Get a grip woman!

Suffolk_lass

The other little male obsession is licking certain bits, regularly and enthusiastically, I notice

greent

Aaah - a puppy! Such cuteness:) (and much work!) 

rtandon27

I'd never realized that puppies were so much work!

The only dogs I've ever lived with were fully grown, female & completely trained.  One was a large tri-colour collie who would fetch her own leash and deposit it at the feet of whomever she fancied taking he out for a walk.

shangaijimmy

Staffordia said:

We adopted two rescue puppies end of 2020. The girl soon got the hang of going outside. The boy would go outside wee then come back in and poop behind the settee!! Took me a good month to train him, boys 

Girl was quite clearly directing him, to get him in trouble...

Suffolk_lass

Well, any feelings of smugness have gone. Little pup cried for much of last night. When I came down this morning (just after 07.00 DH had omitted to put the old cashmere sweater in his crate so he did not have its warmth to snuggle on. No wonder he was crying! This morning he has pooped twice on a training mat in the same place (I cleared the first, put a second out and he has christened it - hopefully progress!)

In money spending news  my spreadsheet tells me I have spent less than £30 on each of groceries and stores, £45 on subscriptions and DD (milk), £20 on treats and entertainment and £278 on pets...! (excluding what he cost to buy).

We now have 2 separate sets of bowls (to the cat), two washable bedding mats, two faux sheepskins I collected yesterday (he has already pulled out lumps!) two washable training mats, a pack of paper training mats, plus food, puppy milk, crates, beds, puppy shampoo (more expensive than mine) and many existing towels and cloths.

Thanks for the anecdotal encouragement - some makes me realise how little preparation we had done, some are reassuring, and some make me chuckle

Fortune_Smiles

The joys of raising a puppy 🙂  Puppies aren't used to sleeping without their litter mates and mum which can cause isolation distress.  Does pup have a cuddly toy?  A large, soft one can make them feel they have company.  I thought this one sounded good (if a bit costly 😲).

It's an expensive business keeping a dog isn't it.  I remember being horrified at how much we had to spend on FDawg initially and he was a rescue.  He costs us about £100 a month even now with insurance, vet bills, food and treats, etc.

Fortune x

Suffolk_lass

Yes @Fortune_Smiles, it certainly is! We thought we had thought it all through but there is so much we don't know. He has several chew-toys (road-kill, ball, octopus and rope teether) but seems to like snuggling on the old cashmere sweater in front of the aga (who wouldn't!). The heartbeat thing sounds attractive but as he is chewing everything I don't think he would see the difference and I think at the moment it would quickly get shredded or soggy rather than snuggly. I have a second felted cashmere sweater I can sacrifice

themadvix

I remember having a book as a child called The Naughty Little Puppy and ‘chew, chew, chew’ was the recurring catchphrase throughout the book - it sounds like you might be experiencing this first hand!

Suffolk_lass

themadvix said:

I remember having a book as a child called The Naughty Little Puppy and ‘chew, chew, chew’ was the recurring catchphrase throughout the book - it sounds like you might be experiencing this first hand!

Oh yes, edges of cardboard, plastic parcel tape, toilet training mats, jumpers, bedding, sleeves, toys. Everything! - these new teeth need to be thoroughly tested and exercised!!

Debsnewbudget

Why not get a few teddies from your local charity shop for him to snuggle or chew.  I know our last dog came with her own teddy.