13 weeks
He is just a baby! Give him time. What kind of dog is he?
So we had our son/mom reunion today. They were SOOO sweet together. Our dog definitely reacted more strongly toward seeing/smelling her than he usually does when there are other dogs around. And she wagged her tail non-stop (but every Cavalier I’ve met does that!), but she might have done that anyway - I don’t know her. There was a familiarity that I haven’t seen my dog experience with other dogs and an immediate comfortableness. He just usually doesn’t show this much interest in other dogs. I got some great video and some pictures. They all got along really well (there was a third Cavalier present who wasn’t related to the other two). And he was (and still is) exhausted when we got home. It was a fun day!
D1 happened to call me just when I arrived, and I told her where I was. So then we Facetimed so she could watch the initial part of the visit, and she kept saying, “There’s just so much Cavalier going on there.”
@alh I thought at that age they should still be getting three meals a day. What does your vet say?
How much is he in the crate? What is your typical schedule?
We saw the vet last week, and vet said puppy was perfect in every way and two meals was fine. We really are going with what the puppy wants; he just wasn’t too interested in lunch. He is getting plenty to eat, and even though it is sooo tempting, we are resisting feeding him anything but his puppy food and puppy treats.
A typical schedule is what we really haven’t achieved. He goes out first thing in the morning. Then breakfast. Then outside. Then some crate time. Then outside to do his business, but that may take hours. Then crate. He is taken out probably hourly at this point, back and forth to the crate. But sometimes we just take him out and play with him until he wears totally out and then we put him back in his crate for a nap. Dinner at 5. Walk to do business after dinner. Crate time. Movie time in someone’s lap. Outside. Sleeps with us. Start over.
He never has accidents overnight or sitting in someone’s lap. He is getting the idea of after breakfast and dinner. When I say “good boy” he hops over for his treat. This week he finally seems to want to stay out of his poop in the crate, instead of rolling in it. We have not fussed at him about accidents.
This puppy is going to be moving to an apartment to live with one of our sons. He needs to have a walk in the morning and at lunch time and evening and be comfortable in the crate otherwise, until such time as he can be on his own in the apartment. He likes his crate. He will sleep with son, so that is why he is sleeping with us.
French bulldog, because son researched and decided that was best apt dog breed for him.
I taught him “sit” this week and husband taught him “fetch” - so there’s that.
First week I thought maybe we should get another for ourselves, while I was doing all this anyhow, but I am totally over that idea now.
My goal is to have him trained when son takes delivery in mid May. Son will have summer pretty much off… which is part of the whole “getting a puppy” plan.
I never heard this, but D2 thinks if you take a puppy/new dog out too often or for too long, it can miss the message that ‘this’ trip is to do its business. ?
Tues will be a week since we picked up our rescue, maybe a terrier mix.
Despite their records that she might be a handful (at best; she was returned by 2 other adopters,) she’s wonderful. Good on walks, except when she sees another dog.
One of the conditions was we get her further training. But the trainer who met her yesterday (a quiet meeting, but at a play place, partly to see how she would interact with some calm dogs, one on one,) said no, all the signs are good she’ll be fine. Just to keep up my part in day to day (which you know means hour to hour) leadership. She’s a sweetie.