I have to brag a bit

[Joy Originator of GiantSchnoodles]

 

Hi everyone, I've been MIA. I wonder if anyone remembers me? Joy, Giant Schnoodles. Are any of my old friends out there? And hi to new friends. 

So here's my brag. I usually get my puppies potty trained by 6 weeks. I've written a book on it.  With this litter I changed my method a little. They were potty trained at 4 weeks. They go in a kiddie wading pool inside an xpen in the house. The next step is usually taken by the puppy parents when they go to their forever homes (5 out of 7 will be going next Saturday). The puppy parents have to train the puppy to go outside. Right now, the puppies have an xpen in the living room attached to a door directly out into the doggy run. There is a carpeted no pee, no poop area at the beginning of the doggy run.

I  have a have a 15 lb rescue named Jacque. He's so ugly he's cute. Jacque is an obsessive licker. I've tried all kinds of things to extinguish the behavior. Jacque is full of charisma, charm & loves to please but I can't get him to stop licking. Jacque does nothing to  raise my confidence as a trainer. When the mama dog weaned the puppies, Jacque started licking & loving on them. They loved him nurturing him.  He loved to do it. Jacque is Mr. Mom. I let them be.  I woke up one morning & there was no pee or poop in the potty pool inside or outside beside the door or on the carpet in the dog run. Then I noticed during the day that Mr. Mom was leading the whole group out to the potty pool at the far end of the dog run.  .Jacque lead them out there & they hopped  into the potty pool outside without peeing or pooping on the carpeted area of the doggy run. All this before they were 5 weeks old. Jacque had done the training job of the puppy parents.

Then I noticed every once in awhile, loud angry sounds from Jacque toward the puppies. I almost intervened but it didn't seem like anyone was getting seriously hurt so I let them be. Then I noticed a  dramatic change in the puppy behavior. They stopped doing normal puppy nipping. Mr. Mom was making them behave. No more nipping when he was around. They are no longer doing the usual puppy nipping of my shoes, toes, pants, fingers. Now, it seems, no nipping at all. So I think I'm a trainer but Mr. Mom is an amazing trainer! 

Meanwhile, I have been trying to figure out where I am going to place Jacque. I've been trying to find him a forever home. But it now occurs to me, that Jacque's annoying licking behavior could actually be a valuable asset. Jacque should be placed at a zoo in the nursery to help with the baby animals. One instance that comes to my mind where he would be really appreciated & valuable is for the zookeepers who take abandoned baby polar bears home. They have to be stimulated every 2 hours including all night in order to digest their food. Just think how grateful a zoo keeper would be if they had Mr. Mom to do the job & let them sleep through the nigh! The zookeeper would finally be able to sleep with Mr. Mom on the job! Puppy love from Joy & Furry folk

[Bonnie and Kona]

This is an amazing story! What a good Mr Mom Jacque is!

[Joy Originator of GiantSchnoodles]

Animals never cease to amaze me! Just when I think I've seen it all.............. Puppy love from Joy & furry folk

[Lynne Fowler-Oodles of Doodles]

Glad you are feeling better, Joy. Jacque sounds like a real character.

[Joy Originator of GiantSchnoodles]

Thx 4 noticing LYnne. I am feeling better. I think I may have found a treatment for some auto immune disorders. Not perfect. but improved.  I plan to write about it. I'll post it or post a link to blog in OT as soon as I get a minute

[Melissa & Porter]

What a sweetie!  Sounds like a keeper.  Do you have a picture of Mr. Mom?  I remember Porter's guardian home people telling me that his aunt was the most into minding and playing with the puppies :-)

[Joy Originator of GiantSchnoodles]

I tried to post some pics but my cpu is acting crazy. Any techis out there who can try to fix it with team viewer? Or have suggestiosn for me? I've used every virus checker known to man or woman. NO viruses. It was running slow so I think I may have uninstalled something important but I don't know what. I could set it back but I have been told by more than one techi that is not a good thing to do. 'But I'll get out my netbook later & post some. Puppy love from Joy & furry folk

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

You've earned the Bragging Rights, or has Mr. Mom   : )     

[Joy Originator of GiantSchnoodles]

Him for doing it. Me for noticing. & U 4 noticing my post in which I hit a G instead of I PUppy love from JOy & Furry folks

[Joe R.]

First, welcome back Joy. Pretty cool story. I think you should keep Jacque and put him on your staff. Make him VP in charge of potty training.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Ditto.

[Joy Originator of GiantSchnoodles]

Thx 4 the welcome back. Much appreciated. I thot of keeping him but the one thing I don't need is another dog! I'm trying to cut down. If I was going to keep another dog, I've got several Giant Schnoodle of Joy puppies that I'm in love with.  Also, every time I have a litter I say its the last one. But maybe I'll try to place him at the San Diego Zoo wi borrowing rights. PUppy love from JOy & furry folk

[Mike, Cedar and Reno]

WOW!!!