Originally Posted by
Jimbo B
Congratulations.
Some play things
-an empty plastic water or soda bottle (make sue cap and tap or off) as a puppy this is free and will last a day(then give the pup a new one ) take it away once a tear gets in
-elk/deer anthers ( cost about 20 to 30 bucks) but will last months
-Nyla bone ( some dogs like them ) some don't
-Kong toy (get the black one shaped like a snow man fill it with his food/kibble with in a little plain yogurt to the kibble to keep it frozen and freeze it overnight
Hey every dog need a squeaky toy (go for the softer plastic ones they last longer for some reason)
Crate training (get a crate)
I train my dogs in less then one day to house break(my training is crap on other things(but I am the potty whisperer)
Try to get your pup on the weekend (even better take Thursday and Friday as vacation days)
Go in and outside with your pup as much as possible
When you are going out carry them out ,,don't let them touch the ground till you are outside.
Get a crate with a divider in it..the first day make SHORT TRIPS out(say no more then a half hour) and put you pup in the cage
When you retun again CARRY the pup out never let them touch the ground when you are outside
Also when you pus pees or poops congradulate the HELL out of them ,,clap jump up and down tell them how good they are
The next day leave for 2 hours,,,if no mess in the cage then extend the cage.
I always let mine sleep with me from day one..
If I got in the middle of the might..i would CARRY then outside again don't let them touch the ground till you get outside
If you keep them in a crate at night I would still take them out if you get up in the middle of the night again CARRY THEM out
Remember at a young age they can not hold it in for too long,
I would get up at least 2 times a might
Yeah it was hard to get up..but I was not on my hands and knee's clearing up poop and pee throughout the day
Good luck