Advice for new puppy parents!!!

[Mack's mommy]

Thank you! Love talking to people that have as much passion for their dogs as I do

 

[tojvan]

@ Tojvan; thank goodness, Mack sleeps all night in his crate... It was only the first night we got him that he cried... And it's so so so hard to let them cry... But after that night, no more crying he still has an occasional pee in the crate in the middle of the night, but he is still a baby, he just turned 13 weeks today are you crate training?? How old is your pup??[/QUOTE]
My pup is turning 5 months tomorrow, he is crate trained, but now I leave it up to him if he wants to go in the crate or not, the door is always opened since he is fully house broken

 

[Mack's mommy]

That's awesome

 

[Bosslover]

lol.. got any advise for a mouthy 14 week old? holding muzzle no wk, exch for toy no wk, he actually grabs toys outa my hand and then bites my hand . hes playing. def not aggres. but needs to stop.

 

[Mack's mommy]

Oh bosslover, I feel your pain lol!!! Mack just turned 14 weeks Thursday and I am going through the SAME thing! Haha I think it's just a puppy thing and just stay diligent about the toy exchange... Also, when his teeth touch your skin, yelp like a puppy would, then sternly say NO BITE then give a toy that IS acceptable to bite. But the yelping (say ow! Really high pitched and loud) is like what they would do when interacting with other dogs and get bit too hard. And it lets them know instinclicly that its too rough. They will eventually learn and stop

 

[Bosslover]

thank you