| suebgone |
| Posted 3/5/2008 10:18:18 PM |
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Quote moggie:  ...yes you asked for help....but...you can get all the help you need from the breeder of which you have chosen your puppy...the breeder has the responsibility to explain EVERYTHING!!! to you...puppy... |
I agree the breeder SHOULD have discussed all sorts of things with the potential buyer. an ethical breeder should also be on the phone checking on how things are going!
keep in mind that a new owner is so excited over the puppy that most of what you say is not absorbed nor remembered.
regardless of how much the breeder did or didn't tell the OP, she should not be made to feel guilty about asking here
BB is right on target with everything she said. |
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| suebgone |
| Posted 3/5/2008 10:29:16 PM |
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| Quote InLoVeWiThPuPpIeS: I asked for help, not criticism. Thanks |
you've gotten a lot of excellent advice from BeagleBrat, I hope you read it carefully & take it very seriously |
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| beaglebrat |
| Posted 3/6/2008 7:34:57 AM |
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Quote suebgone: BB aren't your's in a kennel situation?
they will break at 4 weeks if they are. I'd have litters brought in & I'd straw up the outside run. actually I started doing it so they could walk on the ice.... |
Nope mine are all in the house. They start out in a traditional whelping box either in our kitchen or bedroom. Then we move them between 4-5 weeks to the largest wire crates possible, and still put papers down. Between 5-7 weeks (depending on the weather) I start letting them out 8-12 times a day.
When I have Puppies that age, I am pretty much glued at home, so the pups can be let out, or if I HAVE to be gone for any length of time, I have to hire someone to let them out when I am gone.
By 8-10 weeks, the Puppies WANT to go outside, and yes in a litter of 6-10 Puppies you might get 2-3 still having a couple pee accidents in the crate-- so I keep papers in it, but most of the time, it is dry and clean.
Now, if people continue with what I do, they have crate trained Puppies by 8-12 weeks, but that is crate trained for 2-3 hours at a time (which is the max they should be in a crate at that time).
But- crate trained is NOT house trained.
I tell people to pick their Puppies up and carry them outside, because the first thing they want to do when they get out of that crate is squat and go potty.
I tell them if they are out running around the house they need to keep a constant eye on them, and I tell them to start with one room at a time, normally the kitchen or another tiled surface, not the whole house.
Most importantly, I tell them to CONTACT ME if they are having any problems or issues. That I RATHER they contact me over something little, than wait for it to be something huge.
Now, that is just how I do it, it works for me. There are many acceptable ways that breeders do things. |
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| maoseger1010 |
| Posted 3/6/2008 8:45:41 AM |
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| Quote beaglebrat: Nope mine are all in the house. They start out in a traditional whelping box either in our kitchen or bedroom. Then we move them between 4-5 weeks to the largest wire crates possible, and still put papers... |
"But- crate trained is NOT house trained."
Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you again.
I totally agree. |
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| PerfectPom |
| Posted 3/6/2008 11:11:17 AM |
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| Quote beaglebrat: Nope mine are all in the house. They start out in a traditional whelping box either in our kitchen or bedroom. Then we move them between 4-5 weeks to the largest wire crates possible, and still put papers... |
I agree...I always picked mine up out of the crate and took them out so not to give them a chance to pee when they were young. I still do it with the yorkie (8 months). |
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