9 wks old pup, wee and poo on paper in day, mess in cage/crate at night

suki1964

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

It's a public forum...which means I can post what I want.
.:D

Actually no it's not a public forum and you can't post what you like

As a member of the site you agree to the terms and conditions of posting which say be nice

Is no one allowed to post a question on this forum without being judged,hung drawn and quartered?

hethmar

You can take your pooch in the garden OP, the breeder meant not walk him in public places.(Oh just read you dont have a garden )

Never really had a problem with dogs crying at night, they are allowed to sleep wherever they want, including our beds.

My last rescue boy took 4 months before he learnt that he should wee and poo out side - he had spent his life locked in a crate day and night, poor little sod, so didnt have a clue.

libra10

Have been watching this thread with interest, as we also have a 9 week old puppy - a Yorkie/Pomeranian, called Barney.

We are currently 'encouraging' Barney the concept of house training, but it's more miss than hit!

Luckily husband and I are generally at home through the day, as we are both pensioners. We haven't used a cage for the pup, take him in the garden very regularly, sometimes he 'goes', others he is distracted by a tiny leaf, plant, shrub, the hens who 'face up' to him, and just enjoys being in the garden.

We had been using puppy pads with no success, so giving up on this idea.

When having his first jab we asked the vet about taking him out and he said fine in the back garden, but not areas where other dogs are.

Previously we have had two large rough collies, the last died several years ago. He was 14 and a much loved member of the family.

We are finding Barney quite a culture shock! - he's tiny, he's everywhere, and loves biting and fighting, I'm down to 3 fingers!

My carpet has also seen lots of disinfectant, but we'll get there.

Luckily he sleeps in his basket with blanket all night and never whimpers.

Don't want to take over the thread, just wishing you well with the new member of the family.

sarabe

Don't use disinfectant on your carpet as this contains ammonia and will encourage your pup to pee there again.

Use biological washing powder instead.

If your pup is awake and active then he may well need to pee every ten minutes. Try to get into the habit of taking your pup out before he needs to pee and staying out there until he does then you'll have more successes than failures because wherever a dog goes to the toilet the most will become his toilet.

libra10

Thanks very much for advice, sarabe. Very much appreciated.

We're spending so much time with the little fella outside in the garden these very cold Winter days, the neighbours must think we're nuts!

We enjoy walking most days but until Barney has had his second injection (next week) he has to stay at home.

We're currently trying to get him to accept his collar. He absolutely hates it and claws and scratches, then when he can't get it off, goes to his basket and sulks. We will have to persist though.

It will all be worth it in the end.

I hope!

uolypool

twinklie wrote: »

Our little monster (all 6 stone of her) LOVES TV. If she's watching something and we turn over she glares at you and if you don't change it back she comes and sits RIGHT in front of you and stares at you! It's pretty funny and I've not idea where she got it from. If you put what she was watching back on she goes back to lying in front of the TV.

We have to tell her to go to bed now just to make her stop staring...but I'm secretly hoping she does it to my dad next time he's round. He has a bad habit of taking over the tv. He'll really freak out, especially when we tell him she's never done it before! :rotfl:

This is so funny, my Rotti adores the telly.Especially football, he sits in front of it and his head goes left and right as the ball goes across the screen.When an animal comes on screen he has his nose on the screen whinging his head off and howling.It is funny to watch.:rotfl:

Raksha

All those folk who are saying 'don't let your puppy go where other dogs go' - what happens when a puppy goes to a house where there are pre existing dogs?

sarabe

libra10 wrote: »

Thanks very much for advice, sarabe. Very much appreciated.

We're spending so much time with the little fella outside in the garden these very cold Winter days, the neighbours must think we're nuts!

We enjoy walking most days but until Barney has had his second injection (next week) he has to stay at home.

We're currently trying to get him to accept his collar. He absolutely hates it and claws and scratches, then when he can't get it off, goes to his basket and sulks. We will have to persist though.

It will all be worth it in the end.

I hope!

I'd leave it for a bit then. Later on introduce him to wearing it whilst you feed him or play with him.

sarabe

libra10 wrote: »

When having his first jab we asked the vet about taking him out and he said fine in the back garden, but not areas where other dogs are.

On the other hand your pup needs to socialise with other dogs.

I run a dog training school and have many 9 week old pups in my classes and additionally they also come here twice a week on top of their class for off lead socialising in an outside environment.

The pups that come from an early age are streets ahead in terms of social skills and confidence.

Beckyy

Raksha wrote: »

All those folk who are saying 'don't let your puppy go where other dogs go' - what happens when a puppy goes to a house where there are pre existing dogs?

More pre-existing dogs will be vaccination. It's advised not to take your puppy to areas where lots of dogs are so that they dont come into contact with unvaccinated dogs or risk picking up dieases in these areas from unvaccination dogs. There's not a huge risk of a pre-existing dog carrying a disease home, and puppies do have a certain amount of disease immnity from their mothers colostrum/milk. Although, if there's known outbreaks of a diease in an area I would avoid taking pre-existing dogs dog-popular places.