New puppy..

[Admiral Huddy]

Had her a few weeks now and settling in well.

Her name is Totty :

and my little boy like to keep watch over her:

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The barking is a problem. When she's outside, we give loads of things to chew and play with. I'm not convinced about the cage, but we are told that it's the best way of house training so she toilets outside.

Being tiny, I've only stepped on her twice!

 

[Cosimo]

She is very cute, what a lovely name.

 

[KaHn]

Very nice, but could I suggest a bigger crate if you are using it for house training aswell. Barking will just be due to her being in unsure surrondings.

KaHn

 

[LukeTW]

Haha Totty

Cute doggy

 

[Admiral Huddy]

Very nice, but could I suggest a bigger crate if you are using it for house training aswell. Barking will just be due to her being in unsure surrondings.

KaHn

Yes, agreed. We mail ordered it not really realising the size.

 

[KaHn]

I will do a new post for Crates.

The reason crates are used is like most animals they don't like to sleep where they pee/poo so by keeping her in a small area she will learn quickly that she has to poo/pee outside if she doesn't want to sleep in it, but it can also lead to them not liking the crate and if not done right they can see it as a punishment to be put in there.

With Max we kept him in the kitchen (15' x 9'), which has laminate flooring, on a night time and made a fuss of him when he went for a pee/poo outside and kept an eye on him untill he was a few month old, now he wont go anywhere unless its on grass/sand.

Good luck for the pee/poo picking up tho

KaHn

 

[KaHn]

Yes, agreed. We mail ordered it not really realising the size.

The only reason I suggest a bigger size as it will mean she wont have to sleep directly where she pees/poos.

KaHn

 

[ThundyCat]

She is loverly mate,agree about getting a bigger cage.

 

[namnoc]

Always useful to have a dog that size in the coat pocket as a hand warmer

 

[Gilly]

Put some throws or sheets over the cage itself, make it a bit of a den. Settled ours down no end

 

[Admiral Huddy]

Put some throws or sheets over the cage itself, make it a bit of a den. Settled ours down no end

Ahh I never though of that. Might try that providing she doesn't strart tweeting.

Will this work on the Mrs too?

Can anyone recommend pet insurance provider?

 

[Trusty]

Both your dog and son are gorgeous!

Agree with the crate aswell, have you thought about picking up a dog training book. I've got a small hard back my mum gave us and its extremely useful.

 

[Gilly]

Will this work on the Mrs too?

I only wish I could find a cage big enough for mine

 

[UKDTweak]

Thats a very cute little pup, hope you have years of fun having her

 

[KaHn]

Can anyone recommend pet insurance provider?

Look for one which covers the dog for its life time and not for "year to year" policy, as some insurers will void your insurance after the year if the dog has an on going problem, also look at the amount you can spend on vet bills.

I have E&L insurance and I am not sure if it is a lifetime cover but if it is not I will be changing it at the end of the first year.

Currently it is £12/month and gives 4.5k of vet bills with £60 excess, also gives you a reward if your dog stops a intruder.

KaHn

 

[Skidder]

ah, lovely pup

 

[Admiral Huddy]

I only wish I could find a cage big enough for mine

Does this mean you've tried?

Look for one which covers the dog for its life time and not for "year to year" policy, as some insurers will void your insurance after the year if the dog has an on going problem, also look at the amount you can spend on vet bills.
KaHn

Good advice.. thanks

 

[sparklebox]

extremely cute dog!! and child D)

 

[AHarvey]

never understood the whole cage thing.

It looks like you've got tiled floors in that rooms, let him have a bit of a play around

If he makes a mess, take him to it and tell him off, even better if you can catch him doing it.

 

[nydryl]

Puppies, Totty!?

This thread promised so so much

That dog is excellent though, love the expression in the first photo.