I like Copper! :p
I like Copper! :p
....Well he's not potty trained. His has urinated in the house several times.... maybe puddles for a name?;)
He peed again!!!:eek: :( We don't have a crate yet and I am afraid by the time we wake up tomorrow he's going to have peed all over the house. :( Dan is outside with him right now. Any ideas on how to get him to stop pottying inside? The only potty training I have done is crate training, so I could really use the advice.
LOL, that's actually pretty cute. :pQuote:
Originally posted by joycenalex
....Well he's not potty trained. His has urinated in the house several times.... maybe puddles for a name?;)
Cass he is a cute little guy, I guess you will have to just let him try on names for awhile. If the name don't fit, then try another. I usually would get tired of a name I would pick out and then try another name.
Dana, my Rottweiler was named by my husband. I really didn't want to name her that, but he liked Dana Sculley on the x-files. LOL!
I had to use a very huge box for Dana. I could afford a crate for her. So I kept the box in the living room, then would take it to the bedroom with me of a night. But it really got hard after a while lifting that big lug out of that box and putting her in. I got to where I would have to turn the box on it side and then take her out to her spot. She was very good though and would go potty on command.
I couldn't tell you what kind of dog your puppy is, I do know I love the way his ear curls. What a sweetheart! I hope you keep him. This may be a godsend to you and your family.
Willie
The way we potty trained cami is we would take her out very often, maybe a few times in an hour.. We would take her out and say "Cami Pee-pee" Then she usually looked at us probably having no clue what we were talking about, but when she did go, we would reward her like crazy, saying "YAY cami" giving treats ect... Eventually cami learned to go to the back door when she needed to go, and if we weren't at the door, she would track us down, and whine and bark, then us knowing to take her out! :p Im sure he will get the hang of it soon! :)Quote:
Originally posted by luckies4me
He peed again!!!:eek: :( We don't have a crate yet and I am afraid by the time we wake up tomorrow he's going to have peed all over the house. :( Dan is outside with him right now. Any ideas on how to get him to stop pottying inside? The only potty training I have done is crate training, so I could really use the advice.
It's hard to find that perfect name without being around the pup and seeing his personality. Some names I really like the sound of but it would still have to "fit" :). Puppies ARE hard work! For awhile it is like having another toddler as I'm sure you know :p.
Potty training is just something that has to be worked at consistently and patiently, watching the pup closely and taking him out often and then making a huge deal when he pees outside. I remember when I was potty training Tasha sometimes she'd just so suddenly squat and begin to pee and I had to grab her fast and run her outside, but then she'd just play around and not go!
One thing I'd suggest if you haven't already is to get one of those sprays that help to erase the odor of urine to a dog since even after it is cleaned a dog can often still smell where it went. Another aid out there are training pads that attract a puppy to wet on them. I haven't used them but have read where you get the puppy to go on the pad (it has a scent that makes them want to go there) and then move the pad outside so the puppy goes there, etc.
Good luck!
CamCampup, that's exactly what I do. He went potty in the middle of the night but I stopped him and then took him outside. He went poop and pee again and then slept all this morning very nicely until I took him out when I noticed he was starting to piddle. I don't mind pee so much, but pooping in the house is just a big no no for me. Thank goodness he hasn't pooped! Every time he eats, I take him out ten minutes later to go poop, so he hasn't had an accident poopy wise yet!:D His nails are also so long and sharp. He slept with us for the first hour of night but then we had to kick him off because he kept having puppy nightmares really bad. He had them so bad it was almost impossible to wake him up. :( He would cry and cry and cry so bad, and it was really sad. It took Dan about 4 minutes to wake him up to tell him he was alright.
Then I caught him growling in his sleep lol. And man oh man does he have the stinkiest farts EVER!!! :eek: His poop looks nice though. No worms or mucous or anything. :)
Cami used to have those, she doesn't have them anymore though, thank god, i think i would cry! :p A dog that i am dog-sitting now have extremely long nails, he has to get surgery done because of how long they are.. :( Poor pup!Quote:
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CamCampup, that's exactly what I do. He went potty in the middle of the night but I stopped him and then took him outside. He went poop and pee again and then slept all this morning very nicely until I took him out when I noticed he was starting to piddle. I don't mind pee so much, but pooping in the house is just a big no no for me. Thank goodness he hasn't pooped! Every time he eats, I take him out ten minutes later to go poop, so he hasn't had an accident poopy wise yet!:D His nails are also so long and sharp. He slept with us for the first hour of night but then we had to kick him off because he kept having puppy nightmares really bad. He had them so bad it was almost impossible to wake him up. :( He would cry and cry and cry so bad, and it was really sad. It took Dan about 4 minutes to wake him up to tell him he was alright.
You might want to control his water intake and do it the same way you do the food. Put the water down and take him potty after he drinks. The scheduled water will mean scheduled pee and will make it easier on you.
Also, rough play sessions cause them to have to potty. So remember to take him out if he is playing hard.
During the day, you could keep him on a leash near you at all times (especially these first few days).
Thanks for the tips Aly! I will try doing the same with his water. Right now he is at the park with Dan, Dylan and Dan's father. I am having major difficulties with MSN and am connected with a test connection through IE. :( :rolleyes:
But I just wanted to let everyone know that he has made progress! He actually went to the door and pawed at it to let us know he had to go outside and potty, so I was very proud of him. :D
Any suggestions on how to stop him from biting/mouthing?
Does he just do it when playing or all the time? Does he also pull at your clothes or is it just normal puppy nipping?Quote:
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Any suggestions on how to stop him from biting/mouthing?
I'm sorry but he will be leaving this afternoon. I just got back from the ER. Ewok cannot stand him and I cannot take the stress and neither can the cats. The puppy went after Ewok and Ewok jumped onto my face, ripping my eyelid open so bad it cut my cornea, and I got bit several times on the face and scratched pretty badly. At this time, until we have a yard or the dog was smaller than the cats, this can't be. I tried, I did, but with me facing a possibly ugly infection in my eye etc. I just can't do it. And it was just getting good too. I cried the whole time at the doctors about this, but Dan won't give me any options. :(
I should have known better that this wouldn't work out, becuase nothing does, and all I have done was make things worse. I am in a lot of pain right now and I am not even supposed to be on the computer. I am supposed to wear a patch. :( It was fine with Morgan because Ewok was just a teenie tiny kitten and didn't even care about anything at only three weeks old. And I can't stnad to be attaacked again. The bad thing is that the people at the ER kept saying I should euthanize Ewok, when it wasn't even his fault because he was just scared.
I don't think a big dog will ever fit in here unfortunately, as long as we have Ewok.
Oh! :( Im so sorry.. :(
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Well it's really up in the air whether or not he will stay, but he will be here for awhile until we find him a good home. :)
Can you tell us what that means? :confused: At first it did
sound like you wanted to keep him. I mean ,getting the puppy
trained to scratch at the door to go out after a day's training,
that sounds like a bond has already formed.