I'll admit it I'm pooped! Met some new puppy owners this week! 12 weeks like bailey ( I can say it here none as handsome) But Bailey is the only one Not sleeping through the night! The only one chewing anything he can The only one ignoring me The only one who has mad bonkers runarounds x Sigh sigh!!!!! Lying buggers!!!!! Thanks for all the interesting truthful posts here x
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! Yup, the grass is always greener..... : No one has a more beautiful puppy, so there!
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! [quote author=Petrina link=topic=7643.msg106783#msg106783 date=1409783244] Lying buggers!!!!! [/quote] Or in Denial ;D Bailey sounds like a normal lab puppy to me ;D x
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! Hah! Yup, it's amazing how everyone else has fabulously well behaved puppies who don't need to be trained. Then you actually meet them..... ;D ;D ;D
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! Keep in there.....it gets better....I bet their kids are perfect in their eyes too. xx
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! I found (at puppy class) that when I opened up and talked about my difficulties with Gypsy, they did too. Until then we were only talking about the good bits! Of course, the conversation soon got round to poo - it always does lol.
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! [quote author=Boogie link=topic=7643.msg106805#msg106805 date=1409813690] I found (at puppy class) that when I opened up and talked about my difficulties with Gypsy, they did too. [/quote] Yeah, there is something in that, I reckon. Everyone has their difficulties, but probably fear they are doing something wrong. Once one person admits a puppy can drive you over the edge, everyone else is more comfortable admitting it!
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! Ah yes the "I have the most perfect puppy in the class :" - NOT! we wouldn't need obedience classes if they were pefect. I always enter any of the classes I have attended saying "sorry I have the reprobate" always makes everyone laugh and get chatting about how not perfect their dogs are ;D No such thing as a perfect dog or child in my experience, I have 4 children and 2 dogs x
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! [quote author=Oberon link=topic=7643.msg106862#msg106862 date=1409832458] I just say, pre-emptively, "sorry, my dog is an idiot". [/quote] Me too except I'm often less polite
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! I go absolutely overboard - people on the clicker course said "from your description we thought he was going to be a total terrorist! He's not that bad!" The trick is to scare them in advance. Then when they see he's just an out of control hooligan, they are quite relieved.
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! [quote author=JulieT link=topic=7643.msg106871#msg106871 date=1409833932] I go absolutely overboard - people on the clicker course said "from your description we thought he was going to be a total terrorist! He's not that bad!" The trick is to scare them in advance. Then when they see he's just an out of control hooligan, they are quite relieved. [/quote] Yup set expectations low, people can only be pleasantly surprised ;D ;D ;D
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! I really don't know what you're all talking about. Mine is going to be an angel who never puts a paw out of place. :
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! [quote author=snowbunny link=topic=7643.msg106878#msg106878 date=1409834352] I really don't know what you're all talking about. Mine is going to be an angel who never puts a paw out of place. : [/quote] Bwahahaha. ;D
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! [quote author=JulieT link=topic=7643.msg106882#msg106882 date=1409834674] [quote author=snowbunny link=topic=7643.msg106878#msg106878 date=1409834352] I really don't know what you're all talking about. Mine is going to be an angel who never puts a paw out of place. : [/quote] Bwahahaha. ;D [/quote] Yup, mine too, he will never put a paw wrong ;p
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! I think our pups are clones of one another. (She's 12 weeks too and I AM EXHAUSTED!) It's getting better though. Hang in there!
Re: Back at the school gates sigh! He is an absolute delight, sitting , waiting, no biting(yet) Handsome, funny , but a puppy! Non the less lololol Id just forgotten yhe nature of folk with babies! Lol I'm sure one baby in my daughters baby group was bilingual whilst travelling the birth canal! But it is knackering adjusting !
