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Offline bajoleth

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Re: New Owner
« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2009, 04:00:57 PM »
Oh dear, well you have come here for advice and that was a good move, I think we have established that it was not a good breeder and she was too young to leave her mum, what nextavenger now needs is some practical advice from someone experienced in rearing young pups ;)
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Re: New Owner
« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2009, 04:04:38 PM »
I'm sure members on COL will support you and your pup  :luv: and give you lots of advice  :blink:

hoping she is ok when checked over by the vet tomorrow,she looks so tiny bless her

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Re: New Owner
« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2009, 04:13:58 PM »
It's a shame you have a pup from a puppy farm, but it's good that you seem determined to do your best for her.

She will need all the help you can give her, especially over the next few weeks... as Jane S says, definately get her seen by the vets, who should advise you on all aspects of health (worming, vaccinations etc).  Puppies normally learn a lot during the few weeks they have with their litter mates, and you will need to help her learn these things in other ways.  Once she is vaccinated, make sure she mixes with lots of nice friendly dogs, as she may be lacking in methods of doggie communication.  In the meantime she is still very young - she will need lots of sleep... I would try and set up her box so she can use it during the day too, as she will feel safe and secure there... It sounds like she is doing really well overnight.  Over the next few weeks, gradually introduce her to new experiences, like going outside (if there is a secure area not visited by other dogs, she can be on the ground, if not you will have to carry her until she has had all her vaccinations), household noises (if she was puppy farm bred, she'll probably not have experienced things like a vacuum cleaner), different people, noises etc - but don't overwhelm her, especially in the first couple of weeks.

You will probably have more difficulty managing her puppy biting and chewing as she gets older, as she will not have learned her early lesson from her mum and siblings... there is a lot of advice on here about puppy biting and if you follow it you will get there, but it might take longer than for people who's pups come to them at 8 weeks... I'm sure you will be patient and kind with her (but do know most of us have been driven to despair by our pups at one point or another).

Are you able to attend any good training classes with her?? Obviously this will be several weeks away, but training classes (that use positive training methods) and any attached socialisation groups will also help your pup overcome her start in life.

I don't know anything about the nutritional needs of such a young pup, but hopefully someone on here who breeds will have more advice for you.  Likewise with bathing.

She is gorgeous  :luv: and it sounds like you are determined to do everything right for her - this is a great place for advice on all aspects of cocker spaniels...  It sounds like she is a very confident little girl, and hopefully this will help her and you in the long run.
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Re: New Owner
« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2009, 04:17:24 PM »
Good of you to post, Newavenger. The situation is as it is and now's to make the best of it.

What a little cutie she is  :luv:! She'll need a lot of love and care from you!
Do you have a name for her?

Sorry to have no more practical advise for you. But there are some COL-members who breed their dogs and who'll undoubtably have loads of advice!

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Re: New Owner
« Reply #19 on: July 01, 2009, 04:20:11 PM »
Do you have a rescue centre near you?
We have a few in the uk that take in alot of very young puppy farm pups like yours and they could give you some really good advice on the best things to do with her if they have experience in caring for young pups.


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Re: New Owner
« Reply #20 on: July 01, 2009, 04:20:20 PM »
I think all of us assumed you were in the UK as most posters on here are. Your little pup has not had the best start in life but it sounds like you're going to do the best by her which is great. I would definitely get her to a good vet as soon as possible and speak to them about things like socialisation and good local training classes (for when she's old enough) as well as worming, injections, feeding etc.

You could also try contacting the Kennel Club of India and they might be able to put you in touch with a good Cocker breeder in your city who could give you some practical advice on caring for a very young pup (or a breeder of another breed, Cockers would be ideal but any good breeder should be able to offer you some help).
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Re: New Owner
« Reply #21 on: July 01, 2009, 04:50:13 PM »
Hey!
Thanks a lot guys for such speedy replies, really helped boosting my morale. Spoke to two vets like right now, I will be taking her tomorrow. She is playing now but since her teeth is coming out, she is feeling a bit irritated i guess with the whole teething thing. She sleeps really well and sleeps a lot. Whenever she is sleepy, i put her in the box, its really nice and cozy inside. I have put a cloth and stuff toy in it so that she doesn't feel cold and feels a bit warm. When she makes me wake up in the middle of the night, i take her out of the box, take her to the living room and change the paper inside it and then put her back to sleep by petting her and being near the box for 5-10 mins. I keep the box right next to my bed so that she doesn't feel lonely.

