Wouldn't give this puppy up for anything now.
Oct 15, 2017 19:21:51 GMT
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Post by caz2golden on Oct 15, 2017 19:21:51 GMT
I have not read all the responses so probably will be repeating a lot of what others have put.
Do not give up, sounds quite normal to me!
Lotsofcats I can remember doing similar thing of sitting there thinking 'what have I done' though think in my case it was in middle of living room floor!
* when leaving at night leave a cloth in the puppies bed / play pen that smells of you, this should help puppy to settle.
I started off with a cloth that I gave to breeders to scent up of the litter, obviously this changed to my smell over the following days etc. It got quite grubby before I washed it.
I ended up crating my dogs in bedroom as trying to leave them downstairs did not work. For me having dogs in bedroom does not matter but if you want them to sleep elsewhere in house you then just have to slowly move the cage to the desired place over the next few weeks.
* It can take months for dogs to gain full bladder control so accidents are normal, to try and minimize the accidents take puppy outside :-
- when puppies wakes up
- a short time after meals
- after a play session or zoomies session
- otherwise once an hour (excluding periods of sleep i.e do not wake to take out)
I had one puppy who would wee or poo for attention when I was on phone or at door and my other had never learnt to move from bed to another area to wee etc so patience is a must. I also got up during the night to let them out for the loo but these situations were kept short and sweet.
Clean all accidents with something that will break the wee down not just hide the smell to us humans as otherwise they will keep going back to the places they have been before.
* puppy wants to be with you as now you and the cat are its family. All it has known has changed so it is understandable that it is being 'velcro' dog while it settles into its new home.
I found even going to loo meant having puppy in tow, you can slowly work to shutting them out and practicing having them in one room while you are in another.
Sorry I am unable to advise on how to help the cat, I have not had one. My aunt always gave the cat a room it could escape to that dog could not enter by use of babygate. Also having high spots where cat can jump where dog can not reach seemed to help. Hopefully they will work it out.
Hope you can gain a few pointers from my experiences that will help with your little puppy.
Do not give up, sounds quite normal to me!
Lotsofcats I can remember doing similar thing of sitting there thinking 'what have I done' though think in my case it was in middle of living room floor!
* when leaving at night leave a cloth in the puppies bed / play pen that smells of you, this should help puppy to settle.
I started off with a cloth that I gave to breeders to scent up of the litter, obviously this changed to my smell over the following days etc. It got quite grubby before I washed it.
I ended up crating my dogs in bedroom as trying to leave them downstairs did not work. For me having dogs in bedroom does not matter but if you want them to sleep elsewhere in house you then just have to slowly move the cage to the desired place over the next few weeks.
* It can take months for dogs to gain full bladder control so accidents are normal, to try and minimize the accidents take puppy outside :-
- when puppies wakes up
- a short time after meals
- after a play session or zoomies session
- otherwise once an hour (excluding periods of sleep i.e do not wake to take out)
I had one puppy who would wee or poo for attention when I was on phone or at door and my other had never learnt to move from bed to another area to wee etc so patience is a must. I also got up during the night to let them out for the loo but these situations were kept short and sweet.
Clean all accidents with something that will break the wee down not just hide the smell to us humans as otherwise they will keep going back to the places they have been before.
* puppy wants to be with you as now you and the cat are its family. All it has known has changed so it is understandable that it is being 'velcro' dog while it settles into its new home.
I found even going to loo meant having puppy in tow, you can slowly work to shutting them out and practicing having them in one room while you are in another.
Sorry I am unable to advise on how to help the cat, I have not had one. My aunt always gave the cat a room it could escape to that dog could not enter by use of babygate. Also having high spots where cat can jump where dog can not reach seemed to help. Hopefully they will work it out.
Hope you can gain a few pointers from my experiences that will help with your little puppy.
