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Feb 2016
7:19pm, 22 Feb 2016
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Alice the Camel
Thanks Sharkie - I knew there was a way!
We had our "Puppy Cuddle" session at the vets today. I'm not sure if all vets do this, but I've been really impressed with the support network at ours. Today was a one-to-one question/answer session. I learnt loads and Charlie got lots of cuddles and treats from the nurses there. It's designed to get Charlie used to going to the vets, so he doesn't just associate it with bad things like injections. Wednesday evening we'll be going to the Puppy Party to help him socialise with other people/dogs.
I'm a bit worried - he gets very excited when he meets anyone, a bit too boisterous...
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Feb 2016
7:56pm, 22 Feb 2016
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BaronessBL
That sounds a great way to get him used to the vets. Wanda, sadly, was well aware of what vets are all about after her time at Battersea and sometimes now has to be carried into the consulting room - which as she weighs 21kg is not dignified for either her or me 
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Feb 2016
8:04pm, 22 Feb 2016
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D2
It does sound a very good idea and a good business strategy. Getting excited is part of being a puppy, mine nearly flattened the delivery lady excitedly kissing her today. If its too much I think the answer is back to the ignoring technique make sure the excitement does get fed! Really hard when they are little and cute
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Feb 2016
8:09pm, 22 Feb 2016
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Sharkie
Alice - if you read the first few pages of the thread you might remember poor Jess at her first puppy party. She was Godzilla attacked by hordes of (older) small dogs. I'm sure Charlie will be fine - your vets practice sounds excellent.
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Feb 2016
8:12pm, 22 Feb 2016
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D2
*does NOT get fed pft
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Feb 2016
9:16pm, 22 Feb 2016
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lady alton
We have a new-ish lurker, she's a greyhound alsatian cross and a rather beautiful brindle colour. I'm really hoping that the nibbling chewing phase ends soon, it's rather tiresome. I've lost a lovely pair of Chelsea Boots
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Feb 2016
9:21pm, 22 Feb 2016
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D2
oh she sounds very beautiful.... photos? Do you run with her I bet she is fast!
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Feb 2016
9:22am, 23 Feb 2016
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Alice the Camel
Morning all. Can I ask your advice please? I'm up to page 45 of the thread but haven't come across this yet!
I don't think my daft puppy likes his expensive bed that we've bought for him. I've never seen him use it. I've put him in it a few times but he immediately scrambles to get off. We shut him in the utility room at night, with his lovely bed, but when I go in next morning he's lying on the floor by the door.
Of course, he MAY be using it through the night and just moving to the door when he hears me come downstairs. But I'm not sure.
How do you train pups to go to their bed? Or is it something not worth bothering about?
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Feb 2016
10:00am, 23 Feb 2016
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D2
Oh dear AtC, I'm in the same place as you again. I have two lovely dog beds, one soft and was probably expensive because of its lovely country house style cover and another super support type bed especially for big heavy dogs. Both of course in my mind perfect for Bryony as they were for previous dogs who happily lay on them but no..... she is on the floor.
I wondered if the old beds smelt too much of another dog so I brought down an oldish duvet which she does lie on a bit but is as happy on floor / windowsill. Maybe they don't need the comfort but it does mean I cant send her to sit on her bed! I have a lesson tomorrow so I will ask if this is something important that we need to be concerned about. I expect there will be some answers on here very soon too.
I'm still having to ignore the feet biting on stairs by standing still till she gets bored.
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Feb 2016
10:02am, 23 Feb 2016
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LazyDaisy
This is something that puzzled us with Flossie too Alice. Our dogs have always had their bed near the French windows in the kitchen and close to a radiator. Lizzie and Daisy were perfectly happy in it.
Flossie would never go in it :-(. As soon as she could, she climbed up on the sofa which is right next to her bed, and even if we barricaded the sofa when we went to bed, she'd find some way of getting through. Eventually we gave in and she always sleeps on the sofa (and spends a good deal of her day there, gazing out into the garden just as she could have done in her bed.)
What also noticed though was that if she stole anything off the worktops she always took it under the kitchen table.
It took us a while to recall that at her breeder's, the dogs slept either in a big pile on a huge dog-duvet-bed, or in crates which were about sofa height off the floor. I'm pretty sure Flossie and her mum (she was an only puppy) slept in the crate.
We now have a big dog cushion under the kitchen table and Flossie does lie on it - I think she likes having something over her head especially if she's got a bone or chew.
As for getting Charlie to use his bed, have you tried puutinh him in a cardboard box, in the bed? He might prefer the snugness of a more confined space. This didn't work with Floss, I should add.
Otherwise, when he has his naps during the day, you could try putting him on his bed so he associates it with sleep?
Finally (sorry this is such a long post) when it came to the KC Gold test we had a *lot* of trouble with the 'send to bed' command and really only fudged it by putting her bed on a huge blanket so it was more 'send to the general area of your bed!!'
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