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My pup will eat anything! She even those disgusting worming pills! Also, furniture, sticks, plants etc.

I would personally get a dog of your chosen breed despite the risks. Even if you get a dog from a breeder that does every health test available, there is no absolute guarantee it will be completely healthy. Of course, the probability is greatly increased, but I would say thousands of people buy their dog from shelters/pet shops/BYBers/puppyfarms and many of those end up with physically healthy animals.

Beautiful Border Collie CK! Having a well behaved older dog is great for pups! I think it makes it a little easier because the pups play/chew the older dog and not you! I wish I had another dog for my pup to play with!

Hi, Congrats on getting your new puppy! He sounds lovely! I had exactly the same issue as you 1 week ago! My lab puppy is also 9 weeks old. it is very frustrating how books say don't lock them in until they are comfortable with the crate. I mean, what are you meant to do in the meantime? Thanks to some experimentation and lots of advice from fellow DOLers, we now have a lovely, crate-trained puppy who not only sleeps through the night in her crate and has no accidents , but she will sometimes go in there for a snooze during the day if we are annoying her and she needs her beauty sleep! IMO, 2-5 minutes of fussing is pretty good. On the first 2-3 nights my puppy howled/cried/aberked for anywhere between 30 mins-2 hrs! My advice to you would be: 1. Feed all his meals in the crate 2. Give him ferquent treats in the crate. I made sure every time I walked past the crate with puppy- there would be a tasty treat in there! she still wanders into her crate now looking for treats! 3. When he is getting sleepy during the day (eg after a big play/training session)- try to relocate him into the crate then. 4. situate the crate in a busy area during the day. 5. I wouldn't actually lock him in at night, my pup only started to like her crate after we stopped locking her in at night. If you can, put the crate in a small room (such as a bathroom or laundary) but leave the (crate) door open. you can put some newspaper or puppy pads down on the floor if you want, but in my experience, they don't tend to want to go in a small space. This REALLY helped my pup begin to accept her crate. We can now shut the door on her without any fuss. I also put a warmed up bean bag in her crate at night and a "heartbeat" pillow (you can use a ticking clock or even leave the radio on overnight). Another great piece of advice i got was to put a piece of my clothing in the crate. The first night i did this, she went to sleep in the crate straight away, no fuss at all! so maybe something to consider. Good luck! I'm sure in time he will begin to like his crate- it just takes a few days, especially as they settle in to their new homes.

My female used to cock her leg sometimes too!

IMO, 8 years is what I would call "senior" especially for a large breed dog like a GSD. I noticed my dog really started to slow down at around 9-10 years of age, so you'll need to watch out for things like difficulty getting up, slower on walks etc. Sadly sometimes no matter how well cared for a dog is, other health issues that are not preventable will pop up such as arthritis, cancer etc. Not all dogs can make it till 16-18 years no matter what you do. It is sad that dogs don't live for longer I wish they did.

What do you guys do when puppies bite your shoes and ankles, especially while you are walking? My 9 week old lab backs off when I squeal when she bites my hands, but is a bit more persistent when it comes to shoes! At the moment I say NO! and remove her from the situation (ie put her in time out). However, I was watching the dog whisperer and though i don't agree with everything he says and does, he did say that dogs don't really understand the concept of "time out" - i was wondering if this could have some truth to it? she has gotten a little better recently, but it still happens quite often. I'm just not sure what else to do? This is what her guide dog trainer recommended so I guess I will have to stick with it. Labradors are retrievers, so they like mouthing things a lot which is probably why your shepherd seemed more mature at the same age. My Aussie was not a chewer at all, didn't even chew toys! But my lab puppy likes to have something in her mouth basically all the time! If you turn your back on her for 5 seconds, she will be chewing something naughty. she has LOTS of toys too, but seems to prefer the things she is not allowed i think just try to be consistent with the way you deal with her and hopefully she will work it out. I reward my pup when she is sitting quietly or playing with her own toys as well. Good luck!

