OMG...that break looks horrible. I am so sorry to hear this happened to your little one. I am sure it's going to be a challenge to confine and keep a 4 month old puppy calm so he can heal.
Both my pups sleep in my bed. I moved my mattress to the floor when I got my new dog and he couldn't be trusted to not jump off the bed. I think in your circumstance, I'd probably keep him crated in a confined area ...perhaps in a small crate on your bedside table in his own crate so he can see you and he still feels close to you. He needs to have limited movement until the bones can heal. I'd also keep him separated from his brother because you don't want him roughhousing or playing right now. When his bone has healed enough for him to move around a little, you could then move your mattress to the floor or tie him to the bed so he can sleep but not jump in and out of the bed until he heals the rest of the way.
I am glad to hear your wife is going after the groomer. I personally do all of my grooming myself and one of the reasons is because I don't trust anyone else with my pups. I have a hard time believing they would take the time and care that I do with my babies. The ONE time I took Ricky to the groomer, just to get his toenails trimmed, the guy manhandled him. Ricky has very long, fine boned legs and I was so scared the guy was going to break one of them!! That was enough for me!! We go to the vets to get our toenail clips now.
Unfortunately, I think a lot of groomers get careless. They groom so many dogs, day in and day out that some of them get burned out, they get desensitized and they aren't as compassionate, patient or gentle as they should be. They just want to get the dog in and out. I imagine your tiny 4 month puppy is wiggly and scared as well, since grooming is a new thing...so that is going to take extra patience and care. Personally, I would have someone help me hold a puppy that small and young to prevent such accidents from happening.
I don't know if you've every thought about grooming your pup at home, but it's really not too terribly hard groom our breed...especially if you just want your pup in a shorter cut. The long hair isn't hard either....it's just time consuming to maintain and brush it on a daily basis. I can usually wash, blow dry and trim up each of my pups in less than an hour!! Lots of us YT'ers groom our own pups. There's a section on here dedicated to it and there are lots of tutorial videos out there to help you. I think it's great for bonding time with my dogs and I and I find it very rewarding to see my little disasters turn into little handsome little fella's again. |