I have got a new puppy!
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Thanks @User10119 but I disagree why would a dog actually swallow a splinter. I cook large bone in the oven the dog is unable to splinter they are simply to thick. I take them off her and cook them for days in a stock pot. They cannot splinter as they are now soft. Your opinion is valued but my suspicion is that a dog at sometime choked on a cooked bone splinter and there after it was said you shouldn't feed a dog cooked bones. Also the bones I got from pet shops DO splinter but she chooses not swallow them.
Here are some ludicrous views you will find on the internet reference exercising puppies.
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So I am unhappy believing anything said on the internet because I believe they are over cautious. Obviously the same applies to anything from the RSPCA
Here are some ludicrous views you will find on the internet reference exercising puppies.
- No running on hard surfaces
- No jumping or twisting
- No playing with other dogs
- No stick or ball chasing
- No more than 10 minutes of exercise at a stretch
- No more than a half-mile walk at a time
- No “forced” exercise until her growth plates close (18-24 months)
There is second page to this article.
So I am unhappy believing anything said on the internet because I believe they are over cautious. Obviously the same applies to anything from the RSPCA
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I have a woodburner, I have to hide the wood from her.
Motobecane
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I am suffering from new puppy syndrome as well! I can honestly say that if I'd known how much work was involved I wouldn't have got a puppy! He's five months now (so technically a teenager?). A Manchester Terrier, quite an endangered breed these days. And he's just discovered he can BARK! Any advice on curbing that is welcome!
I've just seen THE most beautiful dog that I've ever laid eyes on. I went in to my local micro pub and was viciously attacked by a snarling beast who wrapped itself around my lower legs as it tore away at my laces with its ferocious can...... enough; although it did actually wrap itself around my legs and chew my laces, it was the most affectionate 12 week-old white Golden Retriever pup you could possibly imagine.
I've always said I'd never get a dog for three reasons; 1) I couldn't imagine picking up its faeces. 2) It would break my heart to see it die. 3) We couldn't leave it in the house all day while we're out at work. BUT, it won't be long before one if us is no longer out at work all day every day and I'll bet the other two reasons will wither away. If no-one had been looking, I'd have brought that dog home with me tonight.
I've always said I'd never get a dog for three reasons; 1) I couldn't imagine picking up its faeces. 2) It would break my heart to see it die. 3) We couldn't leave it in the house all day while we're out at work. BUT, it won't be long before one if us is no longer out at work all day every day and I'll bet the other two reasons will wither away. If no-one had been looking, I'd have brought that dog home with me tonight.
Lullabelle
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I was about 5 years old when my folks bought a puppy home, black labrador. I was 19 when he went to the vet and It was so awful I vowed never to do it myself so I do understand your feelings. We have done that with a cat but dogs are so much different, plus we are also out all day.
Motobecane
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Here's the boy:
Motobecane
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I sometimes wish I was out all day! This puppy is a serious PEST. Of course, I'm now completely attached to him and even like to sniff his head (is that weird?). But had I known... I would have got a nice placid rescue dog. Sorry, Westwych Sir Lancelot A.K.A as Sega.
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It's that puppy/kitten/baby smell, they ought to bottle it. Our new Grey, Mo, has me sniffing her head but she just rubs her head on my beard.
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Motobecane
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You mean they lose it as they get older?It's that puppy/kitten/baby smell, they ought to bottle it. Our new Grey, Mo, has me sniffing her but she just rubs her head on my beard.
raleighnut
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Fraid so, just wait til he starts rolling in Fox poo/something decayingYou mean they lose it as they get older?
Motobecane
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Oh I like this so much... cinnamon, oats, Rich Tea (my favourite).Their feet always smell like biscuits though
Training for anti-rolling in fox poo starts tomorrow. I've already purchased a can of pet corrector. Its working so far regarding the barking.Fraid so, just wait til he starts rolling in Fox poo/something decaying
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My heart missed a beat when I was waiting for a multimedia text to download from my daughter-in-law saying, "meet the new member of the family."
I'm thinking; a stick with two blue lines, a scan image.
I did brilliantly at hiding my true feelings though it wasn't that difficult.
I'm thinking; a stick with two blue lines, a scan image.
I did brilliantly at hiding my true feelings though it wasn't that difficult.
Motobecane
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Its not noxious! Its just a spray of compressed air that you squirt. It doesn't hurt him at all - just distracts him! It was recommended by a certified dog trainer at the puppy training classes we attend. For he most part, we use a reward system to train him!
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