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Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A day in my life with a pug! Lucee just got a new 22" gorilla that grunts and squeaks. She doesn't go any where without this gorilla. I am thinking she is awfully quiet and go to check. She had taken her gorilla outside and dunked him in her swimming pool. Then when he was wet enough she drug him up the stairs, through the kitchen to the guest room and onto the queen sized bed complete with down comforter where she was wallowing him around the whole bed and pillows. This week end we have a whole house of company and I need every bed and every pillow. That's not the end. As I am carrying this sopping wet gorilla outside I slip and fall on the ceramic tile floor...hard! So now I am sitting here with an ice pack on my hand hoping it doesn't swell too much and typing with one finger. My husband is shaking his head cause I am laughing. It is a good thing this dog is so cute!

Kstme
Member

08-14-2000

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, Supergranny! Lucee's got some 'splainin' to do! I hope you're hand is better SOON!

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Lucee is very lucky her mummy is able to keep her sense of humour in spite of the pain. Get well soon, Supergranny!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 6:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saxy, we started training our puppies (when we had litters of labs) as soon as they started on supplemental food (well not tube or bottle feeding, but when they started getting goat's milk with baby cereal in pie pans (Oh joy! there is always one pup who just climbs in and has the sticky goo all over them..

Anyway since they were labs and were going to be whistle trained for field tests, we would blow the whistle that means "come" and then feed them.. well they LIKED that, so when later they'd hear that whistle they'd get food. Then once we started herding them outside right after they ate, to hopefully poop and pee, again the come whistle nd we'd combine that with "Hie on!" which tells a dog to do their business, very helpful later on for road trips, or staying at motels for shows. So very young they'd associate the whistle and voice command with coming..

When they were maybe 4-6 weeks old after they came individually they were told to sit, got the sit whistle and at first just gently put into a sit position, maybe say sit and stay, make it fun.. oh WHAT a good DOG!! They are so cute and of course get to eat. It doesn't take long for them to learn "sit"

When they are real young it is just getting them used to the commands more than expecting them to sit or stay for long but they can learn sit, come and you can even start on "heel"

Of course once they have their shots (and we didn't take chances so ours didn't go out in public much before 4 months old, then if you can find a puppy obedience class that is good for distractions. So much can be done at home and just make it fun..TONS of praise. Get them while they are young and small.

Crate training,, you have to know the temperment of your dog/dogs.. I had labs so we really could use very firm "NO" and even shake the crate.. of course our little ones had penned areas with sawdust so didn't go into individual crates as babies. Start out with an open crate, maybe feed them in the crate, put a toy in, or put the pup in there when it is very tired, then shut them in for short times and increase the times.

My dogs, like Kstme's saw their crates as a private place but got plenty of couch and yard time, retrieving time and outings.

Hope that hand is ok, Supergranny!!

Supergranny
Member

02-03-2005

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you all for your concern. My hand is just sore as is my whole body. I am too old to take a fall like that! The ice right away really helped. Here is a picture of the girls with the gorilla before it got a bath.the girls

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here I am again to show off my little darlings. (Okay, so I don't think they're darling when I wake up to having my hair chewed on, but i love em anyways.)

Update on them.. They're both doing better about peeing on the puppy pads, except when I introduced them to the other bedroom in the apt. Maybe they felt like it was "outside" and they could pee anywhere, even tho there *is* a puppy pad in there. Sandy has found the bathroom and likes to sniff around in there. Both are having problems pooping on the puppy pads, but at least that's easy to clean up. Although, Mocha had to poo this morning, I could tell cuz she started doing the dance.. She yelped a little, ran back and forth, then into circles and she ended up pooping on the pad!! She got mucho praise!

I have just a couple pics to share. This morning, about 2, while i was reading Harry Potter, I noticed that Mocha was passed out in the cutest way, so of course I took pictures. Then I had to take one of Sandy.. And then I took a couple of them this morning.

And first off, here is Mocha, laying it all out, fast asleep.




Now here's sandy, asleep on the puppy pad.


Sandy playing, followed by Mocha posing for the cam.




I bought the pups an Ol' Roy bed yesterday.. It smells like some form of wood chips, needless to say, there's some mixed in with the stuffing. They seem to really enjoy scratching the heck out of it... Is that just because of the smell?

