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Egbok
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07-13-2000

Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm a grandmum!! He looks like me....so cute!!

Silly, Buddy is adorable!! Congratulations and don't worry about the whimpering phase....I was like that too when I was a young pup. It's in our genes.


Ddr
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08-19-2001

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 12:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Love the pics of Buddy!!! He's too cute!

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 5:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ooooooooooooooooooooh, Silly! Buddy is sooooo cute!!!! Those eyes! That face! They can just melt a person! He sure looks mostly Beagle now. In your pics, he looks like a purebred.

Considering that my Father was a camera bug, I don't have all that many pictures of my Bro Beagle from the '50s and '60s. Just one color photo of him from his truly puppy weeks / months. Wish I had more.

Lostintheglades
Member

07-10-2000

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 6:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awwww Silly and family! What an adorable pup. Your dd looks very happy as well. He looks like Beagle, but JRT could blend in very easily with that that you probably won't even notice.



Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 6:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well....I am certianley tired I'll tell you that! This guy sure can whimper! I tried the crate deal-which lasted all of about 5 minutes before we all broke and decided we couldn't handle it. He chose to sleep on a pillow on the floor next to our bed for most of the night. He woke me up at 2 am and ran for the door so I took him outside and he went potty! Unfortunately that routine went on every hour on the hour until I gave up around 5:40. We've been up ever since. It's just like having a baby again!
He does look a lot like a Beagle, which I think is great. Maybe the pictures aren't doing him much justice. He has some patches of very long hair here and there and he is very tiny. His little legs don't do him any good and he runs sideways most of the time. It's cute though. I wish I did know who the father was though. I was not impressed with the vet I went to yesterday-they are new in town and could get us in same day, but he looked fresh out of high school! Plus I am pretty sure this dog not only has fleas, but possibly an earache and the vet sure didn't notice any of that. We have a new Petsmart in town that is doing a grand opening this weekend and having a walk in for their new vet hospital/vet office. They gave us some coupons for the deal and I think we may take him there, just to make sure. Plus, maybe its just me but don't you think a vet should be able to look at a dog and kind of guess what kind he is? I don't know. Anyway, I better go get some coffee before I fall back asleep...or ramble on forever! Thanks again for all of your help and well wishes! Having a dog is a lot of work, but they are worth it! Any pointers on bringing up puppy would be most appreciated!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 7:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If mama was a beagle, the father could have been a mutt of many breeds, so who could possible put an educated guess on his heritage?

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 7:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
...but, precious he certainly is!!!

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Silly, I'm thinking about getting a dog in the spring -- a Border Terrier. I don't believe the breed is very well known. Anyway, I've already purchased (locally) a book on housebreaking -- "How To Housebreak Your Dog In 7 Days" by Shirlee Kalstone. It's an inexpensive paperback book with good reviews on Amazon. Good luck and good sleep!

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 2:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Congratulations Jamie! Your new "Buddy" is adorable! He does look like a beagle. I'm a first time dog owner also, 3 days and counting. I have an older cat who is trying to adjust to no longer being king. Any suggestions would be so appreciated.

Sillycalimomma
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11-13-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awww-colordeagua-thats a cute breed! I don't think I ever knew what the name of that type of dog was before. Thanks for the suggestion on the book too.
Vacanick-How is potty training going for you? Or is your dog already potty trained?
I have to admit this is pretty hard. It is like having a baby all over again. I am not sure what to do because no one in this house can agree. Last night he slept on a pillow on the floor next to us because he just couldn't stand the crate. I put him in the crate a few different times again today and he really freaked out. So I moved it to our laundry room, left the crate open with a few of his things in there. I also put down one of those puppy mats on the floor and his water dish. I left him in there while I grabbed DD from school and ran some errands and he seemed to do fine (although he did use the pad) So tonight I was thinking of putting him in there again.
I don't know how effective that is going to be though in the long run since he isn't really in the crate-at least not all night.And there is a designated area to go potty.
Is it typical to leave a crying puppy in the crate even when he shows distress (I just can't bare to do this) and also, should the room he is in at night be completely dark or should he have some light-especially if I end up going this laundry room route-there is no window to let light in once the sun comes up, he would be in pitch black all night........
ho hum.....off to try and find more info on the net....and hope I don't traumatize this guy too much!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jamie, he is just adorable! Your daughter must be beside herself! I want a beagle so badly. If we ever get a dog, or I should say when, it will be a beagle. My dh wants a german shepherd but we will get a beagle. I just don't know what our cats will think of that!

