The joys and frustrations of having a puppy thread!!!!!

[bellababy08]

Originally Posted by Suze225

I love having two too!!!!! My hubby may have a coronary, but I am thinking there will be 3 in our future. MUCH later future though......at least a year. ROTFL!!

LOL I was thinking the same thing another puppy but I think I will wait a few more months...maybe by than I will have gotten over my "puppy fever"

[bellababy08]

My JOYS and FRUSTRATIONS

JOYS ~
woke up to tons of puppy kisses at 730am
Sunday was bath day to my surprise no fighting it at all!!! major mile stone
Brushing and drying STAYED still the whole time Yay!!! He has realized if he is still and don't fight it...he gets cheese smarty pants
NO POTTY ACCIDENTS!!!

FRUSTRATIONS ~

Went right outside and started that barking match with his big sister Bella. "neighbors have a new dog that barks a lot so we'll blame that on the new dog" but Harley does like the sound of his "BARK" he doesn't really need any help
found a napkin that had blew off the table from DH's lunch and shredded it out in the yard. "I say thats DH fault tho"
Had to throw away another toy, Harley killed it and it was one of those stuffless toys at that, ripped it open to get to the squeezer, and they are expensive $10 bucks for 1 toy.

[viviansnickers]

JOY JOY JOY!!!!
Reesie is sleeping through the night!!! He will get up at about 530am and then look around, see everyone is still and silent and cuddle back up and go back to bed until 630am when my alarm RINGS!!!! I LOVE HIM!!!

Also, he has been going right to the door to tell me he needs to go out!!! He weighed in at 4lbs5oz yesterday at the vet at 16weeks old, he is SO healthy!!! He can hold his pee for about 3-4 hours now and hasn't had any accident in DAYS!!! (I prob just jinxed myself!!) OH WELL!!!!

I LOOOOOOOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!

Yipeeeee!!!
Viv

[bellababy08]

Yay!!! I'm happy for you

FRUSTRATIONS ~

I feel like I have taken 3 steps back from the 2 step forward in the progress of Bella and Harley playing and getting along I have noticed the past 2 days Bella has been really snappy at Harley again . Bella seems to think ALL the toys and chewies are hers and she isn't gonna share so I have taken away all the toys and chewies and only let them play with them when I'm playing too, once I'm done I put them up. I feel like such a mean Mommy for having to do that...I thought that would help, well now I'm thinking its everything that Bella just doesn't want to share...And I think Harley is going thru his second stage of fear, he is 5 mos now, when Bella snapped at him before he would just shrug it off and continue to play, now he runs to his play yard and curls up in his bed with this look of "why you do that for" and than step very lightly around her for awhile like he is scared...So I'm back to the begining stages of trying to get Bella to be nice to him.

[viviansnickers]

Bella's is showing dominance. Snickers is the same to Reesie, sometimes thay play/fight and then sometimes they FIGHT, SCARY FIGHT!!!! Luckily Snick will share but there are def times I tell him NO when I think he is being TOO MEAN!!! I think your're doing the right thing!!!! Mine are no where near being BFF, but I'm letting them work it out on their own. Sometimes Snick will start the play/fighting but generally it's Reesie and if Snick's not in the mood--WATCH OUT REESIE!!!!!

Give it time...I used to stress, now I am just letting it work out on it's own.


Viv

[tracylynne79]

Our sweet boy Rocco has brought MANY joys along with a few frustrations He is 14 weeks old and has made a great addition to our family!
Joys
From day 1, he has slept like a champ in her crate, LOVES it and has never once cried or kept us up at night.
He pees 100% of the time on his pad in his pen ( his crate door is left open so he can get up and pee if needed, but usually makes it through the night! (however if he is out of the pen, he will pee whereever he wants if not watched like a hawk)
His sweet little puppy kisses, and the way he greets us when we get him up. He lays his lil ears back and wags his tail like crazy...it's so cute!
The way he has bonded well with the kids...he loves chasing them around the house.
He has a really soft bed at my husband's office that he gets so excited about when he see's it. I think it reminds him of his mommy's tummy, as he nuzzles it and cuddles it!

Frustrations
He squirms like crazy in your arms, and makes it a danger for anyone other than my husband and I to hold him....the kids know they cant hold him unless sitting on the ground. But he has attempted to leap out of our arms several times.
He refuses to poop in his xpen and walks around while pooping, so even though he knows to go on the mat, he ends up walking off of it and pooping about 6-12 inches off of it everytime.
He has officially found his voice, and WOW!!! Ear piercing yaps at the kids or our cat, or the vacuum....OUCH!
He rarely sits still and sleeps on us....he is only interested in sleeping in his crate, and just once, I would love to have him snuggle up to me so we could nap together

[viviansnickers]

Awwwww!! Rocco sounds amazing!!! Reesie is the same--SQUIRMER!!!! When we get home from work and take him out of his x-pen he is CRAZY!!!!! All he wants to do is get down and get in Snickers's face!!!! We keep them separate during the day in separate pens! But I know what you mean, Reesie also tries to leap out of our hands!! I'm hoping after his neuter in April, he will be more calm!!!!


