My new dog

MickaC said:
Sorry, i'm one that will never or have never given any of my guys real bones no matter what kind.......Bella could be doing a lot of teething.....have always used different kinds of rawhide chews.....some good ones you can get at the vet......i now get bully sticks.....but do be careful with puppies as to what kind of chews.....always supervised while they have them.
This is my opinion only......not telling you what to do.....every fur kid is different.
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Differences of opinion guess. My neighbor was a regional manager for PetSmart. Multi state area.
Anyway he said he would never give any dog a rawhide because of what they do to their insides.
 

J.B Books said:
Differences of opinion guess. My neighbor was a regional manager for PetSmart. Multi state area.
Anyway he said he would never give any dog a rawhide because of what they do to their insides.
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Yes, i do agree.....in my recent years past......i started with bully sticks.....i do think they are much better.
Tried the so called antlers for chews......total bust.....tried on several times, gave up, a very expensive trial.
 
MickaC said:
Yes, i do agree.....in my recent years past......i started with bully sticks.....i do think they are much better.
Tried the so called antlers for chews......total bust.....tried on several times, gave up, a very expensive trial.
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My daughter is a dog trainer and Pet hotel owner ( at least she was until 2 months ago)..... and she never allows any dog of hers or in her charge to chew on rawhide
 

I have never given rawhide either because of the fear if they overeat them. I do use bully sticks and she likes those, she is a “hard” chewer and goes through stuff really fast. I am going to try and remember to ask the vet, who we see Saturday, about the beef bones. Our local grocery store sells them. But they might be too hard for baby teeth.

Yes she is still teething. But while I was worried that she might be an aggressive puppy, it is clear that she is not. All the wounds have happened when she was in a high level of excitement and she doesn’t even try to mouth me when I leash her up or put her in and out of the crate or pen, anymore. The nipping at our legs has lessened a lot as well, so she has improved a lot.

This wound occurred in her jumping up and trying to grab my slippers from my hand which she had just given back to me with no problem. I have a bruise on the back of my hand the size of a silver dollar because she “hit” the back of my hand with her muzzle that hard, and, as usual, her canine tooth caught my skin. I slapped her butt for doing it.

The wound shows no sign of infection this morning. It is swollen cause of the force she hit me with, not red around the wound, and I see the doctor tomorrow anyway so she can check it. I have not been working a lot with training with her lately because she is fairly solid on everything as much as a 3 month old can be. Plus board and train in just 4 weeks.

I have not worked on the down command at all and will leave that for board and train. You really need to be on the floor for that training and I can’t get on the floor, or she has to be taller. 😂

After board and train it’s easier to build on her training as she will be older and more mature. Then, at 8/9 months, as we all know, she will ignore everything she’s been taught. More dogs are put in shelters at 9 months than any other times. Teenagers are a pain.

The plan is for her to go back to board and train for three weeks training. But it’s expensive so not sure I can save that much money up. Ugh. Will have to use my credit card. But we like a well trained dog, whether she is able to be service dog will be determined much later.
 
So Bella decided last night that she would no long potty in the front yard. During the night I take Bella outside to potty, stand in my front door way, she pees right away, back into her crate, me back to bed, and done. Except nope.

Now I have to walk her through the entire house to the back door and she pees on her favorite spot on the small cement walk way. This is a major issue for me, I dislike going in the backyard at night. I’ve never been able to go into a backyard at night and even standing in the doorway is nearly impossible.

Stupid dog. Being bit is one thing, the back yard is a huge issue, HUGE. So, I tossed her back into her crate, she held it for 5 hours, took her out the front, and she still refused to go. 😡🤬. She has crossed a line. But, I don’t how to thread a tube into a dogs bladder or I would have. And I don’t want to clean up a crate or bathe a soaked in pee puppy with a sore hand.

So I quickly tossed her into the outdoor puppy pen, which is right by the back door and went back inside. She can pee out there till she dehydrates, stupid dog, while I eat an early breakfast, take my shower, and wait two hours for the sun to come up when I can give her water and food.

I would say she can just bite me, but, hmm, you know, she already has. 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🤣
 
Aneeda72 said:
Bella is doing much better mouthing/biting so I am very pleased. She has also stopped lunging at my blanket to chew it, pretty much leaves my shoes alone, and bites less at me when we walk in the backyard.

She still fetches. While not pleased to be leashed up, she continues not to bite at my hands and while reluctant to go into her crate she doesn’t try to bite when I put her in it. I think she is starting to realize I am in charge. 😂. She is doing better at wait command as well. She still picks up everything she can find in the yard to chew. Have to work more on drop it.

I wonder if I should get her a ham bone to chew on from the pet store or actual beef bones from the grocery. I am worried that she might break her teeth though. She goes through so called long lasting chews way too fast. I don’t give her rawhide, but am considering it.

In two more weeks she will be four months old, get her rabies shot, and then off to board and train for two weeks. Time flies.
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Don't give her real bones, Aneeda, they splinter and could either cut her mouth badly or choke her.
 
Yup, no real bones or rawhide for Bella.

Husband has agreed to take her outside to potty in the back yard at midnight when he usually has his work break, he works nights from home. And he will take her at 3am on his work nights as well, so I only have to take her on Friday and Saturday early in the morning.

She is sleeping longer so she can probably wait till four or five. I can probably manage that, hopefully.

My remaining bite is not infected.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Yup, no real bones or rawhide for Bella.

