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Topic Started: 4th February 2008 - 06:17 PM (1,302 Views)
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Hows the pup coming along? House trained yet?
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Feb 4 2008, 05:17 PM
Hows the pup coming along? House trained yet?

Yes - he has trained himself to piss and s**t all over the house....MDF would be so proud.
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Feb 4 2008, 05:23 PM
Yes - he has trained himself to piss and s**t all over the house....MDF would be so proud.

aye takes time, restrict mine to a pen for parts of the day but I dont know how she can pee so much for such a little thing
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Feb 4 2008, 05:35 PM
aye takes time, restrict mine to a pen for parts of the day but I dont know how she can pee so much for such a little thing


What, you take the computer from her?:scarehair:

6 times a day for ours according to the book.
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Feb 4 2008, 05:23 PM
Yes - he has trained himself to piss and s**t all over the house....MDF would be so proud.

:lolanimate: A true champ.
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Feb 4 2008, 06:57 PM

What, you take the computer from her?:scarehair:

6 times a day for ours according to the book.

She is partial to the computer cables...6 times an hour according to Berry
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Feb 4 2008, 05:23 PM
Yes - he has trained himself to piss and s**t all over the house....MDF would be so proud.

Clean it up with Jeyes Fluid. Works a treat. They hate the smell.
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Feb 5 2008, 12:42 PM
Clean it up with Jeyes Fluid. Works a treat. They hate the smell.

Doesn't work with my two, they still go out in to the back yard after I've washed it down.

Hmmmm, my dogs, got no nose

How does it smell....................................
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Feb 5 2008, 01:14 PM
Doesn't work with my two, they still go out in to the back yard after I've washed it down.

Hmmmm, my dogs, got no nose

How does it smell....................................

Ask Musta, he's an expert in dogs with no noses
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Feb 5 2008, 01:35 PM
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Doesn't work with my two, they still go out in to the back yard after I've washed it down.

Hmmmm, my dogs, got no nose

How does it smell....................................

Ask Musta, he's an expert in dogs with no noses

Dogs? I thought they were bats!
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Feb 5 2008, 02:09 PM

Dogs? I thought they were bats!

No they are dogs, not proper dogs like mine and yours, but I have a lot of respect for people that take in those funny looking dogs like musta and fitz :lolanimate:
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Feb 5 2008, 02:16 PM
Kev Walker
Feb 5 2008, 02:09 PM

Dogs? I thought they were bats!

No they are dogs, not proper dogs like mine and yours, but I have a lot of respect for people that take in those funny looking dogs like musta and fitz :lolanimate:

Are you calling me a dog? Cos if so, it think I'll go all Arachnaphobic on yo ass....... :angry:
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Feb 5 2008, 02:58 PM

Are you calling me a dog? Cos if so, it think I'll go all Arachnaphobic on yo ass....... :angry:

Noooo I wasnt calling you a dog, you're a dawg, completely different!!!
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Feb 5 2008, 03:34 PM
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Feb 5 2008, 02:58 PM

Are you calling me a dog? Cos if so, it think I'll go all Arachnaphobic on yo ass....... :angry:

Noooo I wasnt calling you a dog, you're a dawg, completely different!!!

Thats ok then. Call Musta what you like........
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Spent ages cooking tea, Berry decides to do her "business", she likes to pick mealtimes, puts me tea down to go tend to her, Ian lets her out, she eats my tea, the rest now in the bin.....there's got to be more to life than this?
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Feb 6 2008, 06:51 PM
Spent ages cooking tea, Berry decides to do her "business", she likes to pick mealtimes, puts me tea down to go tend to her, Ian lets her out, she eats my tea, the rest now in the bin.....there's got to be more to life than this?

just be glad you didn't have twins!!!
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Feb 6 2008, 06:51 PM
Spent ages cooking tea, Berry decides to do her "business", she likes to pick mealtimes, puts me tea down to go tend to her, Ian lets her out, she eats my tea, the rest now in the bin.....there's got to be more to life than this?

:lolanimate:

About the dog eating the tea anyway...pesky little things they are.
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HOOF!

I am now the proud owner of an english springer bitch called Maddie. Got her on Friday, things going well apart from at nights. She tends to wake up every hour or two and whine then bark. I have tried ignoring her but eventually go down and quieten her down. Bad idea I know. My mother (who bought Maddie's sister) has another dog so they keep each other company, and my sister recommends ignoring the dog and getting some cotton wool, which I'll try tonight. I have asked the neightbours if they've been bothered by the dog at night and they're ok.

What have you done cuppy and Fitz?
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I know you didn't ask me but you could try giving it something that smells of you to keep in its bed. It's missing it's Mum and you are its surrogate. It might find an old sweatshirt or something soft comforting. Puppies are like big human babies really!

PS. I'm dead jealous. All these puppies. But I'll have my hands full in a week or so anyway :lolanimate:
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Feb 12 2008, 06:41 PM
I know you didn't ask me but you could try giving it something that smells of you to keep in its bed. It's missing it's Mum and you are its surrogate. It might find an old sweatshirt or something soft comforting. Puppies are like big human babies really!

