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missunfoolish 
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:44pm |
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long story short
i want a puppy. asked for one back in june & gave up cause i didnt know what i was in for
she kept crying when she wasnt sleeping in the bed with me.
kept everyone up all night.
everyone blamed me so i just gave her to a friend
but i want to try again cause i realllyyy want a dog
i had one before but he was already grown & what not.
any tips on taking care of a puppy, that is if i get one.. again :/
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:47pm |
i had 3.
it can be hard and frustrating but for the most part it was fine. i gave away 1.
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:48pm |
A few times but how young of a puppy are you talking? The younger it is the more they want to be up under you...I mean they have just been removed from their mom so they seek security. Maybe u should start with a puppy that's a few months to a year old who has been around ppl for awhile and is use to being left alone.
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:48pm |
[QUOTE=coconess]i had 3.
it can be hard and frustrating but for the most part it was fine. i gave away 1. [/QUOTE how do you deal with them wanting to sleep with u and never in their own space? my last cried like hell alll night, even tried to sleep through it hoping she'd stop but didnt. then pottytraining was hell too smh
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:48pm |
What was the problem with the puppy sleeping with you?
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:49pm |
 Gkisses wrote:
A few times but how young of a puppy are you talking? The younger it is the more they want to be up under you...I mean they have just been removed from their mom so they seek security. Maybe u should start with a puppy that's a few months to a year old who has been around ppl for awhile and is use to being left alone.
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yea i forgot how old she was but i know she was young. maybe that was it
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:50pm |
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All young puppies will cry when they aren't sleeping with you, you may want to get an older dog
if your family can't handle the crying.
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:50pm |
foxyroy19 wrote:
What was the problem with the puppy sleeping with you? |
i dont want puppy all over my bed lol + i want to set boundaries so she wouldnt get use to it
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missunfoolish
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:51pm |
danieb23 wrote:
All young puppies will cry when they aren't sleeping with you, you may want to get an older dog
if your family can't handle the crying. |
really? how long does the crying usually go on tho?
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Posted: Dec 03 2012 at 5:53pm |
got my dog when he was 6 weeks, he's 3 now. we tried to make M.D. sleep in the laundry room. he wasn't having it. He only sleeps where he can see you. so he slept in my room in a kennel til he got old enough to sleep in his bed. the kennel needs to be small, they don't tend to potty where they sleep.
when you're trying to train him, we took him out every few hours. foxy reminded me, we actually took him out not long after eating. if he went on the floor, i immediately took him outside. praise or treat him when he does it right. same goes for tricks
once they figure out the rules, which just takes time (few months for M.D.), it's easy feed them, get them their shots, a good flea medicine. and show them love and attention
Edited by SoutherNtellect - Dec 03 2012 at 5:58pm
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