picking up puppy tomorrow have i forgot anything?
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its going to be a 2 hour drive back not fully inoculated so we cant let it out for toilet breaks on way back
i will obviously take water and lots of towels but its the mrs car
not having any accidents in my car. also have a little travel crate which we can use if its comfortable in it but im sure my daughters will not be able to leave it alone.
home I have a crate, puppy pen,lots of toys, teething things , kongs and kong paste, food and bowels.
so have i missed anything? any advice welcome.
i will obviously take water and lots of towels but its the mrs car
not having any accidents in my car. also have a little travel crate which we can use if its comfortable in it but im sure my daughters will not be able to leave it alone.home I have a crate, puppy pen,lots of toys, teething things , kongs and kong paste, food and bowels.
so have i missed anything? any advice welcome.
GENUINE Vet bed (basic is good - white top, green base). Machine washable and moisture (!) goes straight through. Use this in the crate / overnight bed.
http://www.petsathome.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...
Always make sure young puppy has somewhere he can call his own, e.g crate with door open, throughout the day. When he/she is in there, leave him/her alone. All pups (and dogs!) need a place they can call their own where they will not me molested / played with - tell the kids this!!!
HTH
http://www.petsathome.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...
Always make sure young puppy has somewhere he can call his own, e.g crate with door open, throughout the day. When he/she is in there, leave him/her alone. All pups (and dogs!) need a place they can call their own where they will not me molested / played with - tell the kids this!!!
HTH
Cliftonite said:
GENUINE Vet bed (basic is good - white top, green base). Machine washable and moisture (!) goes straight through. Use this in the crate / overnight bed.
http://www.petsathome.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...
Always make sure young puppy has somewhere he can call his own, e.g crate with door open, throughout the day. When he/she is in there, leave him/her alone. All pups (and dogs!) need a place they can call their own where they will not me molested / played with - tell the kids this!!!
HTH
I was looking at these today already got some bedding will probably invest in one of those. I bought a crate training book also been explaining the rule to the girls.http://www.petsathome.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servle...
Always make sure young puppy has somewhere he can call his own, e.g crate with door open, throughout the day. When he/she is in there, leave him/her alone. All pups (and dogs!) need a place they can call their own where they will not me molested / played with - tell the kids this!!!
HTH
First puppy came home in a large cat carrier (only a 10 minute car journey). Second puppy was in a crate - poop everywhere (was supposed to be 4 hour journey but we had long delays). Third puppy was sat on my lap, on a towel, he slept the entire journey (3 hours). I'd definitely recommend the towel and puppy on your lap (assuming you have somebody else driving 
).
Good luck
).Good luck
Badabing said:
The usual, and I'm sure the seller wil do this but get a cut of the blanket or towel the pups mum uses. The pup will feel comforted by the mums scent.
Be very careful which toys you give your pup. Nothing with squeakers until he's bigger.
You might also like to take with you a soft cuddly toy you have bought, and ask the breeder to rub it all over mum, to serve the same purpose. As breeders we supply one with each pup - identical to the ones they had with them in the pen. Keep it with the pup on the way home (I was often surprised by new owners wanting to put the pup in the car (of course!) but the toy in the boot!).Be very careful which toys you give your pup. Nothing with squeakers until he's bigger.
Thanks guys.
Puppy is home sat on my daughters and partners knee on way back slept most of way.
Got it home it followed me around the garden and did its business made a fuss of it. let it have a roam around inside for a bit because it was empty. fed it took it outside it went again.
So there is me thinking im the best dog trainer in the world it walks to heel recalls, sits and is already toilet trained.
3 hours later its used to the garden and house does what it wants just dissapears into garden with its new favourite toy no longer recalling not as easy as I thought this dog lark
Edit every time i take it outside it does it business so far so good.
dog is great only one issue so far im trying to entice it into his crate using treats and its toys that it likes. Its having none of it. Its like its scared of it so i dont want to force it in. Any ideas?
Puppy is home sat on my daughters and partners knee on way back slept most of way.
Got it home it followed me around the garden and did its business made a fuss of it. let it have a roam around inside for a bit because it was empty. fed it took it outside it went again.
So there is me thinking im the best dog trainer in the world it walks to heel recalls, sits and is already toilet trained.
3 hours later its used to the garden and house does what it wants just dissapears into garden with its new favourite toy no longer recalling
not as easy as I thought this dog lark Edit every time i take it outside it does it business so far so good.
dog is great only one issue so far im trying to entice it into his crate using treats and its toys that it likes. Its having none of it. Its like its scared of it so i dont want to force it in. Any ideas?
Edited by Pesty on Sunday 28th July 19:23
Edited by Pesty on Sunday 28th July 19:24
Leave the crate open in living room where you guys are relaxing, maybe put a blanket over the top, have the entrance facing you so it can see you when it does go in, put the bed in there or blankets. If it goes in make no fuss in the slightest, ignore it like its perfectly normal. On no accounts lock the doors, not even for a minute, maybe after a minute a simple " good dog" to reassure it.
Good advice above , don't force him in if you got a blanket or anything with his mums scent or his puppy pack scent leave that inside his open crate
Lots of praise once he goes in the crate and avoid disturbing him in there
If he is sleeping on some one or in a area what I did was carry him over to his crate and put him in there to sleep , he picked up really quickly that it was his special place and within a couple of days was in and out of there
no bother
Lots of praise once he goes in the crate and avoid disturbing him in there
If he is sleeping on some one or in a area what I did was carry him over to his crate and put him in there to sleep , he picked up really quickly that it was his special place and within a couple of days was in and out of there
no bother
Edited by frank hovis on Sunday 28th July 21:25
frank hovis said:
Good advice above , don't force him in if you got a blanket or anything with his mums scent or his puppy pack scent leave that inside his open crate
Lots of praise once he goes in the crate and avoid disturbing him in there
If he is sleeping on some one or in a area what I did was carry him over to his crate and put him in there to sleep , he picked up really quickly that it was his special place and within a couple of days was in and out of there
no bother
Thanks i treid the wait till he falls asleep trick and put him in. Worked well was fast on stirred while we were not looking and fell asleep again on floor outside. Lots of praise once he goes in the crate and avoid disturbing him in there
If he is sleeping on some one or in a area what I did was carry him over to his crate and put him in there to sleep , he picked up really quickly that it was his special place and within a couple of days was in and out of there
no bother
Edited by frank hovis on Sunday 28th July 21:25
Times getting on and i would like him in it tonight.
Slight improvement i put a kong in there with that squirty stuff and he went in for 30 secs but streight back out again
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