Introducting Juillet Quatre

[merry78]

running and barking in her sleep, so cute! and the cute puppy smell, and her super soft little puppy paws, and her soft little armpit skin....*ahem* , sorry, don't know what came over me there!

IMHO, bitches certainly don't need to have a litter to settle them down. This is a very old breeder's myth/opinion and in my view has roughly the same basis in reality as using check chains or shock collars to train a dog.
If you want to get her spayed you will have an easier, cleaner, less smelly/discharge-ey time with her, especially if you want her to be super-social. If you want to breed from her go ahead, but unless you're sure I reckon spaying is the easier choice.
Bitches can undergo behavioural changes when in season, just the same as...., well anyway, do what you think is right, but having a litter won't make her a calmer dog. Socialisation, kind treatment and lots of exercise make a calm dog.
Pleeeease keep us up to date with pics and stories!

 

[merry78]

dont mean to rain on yor parade but i dont really think that training to go on puppy pads helps the dog in the long run. Once you try to get her to go outside its gonna be REALLY confusing for her as all she will know is her puppy pad. Here is an excellent piece of advice i got from the "Dogsey" website. This explains it better than i ever could


At the moment your puppy needs to be shown what you wish her to do and where,then given praise and a reward for doing the correct thing .Start by choosing a word that means you wish her her to relieve herself, this will be the word you will always use, I say 'be clean' .

Next you need to watch her for signs that she wishes to go out,things like sniffing the ground and circling and also take her out at the times she is most likely to want to go out this is after sleep/food/play/excitement and about once an hour.
Take her to the spot you wish her to us (,always the same spot ) and when she is in the middle of relieving herself say your chosen word so she associates the word with the action, the moment she finishes give her a treat from your pocket and lots of excited praise. This will teach her that relieving herself outside is a good thing to do and it brings a reward.

At 12 weeks she will be starting to get control of her bodily functions so training her should not take long.
If you leave the door open you are not really demonstrating to her what you wish her to do and she will go in the correct place sometimes, it is better to go with her until she is fully trained then you can leave the door open when you wish .
I don't like the use of newspaper except in exceptional circumstances (like a top floor flat), it adds an extra step to the training because the puppy still has to learn 'to go' outside .
Never scold your dog if she has an accident, if you do she will become scared to relieve herself in your presence and may even eat the evidence to avoid your displeasure. Instead clean up the mistake without a word ( wash the soiled area with biological washing powder and water to remove the scent , for urine remove the excess first with kitchen roll)

Gradually phase out the treats, but always praise 'good clean girl'

I agree with you, this is great advice. The reason i discussed puppy pads is she is currently living upstairs and is too small to make it downstairs to go outside. Of course, she could be carried out, but if she's home alone this isn't an option.

 

[alessasavoca]

She's a cutie pie! I've found with my two that when they are nipping or jumping up for attention, ignoring them is the best option, including grabbing their paws when they jump up. After my last one realised that he wasn't going to get any attention doing that, he decided it was a waste of time and effort! My dog's completely blind (detatched retinas) but he's still managed sit, paw and now down

 

[ebrcknrdg]

dont mean to rain on yor parade but i dont really think that training to go on puppy pads helps the dog in the long run. Once you try to get her to go outside its gonna be REALLY confusing for her as all she will know is her puppy pad. Here is an excellent piece of advice i got from the "Dogsey" website. This explains it better than i ever could


At the moment your puppy needs to be shown what you wish her to do and where,then given praise and a reward for doing the correct thing .Start by choosing a word that means you wish her her to relieve herself, this will be the word you will always use, I say 'be clean' .

Next you need to watch her for signs that she wishes to go out,things like sniffing the ground and circling and also take her out at the times she is most likely to want to go out this is after sleep/food/play/excitement and about once an hour.
Take her to the spot you wish her to us (,always the same spot ) and when she is in the middle of relieving herself say your chosen word so she associates the word with the action, the moment she finishes give her a treat from your pocket and lots of excited praise. This will teach her that relieving herself outside is a good thing to do and it brings a reward.

At 12 weeks she will be starting to get control of her bodily functions so training her should not take long.
If you leave the door open you are not really demonstrating to her what you wish her to do and she will go in the correct place sometimes, it is better to go with her until she is fully trained then you can leave the door open when you wish .
I don't like the use of newspaper except in exceptional circumstances (like a top floor flat), it adds an extra step to the training because the puppy still has to learn 'to go' outside .
Never scold your dog if she has an accident, if you do she will become scared to relieve herself in your presence and may even eat the evidence to avoid your displeasure. Instead clean up the mistake without a word ( wash the soiled area with biological washing powder and water to remove the scent , for urine remove the excess first with kitchen roll)

Gradually phase out the treats, but always praise 'good clean girl'

I agree with you, this is great advice. The reason i discussed puppy pads is she is currently living upstairs and is too small to make it downstairs to go outside. Of course, she could be carried out, but if she's home alone this isn't an option.

i suppose that is a problem, but the hassle that a couple of weeks will take to get the puppy to realise that outside is the place to go will save months of trying to get her off the puppy pads and to go outside. I would maybe dedicate a room downstairs to the puppy, feeding her there and keeping all her toys and bed in there so after meals times its not so far to go outside. Then you can take her upstairs when she has done her business outside. Remember that puppies need to go out every half hour or so until they can hold their bladder