Puppy

She is the oldest I have ever had a puppy, at 8 weeks to the day, and I must admit I would have preferred 7 weeks like the ones I have had in the past. That was before, she is so much easier, still no accidents in the house, she has settled well and is happy to go in her prison (well, maybe not happy but just lies down and goes to sleep) and silent all night.
Maybe we will keep her!
 
Clodagh said:
She is the oldest I have ever had a puppy, at 8 weeks to the day, and I must admit I would have preferred 7 weeks like the ones I have had in the past. That was before, she is so much easier, still no accidents in the house, she has settled well and is happy to go in her prison (well, maybe not happy but just lies down and goes to sleep) and silent all night.
Maybe we will keep her!
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Honeymoon period!

Toast has taken to gardening, I've had 4 days away, housesitter not quite as vigilant as me, she has other stuff to do too, my garden is full of holes!

Local daffodil festival has a gundog fun scurry today so shall take both the boys out for a trip later where they can suitably embarrass me and pretend they have never been trained!
 
Oh she is SO sweet. I want to gently squish her.

In many ways I think a puppy must be easier than a rescue - at least that's how I've felt since getting mine home! He isn't housetrained and is a huge ball of energy, so it's like having a puppy - you just have double to amount of wee and $hit to clear up when they have an accident!
 
Absolutely adorable! I agree you do forget how much work a puppy is if you do them properly, but they are totally worth it in the long run!
 
TGM said:
Absolutely adorable! I agree you do forget how much work a puppy is if you do them properly, but they are totally worth it in the long run!
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We are going for short term pain here, for hopefully long term gain. I don't mind putting her in the cage at night and to eat and so on, but not every time I want to pop out to do something. We got her on Friday so I could spend 3 days solidly with her, I am back at work tomorrow and bad timing they are drilling today so juggling starts then. I only work part time and OH can come in to have lunch so is not the end of the world.
 
Thistle said:
Honeymoon period!

Toast has taken to gardening, I've had 4 days away, housesitter not quite as vigilant as me, she has other stuff to do too, my garden is full of holes!

Local daffodil festival has a gundog fun scurry today so shall take both the boys out for a trip later where they can suitably embarrass me and pretend they have never been trained!
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Have fun, we will need an update later.
Tawny spends her life digging up mole hills, P gets very cross when she does it on the lawn. sometimes she even catches the mole though, so it can be quite useful.
 
WorkingGSD said:
She is beautiful! The funny thing about puppies is you plan for them, you look forward to bringing them home and the minute you get them home you wonder what the hell you have done :D Thankfully that feeling quickly passes (well in a week or three) :) Enjoy her.
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A week or three?! Lol My lab pup is now 9 months and we are just about starting to get some form of life back. Hahaha ;-)
Love him to bits and wouldn't change anything about him.

She looks gorgeous - enjoy!! :-)
 
Never again! Puppies are really not much fun. She is a little dear and luckily Tawny plays with her for hours but you can never get anything done. I am definately wishing her childhood away.
Photobucket is too slow on our broadband for me to upload a recent photo, but she is growing like a weed. Great weather for puppies.
 
I agree Clodagh, puppies are cute and funny but dogs are the best. However as I am sure you know, the more you put in to the pup and teach your way of life, the better dog you get. Good luck, hang on in there!
 
She is honestly as easy as a puppy can be, she is house trained, asks to go out when she needs to. Her recall is good, unless she is eating something disgusting and she sits and stays.
I feel mean moaning about her!
 
Are yours kennelled WGSD? I do think that would be easier, we have kennels here she could go in during the day but I am so paranoid about theft and that little face, it is bad enough when I shut her in her indoor prison for the night.
 
Clodagh said:
Are yours kennelled WGSD? I do think that would be easier, we have kennels here she could go in during the day but I am so paranoid about theft and that little face, it is bad enough when I shut her in her indoor prison for the night.
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The working dogs are kennelled, but pups get to live in the house for the first six months or so.
 
Clodagh said:
Gppd idea, I imagine it is harder to get a bond with a kennelled pup.
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Yes we almost always have pups in the house initially to learn their character and bond with them. I am sure it is perfectly possible to bond with a kennelled pup too - especially when you introduce work to a work-driven dog, but we just like doing it this way as you really get to know your pup's personality.
 
She is lovely and the worst is over now. She is sparko now having been helping me do the chickens this afternoon, she is lovely when sleeping. :-)
 
Is there any way other than photobucket to put pics on here? My puter is just too slow even to load PB! If I share pics from FB does that work, or can everyone then see all (I am a technonumpty. )
 
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One more PB try. Her yesterday, she has grown loads.
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WorkingGSD said:
I do adore puppies but they are such hard work - even the easiest ones!
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They are hard work and if you don't have loads of dogs you forget by the time you get the next one .
But I love everything about dogs except picking up poo and the hair in the house my 'puppy ' is two next month and I loved every thing about watching him grow up apart from when he ate my OH's new leather chair .
 
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