Husband has agreed to take her outside to potty in the back yard at midnight when he usually has his work break, he works nights from home. And he will take her at 3am on his work nights as well, so I only have to take her on Friday and Saturday early in the morning.

She is sleeping longer so she can probably wait till four or five. I can probably manage that, hopefully.

My remaining bite is not infected.
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Aneeda......i guess i'm somewhat confused as to why you take Bella out in the middle of the nite.
I have never done that.....puppy has always gone out at bedtime, then nite treat.......that's it till morning.
The only time i would have taken them out at that time of nite, is if they had the runs or bladder issue, in which they've always whined or barked to go out.
 
MickaC said:
Aneeda......i guess i'm somewhat confused as to why you take Bella out in the middle of the nite.
I have never done that.....puppy has always gone out at bedtime, then nite treat.......that's it till morning.
The only time i would have taken them out at that time of nite, is if they had the runs or bladder issue, in which they've always whined or barked to go out.
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Because I go to bed very early, I don’t sleep well or long, and husband works from home. Puppies have to go out every hour for every month of age. So a two month old puppy goes out every two hours and a four month old puppy goes out every four hours unless you use puppy pads and I do not.

Bella, however, has always been able to hold it longer when crated, but hold it less long when awake and playing. At three months old, she holds it 4 hours, and I’ve found this week if I don’t let her drink at midnight she holds it five hours. YAY.

During inside play, she hold it half hour to 45 minutes. While she seemed to understand potty training in the beginning, she has regressed and is no longer interested. We are giving potty training a break rather than stress her. She has more outdoor time, and will begin potty training again after board and train.

I think her level of excitement during play is still to high, and so she pays less attention to where she potties. There is no hurry to get her trained. She has always been less mature, it just takes maturity and time. I don’t know why you dogs have not had to go out. Every dog I have owned has had to go out.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Because I go to bed very early, I don’t sleep well or long, and husband works from home. Puppies have to go out every hour for every month of age. So a two month old puppy goes out every two hours and a four month old puppy goes out every four hours unless you use puppy pads and I do not.

Bella, however, has always been able to hold it longer when crated, but hold it less long when awake and playing. At three months old, she holds it 4 hours, and I’ve found this week if I don’t let her drink at midnight she holds it five hours. YAY.

During inside play, she hold it half hour to 45 minutes. While she seemed to understand potty training in the beginning, she has regressed and is no longer interested. We are giving potty training a break rather than stress her. She has more outdoor time, and will begin potty training again after board and train.

I think her level of excitement during play is still to high, and so she pays less attention to where she potties. There is no hurry to get her trained. She has always been less mature, it just takes maturity and time. I don’t know why you dogs have not had to go out. Every dog I have owned has had to go out.
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Thank you for your reply.
My guys go out at 9:30 to 10:00.....that's it till 5 to 6 in the morning...unless whining occurs...then they go out during the nite......very seldom happened.
Puppies, never had water bowls in their kennels.
Every puppy/dog is different.....different routines.
 
MickaC said:
Thank you for your reply.
My guys go out at 9:30 to 10:00.....that's it till 5 to 6 in the morning...unless whining occurs...then they go out during the nite......very seldom happened.
Puppies, never had water bowls in their kennels.
Every puppy/dog is different.....different routines.
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So true, Bella is the first puppy who gets so busy with play she just squats and goes wherever she is. I don’t keep the bowl in her kennel but it was near her crate. I didn’t do this with bigger dogs, but was afraid of dehydration with such a small pup. At 12 pounds, I no longer worry.

But being outside more is a good thing. She is no longer afraid of the out of doors, has made friends with the two heelers next door and no longer barks madly at the neighbor. She does bark at birds a lot, and we correct her.

She is on leash in the house and not allowed the zoomies in the house now as we try and control her level of excitement. Outside, while she still gets the zoomies, but gets them less and less, as she becomes interested in stuff in the yard. She is coming along.
 
Bella is over her food bowl aggression, and eats much slower now. She will now sit and wait while I lower her food bowl until its an inch or so above then ground then she gets up. Still a work in progress. But no attempt to bite me.

She now refuses to go into her crate no matter what treat is thrown in there, even cheese. While I have to be careful getting hold of her, so I don’t get mouthed, once I have her I can just put her in. But by now she should just walk in on her own.

Almost tripled her outside playpen and she seems to like it better. Gives her more space to walk around. I notice she does not have as much interest in toys as she used to, but she still loves her ball puzzle. She chews a lot now so her teeth must be bothering her a lot. Got her some more bully sticks, longer ones. They cost a fortune.

Also got her a new harness which should fit for 3 or 4 months if not longer. She now weighs 14 pounds and it’s all muscle. She is a very solid puppy. Hates to be pick up, hates to be held, and while she likes the occasional ear scratch or tummy rub, she is very independent. More heeler traits, I think.
 
Sliverfox said:
Hope you didn't use up all the meds from last dog bite.
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I still have then and since I am allergic to most antibiotics I am in a discussion with my doctor about how much to take as she can not fine anything else for me. I am taking half a pill twice a day. I just asked her about the second medication and should I try to take two a day instead of the three and see if my stomach can tolerate it.

I am including a picture. The smaller red mark, off to the side, is the previous non infected bit,
although they are just places where her tooth scraped my skin and not actual bites.4EAC6A21-6645-4A9D-B8EA-FAA29BC47F96.jpeg
 
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