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Feb 2017
2:36pm, 1 Feb 2017
10,936 posts
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Sharkie
Clever dogs REALLY need calm, consistent instructions (obvs all dogs do but the brainy breeds are always one step ahead if you don't learn timing FAST)
You should be ok with the cats, as you've said they swipe if he gets too close and he'll learn that lesson fast. I hope you don't have hamsters or guinea pigs though!
Or rabbits!
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Feb 2017
2:39pm, 1 Feb 2017
10,576 posts
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Chrisull
Nope - the cats would have had them by now. The one cat was a replacement for a hamster many years ago. She's 18 now. I seem to remember my neighbours had a rabbit when I was young and one of their workman's border collie got loose and killed the rabbit.
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Feb 2017
2:49pm, 1 Feb 2017
10,937 posts
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Sharkie
I've just read your blog Chris. Lots to think about as ever. *thinks*
We had dogs when I was a kid but then I lived in London and eventually got a cat (Keith) who lived and was healthy 'til he died at 19. Raffo agitated for a dog (he's from a mainly cat family) once we moved out of London and work from home...
He would agree that having a dog changes you, it just does. Having a cat doesn't.
I've just thought of that.
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Feb 2017
2:56pm, 1 Feb 2017
22,343 posts
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halfpint
Must go read blog (after work obviously)
Here's the latest Ernie photo...
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Feb 2017
3:04pm, 1 Feb 2017
10,577 posts
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Chrisull
Sharkie - yes you've nailed it, it's precisely that. I wanted that change, and now I'm changing it's like "hey wait a minute, hold on". I seem to be losing things that I didn't expect or want to lose (reading time for me is a big loss and escape), and some of the main benefits seem a bit further away (currently we can't even walk him until second set of vaccinations), and hopefully one day he will run with me, although I'm getting a bit jaded by races and having a goal race is what keeps me getting out in all weathers, although past history suggests I will keep on running.
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Feb 2017
3:08pm, 1 Feb 2017
10,938 posts
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Sharkie
The older I get the more I think change is nearly always good, if difficult sometimes.
Who wants to turn into an armchair?
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Feb 2017
3:19pm, 1 Feb 2017
22,344 posts
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halfpint
It does get easier chris. They suck up your time at the beginning. It's a bit like having a toddler. E is 9 months now and getting easier in so many ways. He's even come for a few runs with me recently - I have to be very selective about where we go but he loves it. I wouldn't be without him now.
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Feb 2017
3:54pm, 1 Feb 2017
9,331 posts
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D2
It gets easier and then it gets harder again... but at least we all agree at some point he will stop nipping...
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Feb 2017
5:00pm, 1 Feb 2017
17,323 posts
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LazyDaisy
10 weeks is very young Chris (fab puppy btw!) so don't get too downhearted if the nipping continues for a little while yet. Everyone else has given you great advice on dealing with it so I will only say, it will stop - eventually!
No advice re cats I'm afraid, never had a cat in my entire life. We've had dogs, or been waiting for a puppy, continuously since 1983, so I guess you could say we like the change a dog makes to your life! 
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Feb 2017
5:01pm, 1 Feb 2017
4,251 posts
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Helegant
We have left Jet at the kennels today - it feels awful for us, but he jumps enthusiastically out of the car, greets the staff, then goes trotting off with his tail in the air until the last moment when he realises we're not coming with him. We've learned not to look.
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