Puppy Advice (merged)

~Chameleon~

suki1964 wrote: »

And never ever feel afraid to ask for help

My second time of puppy owning I thought I knew it all - wow it was still all a shock and I was still getting stressed. As soon as I got him home the memories of me telling the world and his wife the first time round "never again" came flooding back

This is why I won't be getting another puppy any time soon, if ever!!! :rotfl:

If and when I get another dog it will be an adult rescue dog. I'm getting too old in the tooth to go through the early training stages (having my newborn grandson here overnight taught me as much! :eek: ) and will preferably be a greyhound so we can sofa surf into old age together :rotfl:

Good luck with your puppy jorichste, and don't ever be afraid to ask for advice as there's loads of lovely people on this forum with tons of knowledge and excellent advice to help and guide you in the right direction :T :A

Sagz_2

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

will preferably be a greyhound so we can sofa surf into old age together :rotfl:

:T :T


I've just found out what I want to do when I go up!

foreign_correspondent

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

This is why I won't be getting another puppy any time soon, if ever!!! :rotfl:

If and when I get another dog it will be an adult rescue dog. I'm getting too old in the tooth to go through the early training stages :T :A

I'm with you on this one - I have had pups before, but my last two dogs have been adult rescues and have been so much more 'sensible' and easy to work with - and not being able to teach old dogs new tricks is such a load of rubbish - I find training an adult dog is like explaining something complex to an adult human - much simpler than trying to explain something complex to a wappy two year old!!

My mum has a year old rescue dog, and althogh she is learning fast I still find her a bit 'giddy' at times!!

Its also sensible and responsible to know your own limitations, as you point out - I know that although I work from home a lot I am out too much to be able to really put the hours in that a pup needs, so it's an adult dog for me every time!

jorichste

just a quick update, another clean night, oh got up to let him out in the small hours this morning. It looks like the answer really was that simple!!
The only problem left is the food snatching, he tried again last night. At meal times we all sit at the table, its just if the kids have snacks its a problem. I'm thinking it might be easier to train the children to sit at the yable if they want snacks, unless any of you clever folks have any suggestions. btw our house is open plan so there is nowhere to close with a stairgate as was suggested.

suki1964

You have hit the nail on the head

Children are just the right height to be waving food under a pups nose - hes doing what pups do so yes you have to remove the chance. So all food needs to be ate at the table and the dog ignored

Remeber this is all about not allowing the puppy to get things wrong

tattoed_bum

hi i hope you dont mind me asking but you said the pup was a pure white one ,
may i ask how old he is ?
i have a 8 mth old white huskey
the pure white ones tend to be samoyed huskies .
and there is a saying that you never own a samoyed they own you

they do tend to try to snatch food .
the only thing i have known to work is if you see him trying is if you put your hand out in front of him and tell him stop

this also helps to stop them jumping

foreign_correspondent

Well done with the housetraining! :beer:

I think you are right - the only way to get him out of the habit of food pinching is to keep it out of his way - easier now than it will be when he is tall enough to reach the kitchen worktops:eek:

My mums dog is an expert food pincher, and can also drink your cup of tea silently and surreptitiously even when it is right next to you!

As she is a tall dog she can pinch food from anywhere and everywhere so the only answer is to keep her away from it - however, as she was a stray and has experienced being very hungry this behaviour is much more ingrained that it is with your pup - get your kids to sit at the table and break the habit now and hopefully she will realise that she should not help herself!

It might be a good idea to gve her a treat after the kids have eaten so that she associates not snatching food with getting something tasty at the end!

Do you eat her first before you feed her? This can also encourage a dog to wait patiently for her dinner, rather than go for yours! Also only feed her scraps or leftovers in her bowl, never give her titbits from your plate, or the table, and encourage the kids to follow suit. (otherwise she will always be on the lookout for anything she thinks they dont want!)

Good luck!

cheepskate_2

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

Do you eat her first before you feed her? T

Good luck!

sure would save on the food bill, just being moneysaving

supermezzo

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

foreign_correspondent

ha ha ha :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

well spotted!:T

I didnt meant to write that - however, I am sure someone over on old style can suggest a nice marinade or a suitable recipe!!:eek: