Yes I was wondering if he will be able to hold his bladder that long. I guess it just depends on him so will see how it goes that first week and judge it from there. I can always get a pen and use that for school runs if necessary
I was hoping to do this but one of the other mum's got in trouble for taking her puppy into the school grounds. Hers was a sprocker so smaller than our lab will be. When do you get your puppy? We get ours on the 5th September - very excited xx
Hopefully the 27th August, all being well. So only less that two weeks to go! We met a 13 week old black lab on a walk in a local area yesterday. He was cute but jumped up to my little ones (not his fault of course) but it startled my 3 year old who is normally fine with dogs so hopefully she will get used to the puppy quickly and obviously we will be working on the no jumping up thing
Read all you can about puppies and children - those crocapup teeth can be a big shock! Sadly, three year olds can't be allowed to play with pups except in an uber-supervised way. We have three year old twins in our family and, when they visit, they are taught to ignore the pups unless we are right next to them and helping them and pup to interact. Get plenty of baby gates so that you can keep pups and kids separate when you are too busy to be very close at hand. Here is an excellent article - http://www.thelabradorsite.com/labrador-puppies-biting/#biting-children ...
Thank you. Yes we have been reading lots about it and are going to put a baby gate up on the kitchen door. Of course wouldn't leave them unsupervised. I have a 5 year old as well. Hopefully we'll be able to manage the biting well. I'm sure I'll be posting questing for advice in a few weeks but trying to get as much knowledge as possible but of course there's only so much you can prepare for the real thing. A bit like having children ...
Yes, I am sure. I am trying to say that 'supervised' can mean that you are in the room with them. But the kind of supervision our pups and small children need is much closer than that, you need to have all your attention with them and be right there, with them either holding the pup or holding something for the pup to chew. It will slowly get easier as the pup and children learn but it can be very full on at first. A good idea to get a puppy pen as well as baby gates, so that you can pop him in there with a rice bone to give everyone a break. I recommend that you get in a good stock of rice bones and hedgehog chews. ...
Thank you. I have bought a good selection of chew toys and kongs already but will look at the ones you mentioned. We have a crate for the puppy so he can go in there for some quiet space. My son will be out at school all day in the week and my daughter at preschool 4 mornings until 12 or 1 so I will have some time to train. Plus puppy classes booked starting middle September. It will be an interesting time!
Forgot to say; I have one Nylabone suitable for new puppies. Is that the same as a rice bone? Or do you mean something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...rice+bones&dpPl=1&dpID=415Msdo85SL&ref=plSrch Are these the hedgehog ones you mean? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...ehog+chews&dpPl=1&dpID=514PKTfB5TL&ref=plSrch
No, those are too small for Lab puppies. These are the rice bones - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pack-Whimz...TF8&qid=1471175998&sr=8-2&keywords=Rice+bones Yes to the hedgehogs, they do toothbrush shapes too. I find the rice bones best for puppy tummies, they are expensive but last a long time (at first! after a week or so they are demolished!) I try not to introduce any treats except these - and I go easy on the hedgehog ones until the pup is 15 weeks, then I slowly introduce treats, one type a week and see how their tum does. We use kibble for treats, slightly soaked at first. ...
