Jilly - we have two golden rules in our house that are never broken no matter what - 1) never open the crate door until Molo is sitting quietly - once he is, open the crate and give him a really big fuss and 2) Molo always gets given a treat when he goes into bed/crate - we use mini-markies and graveybones in tin next to his crate, if he hears the tin shake he's straight in. I'm not sure if this will help you and Bella, but Molo bounds into his bed on command now as he knows what is coming
is it ok to give the kong filled with banana peanut butter etc to puppies around 8 weeks? and what is a DAP diffuser?
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I would stick to the breeders diet sheet for the first few weeks - Bo may have an upset tummy for a few days caused by the change in his environment, and he will need to have any changes in his diet very gradually introduced
When Molo came home to us at 10 weeks old, I began teaching him to be left alone from the second day - for short periods, building up gradually. I left him in his playpen (a giant-breed crate
), with his
snuggle puppy and a nylabone chew. I left the radio on quietly, and made sure he had a full tummy and had been out to the toilet
At first I just went to a different part of the house, but he did settle really well, and we have been lucky that he has adapted to our household routine very quickly.
Now he i left for a bit longer, I do give him a treat when I leave
He can't be bothered to un-stuff a kong
, so I use an empty marrowbone, and stuff it with "wet" dogfood, sometimes with a few sticks of carrot or cubes of cheese hidden in it. I did try other stuffings, but it doesn't agree with his tummy
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