New Puppy

[almeloche]

sorry i never replyed back sooner I was not able to see this post again until now. as far as what i said about the hole we realized it wasnt her. It was out oldest. I found this out after we let them in from being out to play... I was unsure of it being her but when they were found it was right after the puppy was out. but the one hole was about 5 times her size. She is now about 12 wks & she is eating authority

[almeloche]

Laila is now almost 3 & Angel will be 6 in Aug. yes they are both spayed.. as far as training classes for them no... Angel was rescued from a clinic I worked at for my husband to have a companion while he was away from everyone due to the military (we were dating at the time). Laila came to him by a coworker who was going to be putting her down because he was moving at 8 month & had all her comands. we continue to work with them on the no jump, sit, stay, they wait for their food & sit patiently in the tub. they also wait to come in the house or any other thing that we may do with them. as far as them going to classes with her.. no they will not. 1 they are too old & 2 I am not taking 3 animals any where at the same time. Dyna is now 12 wks she was 9 wks when we got her. I am looking to start taking her to classes the begining of march. i want to make sure she has 3 sets from the vet we go to.. along with the one she already had when we got her. I know everyone thinks I was wrong in taking her & I was kinda mad at myself for falling for a puppy at a pet store as that is something I never wanted to do. (along with getting married at 20 but that happened too, because mmmmm I love him). i will see if i can meet any wives in my area that will help watch her durring the day but I have been seeing reports of puppies being stolen.. i dont know how much I would trust some one I just met (because I just moved into this neighborhood) to walk into my house & let my puppy out. I think you would understand that if you were in my situation.

[almeloche]

thank you taim. when we get up in the am the first thing she does is go out to go potty and run in the yard and play for a little while. we then come in to eat, then potty. we go back in the cage so i can shower once that is done we are out to run and play some more while i am gettin all my stuff ready for the day. not only is she getting play time with me but also with the older 2. she goes out before I leave. trust me I wish i could come home to let her out in the middle of the day or even take time away from school but if I do that I am gone I will get kicked out of the program that i am in & have worked so hard for to be 1 1/2 semesters away from graduating to loss it all. as far as my husband taking time off not possible. he just took off for us to move, also he is in the services so you never know what to expect. when either of us come home it is straight outside. i dont even change or sit down to go pee from my 2 hr drive home she is my first priority. we then play for a little bit & then go back out side with the older 2. she then comes in and eats, then she rests... we then play & potty. her last time out is between 9 & 10 pm. depending on what I am doing the next day... seeing I am on my feet all day & working with patients I try to play out 7-8 hrs of sleep and I am up every 3-4 to let her out. if it is an off day i am up by 7 or as soon as i hear her start to whine. I would leave my house later than I do but seeing that i have to travel about 1 1/2 hrs to get to clinicals & with traffic terrible at even 5 am i make sure i get there on time so i have no chance of getting kicked out. I do feel bad for leaving her at home but everyone who says give her away well that kills me.. because i couldnt do that to her if she were a person, so y should i do that to her because she is a puppy and because i desided to take her on and am finding it hard with my schedule. Am I in the wrong? I could have gone to a shelter yes, but knowing all the parvo & HW possitive cases that there are around here the shelter no sooner gets a dog than they turn around & put it down. i have battled a problem with a cat because he was afraid of everything, do i get rid of him because he wont come to me not knowing what the next person will do with him because he is so scared of everything or do i deal with the fact that i never get to see him or when i do i risk him running away from me... I came for advice and many have made me feel as if it was a mistake.

[AngelBunny]

Originally Posted by almeloche

... I came for advice and many have made me feel as if it was a mistake.

It's a fact you got Dyna from a pet store.

It's a fact that 99.9% of pet store puppies from mills.

It's a fact that mills are loathsome, unspeakably awful places--as you will see for yourself by Googling puppy mills.

To top it off, you have three female dogs in your house.

Since the above are facts, it's hard to understand how you are disappointed. You received excellent, knowledgeable advice from people who've been seriously involved with the breed for years, yet you're unhappy.

What gives with you?

