so I'm
Our old dog Casey is a Husky/Shepard mix, from the HUmane Society. Quitest, gentlest dog I've ever seen. His only fault is he can't be walked off- leash 'cause he runs like the wind and forgets to come back. Husky trait. He tolerates the newby, except when she sneaks up on him - he's deaf now - and his bark makes her run for cover.
I originally wanted a big Standard Poodle or a Chocolate Lab, but when we spotted this one, we knew what our next animal was gonna be.
Funny to pull up to a house and see 11 dogs all stand and wag their tails at the same time, like it was choreographed. We plan on agility training for this one. She's got a TON of energy, goes and goes and goes, then drops like a stone.
I never knew a dog could pee so often.
I originally wanted a big Standard Poodle or a Chocolate Lab, but when we spotted this one, we knew what our next animal was gonna be.
Funny to pull up to a house and see 11 dogs all stand and wag their tails at the same time, like it was choreographed. We plan on agility training for this one. She's got a TON of energy, goes and goes and goes, then drops like a stone.I never knew a dog could pee so often.
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
I get you on the growing part. Valentine first went to the veterinarian at 7 weeks of age, and she weighed in at 8.8 pounds. She's not even five months old yet (Nov 24th birthday) and today at the vet she weighed 28.4lbs.--she better than tripled her weight in a little under three months. :doh:
Now she's losing her winter coat. I have never seen an animal shed like this dog. It's flat-out astounding. I gave her a bath last night, and when I pulled the plug to drain the water, the hair stopped the drain. It's an open drain with the little brass crosshairs in it--I pulled out a hair plug an inch and a half thick.
Now she's losing her winter coat. I have never seen an animal shed like this dog. It's flat-out astounding. I gave her a bath last night, and when I pulled the plug to drain the water, the hair stopped the drain. It's an open drain with the little brass crosshairs in it--I pulled out a hair plug an inch and a half thick.
71dusterman
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Try having 2 Golden Retreivers in the house. Every time I empty the cental vac it looks like there could be at least another Golden in there and I do this quite regular. The wife actually uses a magnetic mop to pick up dog hair before the vaccum gets used.
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
Actually, the employee that drove has a husky, and she was amazed at how much hair came off in a 5-minute ride... and my friend Jody until recently had two Goldens. Unfortunately, she had to put the older one down last month. Trust me, I've been around dogs my whole life and have never seen a dog shed like this one.