Posts by nomadmom

Thanks, Mirzam. :-) Our guy (we still haven't named him -- how awful is that?) is really smart and funny. He's going to start puppy classes next week because his breed can be dog-aggressive if not socialized at a young age. We've...

Quote: Originally Posted by vtechmom Also an important note about male dogs in particular is that they won't necessarily empty their entire bladder in one go. I didn't know that, but it would certainly explain...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mirzam Oscar is an English Mastiff, so we can't take him for long walks until he is a year old at least. Why? I'm just curious. Glad he's making progress. :-)

My puppy is a bit younger (10 wks 2 days), but I'm working on this too. We live on a pretty busy road, so I've been letting him sit on the window ledge inside and watch the cars and people go by (that way, the sounds are muffled, but he...

I've got a 10 wk old pup, too, and have been following your other puppy threads because I need advice/tips as well. Our puppy went 7-8 hours at night w/o peeing the first couple of nights we had him (got him at 8 weeks), but then I...

Quote: Originally Posted by stardogs Does he tank up on water when he comes inside after being out? If he's had a good run around, yes. But then we're aware that he's full of water and try to keep an eye and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ola_ When you say he gets taken outside very frequently, how often is that? Immediately upon waking, within a few minutes of drinking. Because we know he pees a lot, we take him...

I did see the thread on house training, but will go back and read it more thoroughly as I thought it was more about a specific issue (not peeing in the rain) rather than general tips. Funnily enough, our puppy also was not happy about...

I guess I should have mentioned that I'm vegetarian. Thanks for all the ideas. I make pizza dough regularly, and never would have thought to add cornmeal so that's a good idea. I've never tried fried green tomatoes or polenta (is it...

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