PS. I'm dead jealous. All these puppies. But I'll have my hands full in a week or so anyway :lolanimate:

Cheers Wicky (and best of luck!) I'll try putting a top of mine in there. I think I might have a bit to drink as well so I can ignore the squealing better.
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HOOF!

I am now the proud owner of an english springer bitch called Maddie. Got her on Friday, things going well apart from at nights. She tends to wake up every hour or two and whine then bark. I have tried ignoring her but eventually go down and quieten her down. Bad idea I know. My mother (who bought Maddie's sister) has another dog so they keep each other company, and my sister recommends ignoring the dog and getting some cotton wool, which I'll try tonight. I have asked the neightbours if they've been bothered by the dog at night and they're ok.

What have you done cuppy and Fitz?

You really need to ignore her if you can SW. If you go to her when she crys or barks she soon learns that works and will do it all the more, every time she wants you basically. Berry was pretty good, first night she did it on and off, I ignored her but got up every 2 hours to take her on the yard, and let her know that I was still around (a few hours can feel very long to a new pup). The first week after 3am I put the fan on in the bedroom which drowned her out lol which got us 2 hours kip till Ian got up for work. If you are strict over it she will learn really quickly.
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Feb 13 2008, 12:22 AM

  If you go to her when she crys or barks she soon learns that works and will do it all the more, every time she wants you basically. 

Is there an error of punctuation here or do you have different needs from your dogs?

On a serious note, I have always found indoor kennels useful. Your dog becomes house - trained much quicker and the kennel provides a safe and secure den when they need that.
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Feb 12 2008, 11:40 PM

Is there an error of punctuation here or do you have different needs from your dogs?

On a serious note, I have always found indoor kennels useful. Your dog becomes house - trained much quicker and the kennel provides a safe and secure den when they need that.

reading back I perhaps could have reworded it lol

and yes Berry has a cage to sleep in and a pen area....keeps her nice and safe, and is a massive help through the toilet training phase
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My two are kept in the house of an evening in a pen (just built an outside pen for them during the day and they've used it for the first time this week). Had the first one a few weeks before we got her sister and so went through the same problems you are having (was ok when her sister moved in for company). As has been said they basically miss their mother and the rest of the litter and your taking their place, leaving old clothes in their pen helps, leaving a radio on low can help and I've even heard of wrapping a clock in a their blanket helps (something to do with the regular ticking being a associated with a heartbeat rythem).

It's hard to not tend to their every need but basically your not only training your pup but your training yourself - one of you will become the Alpha male and it's at this stage you need to let them know it's you!. My two have the run of the house when I'm in because I'd like to think they would protect my other half if I was out and someone broke in - if they are trained not to go in to certain rooms then they won't if someone was in there uninvited.
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Pens are a great idea....Berry has her own little appartment. She gets the run of downstairs for parts of the day, then when I need some quiet time I pop her in her apartment and she amuses herself, and shes safe, cant chew or swallow something harmful. Then when she's a bit older i'll remove it.

and yes, I know shes laying on the pee pee mat <_<

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Cheers Wurzel, Kev and cuppy! I put Maddie to bed with a t-shirt of mine and she was fine...for about half an hour, then whined continually for an hour. She was making clumping noises around the kitchen (a safe area like cuppy's pic, but she seemed to be running about a bit). Went downstairs and shut her in her crate, she then whined for several hours. She quietened down when she heard me walking about upstairs. Quiet for a couple of hours, then more hours of whining but quiet in the morning. She's content now and doesn't whine when I go upstairs.

Kev - how old are your dogs?

Don't think there'll be problems with alpha male (or female) - Maddie is very submissive and always seems eager to see me. Hopefully that will last when her innoculations kick in and I can take her for a walk in three weeks, nothing worse than a dog who won't come back.
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Cheers Wurzel, Kev and cuppy! I put Maddie to bed with a t-shirt of mine and she was fine...for about half an hour, then whined continually for an hour. She was making clumping noises around the kitchen (a safe area like cuppy's pic, but she seemed to be running about a bit). Went downstairs and shut her in her crate, she then whined for several hours. She quietened down when she heard me walking about upstairs. Quiet for a couple of hours, then more hours of whining but quiet in the morning. She's content now and doesn't whine when I go upstairs.

Kev - how old are your dogs?

Don't think there'll be problems with alpha male (or female) - Maddie is very submissive and always seems eager to see me. Hopefully that will last when her innoculations kick in and I can take her for a walk in three weeks, nothing worse than a dog who won't come back.

They soon settle down, she'll sleep through all night soon enough, never hear a peep from Berry all night now. She gets her second jab today, then vet says we can take her out in a weeks time.....shes the opposite of yours, very outgoing and inquisitive, gonna be a battle of wills out there.