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 9:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sillycalimomma --

I will let you know what I know, from my experience.

The first few days ARE miserable. The first few months will remain to be difficult (though not as bad as the first few days), as you train your dog to be housebroken, not to bite, not to be possessive over food and toys, etc.

BUT if you stick with it, those first few months WILL go by and then you will have a well-behaved, happy dog for its lifetime. And once those first few months are over, you won't even remember how hard it was!

I got a lot out of the book "How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days" (I'm pretty sure that's what it's called) when Finnegan was a pup. It didn't work in 7 days, but it did work.

Also, the dog WILL cry in its crate. It wants to be touching a warm body when it sleeps at night. What we found is our dog got used to it after a few nights. And now, while we allow him to sleep with us as an "adult dog," he still LOVES his crate. We call it his "kennel," and we can say "kennel up" at any time and he runs in there. It is VERY USEFUL to get your dog to be crate-trained (initially, as a puppy because you can control when they pee late late at night, but later when you have to transport your pup or when they go to the vet or get boarded, etc.).

My last dog was NOT crate trained because I thought at the time it was cruel to "cage" the dog, and he then had problems with traveling, being boarded, etc., ... but Finnegan really DOES LOVE his kennel and doesn't seem to think of it as a "cage." This came with time, though.

If you do decide to crate your pup, be sure to make it a GOOD place ALL THE TIME -- we NEVER used it as a punishment for him, and never left him in there if we were in the house (except for when he was very tiny and not housebroken and we were sleeping, or for his own safety).

Now we just leave his crate out, with the door open. We never really close him in there anymore, unless we're going in the car, but we always find him in there sleeping. He likes it, I swear! (But again, he didn't at first)

One other thing I'll mention from my experience -- because when we first got Finnegan, we lived in a 28th floor apartment (long elevator ride), we put down the "pee pads" for a while. That became a problem and slowed down his housebreaking, because even when we stopped putting the pads down, he kept going to that same spot on the floor and peeing. The only thing that stopped it was ... we MOVED. (ha!)

If you do leave him in the laundry room, he will still cry, FYI. It's up to you whether you want to leave a light on or not.

I'm sure other folks will disagree with some of the things I've said, but this is just from my experience.

Silly, he's a beautiful puppy. Trust me, the hard part will be over soon... It does end, I promise!

P.S. -- When I was a kid, we mostly had bassets, but we did have 2 beagles at different times. One was named Stud, and the other named Fred.

P.S.S. -- Tomorrow is my dog's third birthday!

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here he is, the love of my life... Tiny!
Who couldn't love this face?

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 9:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Emmy, jujuTiny is beautiful but he doesn't look very tiny to me. lol

Silly, love your jujuBuddy too.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 9:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.... Tiny is so cute!

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 10:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
He is cute and he's huge. He's having doggy dreams next to my feet at the computer. If anyone has any doubts about adopting a mutt then you should hear Tiny's story. He adopted us when he was dumped in our neighborhood. He's the best dog I've ever had and I've loved all my dogs with all my heart. A big dog is in no way harder to have than a small one. He's 150 lb. of love. He's an indoor dog who's never had an accident and never brings us fleas. All he wants in life is to be near his family and have his underarms scratched sometimes. Have I bored everyone away from this thread now?

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL - NOPE - Tiny sounds just right to me Emmy.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 10:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
He sorta looks like a Neapolitan mastiff in that photo... What a cutie. When we were growing up we got a lot of our dogs (including our beagle Fred) because people would dump them at our farm. Strange that people do that... but good for Tiny that that happened, huh?!

