Dog owners...

[JackieOnLine]

OMG how cute is she? looks like you are cuddling a baby bunny in that first one. you look fine without makeup, BTW.

She actually said to give her carrots, apples and sweet potatoes as treats.

raw sweet potato or cooked?

I use baby carrots as a treat for my dogs but, sure, they get meat and eggs and so on. just more real food!

 

[southernlady]

SHE'S adorable!

Oh, and I wouldn't have known you didn't have on makeup if you hadn't said anything.

 

[brooklyngirl]

Thanks for the ego boost ladies
And she said raw or cooked carrots, raw apples and cooked sweet potatoes

 

[southernlady]

Mine love ice cubes too...and in the summer, we give them watermelon as a treat.

 

[Happy DSr]

early on, any food is a treat. You can use her normal kibble, it is probably pretty small pieces for a puppy, and set aside a bit from her twice a day meal allotment, that you can keep in your pocket and use often to reward anything she does well. Most treats are too large and if you reward frequent to encourage good behaviour, you will end up over feeding...or choosing not to reward, missing your chance to train her well

good luck. She is adorable!

 

[Munchkin]

Very cute! I have three big dogs and I am very thankful they are crate trained. 2GSP's and a Weim, all rescues. I have also shown dogs for conformation. Crate training is a gift you give yourself and your dogs. Don't give up! And be consistent. Do use treats. I make peanut butter cookies for mine and they also love almost all veggies. As a matter of fact everyone had sweet potato pancakes today. They love anything sweet potato!

Feed your dog in the crate only! Let him associate the crate with food and good things. Also should you ever get another dog, crate feeding is the way to go because there is no competition for food and you know exactly who is eating what! When I pick up their food dishes, they run for their kennels!

Make sure your dog is tired and ready to sleep when he goes in his crate. Have a special treat like a frozen Kong stuffed with peanut butter that he only gets when he is kenneled. I keep all three of my kennels in the bedroom so they can see, smell and hear me. I have trained a few dogs who had to be kenneled right next to the bed and when they became upset, I could put my hand in to comfort them.

When training a dog with severe separation anxiety, it won't be easy! You may have to start leaving the dog kenneled for only a couple minutes at a time. Dogs are smart and they recognize visual cues. You may need to carry your car keys and be dressed to go out even! My big blue Weim was severely abused and has awful separation anxiety. After working with him for more than a year very gently, he is fine in the kennel till he hears us come home. Then he screams like he is being beaten as soon as he hears us!

But all I have to do is say bedtime or kennel up and they run to their crates.

 

[Elizabeth N.]

AWWWWW CUTE OVERLOAD!!!!

Try a cat carrier for such a little beastie. That might be a good size.

 

[Elizabeth N.]

Jack has finally gotten so he's nice and calm home alone, but if he hears one of us coming, he shrieks like he's being tortured.

 

[newanatomy]

Super cute! I would check into puppy training classes. We took our bulldog to both puppy and intermediate training classes. They were about 6 or 7 weeks each. Best decision ever. It trained us on how to train him. Bulldogs are stubborn. I don't think he would be such a neat pet without the training he received and the training that we received.

 

[Sheanie]

I'd second the cat crate idea. My yorkies used cat crates, each one had their own. Also, covering the crate with a heavy blanket makes it more like a "cave", which they seem to feel more secure inside. We put our crates under furniture, so they truly were hidden caves. She's a terrier, so she's going to want to burrow, so also maybe some soft baby blankets? A large crate will echo when she cries, and puppies will potty in a bigger crate more.

It's vitally important to take her OUTSIDE to potty IMMEDIATELY when you open the crate every time.

(But I'd totally be sleeping with that adorable bunny-dog in my bed.)

And you are GORGEOUS, make up or no. Your teeth are perfect, too.

 

[brooklyngirl]

Thanks for all the advice guys! We decided to do the slow, gradual approach to crating, using lots of treats to build up her ability to stay inside without getting crazy anxious. I caved on letting her come into the bed until the process is almost done (we've been sleeping on the couch with her the last few nights and she's been good about giving cues that she has to go) and as soon as hubby put her down on the bed she let out the biggest pee she's don't so far. Oy vey. Back to the couch now!

 

[Sheanie]

Well, we caved on crating our labradear Sadie, who is 9 years old, when she was a cute little puppy. She ended up keeping me up all night, so I slept during the day. Husband took her to work in the AM with him so I could get some sleep. Now I'm a permanent night owl. The dog interrupts our sleep nightly in a king sized bed by kicking us out of her way, and by dreaming with her legs. This is something I should have been smart enough to avoid, especially with a big dog. We had yorkies before and crated them well. Little dogs are sneaky peeing little basterds, however, and are not to be trusted. Sadie has never gone in the house, not once. A lot of housebreaking success has to do with the season. Summer dogs are easier to house break than winter puppies, IMO. Some people swear "hurry up" holds new meaning when housebreaking a winter puppy, IDK.

All I know is my kids slept in our beds and were OUT by the time they hit 4 years of age, by their choice. This GD dog will be sleeping with us for the rest of her natural life, which will probably end up being 18 years, if our dog history is any indication. My cats lived 18 and 22 years, the yorkies lived 16.5 and 14.5 years each.

 

[DuodenalSwitchaRoo]

yeah. Im of no help. Harley is spoiled. We tried to get him to sleep in a box the first night and you would have thought we were beating him. He now sleeps with us :/ We do lock him in the kitchen when we go, which is technically like a huge crate lol. He does have a collar on that I have a remote to that I can either beeb or make vibrate cos he's a cheeky little *******! lol. Will grab something, wait for you to notice, glare at you and run lol. The collar has been on a week and he is like a different dog

 

[JackieOnLine]

Little dogs are sneaky peeing little basterds, however, and are not to be trusted.

since one of my dogs is a Pom I am saying YES to this

 

[shann]

**adorable**

I'm no help with the training 'cause my 100 pound golden retriever sleeps on our feet (and cuddles with 2 cats too)!