LittleMiss

I don't know if it'll work with your one, but I had to use the tough love approach with my young pup Kite. She was constantly trying to come see me and sit on my lap and no amount of reassurance from any passenger would help. Since I am constantly taking her to my mum's place (half an hour away) and driving by myself - ignoring her was the only thing I could do and now thankfully she has settled down and just curls up to sleep whenever I'm driving. ETA your lil one is gorgeous by the way

There's a big difference for dogs to accept other dogs occasionally as playmates - but they seem to sense when it is a new member of the pack and it takes awhile for them to get used to it - my 18 month old too a week to fully relax towards out new puppy. It's a mixture of asserting where they are in the pack and getting used to living with them 24/7. It should work out alright but show your olds dog that this new one belongs to you - don't ask it's permission to let the puppy into the pack; it's your pack and your puppy and your dog - they follow your rules.

My current puppy Kite has tonnes of skin to grow into and I sometimes wonder why she doesn't look like a rolly-polly dog! But I am just taking it as a sign that she will grow up to be big and healthy ;-) Good luck

You have to remember too that as a puppy she has a lot of growing to do and the only time animals and people grow is when they are asleep. Hence the reason babies and puppies sleep so much! My current Husky puppy who is 3 months will fall asleep when she is ready and then even if I pick her up and juggle her in my arms (trying to move her to her bed whilst also carrying dishes from the lounge room to the kitchen and turning off lights etc) She will just nod off in my arms - too tired and stubborn to wake up. As for her not socialising yet - she has just been taken from everything familiar to her and it will take time for her to get used to the change of you and your new home and her new playmates (dog & Cat etc) So just keep encouraging her but don't rush everything.

You have to remember that over-exercising isn't good for your puppy's joints but also that puppies tend to have short attention-spans. I know that with my 3 month old girl I can only do lead training for about 5 minutes at a time before she starts getting frustrated and loses focus. So I tend to do 5 minutes in the morning and then 5 at night. So far so good...

As an extra treat for when you are there with the dog during summer (afternoons, weekends etc) frozen chicken necks etc are a great treat and cools them down a lot too.

Fair enough - thanks for the update

Sorry - I just had to bring this topic back up again since I now have experience with Supercoat puppy as well! I just recently brought another Siberian Husky puppy home and was a bit surprised to see that she is quite a lot smaller than my other Husky was at her age; whilst her parents seem to be the standard size. I have since found that after gradually changing her diet to what I already feed my Tesha, she doesn't have runny, smelly poos and she has already bulked up healthily (In just a week) I personally will not be using SC again!

What helped me with Tesha was: Instead of flushing poop when she had an accident inside, I took it outside and put it in the corner of the yard (Her toilet spot) It sounds gross but after there got to be a couple of days worth there she started just going there when she was outside and now that she's grown she won't go inside at all. on top of that - she doesn't just 'go' anywhere... she does her business in a spot tucked away from us and the house!

Yeah - I'm sure that having two pups would be fine if you have a lot of time and attention to devote to them as well as experience with pups; especially the breed you are going to have. I couldn't have handled two puppy huskies last year when I bought Tesha, but now that I have experience with her development I think I might be able to handle it (But do I want to? haha) Maybe you could look at rescuing an older dog? Although you'd have to be careful not to get one that has too many problems that would divert your attention from your lil pup. Now that Tesha is 17 months, I am getting another puppy because she is so much happier with other dogs (And I personally would love another one to dote upon) it all depends upon your situation and what you feel you can handle.

Wow you have 2 lil babies - good work ;-) Just remember to keep it a simple walk as too much exercise for pups can be bad for their joints development. I'm sure you'll be fine ;-) But I know that when my Tesha was a pup it was hard for me not to step the pace up to a jog as she had so much energy as well.

I've never heard about it before but human kiddies do it sometimes so maybe she was dreaming about going to the loo and accidentally did it? It sounds kinda cute :-) I hope nothing is wrong

ugh don't bring up the topic of BloodnBone!!! My neighbour just fertilised the garden right against our fence and she's complaining that her dog( a 1 yr old Akita) is clawing and digging through it when she never has before and my dog is barking at the fence and trying to get through. Silly woman, she didn't even know the real ingredients of the stuff and was really surprised when I told her to go and read the label properly!!!

Good choice, she looks adorable and has big alert eyes!!! I hope everything goes well... Got a name yet?

Yeah I give mine a large bowl of kibble for them to eat when they get hungry during the day, but a bowl usually lasts a couple of days because they mainly eat raw bones, chicken necks throughout the day - also; what type of breed is your dog? Mine is a Siberian Husky so I try to give her a bit of fish each week as well since there are essential oils that are great for Husky coats. Maybe your breed has something particular that is good for it too?>

You have to be really careful with what breed you choose. My Husky Tesha was an extremely destructive puppy, even chewed up a $5000 lounge (Luckily we'd had if for 5 years and were already organising to buy a new one - but that one could have gone to St Vinnies etc instead of the dump) But since I researched the breed and had PLENTY of warnings from my bredder and other Husky owners; I was prepared :-) For Tesha, I built a small sand-pit where I encouraged her to dig. I punished her for digging elsewhere but rewarded her for digging in the sandpit. I also buried treats there for her to find. Now that we have moved to a different house, I was planning on building another sandpit; but it seems to have trained her so well that she just doesn't dig anymore. No sandpit - no digging!!! I'm not sure what you can do about the chewing because my Tesha just kinda grew out of that (I assume it was her teething stage) but maybe you could invest in a sandpit idea?

I have to say that I've never really had that problem. There's been a whole litter that I would be happy to have any of them (5 pups) but I see a dog and make up my mind. I could hardly ever say to myself 'no I don't want him/her' but I can easily say 'That's it! She's the one!!!' there's something about them. Just maybe if you and the breeder can't tell much of a difference, just look at the pictures for awhile and decide which one you want. It might be that on has her head a bit cocked to the side, or her eyes are more alert or maybe you just 'feel' right about it. Good luck - please please please show us a pick when you make the hard decision!!!

My GSD was trained with 'settle' so that when he started gettin too excited, I would say the command and he would relax and get into the down position. When I brought my puppy Tesha home, I let her walk around the lounge-room for a bit with him outside so that she felt comfortable and confident in the room. Then I brought him in on a leash, freed him but controlled him with verbal commands until they were both playing and sleeping together like they had known each other for years - all in about 3 hours. You have to remember that it's not just about making sure your first dog doesn't get left-out and feel threatened or jealous etc. It's also about making the puppy feel comfortable and secure in it's new home. This is why it can be better for there to be 2 people (attention on both dogs at every moment) but that's not necessary

Yes my GSD loves chillis - or any spicey food for that matter. I would have thought that if the chillis were burning your dogs' mouth and throat too much she wouldn't continue eating them... It doesn't hurt to be precautions, and definitely keep an eye on her to make sure she is still healthy. But I doubt it would cause too much of a problem. Having said that, anything in large doses can be bad for humans and pets alike.