First 2 weeks ...

Hi Kate,

Meg is gooooorgeous! If we’d had a brown Cockapoo we were thinking of calling her Nutmeg! You got her from Copella didn’t you?

When is Meg’s last meal? I’ve read on here that if you feed your puppy at the same times each day then their bowel movements should become more predictable. Perhaps try feeding her earlier in the evening so that she does her last poop before bed? How long is she in her crate for overnight – if it’s quite a long time that might affect how long she can hold it in. And also, what are you feeding her? I know that a lot of people on here swear by a raw food called Natural Instinct as aside from the health benefits of feeding raw, their pups also have small, firm and odourless poops. Might be worth considering!

How is everything else going? Has it been hard work?! We’re getting our pup in seven weeks… can’t WAIT!

x

She's a little unpredictable with timings and doesn't always do one in the night (although I think it happens when she wakes up so just before I get to her) but I will play around with meal times, thanks for that idea. She is on Burns puppy bits as the breeder had her on that and the vet recommended it too. I'll look into Natural Instinct though, sounds like some great benefits!!

We got her from Crystalwood cockapoos in Devon in the end and I'm really happy with the choice. It has been hard work, especially with 2 kids underfoot too! But I'm glad we had her over Christmas holidays when we were all off and spent a lot of time at home. Being organised helps, she kept racing upstairs (where there is a carpet so she can't be trusted) and now we have a gate, I could have thought of that before and saved myself a few chases! And stock up on Kitchen roll!! The crate has been great for keeping her safe when I pick the kids up from school. I bought a 90cm high pen but she managed to escape that on the second night so I'm relieved the cage I bought on ebay was so big!