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Originally Posted by laurenr  Thanks for the info!! Did your puppy cry a lot its first night home? If so, how do you know whether or not he had to go potty? Hop I am as lucky.Your schedule sounds really excellent, as does your success rate.
As to her diet and the low blood sugar question- I have already asked the breader and he tells me that the pup has not exhibited any symptoms at all and stopped feeding off its Mom 3 weeks ago. She has been on a diet of Science Diet puppy mixed with a little cottage cheese and goat's milk. I have been told to stick to this for another 2 weeks, and then slowly reduce the last 2 items until she is just on the puppy food.
I can't wait until Monday, when I pick up my little furball. I will probably be asking you guys lots of questions.
I just hope my older Yorkie gets along with her; she is normally of a very sweet disposition, not a snarler or yapper. Her partner of 12 years died 3 months ago, and she was in a real depression for a long while. I hope the puppy gives her a new lease on life. |
He cried the first night for about 1/2 hour, and that was RIGHT after he had pottied, and fortunately he had pooped just about an hour before, so I really didn't think it was EITHER ONE, so we left him to cry. The second night he cried for 25 minutes (same scenario as before) the third night he cried for 10 minutes, and from then on he slept the whole night!!!! I have to tell you that when he cried I did NOTHING.........I didn't go see him, I didn't say "NO" I just TOTALLY ignored him. ( he is outside the hall from our bedroom) it's hard to ignore that little whimpering and "cawing" it was a weird sound, but I think he just plain got used to BEDTIME.
Things that worked for us: Noisy during the day when he sleeps, and keep him/her in a well lit area, when I am running my errands, either the radio is on or the TV is on, and we give him TONS of attention during the evening especially, so that he's 'sick of us'
and WANTs to go to bed LOL!! And then bedtime is QUIET and DARK, and those things worked for us (plus the going potty every 1/2 hour for several hours before bed) I didn't do WEE PADS because I thought it would confuse the little guy, and even though the HIGH TEMP over the last few days has been MINUS 5 degrees, he goes out, does his dutys, and knows he will get a treat and be able to GO BACK IN to the warm!!!!