Looking for advice, suggestions, and people to answer questions!!!
Hello....I'm Ridge's Dad! Ridge is a 9 week old, full blooded, AKC papers, male Chocolate Lab. My girlfriend and I brought this young man into our lives. He's so sweet and smart! He loves leaves, and cracks! haha
So let me tell you about what we are doing with him and I would LOVE feedback!
I live by myself and my gf lives with her father. Ridge primarily stays with me, but will stay at her house probably atleast once a week. We both have crates "rooms" for him we are both keeping him on the exact same schedules at both homes. He is kept in his room no longer than 3 hours a time during the day and around 4 hours at night, unless his whining awakens us, and then we take him outside to potty. When he does potty, he receives a treat and praise. If we have an accident indoors, we pick him up and take him immediately outside to finish his business...side note...we just started "bell potty training" this weekend.
He receives 1 5/8 cup of Iams puppy food (yellow bag) and around 8-10 ounces of water a day (he weighd 6.9 pds) at the vet earlier this week. He receives no water after 8, to help with the overnight potty issues.
He plays a lot outside and walk/run some too! Indoors, he chews on his toys and plays with us.
Im sure Ill have tons more to tell later...but the potty training doesnt seem to be taking....we try to take him out 20-30 mins after food or big drinks...but he still does #1 and #2 in the house. We haven't even had him a week yet....so am I just worrying to much right now, or should we be progressing along better...???
Thank you all so much! Looking forward to hearing from you all
-RD