No, this is really helpful! I'm a cat person too, so a dog is a huge adjustment. I want to be quite consistent with the meal times (when she's...
I was planning to keep Xena in the kitchen full-time for a few more weeks, but this thread has made me reconsider. Would you all recommend short...
@Somatic I had good fun trying Stonnie's method this afternoon. I'm so slow doling out the treats compared to him, but it was fun luring Xena...
It's such a relief to know that I'm not the only person who's burst into tears over their puppy. For me it was when she was 9 weeks old, and had...
We got Xena at 7 weeks and were totally unprepared for the biting. But we (including my 8 year old) were super consistent with the yelp+stand...
I didn't realise Labradors could climb! Either that or you've got a funny looking cat.
Thanks for this. Does he just sleep when he's in the crate?
I'm 4.5 weeks into first puppy ownership, so this is very fresh for me! Just a couple of things that haven't been mentioned: newspapers. Lots of...
He's taught me that I need to use waaay more treats!
He makes it look so easy! I'm afraid of screwing it up, especially since I've been doing the "tree" method :( We don't start obedience classes...
Oh yes, I'm doing the "make like a tree" method. I stand around...a lot. She'll stay at home in the crate with her kong until she's got some nice...
I naively thought that I'd be walking Xena (11 weeks) the short 300 metres to the school gate almost immediately. Ha. Ha. I became very quickly...
Xena is 11 weeks. As a first-time dog owner (life-time cat owner, it's so different!) I'm wondering if I'm getting the balance between...
Yep, only the kitchen. It's what Pippa (and other experts I've noticed) recommend until they're at least 12 weeks, but she also recommends keeping...
Xena is confined to the kitchen during the day where she has a "day bed", then in her crate in the living room at night or when I'm out on the...
We use the Eukanuba puppy kibble because it's what the breeder used, but once we've finished the bag I'm planning to switch to something less...
I honestly don't know how people with younger children manage having a puppy. Those early weeks are more exhausting than I could have anticipated,...
Going to transfer mine like a Fabergé egg from now on! Seriously, the ceiling?! I'm impressed/horrified/glad it's not me.
Oh what a beautiful pair. Love your senior lady :)
Did it take a lot of training to trust Oberon with your flock? Or does it really depend on the individual dog? Our two hylines are cool as...
