Well today I discovered a few things but only after the poor little guy threw up in my livingroom. Once I cleaned it up I took him outside for a walk and it seemed he was struggling to poop but finally did poop! I was happy and praised him. When we got back inside I noticed he went to his water/food bowl but wouldn't drink the water. We had bought one of the dishes that uses a bottle to refill on its own so I took the bottle of figuring it might scare him. He sniffed at the water more but still wouldn't drink so I said fine...lets try this...and I took a small glass bowl from the cabinet and filled it with water and put it on the floor....he drank like the water was going out of style!!!! The poor guy hadn't been drinking like I thought he was so he was probably a bit dehydrated. I then moved his kibble to a similar bowl and later on he ate that. Since there hadn't been much in the bowl my husband put some more in and then after we had dinner we put some chicken in with the kibble and a little water and mixed it around d. If seemed like he was just going for the chicken but surprisingly he ate it all! I just took him for a walk and all he did was pee but I will try taking him out once more before bed.
The breeder used puppy pads when they were in the kennel area and if they were in the main house she would just let them out in the back yard because its fenced in. I plan to get a fence of some sort so I can just let him out but I am on FMLA so it might have to wait a bit which is why I have tried just taking him in the yard with a leash.
Thank you for the tips about putting his crate in our room, I had thought putting it in the livingroom where we spend most of our time would be best but if the roommate is going to wake him up that might have to change.
Thank you so very much for all of your input I really appreciate it. It seems it is faking g me longer to adjust to the little guy than he is taking to get used to us. I have depression and anxiety and we figured getting a dot would help however it hasn't been going well for me the past couple of days. The good part is that if for some reason my anxiety is too much the breeder will always always take him back. I got switched to some new anxiety meds so hopefully that wont have to happen.
He loves to curl up next to my legs and sleep or steal my blanket for his naps. Oh! And the food I use is the same that the breeder uses and I was told to only put chicken, yogurt, cheese, etc in the kibble once a day not both times.
I am amazed at how much he sleeps. At first I thought it was because he was bored but my mom who owns his half sister said that they do sleep a lot because they are little. I have attached another picture for you.
Again thank you all for the wonderful advice!!
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