Pee pee pads and chew toys
My little man is growing up fast! I swear he's so much bigger than when we got him home last week!
This week has been a challenge of patience. We've been battling with Bug to get him to use his puppy training pads regularly, and luckily we have wooden floors downstairs, so we haven't had too many disastrous accidents. Apart from the one where he woke from a deep sleep and proceeded to pee all over my sofa. For the past couple of days he's been having a good few hours, then returning to his floor peeing ways. Today though, we seem to have had a break through. His last three pee pees have been on the pad, of his own accord. Usually we have to sit with him and keep placing him back on it until he does one, so this is huge! Liam and I sadly sat, silently cheering as he did his last one. I've got everything crossed that he carries on knowing where to go!
Other than that, the little blighter has been teething this week, meaning we've had to buy a couple of new chew toys for him to play with. Although, he does seems to prefer fingers at the moment.
One thing he has learnt the meaning of, is the word 'No'. As long as we say it forcefully, he reacts and stops what he's doing straight away.
Next week he gets his first jab. I'm a little nervous because I know I'm going to feel like a horrible mummy, but I know it's all worth it and soon it means he can finally learn to do his business in the garden. It also means we can start going for walkies!
Right at this moment, he's lying in his bed, snuggled up in a blanket. Unlike Luna, when she was a kitten, he doesn't make a very good blogging buddy. He always wants to either sit on the keyboard or chew the corners of my laptop.
If i could recommend anything dont get his microchip done until he is neutered.... One of ours had his chip done with his first jab and he will never goto the vets now, he Yelped so bad too, was horrible.
ReplyDeleteHe is the cutest puppy though, come over to mu blog and see my dogs.. they can be blog friends! lol x
Thanks for the tip!! I don't want him to grow up scared of the vets. I may have to get my fella to take him in so I don't feel like a meany. Haha. xx
DeleteHe is utterly lovely, but puppies shouldnt be walked in public areas until theyve had both sets of injections (eight weeks and ten weeks usually - and you have to wait a week after the second jab in order to let it take effect). Otherwise theyre at risk of contracting all sorts of horrible things - the biggest being the parvo virus, which can kill puppies in a matter of hours. Your garden is totally fine for him to play in until then. I just wanted to let you know, as its a big, big risk to take. :) Good luck with him!
ReplyDeleteI know this. :) I'm not planning on taking him out for walks until he is at least twelve weeks anyway. little monster would just want to carried before than anyway. Thanks for the concern. :)
Deletehaha oh the memories! jack russells sure have a mind of their own.. He'll get there with the puppy pads, patience patience.. it'll click one day. :)
ReplyDeleteTreasure the puppy snaps, as he grows he'll change so much in appearance.. looking at pictures of mine from that age to now she looks like a totally dff dog!
And he may have a stubborn moment of naughty mummy for letting that vet jab me, but he'll get over it.. your the hand that feeds him.lol :)
Caroline.x