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Yay picked up Buddy today ,had lots of fun playing with him at JD's then watched as he had a shampoo and blow dry (he never whimpered once!)

He slept on the back seat with the kids most of the way home.

Got back straight out to garden but no wee yet!,filled his kong toys with his kibble and he was straight in his crate having fun getting them out ,another trip to garden yay a wee!!

Have tryed to keep everthing as carm as possible and he's been sat by my feet for ages,he's now gone for a snooze under the foot stool,bless him,hope he sleeps tonight!!

Will try to post some pics.

Must say im so glad i picked to get my pup from Jukee Doodles they are such an open and nice couple, and produce fantastic dogs ,thanks again Julia and Stephen.

p.s Sarah saw max having fight with his sisters and one pushed him in the water bowl!! very funny he strutted off wet through. ha ha ha

 

[DONNA]

Hummmmm keep taking him out for wee but no luck!

Hurrah he's just been ha ha

 

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Photos of Buddys first day ,he loves his kong!!!

 

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Cool have figured out how to upload pics yay!!! heres some more,theres no stopping me now!

 

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He's been so good ,very chilled out hence reason im sat on sofa with laptop we have a little play then he just sleeps by my feet.

Mind you have shut the crate door twice while hes been in there and ive been in the room and he's cried both times yikes! is this a sign of things to come

 

[DONNA]

Boy that was a long night!!!
Made worse by the fact my son is ill and has been up since two o'clock coughing (then he was sick yuck!)
Buddy loves going in the crate but hates having the door shut so we had lots of howling last night.

I did get up at 5am with him and was too slow to open the door and he did a wee by the door opps.

However he did do a number 2 outside yay!! then one inside opps

God you can tell im totally inexperienced !

Me and the kids all got up and ive put him back in the crate with door shut ,lots of howling again!! finally he fell asleep ,he's just woke up so ive let him out for a play.

Hope im doing this right??? it's hard work new mums!!!

Thought if i kept putting him in the crate in the day with door shut for a bit he will hopefully get used to it???

 

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Thanks for advice,yea i put a puppy pad in half the crate,he did do a wee in there last night but he fell asleep down stairs at 9pm and i couldnt wake him tryed to get him to go for a wee at 11 but he was dead to the world so im hopeing he was whineing so much in the morning because he needed to do a poo (which he did when let out)
By the way poo fans who know how much the picking up of poo freaked me out ,it didnt smell and it was hard AND i picked it up

Think all made worse because of Jake he has Cystic Fibrosis and he hasnt been well for a week so i just couldnt sleep worrying about him while i listened to him coughing (he just coughs and coughs and theres nothing we can do)

Anyway hes at the hospital today so im just praying they dont want to keep him in!!

Would you believe it ive cleaned whole house shipped off daughter to sports club come in the lounge and Buddy is fast a sleep under the foot stool again (i might join him ha ha)

It so hard to ignore him but your right he seems to settle better if he's not the center of attention.

 

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Forgot to ask .is anyone else using orijen puppy food ,i must be thick because i cant work out how much Buddy should be having ?

Ive weighed him and hes 3.3kg (big boy!) but the amounts on the back dont make sense or am i being stupid?

 

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Thanks thought i was going mad,someone should tell them it makes no sense ha ha

Im sure Buddy is heavier today then yesterday ha ha so didnt want to over feed him

 

[DONNA]

Hi Donna, hope Buddy enjoyed his first night home and you are not too tired!

I thought the feeding guide on the back of the back was weird too. Try this.

http://www.orijenpetfoods.co.uk/acatalog/orijen_feeding_guide.pdf

Thanks thats easier to understand i think they made a mistake on the packages.

 

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Hi Pip,mines a savic cottage dog crate its a 30" one,dosnt have a divider but dosnt need one as its not too big,i ordered online cant remember which store sorry.

Really i should of got a 36" one as Buddys quite large but this is fine for now.

 

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Well the liver treats for toilet training are fantastic he's even getting up going to the door to go out,he did a wee and i told him to come back in but he wasnt having it and what do you know he needed a number 2 ,he's better at this then me haha

Stupid question but how long do pups sleep in the day?? he's so carm weve palyed abit but he's just happy to sleep at my feet.

Oh he's meet some of the neighbours and the postman good start for first full day.

 

[DONNA]

Hi Donna

Great to hear that Buddy's home safely, but so sorry that your son is poorly - what a night you've had, I'm sure you're so tired.

Just to make you feel a bit better we had a fab start with Biscuit going in the crate with door shut at night, but have gone backwards at the end of last week where she howls and cries when we go to bed We've been firm and ignored her as she is let out to do a wee when we go to bed at midnight. She's SO loud!!! She sounds like a seagull who has got it's foot stuck in a mangle

It's such hard work, and a few steps forwards, then one back, but each day does get easier. I think you're doing brilliantly. Best wishes, Karen x

I so agree ive never heard a noise like it ,it scared me to death first time i heard it.
Hes just having a mad half hour at the moment and has been chasing the neighbours kids around.

 

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On a positive note Buddy was fantastic last night he went to bed with me at 10pm as i was sooooo tired!!!

Ive been putting bed at end of my bed thought it would help if he could smell me near to him anyway last night all he did was a few wimpers then fast a sleep till 6am and i toke him straight out for a wee and a poo.


Just need to curb his chewing now,boy does he like to chew!!!


Ive ordered a big bag of orijien off line Sarah think STephen said the 400g bag would last 3 or 4 days.

Oh and thanks guys Jake came home he didnt have to stay in he's been put back on steroids and we had a quiet night from him too.

Difficult to get on the laptop as Buddy keeps chewing my charger arrrh!

Im gonna give him a few more nights in our room then slowly move him until he's downstairs in his room.

All fun and games!!!

 

[DONNA]

Hi,
We collected our little Buzzbee from Jukee Doodles last Sunday and he is just a perfect little puppy. Not quite grasped the toilet training yet but that is mostly our fault. He poos outside as we can catch him before he does it but he is such a quick wee-er!
He is calm and playful and beautiful. Sleeps in his crate and he hasn't woken us up either of the 2 nights we have had him! He is the softest little puppy ever. Can't post any pics yet but I will soon. We really need a separate bit in this forum so that all this summer Jukee Doodles have one place to post progress and swap stories!

Think i must of got the top dog out of Lucy's litter because he just hates that door shut on the crate in the day (im still trying though) ,he just wants to sleep by my feet all day ,hence reason im sat on laptop!!

Had two poo accidents today,prob more my fault! toke him outside to watch the cars going up and down the road ,one lady stopped her car she couldnt resist!! She had a cocker in the car,so after a fun morning he's been a sleep under the sofa for an hr and half,I have more friends coming round with kids later to see him.

Have decided I need to know more men!!! ha ha may go and stop some in the street.

In case your wondering i mean for puppy socialization,not my love life!

 

[DONNA]

Hi everyone ive MORE questions sorry !!!

Have had lots of small children over today (Buddy is shattered now theve gone and is having a nice well earned snooze)

Anyway what should i be telling them to do when he trys to bite fingers etc or nips at trs??

I tried to get them to carm down but kids being kids were running around screaming ,which made it worse! Buddy was loving it ha ha

 

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Buddys off to the vets tomorrow,im abit worried as i will have to carry him which is fine (but he's heavy)but i know as soon as he sees anyone else or any dogs im sure he's gonna try and get free to go and greet them.