I think Clover had some pretty special markings. See my sig below!

agree with the dog run/puppy pen ideas for the daytime. Your pup should be able to hold through the night, just give her a few days to settle. I also have a 9 week old lab puppy and she holds on from around 11-7am. Are you crate training her? This might help overnight. Also I find if I do a big training session and play session just before bedtime, my puppy is really tired and will sleep straight away.

Use a baby/puppy gate to put around them. the cats should be able to slip thru the bars or at leats jump over. Or put Katie outside/ in a crate or playpen when you can't watch her every move!

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Emmy is so cute, she reminds me of an arctic fox. I saw 2 japanese spitz at the shop the other day, they were lovely dogs! Porthos is so cute too! Mindy also does the cockroach but I'm afraid she looks more like a fat slug! a very unflattering photo I am afraid! sorry mindy...

I suppose, but in that case I've missed out on most of the socialization period! I've only had her a week!

Today Mindy had 3 accidents in the house (she hasn't had one for a few days now so this is unusual). I also noticed she seemed to be peeing alot but only tiny amounts coming out. When I was rubbing her tummy I noticed she had a discharge On closer inspection she also has some little pustules (looks like pimples) around that area as well. She is off to the vet at 4.30 today, hopefully we can get this cleared up quickly. On our usual 5 min walk today I noticed she wasn't really herself and was quite scared and jumpy- I wonder if this is related, she seems a bit young to be in the first fear period (only 9 weeks)? Maybe she was upset because she wasn't feeling well? Just yesterday she was up at a busy shopping center and was absolutely fine. She is eating well and seems fairly bright, so hopefully it is just a simple UTI and the pimples are just a result of that area being wet a lot.

You are an ADORABLE baby!!!! that face... how can anybody resist!

My puppy school instructor said that cavvy puppies are always really good! My puppy is now 8kg- she is growing so quickly, she has put on a kilo since last week! she is only 9 weeks old she is now also going great in the car and she sleeps until 7.30am (bedtime at 11pm-11.30pm) I'm very happy with her progress, I really find a well behaved puppy is really about anticipating and minimizing the situations that may cause potential problems. We haven't had an accident inside for a few days now. I need her to meet some friendly big dogs though as she seems a little scared of them

Hey dognurse- what are you feeding your puppy? Some foods can make them poo a lot more!

I'd say get a second opinion. He will not build muscle if he has NO exercise at all. Seeing a physio is a good idea also. Perhaps try to get a definitive diagnosis- if it is a nerve impingement, it needs to be released or else no recovery will happen. What is the injection? Did the vet seriously recommend canned PAL? It is not good for your dog to be on long term and any vet should know that. Perhaps someone in your area could recommend a good vet to get a second opinion from.

emmy is absolutely gorgeous and obviously very clever too! Does she sleep on your bed? BTW what is target training?

I love rottie puppies, they are so cute! We have one in our puppy class. they are such cute puppies but they grow up too fast she is almost too heavy to lift now lol. is the rotti pup in your class a lap dog?? Totally! He is the only puppy bigger than mine though! So cute. He has a white patch on his chest which is pretty cute.

Great job Nice looking puppies too.

$2000 seems like a lot... Maybe for a show quality I guess it depends on the breed. I would have thought $800 would be average for a purebred, but I guess it is $2000 for a rarer breed. I'd love to get a bernese mountian dog (just based on looks!), I've heard they are a couple of $1000 to buy. Personally, I would find a good breeder I am happy with, and not be too concerned with price (within reason, probably couldn't afford more than 2000 tho)

Glad she is feeling better! How did she manage to get the injury? Lucky she seems to like the crate! Lottie is looking gorgeous as usual and Dexta is also very cute.

Why only yellow labs/Grs?

I love rottie puppies, they are so cute! We have one in our puppy class.