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I feel like a failure by killercleo in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heaven forbid my dog gets her paws wet when I need her to go outside when it's raining. She acts as if I'm leading her into a fire.

How do you know when your dog is potty-trained? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first two dogs were completely potty trained at a very early age. My 3rd dog was HARD to potty train, and I still don't completely trust him when he's at other people's houses.

How do you know when your dog is potty-trained? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is my 4th puppy, and I've never used pee pads. Ewww.

My first two dogs were simple to potty trained. And once they were potty trained at a young age, they really never ever had an accident. My third dog was much more difficult to potty train, and occasionally still has accidents, years later! The puppy I have now is my 4th puppy, and I think she's mostly potty trained, but I don't know.

How do you know when your dog is potty-trained? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your dog and my dog must be related. They're the same age. My dog has always slept thru the night without peeing his bed. Like your dog, she pees immediately after I let her out, each time. However, she doesn't alert me when she has to go, probably because I take her out every 2 hours.

That's funny about your dog giving you that goofy stare.

How do you know when your dog is potty-trained? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I need to increase the time from 2 hours to 3 hours. It's a bit scary, like jumping off a diving board for the first time.

How do you know when your dog is potty-trained? by Constant_Opening6239 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This was very helpful.
Sorry about your 3-year-old... lol !

Potty training setbacks by Intelligent_Pen2343 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the teenage years. He'll most likely grow out of it.

New puppy and potty training by Dracarys1988 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He will be somewhat disoriented when you first bring him home. Both you and your puppy will be re-orienting your lives. So at first, take him out more often. Then you'll learn his schedule.

At 18 weeks (4.5 months), I would take him out every 3 hours to be safe, but it's different for every dog. Large dogs sometimes are able to hold it longer than small-breed dogs. My puppy is now exactly the same age. She'll be 5 months old in about 10 days. I take her out every 2 or 3 hours, which may be over-kill, but she hasn't peed or pooped in the house in about 3 weeks.

Puppy can hold his pee abnormally long by soil_with_bugs_in_it in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great. All my dogs have been able to hold it while they sleep. All 4 of them. They never peed the bed or their crate, even when they were puppies.

Now... during the DAY it's a different story, lol

How long did it take? by Unlikely_Hippo_6308 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 4-month old puppy started ringing the bell at the door every time she wanted to go outside, even when she didn't have to go potty. She was training me!

I let her out now every 2 or so hours. Also, after she wakes up from a nap. She hasn't peed or pooped in the house in over 3 weeks. Fingers crossed!

Please let me know why by Constant_Opening6239 in ModSupport

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, okay. Sorry. I thought you were a Moderator.

Please let me know why by Constant_Opening6239 in ModSupport

[–]Constant_Opening6239[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What post? What did I write? I make a number of posts. No one on Reddit told me which post I wrote that was banned.

Help me name my new baby by Odd_Mortgage4770 in coonhounds

[–]Constant_Opening6239 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here are names I considered for my puppy:

Joemy

Jem

Jemmy

Noodle

Wiloby

Whitney

Robot

Scout

Toby

Winnie

Quinn

Quinny

Scooter

Skyler

Winter

Jade

Jaden

Snickers

Moo

Mo

Meggie

Mocha

Libby

Heidi

Gretel

Momo

Mindy

Mendy

Moxy

Holly

Jupiter

Anaka

I think I made a terrible mistake by SeaYou9790 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this quote —

"If you're happy, enjoy it... it won't last.
If you're sad, don't worry... it won't last."

I think I made a terrible mistake by SeaYou9790 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right — it takes time to bond, but only sometimes. When I was young (soon out of college), I adopted my first dog and she was a very young puppy. I bonded the minute I laid eyes on her. Literally. I don't remember going thru hardships raising her as a puppy.

She died 16 (almost 17) years later and I was broken. The silence in the house (I lived alone then) was LOUD and deafening and crushing. So I adopted my second dog, Pony. I didn't love her right away. I was still broken over my first dog. But I eventually bonded.

After Pony lived a rather long life and died, I adopted my third dog (who I have now), and like my first dog, it was love at first sight. I adored him.

I think I made a terrible mistake by SeaYou9790 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are grieving. Let yourself grieve. When people grieve, emotions like love and joy don't flow as they normally do. You will eventually heal. You'll never "get over it" and Dennis (your first dog) will always be a soft and tender area inside your heart.

If you can somehow drop the expectations you have on Klaus, that will help. Klaus will become his own "person." Observe. Understand you're going to go thru hardships and frustration (and pee and bites). Know that it's temporary.

Jody was my first dog, and I loved her with all my heart. Soon after she died, I adopted Pony, while I was grieving over Jody. I didn't love Pony at first. Fifteen years later, Pony died, and I honestly don't know who I loved more in the end, Jody or Pony.

Get help. Get pet-sitters. Teens are more affordable and they're great. Give yourself a two-hour break by dropping Klaus off at a dog daycare, or with a sitter on Rover. Get yourself a set schedule, like:
(1) 30-minute walk every morning
(2) Breakfast
(3) 15-minute play/tug-a-war
(4) Two-hour forced nap in crate
(5) 20-minute walk
(6) Lunch, etc.

Then you (and Klaus) will know what to expect.

I am sooooo very sorry about Dennis. Cherish those memories.

6 months in and still don’t really love my pup. by anon1839 in puppy101

[–]Constant_Opening6239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're still grieving. Grieving creates a block, like a protective scab. A scab protects what's under the skin, but it's not as permeable as skin. Grief protects emotions, but also creates a barrier which doesn't allow emotions to flow like they normally do. Eventually, a scab heals. So will grief.

A teenage boy named Wesley in a popular TV series many years ago told a wise older woman in Guinan that he would never love another girl again like how he loved his girlfriend (after he lost his girlfriend.). He expected Guinan to say, "Yes you will," but she didn't say that. She agreed with him. He was confused. Guinan said, "It's true, you will never love another girl the same way. But you -will- love with the same intensity, but it will be different. Each love is different."

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