[almeloche]

sMOKIN12R,
You stated:
when I was single and had a 8 week old Rottweiler pup... I'd take her out in the morning 530AM for a nice long walk for 3P... then into her crate. Then at my lunch 1130 I'd return home to take her out again... 3P... back in crate til 5PM'ish back home to 3P.... then I'd hit the gym for my workout... back home by 7pm... to play with her again.

did this help for you being gone long times? My husband is going to do all that he can to come home on lunch. If that is too much then I will try to talk to the few people I know from the closer hospital and see if they know any one in the area as I do not. This along with being able to play/walk & train one full day during the week along with sat & sun & then me home by 1 on thursdays to do the same, do u think it will help? she is not having accidents when we are home as she is going out more often.
The first thing we do in the morning is go out to potty and then eat. Then we go back out to potty and run after I have gotten ready for the day. Thank you for your advice

[taim]

I think that if your husband can come home during lunch to let her out and spend some time with her 4 days a week and you can make it home by 1pm on the 5th it is an excellent start to curbing the accidents and giving her the attention she needs. She's getting older and will (over the next few months) be able to hold it longer. The key will really be consistency and if your husband can't make it home every day you'll probably want to explore the possibility of someone from that closer hospital helping you out as well. It will still be a long time for her but there's no doubt it's better than how things have been.

[almeloche]

My husband just went back to work. we got her just after we moved. I will be home with her ALL DAY Tuesday & both of us on the weekends. I put our schedule down so that people would know what we were looking at. he is going to do his best to get home. If that isnt possible after today then I will see what I can do to find someone from a friend OR in our NEW neighborhood (which puts me in the same situation you were in I do believe). I have found you to be very helpful in both your postings here and on others. It is not I am not listening to people it is I am really trying hard to do this & I want to do this and I am trying hard to figure out how to get it all done. Thank you.

[smokn12r]

I dont buy into the belief that pups cant hold their urine or fecal matter at 10-12 weeks of age for a few hours only because I've seen it done daily. Yes its best if you or someone can be there regularly to teach the pup good habits i.e., taking them out often to lay the foundation for where they need to do their dirty work.

If you can control the time your pups eat food ...you'll have a better grasp of his/her poop routine. My 12 week pup hold his stuff rather well, not that i want him to.... but I'm cognizant of where he's at all the time.

Its important to have someone who can allow them to relieve themselves especially if you have a pet store pup. Pet Store animals are raised in cages and know no other behaviour than to poop where they live (Which is ass backwards) You can and have to break that cycle. It's difficult but possible. Praise when he/she goes outside.... give it a name... keep the kennel/crate clean... (try to kill or remove the enzymes) so they can't smell their scent in the crate.

Its important... first thing in the AM... play or run... where the pup out (depending on age)... make him/her tired. Then Lunchtime... someone needs to let him/her out... and play with them more. Praise anytime it does doody outside. Good Luck sounds like you are on the right track, just be patient and tolerant. Smaller periods in the crate with postive reinforcement for accident free periods.

[SarasMom]

Nobody has said a puppy can't hold it for a FEW hours. I've seen it done too, as I'm on my 6th Rottie pup to raise. Twelve hours is a completely different matter at this age.

[smokn12r]

Originally Posted by SarasMom

How old is your puppy?

My 6 month old pup is just now holding it 6 or 7 hours at night.

Dogs and human babies aren't exactly the same, but results of leaving this pup without attention for extended periods isn't going to be pretty.

:)

You shouldn't crate a dog longer than 5 hours, especially a puppy. They need to go quite often.


If your 6 month old pup is just now holding it for 6 to 7 hours... I'd say that is on the latter side. Both of my rotties have been going thru the night without incident from 11 weeks on. I believe a young pup can be crated up to 5 to 6 hours without incident, provided the groundwork has been layed.

I take my pup to work with me this time around! My previous female I didnt have that luxory. 12 hours is way too long for me much less my pup to be confined without going! But a well manageable young pup such as mine current one is 12 weeks and is accident free in his kennel from day one and sleeps thru the night without incident. Every pup is different, socialization and patterns taught early on really make a difference.