Jasper
Member

09-14-2000

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They are so cute! Good luck with the training.

Kstme
Member

08-14-2000

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, they are adorable! Saxy, I, personally, do not like the woodchip beds. I use foam in all of ours. The woodchip ones can't be washed well and if they break through the cover, it can be a real big mess! If they get to the woodchips, they can get them caught in their throat or silvers in their paws or noses. I know, I'm neurotic and I'm sorry!

We have a huge foam filled bed in the puter room that they all sleep on and can play with. They love it! Mags thinks it's just for her and will bury her head under it, scooching it to remove Ollie and Cami! It's a hoot! I can throw it in the washing machine and dryer without worry! We've had this bed for almost four years. They have the orthopedic pads in their kennels. Really thick ones and they love those.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ah, Saxy~They are just beyond adorable! Makes me miss having a puppy! They grow up so fast. Sounds like your little ones are doing better then my Buddy did with those puppy pads. He just wanted to chew them up all of the time!
I had heard too that by training them on those pads you could expect that you would have to keep those pads around forever, and I didn't want to go through that. Potty training this little guy was a pest it seemed to take forever but he's got it now. Good luck with those cuties and keep the pictures coming!!

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Welp, I looked at the insides of this thing, and it'sj ust a few chips scattered in a foamy type stuff. And there is 2 layers of cover, but I'll keep a close watch on them breaking through it.

As far as the puppy pads go, they will start being house trained next week, as soon as I move back to my parents. I'm outta this apt on tuesday (not sposed to have dogs). So, I figure the puppy pad is safer so I don't have to take them outside. Even though my lease is up, I don't want to get caught.. LOL

OH dear.. I just looked over at Sandy and she is asleep in her head hangin in the water bowl. I'm waiting for her snout to hit the water.. and there she goes. and she's back asleep again. it's so funny to watch them slee. hehehe

okay, enough for now.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 1:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, my labs would have eaten those pads! We just kept them on indoor outdoor carpet in the whelping box, indoor/outdoor in the kitchen, outside in their run (a big square one with a top because of potential coyote presence since we were in the national forest) with about a foot deep of cedar shavings and yes, I had times of paranoia but they were not left alone all that long.

Mostly though we would stick closely with them while they were being trained and the idea was to get them to go outside. Having adults around helped.. first the mom and then the other females..pups are good at imitating the adults. Also helps with crate training if they can see the adults settling down.

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pups are VERY good at imitating adults. The Christmas right before I turned 4, my mother and father got me and my brother each a mini poodle. Either that night, or the next day, our heinz 57, Tamby, taught them to go up and down the stairs. I'm sure my mom will have potty training tips cuz I know she was the one that did it with the poodles. And I'm sure she'll be helping me when I'm home. She's already agreed to watch them while I go on one last girls' harrah with 3 of my closest friends before I move off to SC. U know.. 'm gonn have to scan a couple pics of my old poodles before I.. Wait! i have one on this computer. At least of Black Beauty, the night we got her. And you'll get to see a little me as well. So here goes. My old poodle.



Wasn't she a little doll? And I mean the dog, not me.

Kstme
Member

08-14-2000

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Very cute, Saxy and I mean 'both' of you! :-)

Potty training hasn't really been a problem for us. We've never used pads of any kind. Sussex are very stubborn, but will still follow the pack when it comes to most things. <yeah, right, this is why cami peed on our bed a couple of weeks ago >

Mostly, the potty training is repetition. As soon as the pup wakes up, in the morning or from a nap, it's outside to wee or dodah. After playtime, repeat. After each meal, about a ten minute wait, and then outside. Before bedtime, do it all over again. A sure sign that your pup might need to relieve himself is when he's got his nose close to the ground and starts circling. He's usually looking that 'special spot'...of course, he could just be looking for a place to rest! :-) I tend to over-react and head for the doggy door.

Granted, it is easier for me because I am home all day. It is hard to train when you can't devote the time and it's going to take a bit longer and a bit more patience, but it will happen! :-)

Jasper, how is Oscar doing? At work?

