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Thread Author: zippy	Replies: 20

Mon 2 Feb 26 11:40   New Puppy - zippy

On Friday we collected a new puppy. She's a 9 week old cavapoo - a poodle and king Charles spaniel cross. She has more of the traits of a poodle. She's as bright as a button. When we went to view her, there were a few of the litter left and a striking pewter coloured pooch was all over me but this tiny teddy-bear brown puppy with a white "mask" on her face - was besotted with Mrs Z and visa-versa. We picked her up and drove 2 hours home. She was in a dog crate and Mrs Z sat next to her. There was not a whimper all the way home. We carried her in to the house in her car crate and opened it up. She stayed there for a few hours despite placing food and drink just outside the crate. When she finally ventured out, she hid at the side of the sofa. Saturday was totally different. She has been cuddling with Mrs Z and showing off some tricks that she knows. Miss Z drove along from Hampshire to visit and pupster took to her instantly. Pupster has been playing fetch, trying to remove socks, puppy biting (stops instantly when we say "ouch"). She is very active now. She is extremely affectionate and warmly greets all visitors. She is also confident and obedient and unlike previous pooch is not fussy food wise. Potty training wise - she's almost there 8/10 times she has used the puppy mats. There are a couple of little problems - her separation anxiety kicks in from about 20 seconds. She also howls / cries at night in her crate - so any tips re this would be much appreciated. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 11:58   New Puppy - Zero

There are three known strategies, all of them mostly work. 1/ The brutal option, ignore the noise, it does stop eventually 2/ The temporary camp bed next to the crate, moving it further away each night, takes about 7 nights. 3/ The large cuddly toy in the crate. Good to see you are using crate training. Lost my older girl last month. So eyeing my cage currently resting in the shed, wondering what to fill it with. Fancy a Goldie/Border collie X Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 13:10   New Puppy - ORB>>

Lost my older girl last month. So eyeing my cage currently resting in the shed, wondering what to fill it with. Fancy a Goldie/Border collie X We have Blodwen our Bearded Collie father Border collie mother and beware what you wish for. She'll be 10 on the 1st of May and still needs LOTS of excercise and stimulation. We are not the owners.. we ARE the sheep... Very affectionate and welcoming to all. Howled like a banshee in the back of the car in her cage when leaving the farm in mid wales. (we got her at 12 weeks old. We thought before that was too early. Not happy in the cage at home, but she soon cured us of that! Last edited by: ORB>> on Mon 2 Feb 26 at 13:11 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 13:24   New Puppy - Zero

>> We have Blodwen our Bearded Collie father Border collie mother and beware what you wish >> for. She'll be 10 on the 1st of May and still needs LOTS of excercise >> and stimulation. Fully aware of the traits of such a x breed, and is under consideration for my dog sport hobbies, KC and FCI obedience, and Agility, hence the "sparky" requirement. My young working goldie is, errr, "keen" Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 15:16   New Puppy - ORB>>

ibb.co/bMXkd9r7 Blodwen waiting for me to go and pick up the stick she brought back so far... Last edited by: ORB>> on Mon 2 Feb 26 at 15:18 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 16:32   New Puppy - Dog

My 11 year young English pointer: ibb.co/5hFZgCyB Reply to this message | Report message       1

Mon 2 Feb 26 17:17   New Puppy - Clk Sec

That's a beauty! Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 12:00   New Puppy - Fullchat

Hot (warm) water bottle in the crate? Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 12:03   New Puppy - bathtub tom

>>She also howls / cries at night in her crate - so any tips re this would be much appreciated. If you want to train her, ignore her. If you want her to train you, move her to your bedroom (as most dog owners seem to do nowadays). Reply to this message | Report message       1

Mon 2 Feb 26 12:48   New Puppy - Robbie34

I have been guilty of this with all of my Cockers. When I got my first Cocker Spaniel over fifty years ago he was left in his basket in the kitchen when I went to bed. He howled and threw himself at the door and eventually I went downstairs and brought him to bed. The came thing happened the next night and so he came to bed with me for the rest of his life. Consequently, all of my Cockers have slept in my bedroom as do my present two. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 13:23   New Puppy - Robin O'Reliant

>> >> >> If you want to train her, ignore her. >> If you want her to train you, move her to your bedroom (as most dog >> owners seem to do nowadays). >> Fully agree, I will NOT have a dog in the bedroom. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 13:29   New Puppy - Zero

>> Fully agree, I will NOT have a dog in the bedroom. All of my dogs have always been banned from bedrooms under all circumstances. Reply to this message | Report message       4

Mon 2 Feb 26 12:38   New Puppy - Dog

Having been owned by 8 dogs, I would go along with bathtub's suggestion. Hot water bottle could get chewed :( Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 13:54   New Puppy - Paul 1963

Hmm! Personally hate crates, our dogs, currently 10 year old jug and a 16 month old parsons terrier sleep on the end of the bed, there pack animals and need the company of others, our two, and I'm obviously biased are cleaner and more hygienic than a few humans I've meet. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 17:22   New Puppy - Robin O'Reliant

>> Hmm! Personally hate crates, our dogs, currently 10 year old jug and a 16 month >> old parsons terrier sleep on the end of the bed, >> What about when you want "Thingy"? Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 17:46   New Puppy - smokie

He kicks the wife out for 20 minutes :-) Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 17:47   New Puppy - Paul 1963

>> >> Hmm! Personally hate crates, our dogs, currently 10 year old jug and a 16 >> month >> >> old parsons terrier sleep on the end of the bed, >> >> >> >> What about when you want "Thingy"? >> There politely asked to leave the room for a couple of minutes :) Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 22:10   New Puppy - zippy

>> >> What about when you want "Thingy"? >> >> >> There politely asked to leave the room for a couple of minutes :) >> That long? :-D Last edited by: zippy on Mon 2 Feb 26 at 22:10 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 18:29   New Puppy - R.P.

I cured our Springer by lying next to him and going...."Shhhhhhhh" for about 10 mins, worked like a dream, even at the ripe old age 12 it still soothed him. The current Cocker responds to it, when on my lap. Separation anxiety is difficult...the fostered Cocker was pretty bad, Archie doesnt give a fig and goes to his crate when I put my jacket on abnd wave the car keys, which he hates....! Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 2 Feb 26 18:33   New Puppy - R.P.

No dogs in the ground floor bedroom he understands this. He loves his cage, it's left open all day and night - he retires there at 11.00pm.... Reply to this message | Report message

Tue 3 Feb 26 03:59   New Puppy - zippy

The fabric car crate went back in to the car this evening and a metal crate was erected and fitted with a plastic floor and really nice soft bed. Puppster was introduced to the crate and began to shake uncontrollably and howled. She was clearly terrified. We had to get the car crate back from the car, but it's too small to be a permanent solution. Reply to this message | Report message