Viv

[bellababy08]

Thank you! I feel better knowing its just not Bella LOL and I agree on letting them work it out. DH says I need to separate them cause he is worried Bella will hurt Harley, like you at times I do have to tell Bella NO cause she is being too mean but I don't think separating them is the answer, they are just gonna have to work it out...and you talk about fighting, scary fighting, they do it too but a few minutes later I will look over and they will be all snuggled up together sleeping. I guess our furbutts are really no different than our skin kids in some ways

[tracylynne79]

Originally Posted by viviansnickers

Awwwww!! Rocco sounds amazing!!! Reesie is the same--SQUIRMER!!!! When we get home from work and take him out of his x-pen he is CRAZY!!!!! All he wants to do is get down and get in Snickers's face!!!! We keep them separate during the day in separate pens! But I know what you mean, Reesie also tries to leap out of our hands!! I'm hoping after his neuter in April, he will be more calm!!!!


Viv

Thanks! He is a pretty good boy so far
We were thinking the same thing about neutering him...hoping it will chill him out a bit! Hope it works for Reesie, and am crossing my fingers for Rocco! I will look forward to hearing how things go for Reesie!

[bellababy08]

Originally Posted by tracylynne79

Our sweet boy Rocco has brought MANY joys along with a few frustrations He is 14 weeks old and has made a great addition to our family!
Joys
From day 1, he has slept like a champ in her crate, LOVES it and has never once cried or kept us up at night.
He pees 100% of the time on his pad in his pen ( his crate door is left open so he can get up and pee if needed, but usually makes it through the night! (however if he is out of the pen, he will pee whereever he wants if not watched like a hawk)
His sweet little puppy kisses, and the way he greets us when we get him up. He lays his lil ears back and wags his tail like crazy...it's so cute!
The way he has bonded well with the kids...he loves chasing them around the house.
He has a really soft bed at my husband's office that he gets so excited about when he see's it. I think it reminds him of his mommy's tummy, as he nuzzles it and cuddles it!

Frustrations
He squirms like crazy in your arms, and makes it a danger for anyone other than my husband and I to hold him....the kids know they cant hold him unless sitting on the ground. But he has attempted to leap out of our arms several times.
He refuses to poop in his xpen and walks around while pooping, so even though he knows to go on the mat, he ends up walking off of it and pooping about 6-12 inches off of it everytime.
He has officially found his voice, and WOW!!! Ear piercing yaps at the kids or our cat, or the vacuum....OUCH!
He rarely sits still and sleeps on us....he is only interested in sleeping in his crate, and just once, I would love to have him snuggle up to me so we could nap together

Rocco is what I call a "poop traveler" Bella does the same thing but she is outside pottied trained...Maybe you could put down another potty pad so he has more pad to travel on

I think all Yorkies puppies are squirmers when hold them...I NEVER let anyone pick up my pup I tell them NO...I know it sounds rude but its only for the safety of my pup...He has almost jumped out of our arms too so what I do now if I know I will be picking him up I put his harness on him and hold on to that

[tracylynne79]

Originally Posted by bellababy08

Rocco is what I call a "poop traveler" Bella does the same thing but she is outside pottied trained...Maybe you could put down another potty pad so he has more pad to travel on

I think all Yorkies puppies are squirmers when hold them...I NEVER let anyone pick up my pup I tell them NO...I know it sounds rude but its only for the safety of my pup...He has almost jumped out of our arms too so what I do now if I know I will be picking him up I put his harness on him and hold on to that

Poop traveler...that's funny!!! We have tried a few pads, but perhaps will add even more, and give him ample space to do his business Also, after it begins to warm up outside (live in Colorado), we hope to train him to go outside....but one step at a time, right?!

[viviansnickers]

tracylynne79- try to start the outdoor asap. When I visited my vet last month, he asked if I was doing pads and I said yes-but was going to transition Reesie to outdoor when it got warmer. My vet recommended I start outdoor right away as it will confuse him. I started outdoor the next day in the subzero temps and let me tell you, I'M SO GLAD I DID!!!!! Reesie is doing phenomenal with the outdoor training. He is holding it, he is not confused at all, and he is going to the door to tell us he needs to go!!!! I dislike pads but understand why many have to use them. I am lucky to have a home where I can take him outside, so if you want outdoor- START RIGHT AWAY!! Using pads will tell Rocco pottying inside is OK!!!!!!!

Just my opinion and experience!! We are in the mid 30's and low 40's in MI now and taking him out is a breeze!! He loves the fresh air and smells and always goes POTTY

Viv

[marcie]

Great thread. Love reading all the adventures. Marcie is 5yrs now. And reading everyones's training is a major flash back. lol.

[Ursula and pup]

JOY: My little guy can finally jump onto the couch. This is a joy because I don't have to listen to him whine and whine til I pick him up and put him on the couch.

FRUSTRATION: He will be 5 months later this month and he is apparently backsliding in his potty training! I'm going bonkers!

[viviansnickers]

JOYSSSSS!!!!!!-Reesie is doing amazing with his pooping!!!!! TeeHee, I have him on a tight 3 feedings per day schedule and he poops like clockwork right after breakfast and again after dinner....I LOVE IT!!!!!! Reesie has also started to listen alot more, we just finished puppy class and he passed with flying colors!!!!! There are so many mroe joys I can go on and on

Reesie & Snickers are also getting along much better now, they still spat like real brothers, and hopefully that will diminish as I am corecting everytime it gets even a little out of hand.

FRUSTRATIONS!!! Peeing is another story---he does amazing for DAYS, and then will have a set-back day!!! He has been accident free for 2 days now, so I'm anticipating an accident soon LOL!!!!! Again, if we keep him on the tight schedule, he does well-but if we slip, he will have an accident. Our fault I guess

Everyday is getting better---OH HOW I LOVE HIM!!!!!


Viv