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 4:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awww...too cute Saxy. Can you tell you were an 80's child or what? I think I may have had that very same haircut when I was a kid!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Very cute, Saxy!

Jasper
Member

09-14-2000

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 8:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Morning all! Kstme - he is doing great, thank you for asking, he seems to have stopped the hand grabbing of strangers, he just reserves it for his good friends now. I have taken the crate out of the car now as he could no longer sit up in it without being all hunched over. Now he is in the very back of the car(Matrix), he seems to like it, just paranoid he'll move when I close the hatch and I'll catch a paw or something. He has spent a day or so each week at home alone lately if I have something to do after work, it has been in the 40s (celsius with the humidity) so he is better off, I'd never leave him alone in the car. Right now he is lying on the floor snoozing in front of the fan. Tonight we go to the bank on the way home and he will be adored by all his"ladies". Lol they have even bought him a box of cookies to have on hand!

Saxy you really have your hands full!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Speaking of dogs and cars: A lot of years ago I had a German Shepherd who managed to get into the neighbors car and proceeded to chew and tear out the entire front seat.

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG, OG... How exactly did your dog get into the car? did they leave the door open?

Okay, puppy update. Today they had their first visit to the vet. Mocha weighed in at 10 lbs and Sandy at 11. Both had normal temps. They didn't yelp at all at their distemper shots. But.. for the microchipping, both were less happy about that. Mocha yelped. Sandy was quiet but you could see the intake of breath right before and then it was over. They took their deworming stuff just fine too. Currently, I'm at my fiance's in the barracks, and the pups are passed out on the floor. When we get back to my place though, it's nail trimming time. The vet showed us the best way to do it and also suggested filing them down with my emory board.. Gotta find one in all the mess of my stuff i'vebeen packing.

Well, enough for now. Hope all are well.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Puppy chips, yea! You are a good mom, Saxy.

Don't know how Gigot got in that car. Luckily the chap who owned it was in the used car business and there were no repercussions moneywise. We couldn't have afforded it any way. lol

Kstme
Member

08-14-2000

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jasper, that's FANTASTIC news! :-) :-) He is such a goooooood boy! Give him a BIG smooch from the Sussex Clan! lol

Saxy, chipping is the best! Good for you!

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah, i think microchipping really is the best. They can't lose it. I would assume that if for some reason their collar got lost and they got away, vets would try to scan just in case? I had never really heard much about microchipping until I got near Ft Riley, where my fiance is stationed. Then I found out his mom has her two pomeranians microchipped. It sounds like it's becoming the norm these days. I wonder when it'll become the norm for all of KS. Ft Riley insists that all animals living on post be chipped.

Okay, I think i rambled enough. The pups are snoozing away again (they got up long enough to wake me up from my nap). It's time for me to tackle packing pu the kitchen.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 8:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't know if you guys have seen this already or not. My brother just sent it to me and I could not stop laughing it is soooo funny. Hope this link works

DOG ATTACKS LEG

Supergranny
Member

02-03-2005

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 9:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
bette davis eyes Here's Lucee thinking about what to do next. Her Bette Davis eyes!

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 10:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG!!! How ADORABLE, SG! This must be th silly pup who loves the gorilla. I still get a big laugh out of that!

My puppies are currently asleep, which is good. They don't bug me while I'm packing. I guess it's a good thing that they deworm dogs, cuz well, Mocha definitely has worms. it's absolutely 110% disgusting. She started pooping the worms after vet hours and I was worried out of my head. Luckily I have a close friend who is a vet. I called him and he said, "You have nothing to worry about. There's a reason we deworm puppies. He said at his clinic, they just assume that all pups have worms and they treat them. I guess that mom's can pass worms onto their pups in their milk. So anywho.. I am gonna call our vet tomorrow and let them know I found worms. I have a feeling he'll just say make sure they get dewormed again at their next shot visit. I am a very paranoid momma, so I won't rest completely til I know everything is okay!

Okay.. back to packing.. You know, I realized, I have WAY too many (*&&(# coffee mugs.. Anyone want any?? lol

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Thursday, July 21, 2005 - 11:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Puggly Wuggly!!!!!! I love Lucee!!!!!!!!!!!