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Inazuma

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

This comes to my other worry. Now we have a dog everything will inevitably end up with dog hair on it in some format. I don't want to descend into living in dog walking clothes but they will need to be practical. I already live in jeans.....its one small step from living in a fleece :eek:

We are having a dog later this spring - it's not born yet - so I am reading all the dog stuff with interest. I had a dog when I was a child/teen but have not taken the plunge and got another until now. Eagerly anticipating wee (and worse) on the floor and hair everywhere! I'll just get my old jeans out from the back of the wardrobe where they have been hiding (since I decided to try fabbing a bit more) Oh, well. Really looking forward to having some company when I go for a walk, I find it's a really hard thing to do on your own, feel like a bit of a weirdo just walking around with no real purpose.
:j

Bitsy_Beans

Exciting stuff Inazuma, what sort of puppy are you having?

evilsquid1603

Bitsy Beans have you tried taking a chromium supplement? i take one every day and it helps get rid of sweet cravings. Its worked for me, i just don't want chocolate or sweets the way i used to and if i do get a craving or eat some, I'm satisfied after having a taste of it as opposed to wolfing down whatever i can get my hands on.


as far as fabbing goes, i'm doing the sport relief 3 miler in march and I've just signed up to the great manchester run again in may so I'm going to be in training for those now. hoping it won't be as bad as last year and i do have spare time on my hands to properly train this year.

LameWolf

Now I know I don't really need to say this, but I thought I'd just post a quick reminder to everyone to keep their chocolate stash well away from their canine friends.

Human chocolate is poisonous to dogs, and I've heard of so many tragedies involving dogs and chocolate, and I don't want it happening to anyone here.

As we've been talking about both chocolate and dogs, I thought it's a good time to remind everyone.:o

Inazuma

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Exciting stuff Inazuma, what sort of puppy are you having?

Border collie - I did say I wanted to walk!!

Yes, thanks for the reminder LW about dogs and choc - I remember our last doggie drooling as she watched us eating sweets etc, and it's hard to resist them but I know it's sooooo bad for them and good dog treats are available. Much better. Her favourite thing to beg for was toast, oddly enough. She could hear the toaster pop up, and would run to the kitchen in anticipation. We had to try and get there before it was quite ready and eat it quietly!

What do you have Bitsy - how are you getting on with it? Anone else got any tips for having a new puppy?

Bitsy_Beans

evilsquid1603 wrote: »

Bitsy Beans have you tried taking a chromium supplement? i take one every day and it helps get rid of sweet cravings. Its worked for me, i just don't want chocolate or sweets the way i used to and if i do get a craving or eat some, I'm satisfied after having a taste of it as opposed to wolfing down whatever i can get my hands on.


as far as fabbing goes, i'm doing the sport relief 3 miler in march and I've just signed up to the great manchester run again in may so I'm going to be in training for those now. hoping it won't be as bad as last year and i do have spare time on my hands to properly train this year.

Never heard of chromium supplement, where do you get it from??

LW never hurts to have a reminder although I confess no way dog would get a look in, have to hide eating it from the kids or they demand it too :o

Inazuma Luna is doing well, not house trained yet on number 1s but knows not to do number 2s in the house. Go figure. My tips would depend on how you intend go keep puppy safe at night. I am not using puppy pads but newspaper but getting through a whole newspaper a day is more than my once a week freebie quota. So if you are intending on using. Newspaper start stock piling. Likewise for old towels and kitchen roll for those inevitable accidents.
ETA forgot to say she is a labrador puppy I too will enjoy walking lol

podperson

LameWolf wrote: »

Now I know I don't really need to say this, but I thought I'd just post a quick reminder to everyone to keep their chocolate stash well away from their canine friends.

Human chocolate is poisonous to dogs, and I've heard of so many tragedies involving dogs and chocolate, and I don't want it happening to anyone here.

As we've been talking about both chocolate and dogs, I thought it's a good time to remind everyone.:o

It's good to have a reminder, though I must admit when I had my last dog about 20 years ago, before information on this was as widely available, then his favourite treat was those white chocolate mice you could get from the newsagents and when I had chocolate mousse he would beg until he was allowed to lick the pot Also loved toast, which was great for me when I was little as would sneak him the crusts I didn't want. I don't know if chocolate has more chemicals in these days or they need to scoff a lot to do some damage.

evilsquid1603

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Never heard of chromium supplement, where do you get it from??

i got mine from holland and barratt. it was near where the diet pills and protein shakes are. its called chromium picolinate.

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=231&utm_medium=cpcafid=70&safid=ggl&scid=13435&cm_mmc=Google-_-Chromium-_-PS%20-%20Holland%20and%20Barrett%20Chromium%20Picolonate%20Tablets%20-%20MTB-_-chromium%20picolinate&gclid=CPb0ucTwu64CFaQmtAodMBxkDQ

Skymist

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Inazuma Luna is doing well, not house trained yet on number 1s but knows not to do number 2s in the house.

In my experience, house-training a puppy is exactly the same as potty-training a baby!!

With number twos, both babies and pups get "warning messages" just before they actually need to go, so can...in time...alert you to the fact. With number ones, it's an almost instant reaction, with no forewarning! When I trained my puppy, years ago, I just took what I'd learnt when potty-training my son, and applied it to the pup.So, number ones were most likely to happen, after a nap, when they wake up in the morning and after feeding...and sometimes before a meal too. On these occasions, I'd initially carry....and as the pup aged, call...him into the garden. He "got it" really quickly!!

S

Bitsy_Beans

Skymist wrote: »

In my experience, house-training a puppy is exactly the same as potty-training a baby!!

With number twos, both babies and pups get "warning messages" just before they actually need to go, so can...in time...alert you to the fact. With number ones, it's an almost instant reaction, with no forewarning! When I trained my puppy, years ago, I just took what I'd learnt when potty-training my son, and applied it to the pup.So, number ones were most likely to happen, after a nap, when they wake up in the morning and after feeding...and sometimes before a meal too. On these occasions, I'd initially carry....and as the pup aged, call...him into the garden. He "got it" really quickly!!

S

She gets carried out after meals, naps, excited play......she has however been known to come inside and then wee <sigh> still Rome wasn't built in a day