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Friday, August 27, 2004 - 10:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We had a dog adopt us too. A beautiful collie that looked just like Lassie. He showed up at our house and would not leave. He had a tag so my Dad called the number and found out that the dog kept running away.

Seems that the dog's original human went into the service and the dog did not like staying with the 2nd human.

My Dad explained that I (me) just had to have this dog, etc. (It was my Dad that had to have this dog really)

A meeting took place and it was decided that Buff would live with us. Oh boy, did he hit paydirt. He got his teeth brushed, he was bathed, walked, sat in the front seat on car trips, etc.

He was a great dog!

ETA: I also remember that whenever it was raining my Dad would let me walk the dog. lol. Of course, Buff had a raincoat.



Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 6:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Silly, What Yankee is telling you is kind of how to housebreak the dog according to the book. The dog is on a very set eating, drinking, going outside, playtime, in-the-crate schedule. This lasts for a week or a little longer until the dog is housebroken. The book gives sample time schedules to follow according to the dog's age.

Also according to the book (and I believe), crating is not cruel. It's the dog's house, den, safe place. Never use being in the crate as punishment. After the dog is housebroken, the crate door can be left open and he will probably still choose to spend time in his "house" himself.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Yankee and Color! I did put him in the laundry room last night and although I had a mess to clean (which I knew I would) I got some sleep! Not only that but when I did go to get him he was resting in his crate. Tonight I think i will try putting him in his crate and then waking up no more than four hours later to take him potty (I am sure he can't make it any longer than that) then try putting him back in. I think he really needs to be around people at night tho so we will try keeping him in our room. My mom suggested we buy a playpen for him-she said that is what she used, but it sounds like the same concept to me. Anyway, I am well rested and ready for a week of torture now that I know what I am in for! Thanks all!

Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep, Silly, the book brought that up -- the crate is comparable to baby's playpen. (Though the dog's crate should not be overly large. Not much more room than for sleeping and stretching. Don't want extra room so dog can sleep at one end and make a mess at the other end of the crate.) Book says a puppy under 16 weeks is often difficult to housebreak because their muscles are not strong enough to "hold it" for long. How old is Buddy?

Especially if the dog is still a puppy, during the seven days (plus?) he is being housebroken, when the dog is in the crate the door should be shut. The dog does not want to make a mess in his "house" and will try hard not to. Get him on the schedule so he learns that he is to eliminate outside on schedule.

Though I haven't tried housebreaking according to this book, I'd reccomend it. It seems logical way to do it and easy.

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 8:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A note on that -- they will try hard not to go to the bathroom in their crate, BUT as Colordeagua said, they physically/literally can't hold it for long periods of time -- so they will have accidents if they're in there for a while. (I remember one friend asking me about this -- she was perplexed that their puppy had urinated in the crate, since she'd heard they wouldn't. When I asked her how long he'd been in there, she said 4 hours, which at 10 weeks was too long for him to physically be able to hold it.)

And, while I did read the book, I didn't follow it to the letter. The trick, I think, is to be consistent in WHATEVER you choose to do. They can pick up on a routine fairly quickly.

The book is helpful to read, though, to get a good idea of a routine for housebreaking. I think Amazon has it on sale for under $10 bucks -- it's short but helpful.

Silly -- I think your puppy is soooo cute. Congratulations again! I hope you don't mind my advice -- I just know when Finnegan was a pup, I was out there looking for advice, and I thought I'd let you know what worked (and didn't work) with us!

P.S. -- Colordeagua, as a terrier owner, I think your choice of a Border Terrier is fantastic! They're such good dogs.

Bearware
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07-12-2002

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I think I've finally figured out how to upload a picture, and I really wanted to share my Bearware with you all! bearware

Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, August 28, 2004 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh my goodness, what a sweetie! We're really getting spoiled with all the cute doggie and puppy pictures in here lately! Thanks for sharing... :-)