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Hi all, thanks for the replies! her food pieces are very tiny and if i put them in the kong they will all fall out within seconds! But I guess that's ok too since she has to eat them anyway yeh?? she is a pom x bichon, she is 12 weeks old now! I was thinking of freezing stuff for her too, but wasn't sure if frozen stuff is good for them? she had the runs yesterday already so I don't want to upset her tummy. but that be from the raw chicken neck I gave her :D could anyone suggest things I could freeze other than kongs?!?

Hi All! I have picked up my lovely little girl Momo last saturday and so far it's been a lot easier than I expected. she sleeps either in crate or play pen at night and has not really made any sound at all! Have not done any soiling in the house either! Always waited until she was let out into the garden. so it's much better than anythin I expected! she is starting to mouth a bit but not intersted in the Kong at all. I have tried treats in it and also peanut butter. But she wasn't interested in the peanut butter at all. The Kong smells very strong of plastic, I was thinking maybe I need to wash it until the smell goes away?!? :D

I just got my pup 2 days ago too! and I had the same questions when trying to teach sit! she seems to be sitting already cuz she realised that sitting = treat but not actually understanding the command. so whenever she was already sitting, i walked away a bit further so she had to stand and walk towards me. but then she sits down again as soon as she is close to me again.

Just found this article on Kong receipes. http://users.eastlink.ca/~joansinden/kong_recipes.PDF Thought it was interesting with the appetizer - main course - dessert - aperitif way of stuffing it. LOL

Thanks everyone! With feeding I won't really know until she arrives so I will test it out on saturday! Yup it will be inside during the day, I will cover the floors insde the play pen totally until it learns where to go toilet! Probably won't use newspaper, might seek other material that's longer lasting from bunnings? It's a maltese x puppy! I am looking forward to picking her up!

Thanks for the replies!! I will be setting up long term area for pup with the play pen and crate inside, toilet on the furthest corner. This will be for during the day so I think I will also use the Kong to feed the morning meal during this time so she keeps herself entertained. Then for dinner I will feed the raw diet - chicken neck/bone etc. Hopefully that will be ok!

Hi All, This is my first time here and have a few questions before I get my puppy on the weekend! I have been reading through a lot of the topics and gathering some understanding on bringing up the pup. So here are some things I need more understanding on: 1. At night I will be crating her and keeping the crate next to my bed. I understand that she will need to go toilet and during the night, but my query is how would I know whether she is needing to go to the toilet or if she is just whining? Is there something different they do? such as the noise they make are different or their actions are different? Because I don't want to just let her out and fuss over her if she is just whining which might make her think by doing so she can get out of the crate. 2. I have read through the articles on dogstardaily.com and think that using the kong to feed the pup their daily meal is a good idea. But if I also want to do the raw diet, it won't really work together will it? Or maybe one meal with kong and one meal raw? 3.If I leave the pup in long-term confined area when I am not home, and take her out for toilet when I am around, will this confuse the pup as to where to go toilet? Would appreciate all your help!! thanks!!