The forgotten rules of having a puppy

Luci07

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well OK teenager (Honey is 11 months old)

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1. If its on the floor, its mine and I can chew it (bye new shoes for work)
2. If its near the edge of a kitchen surface I will eat it (butter in a packet)
3. If you ignore me when on the laptop I will climb up behind you (great when you are on a conference call!)
4.If you ignore me to talk to the other dogs first I will jump up from behind (she has floored a couple of people like that now)
5. If you take me up to the yard I simply cannot resist fresh .. horse... dung
6. If you do not put me in a crate when you go to hack out I will get out of the car and join you.
7. If you leave your bedroom door, don't be surprised when I really make myself comfy on your clean bed
8. Recall is excell - oh wait - was that a RABBIT?
9. Recall is excell - oh wait - was that a SQUIRREL
10. My house resembles a kindergarten. Only most children do not completely maul their toys!!
 
It was the fibs that got me.....

Me: "was that you who ate the sofa?"
Tortoise:No mummy not me........
Me: "was that you who ate the remote control?"
Tortoise: "no mummy not me......"
Me: "Was that you who ate the bean bag?"
Tortoise: "No mummy not me...!

I should add that Tortoise is a little whippet who has the longest nose which grew really long due to all the little fibs he told as a puppy:D
 
Sorry!!

Should have also said that Honey has cultivated the most " so sorry for my poor neglected self" look I have ever seen in a staff!. She takes hang dog to the next level!
 
Lol....to funny:D

We need piccies of these doglets too, Lucy07 we never seen enough of yours and who is tortoise:eek:? and where are the piccies of this dog with such a fab name
 
dappyness said:
It was the fibs that got me.....

Me: "was that you who ate the sofa?"
Tortoise:No mummy not me........
Me: "was that you who ate the remote control?"
Tortoise: "no mummy not me......"
Me: "Was that you who ate the bean bag?"
Tortoise: "No mummy not me...!

I should add that Tortoise is a little whippet who has the longest nose which grew really long due to all the little fibs he told as a puppy:D
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these are so true! :D

me: "NICO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TEA TOWEL??!!"
*nico standing there with a shredded piece in his mouth*
nico: not a clue mum. noooo idea..*slowly walks off trying to hide his face*
:mad:
:D
 
damek aged 7 months thinks:

the bubble bath you ran yourself is mine if you leave the bathroom door open
the bed is mine, even when you are in it, and i will shove you in the back/lie on you til you get out
the cup of tea you made and left unattended is fair game, in fact anything you leave unattended is fair game
 
Here is a piccy of Tortoise when he was little... You can tell his nose has begun to grow a fair bit with those little fibs he told :D

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Have now got another 1yr old and renamed him ASBO (Alfie) Gosh he is a little bugger!
 
My mother came home one Sunday, found a playpen up and toys all over the floor, everything edible/chewable up on top of the bookcase, took a look at her 30 year old daughter and said 'this is as close to a grandchild as I am going to get, isn't it?'
YUP!

Floofy says that all beds are his, for bouncing on. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
 
Luci07 said:
3. If you ignore me when on the laptop I will climb up behind you

8. Recall is excell - oh wait - was that a RABBIT?
9. Recall is excell - oh wait - was that a SQUIRREL
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Or in the case of my setter puppy 'if you ignore me when on the laptop I will just come over and rest my head on the keyboard pressing all keys at once by doing so'

Have the same problem with the recall,only with Alfie it's 'oh wait - was that an......................anything that moved/could be chewed/bounced or leaped all over in a frantic manner'

Gotta love 'em but sometimes they really are worse than children!!
 
Though shall pee whenever excited......even when I've jumped on the sofa or bed when I know I'm not supposed to be on there or when you've laid your laptop open on the floor and i've decided to stand on it or on your OH's feet :p
 
devonlass said:
Or in the case of my setter puppy 'if you ignore me when on the laptop I will just come over and rest my head on the keyboard pressing all keys at once by doing so'
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Lol, I once got a very odd email from an important client. He called me afterwards to explain that he was working from home, and had started typing an email to me when his cat walked accross his keyboard, pressing a load of buttons and then "send" :D
 
This thread is making me chuckle. Mine are worse than toddlers - yes we have to leave anything we care about/value behind closed doors and move all food away from the edge of the kitchen counters, but they are sooooo competitive! If one picks up a toy, the other instantly wants it - even if he/she was previously doing something utterly engrossing. If I invite one up onto the sofa to sit with me, the other will come from 3 rooms away to butt in and try and get between us. If one is getting strokes/cuddles, the other will wake from the deepest slumber to come and demand his/her share. Beds and sofas are for jumping on. Everything goes in Daisy's mouth - often with dire consequences for the object concerned.

