luffy4688

Just saw your reply to my question in the 'when to start puppy school' forum. Are they any classes that start earlier? Say clayton south or glen eira?

I hope you have a nice large SECURE puppy pen in which he can be left ;)Put his toilet tray or whatever in there..at the opposite end to his food/bed...rotate his toys .. Toilet training may be tricky , too- seeing as he can't go outdoors to toilet- he will learn that INDOORS is for toileting .... which may cause problems if/when you move house,and want him outside . I've actually took up 3 weeks of annual leave to keep an eye on the puppy. When I'm out, normally I have my partner or sister keeping an eye on it. In terms of toilet training, we're using a sod box with grass located on the balcony. I've created a routine and we bring the puppy out to the sod box when it's about time. It seems to be working well so far. I couple of mistakes, but I think that's down to me still trying to get the timing right. The reason I chose a grass sod box was because I do have plans to move to a place with a yard in about 6 months time. I was advised to use a grass sod box by the breeder so he would be used to peeing on grass. Please advice if I've made any mistakes with housebreaking so far. Wouldn't want any bad habits ;)

Hi, in regards to not waiting for the 2nd vaccination, does that means your training school accepts pups without them? If so, I might be interested. =) Cause I reckon my puppy's too hyper and would do great with the mental stimulation and socialization. Of the two pre schools I've been to, both accept pups before their final vaccs, but all pups have to show the vacc certs. These have both been in the grounds of a vet so I guess there is some level of risk but you would think minimal. I would take him. On another note, my vet reccomended 7 days between third vacc and going into the big wide world. Thanks for the response! May I know which pre school did you go to? Cause I'm still new to all these and I'm looking for some recomendations in terms of puppy schools. ;)

Hi, I've got a 8 week old corgi who's had his 1st vaccination with the 2nd 1 due in 2 weeks. I'm looking for a puppy school around the St Kilda area. A bit of travelling wouldn't hurt as I've got a car. On top of that, I would like some advice on when to start puppy class. I've read that 8 weeks is a good time to start but since it has not received it's 2nd vaccination, should I and do I have to wait till the 2nd vac?

Hi, in regards to not waiting for the 2nd vaccination, does that means your training school accepts pups without them? If so, I might be interested. =) Cause I reckon my puppy's too hyper and would do great with the mental stimulation and socialization.

I've checked out your website around a week or 2 back and I have plans to bring him there =) Is there an exact dare for the class yet? Hopefully he'll be more behaved by then. It's a puppy kong. Was recommended by the shop assistant. I've got a soft toy with a squeaker in iy.

I would like to add that since I don't really have a yard, it isn't really convenient for him to run outdoors as well. Do intend to walk him daily once vaccination is completed though. No yard means your house is now his playground.. and this is an active working breed. He's too young to do any real distance walking so I'd strongly recommend you start training him and teaching him tricks ASAP. You're going to need to tire out his mind. Where did you get him from? In terms of obedience training I've been clicker charging him since I got him yesterday morning. Plan to start off with some basic obedience like sit tomorrow and see how it goes. I got him from a breeder at Hoppers Crossing.

I've got a kong, squeaky toy with ropes on both ends and a compressed rawhide bone. He's showing no interest in the bone at all and the squeaky toy seems to be his favourite. I do intend to bring him to puppy school but the vet told me I could only do it after he gets his 2nd vaccination when he is around 10 weeks. So that's 2 more weeks to go. I live at St. Kilda area. Been clicker training him since I got him. Will prolly start on some basic obedience like sit tomorrow. Thanks for all the advices so far!

I would like to add that since I don't really have a yard, it isn't really convenient for him to run outdoors as well. Do intend to walk him daily once vaccination is completed though. Thanks for the links persephone! My puppy doesn't seems to be really interested in the pressed rawhide. he wouldn't even give it a 2nd sniff. Even a kong filled with treats only keeps him occupied for like 5-10 minutes. Haha. Lastly, I read up that we could fill a container with pennies and everytime he chews on something he's not supposed to, shake the container to disrupt, then swap with a chew toy. It work perfectly the 1st day, but he seems immune to the sound the shaker makes. *pulling hair out* LOL

Hi all! I got a welsh pembroke corgi puppy yesterday morning and everything seems to be going well. He was pretty quiet, prolly still a little shy. :D Today he's seems to be chewing on every single thing he could lay his jaws on, except his toys. Floormats, the sweatpants I'm wearing etc. He will sink his teeth in an absolutely refuse to let go. Does anyone have any idea what could I do to reduce the problem?? I've read the chewing might be due to boredom or excess energy. The problem is my corgi is only 8 weeks old and can only get his 2nd vaccination on the 4th of september, thus he can't go for walks till then. Does anyone have an idea what could I do to burn his energy besides some home obedience training?

By traditional do you mean using your voice to mark a behaviour and then reward it? Yes, that's what I meant. ;) Big thanks to all the advices. It's been helpful.

Hi, I'll be getting a 8 week old Welsh Pembroke Corgi in 2 weeks and I intend to train it straight off the bat. I've been reading a bit about the Clicker training method. I hope someone can explain a little how those the clicker method works and should I start off with that or the traditional way of training it? Thank you.

Thank you for all the advice! I reckon I'll start off with just a normal collar and we'll see how it goes.

Hi, I'm getting a Welsh Pembroke Corgi in 2 weeks. It will b 8 weeks old when I get it and I plan to train it straight away. I've been reading a bit about using training collars. I need a bit of advice on the what are the differences between a pinch collar and a choke collar. Is it good to use them etc etc. It'll be use for obedience training only and it will be removed during all other times.

I'm staying around the St. Kilda beach area. Any vet within a 45 minute drive radius should be fine.

Hi, I'm getting my 1st puppy in 2 weeks and I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good vets in Melbourne's metro?