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Henly Update and QUESTIONS
I have been MIA these last two weeks because my life has CHANGED!!! We picked up Henly 2 weeks ago. :-) She's 10 weeks old today and I'm taking a few minutes to pick your brains!!
Training has been going really good, I think.
She sits and is learning to stay. She lies down but is more apt to do it if we're down on the floor with her (especially if there's a treat hidden in our hand guiding her to the floor - haha). She's not into lying down if we're standing up. She's nipping a lot but I think she's learning...I think. She does a lot of fetch. She's not the best at "drop it" but she's getting there.
We bought a Bob a Lot toy which makes her work for her food. We use it for lunch and dinner. She loves it!
We take walks frequently. Not real far or anything but she's doing OK on the leash. Sometimes great and other times not so great. But boy do I feel proud when she's just prancing alongside me, loose leash and we're walking together!!!
After 3 bumpy nights, she now sleeps in the living room in her crate. She's slept through the night on only 3 occasions (from 10:00pm - 6:00am). She's up anywhere from 2:00am - 4:30am - we take her out to pee and then she falls back to sleep in the crate. At what age did your doodle start sleeping through the night consistently?
House training is going good because we are pretty diligent about getting her out...and she spends a fair amount of time in her crate. When she wakes up, she barks and we take her out. After playing or eating, we take her out. We write down what time she goes out and what she does (Pee or Poop). My question is when do you start to give her a little freedom to see if she's actually learning anything about telling us when she needs to go out? I realize 10 weeks is still very young. But when should we start giving her a little testing freedom? 12 weeks? 16 weeks? WHEN??? :-)
Henly's 10 week vet appt is tomorrow. After that, I'm starting her pet insurance.
I also plan to change her pet food. I think I'll pop over to the Food Group now and see if Karen can help me out. I don't know if she checks this main forum regularly.
All in all, I think we're doing pretty good. We've been socializing a TON. By the end of this month, I estimate she will have met 40 people and 5-7 healthy (neighborhood) dogs.
The breeder was adamantly against us taking her to Puppy Classes, which I was really bummed about. She wants us to wait until she's 5 months old. I just feel like there's so much she could be learning now but I also recognize there's some risk. I was going to talk to the vet about that tomorrow. Anyone have thoughts on this? There is a very nice facility that offers Puppy classes for pups under 20 weeks.
Sorry for the length. We're just so excited to be doodle parents!!
Thank you for your feedback!! (I love this site)
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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on
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I do read the main forum, but I only discuss food in The Food Group, lol. I'll be happy to help. :)
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Permalink Reply by Jessica, Loki and Moose on
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Such a cutie!!!
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Permalink Reply by Linda, Charlie Brown and Beau on
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Congratulations on your new addition. Henley is really a cutie! It sounds like you are trying to do all the right things. Enjoy puppyhood! It is so much fun.
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