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DaisyMaesMom · 01-05-2006, 08:46 AM

Daisy Mae and I are starting puppy obedience classes on Saturday. She is doin very well potty training. Already uses wee, wee pads and (I think) knows her name.. Also, listens to the "come" command... What should I expect at the classes on Saturday? This is my first time in classes, they are put on by the Humane Society..

yorkieusa · 01-05-2006, 09:07 AM

This is my opinion only, so I could be wrong, but just yesterday you posted the following and I recommend that you not take your pup out and about because it is so young and also because it is sick. I don't know if it could be contagious, but I would be afraid of not only making your puppy sicker; I would be afraid of another young puppy catching it.

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Hello, I am a brand new yorkie owner and brought my baby home on the 27th of December at 8 weeks. Come to find out that she has kennel cough. She is now on anitbiotics and torbutrol, for the cough. Does anyone know if this torbutrol makes them really wild before making them sleepy? She got VERY, VERY crazy and then has just fallen asleep. I'm extremely worried about the amount of medicine that she is taking. I've always owed BIG dogs, labs and such so having a little baby now kind of makes me nervous. I know that they are much more delicate and I just want to make sure that I do the right thing. Thanks for any advice that you can give me..

Regards,
Lynn
Mom to Daisy Mae...

DaisyMaesMom · 01-05-2006, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by yorkieusa

This is my opinion only, so I could be wrong, but just yesterday you posted the following and I recommend that you not take your pup out and about because it is so young and also because it is sick. I don't know if it could be contagious, but I would be afraid of not only making your puppy sicker; I would be afraid of another young puppy catching it.

Thank you for your opinion. The Vet told me once on antibotics for 7 days that she would not be contagious. Has anyone had any experience with this. I don't want to make her any sicker, obviously, but I thought that having been on antibiotics for 10 days she would be well enough to go. I think that I will touch base with the vet before going just based on your advice. Thanks so much..

mustangbee · 01-05-2006, 09:19 AM

hmmm
I don't think starting classes right now would be the best thing.
Your baby is very young, and should not at any time be on the ground,grass or any other place another dog has been. She's way too young to have had all her Parvo shots. Parvo is something you have to take very seriously. Once a furbaby gets it, many don't make it. I'm surprized your Vet didn't warn you about this. And I'm very surprized the classes are letting you in with such a young pup.

Good Luck To You

yorkieusa · 01-05-2006, 09:20 AM

When you talk to your vet, you might ask him about the fact that she hasn't had all of her shots yet, either. I never took mine around other animals until they had all of their shots. Good luck!

FirstYorkie · 01-05-2006, 11:57 AM

Although I am a HUGE advocate of obedience classes, you shouldn't start them until your pup is up-to-date on immunizations. In fact, your pup shouldn't even walk where other dogs have walked until she's had all her shots; she could catch a DEADLY disease!

fl24019 · 01-05-2006, 12:13 PM

Usually don't have sufficient immunity until 3-4 weeks after their last shot. But by all means, go to the class. Take the labrador. Classes are more about training the owner than the dog, anyway.

01-05-2006, 08:46 AM	#1
DaisyMaesMom and Ty too! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, Nope, not Colorado Posts: 1,235	Puppy Obedience Daisy Mae and I are starting puppy obedience classes on Saturday. She is doin very well potty training. Already uses wee, wee pads and (I think) knows her name.. Also, listens to the "come" command... What should I expect at the classes on Saturday? This is my first time in classes, they are put on by the Humane Society..

01-05-2006, 09:19 AM	#4
mustangbee Donating YT 9000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Carolina :) Posts: 10,616	hmmm I don't think starting classes right now would be the best thing. Your baby is very young, and should not at any time be on the ground,grass or any other place another dog has been. She's way too young to have had all her Parvo shots. Parvo is something you have to take very seriously. Once a furbaby gets it, many don't make it. I'm surprized your Vet didn't warn you about this. And I'm very surprized the classes are letting you in with such a young pup. Good Luck To You __________________ Friends are God's way of apologizing for our relatives. "Love & Support Our YT Members" Gina & Princess Member of the SSLS

01-05-2006, 09:20 AM	#5
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	When you talk to your vet, you might ask him about the fact that she hasn't had all of her shots yet, either. I never took mine around other animals until they had all of their shots. Good luck! __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

01-05-2006, 11:57 AM	#6
FirstYorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London Posts: 1,739	Although I am a HUGE advocate of obedience classes, you shouldn't start them until your pup is up-to-date on immunizations. In fact, your pup shouldn't even walk where other dogs have walked until she's had all her shots; she could catch a DEADLY disease! __________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training!

01-05-2006, 12:13 PM	#7
fl24019 BANNED! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Creola, Alabama Posts: 86	Usually don't have sufficient immunity until 3-4 weeks after their last shot. But by all means, go to the class. Take the labrador. Classes are more about training the owner than the dog, anyway.