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thanks for the advice we have an outdoor area for him which he can see inside the house, so when i cant 100% supervise hes out there, and hes pretty happy, ill just try small regualr sessions with the children when i dont have anything to do. My eldest is old enough to understand but the youngest isnt, it will be a little easier when we can start takin him for parks and he can come to the park with us thanks tracy

hi everyone my pup gets too excited sometimes and jumps up at the kids (who are 4 and 21 months), and licks them to death etc, im not sure what the best way to stop it, i read somewhere u should turn your back on the pup and ignore, but thats very hard to stop my 2 young children from doing that and understanding why. any advice be great thanks tracy

im looking into the crate training, before in the day he running around the house with us, but hes weeing and pooing everywhere, then i read up on crate training. I dont understand exactly how it should work, whether you should close the door or not, the crate is in our bedroom, so if we dont close it then he will be free to run aorund our bedroom and wee and poo everywhere, should i have the crate in the laundry (where he is left in the day when hes by himself, and leave the crate open, and pop him in there and take him out every hour.

hi everyone we have had our puppy a week now, and since reading up lots on crate training (and the fact we have had lots of accidents) we think this is the best way to train him. I have read you should take them out every hour to go to the toilet, then treat them if they do, if they dont go put them back in the crate for another hour. If he does go to the toilet should i have a quick play with him? or put him back in the crate? Im just trying to figure out a routine with him, when we are home for the crate training. What do we do about meal times? when should we have them, and where should we feed them? should i leave water in his crate in the day? Should we take him for a walk on his leash in the garden for exercise? Anything else we need to know? where is best to have the crate in the day, in view of everyone, or in our bedroom (we have 2 small children) thanks

live in baldivis, 15 mins from rockingham, thers a city farmers in rocko, and one right next to where i work thanks for that wizzle and for advice on books

hes only in the laundry when we are not home, otherwise hes roamin around the house with us. I was asking if when hes at home alone, is in the laundry better or outside, the reason why hes in the laundry is thats the only place when he can be fenced off from the rest of the house, its coming up to summer, so he wont get cold. yea i suppose the cost per quantity of food is not that expensive for the dog, and i def agree quality over price every time. i have lots of reading up to do, and lots of hard work and trainin, i knew it was going to be tough, very similar to a baby, tought times in the first few weeks but once they settle everything gets easier. does anyone know if better pets and gardens sells decent pet food, just tryin to locate local pet stores, dont have that many near me thanks

thanks guys for all the advice. Just one more thing, obviously sometimes hes going to be in the laundry, but i want to get him trained outside asap, will he get confused toiletin in 2 diff areas, and do u think its better to have him indoors or outdoors in the day, i havent heard him stirring in the night for a wee, should i get him out even if hes asleep? thanks

thanks for some of ur help, i knew comin on a breedin forum i was gonna be in for some critisim, but im not here for sarcastic comments, im just here for geniunie advice for people who know dogs, actually where we bought the dog from, my partner got lots of advice from her, but as i had the kids to deal with i couldnt get to talk to her. hes been vaccinated, dewormed, microchipped. the food he is on is innova puppy food

hi everyone we have just got our first puupy who is 9 weeks old, a cross breed of a jack russell and chiuhua. We also have 2 small children aged 4 and 20 months. I just have a few general questions on toileting, the kids with him, sleep, food etc and anything else you think could help me. Prob not the best time to havea puppy with 2 children, but my partner really wanted one, deep down i do too, but im finding it really difficult with the pup and 2 children, but its early days, we havent even had him a week. At the mo hes sleeping in a crate in our bedroom, and when we go out, hes in the laundry, which has a gate so he cant escape. We do plan on having him outside soon, but our garden isnt secure yet, plus we have a lot of trucks going up and down the street, im thinking the noise (while hes young) may scare him? Basically i dont know if i want him sleepin in our room, but obviously until hes toilet trained, i cant risk letting him roam around our bedroom, and if i keep him in the laundry, that is right next to the kids room, and i dont want him disturbing their sleep, what does everyone else do for lettin them sleep, is it best to have him in the crate? How much sleep do they need as a puppy, obviously having 2 small children, they wont leave him alone, and he practically gets no sleep in the day even though i know hes very tired, should i just put him in his crate away from the kids? although if i put him in the laundry, the kids just run up to the gate and keep him awake, hence the only other place is my bedroom. As for toileting, how is best to train him, i know everyone says to train outside asap, but when he wakes in the morning as soon as i let him out of his crate he wees, no way do i have enough time to get him outside. AND with him being in the laundry in the day at the mo, hes weein on newspaper, so will he get confused? Is it best to have him desexed? whats an average price for it, i got one quote (with a discount ) of $180, does that sound reasonable And what is best to feed a puppy, we got food at the mo what was recommeneded from the pet shop, but its sooo expensive, i normally shop at coles, is there anything i can get there that is good for him. sorry for all the questions, i really just need some advice on how to train him etc, im plannin on takin him puppy school too, any other advice will be great too also do they stop following u around in the end, he wont leave me alone, even if he asleep and he notices im moving he gets up and follow me thanks tracy