Hi everyone. I just got my lab puppy "Wangwang" last Monday. He is about 9 weeks now. He is quite cute during the day. I found this website and forum quite helpful. Will come often and learn how to bond with him. Currently, I put a crate in the Kitchen area and let him freely wander there during night. He will poop in a corner area during the night. I know it can delay the toilet train, but I cannot keep waking up during the night. In day time, I am training him to go to the backyard for toilet.
Some pictures. I cannot directly post pictures here... http://tinypic.com/r/v4s9r7/8 http://tinypic.com/r/2m44msz/8 http://tinypic.com/r/2427uk1/8 http://tinypic.com/r/w6wkkz/8
Hi and welcome to the forum form me and my two nearly ten-month-old pups, Willow and Shadow. Where are you from?
Hello and welcome from me and Lilly. What a gorgeous pup! We live in Scotland....where are you based? jac
OMG......too cute! Makes me want to add a puppy to my Cooper who is 15 months old! I do remember those days...a lot of getting up during the night and a lot of biting.....but just look at that face!!! Adorable.
Thanks everyone! I am from south Australia. Wangwang means woof in Chinese. The puppy is lovely, but indeed a lot of work to take care of him. Much more than my parents' 7 years old dog. Now he starts to bite... I am training him not to bite my hand, but seems not working
Puppies bite. That's normal behaviour. To be honest, you don't want to stop him biting altogether; you need to teach him bite inhibition. This article explains why and how to go about it: http://www.thelabradorsite.com/teaching-bite-inhibition-to-your-labrador-puppy/
Thank you very much! I gave him some toys to bite, and I also do not stop him from biting his bedding. But my hand and furniture is no no no.
Did you read the article? He needs to learn how hard is acceptable to bite. Otherwise, he could have problems when he's older if he's in pain or scared. He could bite because he's driven to it and cause injury because he doesn't know the limits. It's an important lesson for them to learn. Stopping them biting you full-stop isn't the answer. Of course, this is your ultimate goal, but as a young puppy - no. He needs to learn what causes pain to a human and so learn when to stop applying pressure, and this is a gradual lesson that does involve your hands taking a bit of nibbling to start with.
Hi there and welcome to the forum, puppies can be little crocodiles for a while let us know how you are getting on.
Thanks. I just read the article and it is quite helpful. Actually, now most of his bite do not hurt. But occasionally he bites hard. So I started to try to ignore him for 1 min after such bite and then come back to play with him again. For other soft bites, I temporarily allow it now. Hopefully that will help.