She is quite dirty though since she has come from the farms so i want to clean her but i can't bathe her. Anyway to tackle this ? and should i start brushing her gently ?

Also i now recall that the breeder said her dad was a champion breed and was pretty good since he had won 3 shows or something. There were only two siblings according to him but who knows whether he was lying or not.

Her name is Olive btw and I'm from India and not Uk :)

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Re: New Owner
« Reply #22 on: July 01, 2009, 05:21:35 PM »
She is playing now but since her teeth is coming out, she is feeling a bit irritated i guess with the whole teething thing. She sleeps really well and sleeps a lot.

Please get your vet to check this - her teeth should not be coming out yet. Baby pups get their first teeth from around 3 weeks old and they stay until a pup is around 4 months old when the adult teeth come through.

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She is quite dirty though since she has come from the farms so i want to clean her but i can't bathe her. Anyway to tackle this ? and should i start brushing her gently ?

There is no reason why you cannot give your puppy a gentle wash all over. If you don't want to bath her, can you get baby wipes or something similar in India? If so, use these to wipe Olive all over which will make her much cleaner (and improve her smell)

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Re: New Owner
« Reply #23 on: July 01, 2009, 05:38:18 PM »
I got the impression that the OP was suggesting that the pup's teeth are just coming through rather than the pup's teeth are falling out.
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Re: New Owner
« Reply #24 on: July 01, 2009, 06:00:13 PM »
I got the impression that the OP was suggesting that the pup's teeth are just coming through rather than the pup's teeth are falling out.

Maybe but it's not really clear & baby pups don't generally get irritable when their first teeth come through :-\ By 5 weeks, they're pretty much got all their needle teeth anyway. Best for the vet to do a thorough check - we can unfortunately only give so much advice when we're in a country which is so different to the OP's.
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Re: New Owner
« Reply #25 on: July 01, 2009, 06:45:16 PM »
i know its tempting to wash her but personally i wouldnt bath her for a couple of weeks , shes very young ,just try gently rubbing her down with baby wipes, im really really glad you are determined to see she has a good life, they are truly lovely dogs and well worth the effort, you will get ALOT of help and good advice on here if you want it, and Welcome to COL by the way  :blink: :blink:
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Re: New Owner
« Reply #26 on: July 01, 2009, 07:01:21 PM »
She's lovely.  Glad she's with someone who is going to look after her.  Keep us all posted and ask all the questions you want and don't forget when she's bigger and being naughty she doesn't know what naughty means, its up to us to teach them the behaviour expected from them and this can always be done in a gentle way.  Are you able to get any books from the library to help you??

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Re: New Owner
« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2009, 07:28:39 PM »
They don't really have any books on dogs in a law library, I'm a law student btw :)

I will be going tomorrow to buy a book on dogs. I have spoken to the vet and will be meeting him tomorrow evening, hope everything is alright with her :) I have given her a sponge bath with warm water but I will buy wipes too. She is so patient when i was giving her a sponge bath. She was stable and was not at all angry or fussy, she didn't even try running away as if she knew it was for her own good. After that i dried her properly with a towel and put her in the box, she slept immediately with the stuffed toy using it as pillow. Glad she's liking her new toy :)

I'm not sure about her teeth but from what i can make out, they are still coming out i think so she feels a bit irritated, i think a good vet can guide me best with the whole thing.

Again thanks for a hearty welcome, definitely will look forward posting about her condition.
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Re: New Owner
« Reply #28 on: July 01, 2009, 08:43:53 PM »
She sounds like a lovely wee pup :luv: :luv: Hope everything goes well at the vets :D

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Re: New Owner
« Reply #29 on: July 02, 2009, 02:29:37 PM »
Hi

How did little Olive get on today at the vets ?