They are messy, dirty, wiggly, capricious, possessive and noisy. It's like I turned the clock back 10 years or so to when my daughters were small ;).

P
 
devonlass said:
Or in the case of my setter puppy 'if you ignore me when on the laptop I will just come over and rest my head on the keyboard pressing all keys at once by doing so'

Have the same problem with the recall,only with Alfie it's 'oh wait - was that an......................anything that moved/could be chewed/bounced or leaped all over in a frantic manner'
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Daisy does that with the keyboard - reminds me of a cat.

Fred's recall is fab - he'll turn on a sixpence to come back to me, but Daisy is less reliable - she'll come back to me but generally does the little dance just out of reach so that the walk/fun can't end/I can't put her on the lead.

The problem we have with Dinks (Daisy) is that her ball obsession has reached new heights to the point where she struggles to decide whether to pee or chase the ball . . . if I pause so that she can take a pee, she'll just hover for a second and then dash back to me - and then hover for a second and then sit/bark for me to throw the ball - and then hover for a second and then sit/bark for me to throw the ball . . . well you get the picture.

P
 
Naryafluffy said:
You're getting more than 1 puppy at the same time, i would be scared too!!!!
My friend took on 2 puppies from the same litter, lets just say 2 years later, still a nightmare!!! :)
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Depends on the individual pups, surely? My first two were plain sailing, one of the current pups is easy, but led astray by the naughtiest dog ever who has been a real trial and should have been an only dog. We knew what we were doing when we got him and he is super rewarding!
 
Errrm... am I the only one who thinks some of these rules apply to their adult dog too...:o

Especially these ones:

5. If you take me up to the yard I simply cannot resist fresh .. horse... dung

7. If you leave your bedroom door, don't be surprised when I really make myself comfy on your clean bed
8. Recall is excell - oh wait - was that a RABBIT?
9. Recall is excell - oh wait - was that a SQUIRREL
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Oh and then there's this one:

11. If you don't clear the plates away qucikly, it's fine for me to wait until you're not looking then climb up and lick them clean.... yeuchh!:eek:
 
I've had loads of pups over the years, but never two from the same litter! Everyone keeps saying two will keep each other company, and stop my older dog getting bounced on quite so much hmmm.......we'll see!
We're going to work them (malamutes) so having two the same age and approx the same size is fairly important.
I think by Friday, I'll either have changed my mind or be dead :D
 
I was looking at puppies late last night (Baaaaaaad Trolt). Opened this thread to try and put me off getting one, but it really hasn't worked :(

Evil rented accomodation not allowing cute puppies to bounce around :(
 
misterjay said:
I've had loads of pups over the years, but never two from the same litter! Everyone keeps saying two will keep each other company, and stop my older dog getting bounced on quite so much hmmm.......we'll see!
We're going to work them (malamutes) so having two the same age and approx the same size is fairly important.
I think by Friday, I'll either have changed my mind or be dead :D
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Your brave. Most breeders will not sell siblings because of added problems and the chance one of them will be returned.
I have 2 siblings brother and sister from rescue which had to go together and I was the only one daft enough to have them. They are both great dogs(were 18months old when I adopted) but very bonded together. They are trained separately walked together but they will always have that bond.

What sex will your puppies be?
 
misterjay said:
I've had loads of pups over the years, but never two from the same litter! Everyone keeps saying two will keep each other company, and stop my older dog getting bounced on quite so much hmmm.......we'll see!
We're going to work them (malamutes) so having two the same age and approx the same size is fairly important.
I think by Friday, I'll either have changed my mind or be dead :D
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OMG - TWO!!! malamutes! bet you will have the most wonderful looking puppies and be completely worn out by the weekend..

I will try to video the 2 younger ones playing together. It is very very funny and very very noisy!
 
There is only one rule when it comes to puppies:
Dont be greedy, everyone knows you cant have a puppy AND nice things :D

And OMG 2 mals... you are brave!
 
12. Dont be lazy about putting the washing basket away it has three purposes to a puppy

1-a new bed on top of clean clothes
2-A mad 10 minutes taking your knickers and bras all over the house/garden
3-If your really little and flip it, it turns into a prison and if mummy is in the bath and cant hear you your stuck for half hour crying!!!


13. Have a fire guard, there is nothing more tasty and that burnt log.....
 
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