Spot the Merry Risk
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3 month old puppy of a breed known for being difficult to house train.
Fig was well brought up by her first time breeder but she did house training differently to us - there were puppy pads everywhere and a big box of sawdust which they were wncpuraged to wee in. Fig was with us for two week before we had a long planned five day holiday and she went to a v experienced friend, I know house training would have gone completely out of the window - then two days later I had an operation. For the 8/9 days we are in a settled phase and I’m hoping to crack this.
I am very on it during the day and we have a good set up - single level small property, two doors open straight onto decking and then the grassy garden, one door goes outside onto tarmac, our bed is about 25’ from her crate so I can hear her at night and be with her quickly. Her days are a mix of playing, sleeping, eating, new bite size experiences, socialising - the is a gay little puppy and I want to keep her like that so there’s no big telling off for mistakes. We have pretty much cracked indoor weeing through me getting her out a lot. Indoor pooing might miss one a day. She never asks to go out - just drops one under the table, blink and you miss it!
My issue is night time. She was in a small crate, covered warm etc, last week and poo would be around midnight, last food would be around 6pm. She would always go in the crate covering all bedding and needing a daily wash, so we moved to a bigger crate, which she is often treating as bed and run. She doesn’t ask to go out. Last night final wee and poo was 11.30, I got up at 4.15 and she had pooped. Took her out, did nothing, out again 7.15, did both.
Rew was super easy - never pooped in the house and only had two wees! - but he was a summer puppy. Remind me not to get a winter one again! And tell me please how I can help her to get clean, because we are all a bit tired!
Fig was well brought up by her first time breeder but she did house training differently to us - there were puppy pads everywhere and a big box of sawdust which they were wncpuraged to wee in. Fig was with us for two week before we had a long planned five day holiday and she went to a v experienced friend, I know house training would have gone completely out of the window - then two days later I had an operation. For the 8/9 days we are in a settled phase and I’m hoping to crack this.
I am very on it during the day and we have a good set up - single level small property, two doors open straight onto decking and then the grassy garden, one door goes outside onto tarmac, our bed is about 25’ from her crate so I can hear her at night and be with her quickly. Her days are a mix of playing, sleeping, eating, new bite size experiences, socialising - the is a gay little puppy and I want to keep her like that so there’s no big telling off for mistakes. We have pretty much cracked indoor weeing through me getting her out a lot. Indoor pooing might miss one a day. She never asks to go out - just drops one under the table, blink and you miss it!
My issue is night time. She was in a small crate, covered warm etc, last week and poo would be around midnight, last food would be around 6pm. She would always go in the crate covering all bedding and needing a daily wash, so we moved to a bigger crate, which she is often treating as bed and run. She doesn’t ask to go out. Last night final wee and poo was 11.30, I got up at 4.15 and she had pooped. Took her out, did nothing, out again 7.15, did both.
Rew was super easy - never pooped in the house and only had two wees! - but he was a summer puppy. Remind me not to get a winter one again! And tell me please how I can help her to get clean, because we are all a bit tired!