I do havea question actually. When I let Berry out on the yard she picks up everything, stones, leaves...cant turn your back for a second and shes chomping on something, so god knows what shes gonna be like when we take her out into the world. Anyone know how to combat this?
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Cheers Wurzel, Kev and cuppy! I put Maddie to bed with a t-shirt of mine and she was fine...for about half an hour, then whined continually for an hour. She was making clumping noises around the kitchen (a safe area like cuppy's pic, but she seemed to be running about a bit). Went downstairs and shut her in her crate, she then whined for several hours. She quietened down when she heard me walking about upstairs. Quiet for a couple of hours, then more hours of whining but quiet in the morning. She's content now and doesn't whine when I go upstairs.

Kev - how old are your dogs?

Don't think there'll be problems with alpha male (or female) - Maddie is very submissive and always seems eager to see me. Hopefully that will last when her innoculations kick in and I can take her for a walk in three weeks, nothing worse than a dog who won't come back.

They soon settle down, she'll sleep through all night soon enough, never hear a peep from Berry all night now. She gets her second jab today, then vet says we can take her out in a weeks time.....shes the opposite of yours, very outgoing and inquisitive, gonna be a battle of wills out there.

I do havea question actually. When I let Berry out on the yard she picks up everything, stones, leaves...cant turn your back for a second and shes chomping on something, so god knows what shes gonna be like when we take her out into the world. Anyone know how to combat this?

The 'picking up stuff' is a phase all my pups have gone through but none have never come to any harm. If it's something you really don't want them to have, simply remove it from them with a ' leave' command. This is not only a useful way of showing your alpha role, but gets them used to having their muzzle handled (useful when visiting the vets!). I still regularly remove bones, toys etc. from my dogs just to show them that I own them not them.
I agree that socialising pups early is important. I took mine out in a supermarket trolley till the vaccinations were active.
BTW my pup is 3 today,and I'm shortly off to the Dorset coast where he'll hopefully get his first swim of the year and I'll get very wet when he shakes himself.
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The 'picking up stuff' is a phase all my pups have gone through but none have never come to any harm. If it's something you really don't want them to have, simply remove it from them with a ' leave' command. This is not only a useful way of showing your alpha role, but gets them used to having their muzzle handled (useful when visiting the vets!). I still regularly remove bones, toys etc. from my dogs just to show them that I own them not them.
I agree that socialising pups early is important. I took mine out in a supermarket trolley till the vaccinations were active.
BTW my pup is 3 today,and I'm shortly off to the Dorset coast where he'll hopefully get his first swim of the year and I'll get very wet when he shakes himself.

oh am forever opening her muzzle up and yanking stuff out, but as you say it gets her use to be prodded and poked around. I've been working on "drop it" with her toys, not quite there yet but dont think she'll be long in learning that.

Socialising is crucial, she loves people, not shy at all....and we've taken her out in the car and she doesnt mind that. In fact the only thing she shows any fear with is the hoover, but even me big lad didnt like the hoover.

Enjoy Dorset, I love it down there, not sure whether mines gonna be a water dog or not but I hope so.
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Cheers Wurzel, Kev and cuppy! I put Maddie to bed with a t-shirt of mine and she was fine...for about half an hour, then whined continually for an hour. She was making clumping noises around the kitchen (a safe area like cuppy's pic, but she seemed to be running about a bit). Went downstairs and shut her in her crate, she then whined for several hours. She quietened down when she heard me walking about upstairs. Quiet for a couple of hours, then more hours of whining but quiet in the morning. She's content now and doesn't whine when I go upstairs.

Kev - how old are your dogs?

Don't think there'll be problems with alpha male (or female) - Maddie is very submissive and always seems eager to see me. Hopefully that will last when her innoculations kick in and I can take her for a walk in three weeks, nothing worse than a dog who won't come back.

Coming up to 30 months now, had them since they were 6 and 10 weeks old. They still go through phases of banging their pen door in the middle of the night - usually when they hear one of us getting up to go to the toilet. Training is all about what you want your dog to be, a part of the family, working dog etc; but at the end of the day they have to know who has the last word and will do as you say. I never stop mine from barking when someone is at the door as it's what I want them to do as a deterrent but if they don't come back when I call when I'm out with them off the lead then the lead goes back on - one of them does tend to defy now and then so she walks on the lead with me when she does and the other one is free to run around. I hate to see a dog cowering with it's owner, that just shows that the owner is either a bully of too stupid to train the dog right. Observe how one person can be strict with their dog and the dog willingly obeys - then see how another person is strict with their dog and the dog cowers and skulks around - that's the wrong person to own a dog!

They love the exercise and sadly it's one thing that a lot of people lapse on - light mornings coming up so it'll be an hours walking before I get ready for work then an hours walking after work - that keeps them quiet during the day and settles them down for the night.

Dogs can't speak or shake hands so they show they're pleased to see you by wagging their tail, jumping up at you or trying to lick you, if you don't like the last two in particular then learn other ways of letting them greet you - never ignore the fact that they're pleased to see you though.

The end result is to love and treat them well but don't let them run your life - rather be a part of it!

AND NEVER EVER DRESS THEM UP IN STUPID COATS!!!!!!!
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