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get him to pee and crap on newspaper if its in house on a tiled floor and easy to clean let him out regular as well. move the paper to the door and he will soon get the message don't crap in the house . I used to get up twice in the night and let mine out till he could hold it for 8 hours
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We have those, but someone told me not to use them as he will learn to go on things that look like mats, door mats, rugs etc... Too much conflicting advice maybe but I'll have to leave bedding out of the crate and go with newspaper or puppy pads until I learn to read the "Im about to go dad" signs a bit better.
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Good idea on puppy/obedience classes Jim. We have always had dogs as a family and the recent ones are the first time the folks went to puppy classes, it was a real eye opener the way training is done now and how much you can teach a dog.
Always a good idea to get them as well trained as you can (sometimes breed dependant).
Always a good idea to get them as well trained as you can (sometimes breed dependant).
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We've used both Pet Plan and More Than. Both paid out without any fuss or delay. We'd be out £1000's in vet bills if it wasn't for insurance. Last year one of our dogs (my avatar) took seriously ill. He ended up at the vet hospital in Edinburgh. There wasn't any worries on our part about how we were going to pay for any treatment he needed.
A few other cases we claimed for (different animals over the years):
A stay in hospital with meningitis.
Two cruciate ligaments rebuilt
Broken leg
Swallowed thread: perforated bowel (cat)
Horse caught up in barbed wire fence.
Yes, we believe in insurance. The cost of our monthly direct debits over the years wouldn't cover the cost of the treatment listed above.
A few other cases we claimed for (different animals over the years):
A stay in hospital with meningitis.
Two cruciate ligaments rebuilt
Broken leg
Swallowed thread: perforated bowel (cat)
Horse caught up in barbed wire fence.
Yes, we believe in insurance. The cost of our monthly direct debits over the years wouldn't cover the cost of the treatment listed above.
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Hi Jim
Re the socialisation period
Introduce him to as many new sights sounds places as you can , let him meet and greet 3/4 dogs from 10 (he will learn that he can't say hi to every dog he meets ) , stand on a street corner with him in a sit position for a bit and let traffic go by , take him to a pub beer garden , reward the sits and lie downs but again let 3 or. 4 from ten people actually interact , tell the rest he's a puppy in learning so not today (you want a socialised dog , not an over socialised one) ... Take him to a river and see if he's a water baby (some love it , some hate it , and some paddle) .... Up until 14/15/16 weeks he will always want to be around you .... Your his comfort blanket /his parent ... After that the training you put in before will reAp the benefits .... He doesn't need you and could survive on his own .... Make being around you the most fun / best thing in his life
And please watch a couple of you tube videos on clicker training .... It rewards that specific action of the dog at that specific moment in time .....
Have fun with him , once you get some focus (with a ball say or food but I prefer a ball ) , the rest comes ......
Malc
Re the socialisation period
Introduce him to as many new sights sounds places as you can , let him meet and greet 3/4 dogs from 10 (he will learn that he can't say hi to every dog he meets ) , stand on a street corner with him in a sit position for a bit and let traffic go by , take him to a pub beer garden , reward the sits and lie downs but again let 3 or. 4 from ten people actually interact , tell the rest he's a puppy in learning so not today (you want a socialised dog , not an over socialised one) ... Take him to a river and see if he's a water baby (some love it , some hate it , and some paddle) .... Up until 14/15/16 weeks he will always want to be around you .... Your his comfort blanket /his parent ... After that the training you put in before will reAp the benefits .... He doesn't need you and could survive on his own .... Make being around you the most fun / best thing in his life
And please watch a couple of you tube videos on clicker training .... It rewards that specific action of the dog at that specific moment in time .....
Have fun with him , once you get some focus (with a ball say or food but I prefer a ball ) , the rest comes ......
Malc
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Thanks all for the outpouring of helpful advice.
You can count on this forum for all sorts of generous people who will happily take time out of their day to let their experience benefit another member, thanks again guys.
You can count on this forum for all sorts of generous people who will happily take time out of their day to let their experience benefit another member, thanks again guys.
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Enjoy the pup. You'll be looking back and laughing at the toilet training in a few months.
Runny poo could be a change in diet or just "one of those things." We gave our boys duck neck as a treat and they produced a pile of poo that wouldn't look out of place on the set of the "Alien" movie
Our oldest dog had a dose of the runs when he was a pup. We let him out into the front garden and watched from the window. He leaned back, face into the wind and closed his eyes. It looked like someone had turned on a fire hose from his back side! He shot forward and turned around to see what had just happened. He turned in our direction as if looking for an explanation. We were too busy wetting ourselves laughing to be of any help.
If you think dog poo is bad, just wait until he finds a puddle of fox poo to roll in. Earlier this year my two shot off ahead of me on a walk and ended up in a ditch. When I caught up to them they were enjoying a snack of caramel coloured poo. They looked up at me with their faces and ears covered in it. It took several washes to get it off and I still wake up screaming some nights.
Runny poo could be a change in diet or just "one of those things." We gave our boys duck neck as a treat and they produced a pile of poo that wouldn't look out of place on the set of the "Alien" movie
Our oldest dog had a dose of the runs when he was a pup. We let him out into the front garden and watched from the window. He leaned back, face into the wind and closed his eyes. It looked like someone had turned on a fire hose from his back side! He shot forward and turned around to see what had just happened. He turned in our direction as if looking for an explanation. We were too busy wetting ourselves laughing to be of any help.
If you think dog poo is bad, just wait until he finds a puddle of fox poo to roll in. Earlier this year my two shot off ahead of me on a walk and ended up in a ditch. When I caught up to them they were enjoying a snack of caramel coloured poo. They looked up at me with their faces and ears covered in it. It took several washes to get it off and I still wake up screaming some nights.
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Jim, re tummy trouble, feed him boiled white rice ,small amounts several times a day, chicken diced small can be added.make sure he has plenty clean water as upset tummy will lead to dehydration.If that doesnt work you will need to starve him for 24 hrs as a last resort then rice..
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Thanks Paul, will give that a go. He's just got his worming treatment from the vets as apparently they can cause tummy trouble and vomiting.
Also he keeps tearing out chunks of grass and trying to eat them whenever we exercise him or let him out for the loo, despite us trying to get it out of his mouth as soon as it goes in I'm sure he's swallowing some.
Also he keeps tearing out chunks of grass and trying to eat them whenever we exercise him or let him out for the loo, despite us trying to get it out of his mouth as soon as it goes in I'm sure he's swallowing some.
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they normally chew grass when not well and puke it up 
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they normally chew grass when not well and puke it up
One of ours is (or was) eating grass all the time, always shedding the linning of her gut, and just generally an unhappy doggy, she's an old lass (14) and the vets bills were getting daft.
I thought of trying antacids, and what a difference in her. So now if she bolts for the door first thing she's not let out untill half a bisodol is added to her morning food. She comes over to thank you now. And doesnt eat grass much at all.
Hope he's OK fella
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normal dogs only eat grass when unwell, all spaniels graze like sheep, everyone we have had and all the others I see do it.
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He's with the vets, they want to put an IV of fluids in, give him pro biotic foot to replace the bacteria in the stomach he'll have lost with the diahorreah, and run tests for Parvo virus, then if he doesn't perk up keep him in over night, if it turns out he has the virus they will have to start an aggressive course of treatment and he'll be in for 2-3 days/nights! PetPlan have a 2 week no claim time frame at the start of any new policy so looks like the piggy bank is going get battered.
Basically I've gone and stitched myself up good and proper with this one. Pass me my beer...
Basically I've gone and stitched myself up good and proper with this one. Pass me my beer...
