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Old 04-09-2008, 03:23 PM
Zumie05 Zumie05 is offline
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Re: Rotti Advice before I buy/adopt

Bring treats and toys with you on walks and get SUPER excited and make her think you are just outside to play. If she moves forward while on the leash, give her a toy or treat and keep it that way. She is 8 weeks old, I wouldn't try to do walking right now for anything longer than 5 minutes. She is wearing a leash and collar, something she has NEVER done before and it is weird! So also try leaving the leash on her while inside to let her get used to dragging it around the house. That will help out a ton. Spray bitter apple on the leash too to make sure she doesn't get into the habit of biting her leash.

OMG potty training for my guy took forever. I think I just had a puppy who took a while to catch on. My first dog who was a female potty trained in a week though, but we got her at 4 months old. By 4 months old a dog recently developed a better ability to control her bladder/bowel. They are more aware of themselves by this age. So during the baby dog stages, yes there will be accidents. The best thing you can do is prevent them by controlling her food and water intake and taking her outside every hour AND after she eats, drinks, plays with you or something, and wakes up from a nap. Keep an eye on her like a hawk, always with you 24/7. Otherwise if you're not watching, you will miss it when she has an accident and won't be able to get her to the right place.

While she is still small let her get used to the cats. My guy really liked to sniff my cat when he was little, and now he doesn't care about the cat at all.

Young puppies should have 3 - 4 meals a day. Change to 2 meals a day around 5 months old.
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