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Re: the puppy thread
pretty good...she got her first vacination and a deworming yeseterday and slept a majority of the day, and when we got home it was the beginning of housebreaking, took 5-6 times out but she finally peed and pooped outside so now she knows the drill that if she goes she'll get some treats, today we had to go out and she was pretty good, no damage and most of the pee and poop was on the puppy pads....but one pee made it to the floor...then i toook her out for a pee when i got home and she went...shes in the crate right now and she just settled so i'm gonna try for another poop...but about 10 pees outside so far and 3 poops so i think its goin well...she was crazy crazy when we got home though...right wound up, so i got a few nips in on me 
oh yeah i got her sitting and laying down now with treat rewards 
next vacinne in in 3 weeks
Re: the puppy thread
whats the best thing for biting and nipping? and i also what about curbing the barking? she was barking this evening...i'm assuming it cuz she was all wound up seeing us home again..
With biting your supposed to draw her attention away from you by making her toys more appealing, hold the hand shes trying to chew still in a clenched fist and wave a toy with the other. She'll soon learn that toys are much more fun to play with than hands. I think barking is a sign of excess energy, make plenty of time to play with her and use it up. You cant take them long walks when they are still growing cause it can damage their joints, but lots of play is enough.
You should get a good book, I looked on amazon for a book on puppies and got the one with the best feedback, its been a big help and evoryone in the family has been delving into it.
This is the one I got:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Puppy-B … 687&sr=8-1
You'll no doubt find a Canadian equivilant.
Re: the puppy thread
Great post by Olorin as usual. The same thing(s) go for barking.
Do NOT use an anti-barking collar...
Re: the puppy thread
i'm reading a book called before and after you get your puppy by a Dr Dunbar, its ok, some weird ideas
also i had a bit of a setback yesterday in the housebreaking, after our day trip she had gone ok on the puppy pads, but then it was tough to get her to go outside again....should i offer treats after a pee AND after a poo? or jsut wait till shes all done it all and then give treats?
Re: the puppy thread
You should encourage her WHILE she does it outside so that she understands that what she's doing is good.
In other words both after she pees and after she has had a poop.
Outside = Good!
Inside = Not so good!
But with that said you should never discipline your puppy if it indeed does it inside. That's not the right way to go.
It's basically a baby and you have to see the situation out of that perspective.
