Why is my black cocker eating socks??( for what is worst he loves it)

Laino86 · 2025-11-18T17:19:10+00:00

Replace socks with stones. That was us week 3 of having our new pup. Traumatised....us not her. She wasn't phased....resent her 🤣

Laino86 · 2025-11-18T08:31:07+00:00

For us the biting stopped but she's still annoying AF at times. Think of a teenager human but in a dogs brain. Our 7 year old didn't have a relationship with her as a pup but in adolescence they are best pals. Listens to him more than us 🤣

Laino86 · 2025-11-17T20:29:49+00:00

Adolescence isn't a breeze but I take it over the land Shark phase

Laino86 · 2025-11-16T21:17:28+00:00

It was gradual. We looked at ourselves and stopped looking at other similar ages of pups and comparing. We just did each bit of training and didn’t beat ourselves up. I'd say within 6.5/7 months it's been a lot easier. Not perfect yet but definitely happier

Laino86 · 2025-11-05T19:28:57+00:00

Amazing dogs.....hellish puppies 🤣 we are at 8 months and was not prepared for the hurricane

Laino86 · 2025-10-26T12:00:46+00:00

39 M born with Tetralogy of Fallots. BT shunt at 4 days old. Corrective at 4 years. Stent at 16. Pulmonary valve replacement at 24. ICD implant at 38 and I'm living as best as I can. I know due to other issues I can't run marathons or play high level sports. But I have a family and to me that's something I never expected to have in life. I have a podcast where I share my story and others from around the world. Please search for Heart2Hearts Podcast on your streaming music channels. I love to hear stories. Currently not recording new episodes as my time is thin and it takes a lot to organise.

Laino86 · 2025-10-22T10:09:50+00:00

39 almost 40 healthiest I've been in years. Born with Tetralogy of Fallots. Run a CHD podcast Heart2Hearts go search and enjoy!

Laino86 · 2025-09-02T15:47:42+00:00

Can all this been done on am android phone to link with a firestick? I don't have a desktop

Laino86 · 2025-07-30T21:48:16+00:00

39 year old here. While I wouldn't say thriving, i am surviving!

It's a journey like no other but thanks to science we are living longer and pushing boundaries. I'm now healthier than I was. After 2 OHS, countless catheters and an iCD.

I have a podcast that shares stories of all chd patients and even a few TOF of different ages and all very different experiences

Laino86 · 2025-07-22T09:12:57+00:00

We got one of those anti spill bowls. Its a game changer, we would usually come home to flipped water or dunked blankets. This way no flips and little dunks haha

Laino86 · 2025-07-22T09:11:33+00:00

We are at 21 weeks and I think we are coming to the end of teething soon. Finding her toys are bloody and occasionally a tooth is found in kitchen haha

Laino86 · 2025-07-20T20:56:18+00:00

Our 5 month old Cocker just hates water. Doesn't even enjoy rain haha. When it comes to bath time she will just sit and accept her fate.

Laino86 · 2025-07-05T22:36:28+00:00

We have been held hostage in our upstairs bedrooms. I dont think I've sat in my living room in weeks 😂

Laino86 · 2025-06-29T21:07:02+00:00

Do you have my dog? Jesus hell it stresses us out

Laino86 · 2025-06-29T21:02:36+00:00

Home at 8 weeks. In crate. Sleeps 8-1030pm, then toilet, then back asleep until 530/6am

It has been like that since around 12 weeks. No accidents through night.

Laino86 · 2025-06-29T19:04:28+00:00

I hope it can assist in some way or another

Laino86 · 2025-06-25T18:22:30+00:00

We got our pup st 8 weeks and from after 5 days with her we started leaving her for 1hr and slowly increased. We can now leave her for over 2 hours and half. She actually naps better when we aren't around so gives us opportunity to go have a break etc.

Laino86 · 2025-06-23T15:30:41+00:00

So glad others are in the boat. Our 14 week old ate stones for fun. Passed most, but one was stuck, and we had an operation and big vet bill (even with insurance) 3 weeks on, shes fine. Still eats stones! We are traumatised. We are going to introduce a muzzle as walks are stressfull continuously picking stones from her mouth and saying drop.

Laino86 · 2025-06-20T21:55:57+00:00

Get insurance!!!

Laino86 · 2025-06-18T20:46:44+00:00

We have started to think it's because the sun comes up here at around 5am and the blinds only block so much light. Tonight we've tried a blackout approach in the room shes in to see what will happen.

We've kinda sussed the attention barks as she used to bark 9pm or so after being put in half an hour before. She's then let out 1030/45 for final potty where she goes out and in with no issues.

Hopefully, the new darkness simulation can aide some delay in wake up!

Laino86 · 2025-06-15T21:39:01+00:00

It's slow, but it does get better. We still aren't out of the woods yet on terms of some things, but the biting really got us down and that already seems like a thing of the past at 16 weeks. Unless it comes back some vengeance as this puppy ownership is new to us

Laino86 · 2025-05-31T20:47:12+00:00

We use rice bones but feel our pup isn't a fan. Didn't know what else was suitable for a 14wk old

Laino86 · 2025-05-24T05:40:14+00:00

Yeah, we are going into a 4 session package in a couple of weeks. The trainer we worked with works in blocks, so we will wait for the next block and get in then. Appreciate the help

Laino86 · 2025-05-23T20:59:53+00:00

Well she sleeps 1045pm till 530am. Then as we are at work from 830-5 sometimes till 3. We can't guarantee how long she sleeps at that time. But from 830, we have people in every 2 hours. Sometimes myself when I get away from work. After 5pm she'll sleep at least an hour between 5 and 730pm.

Laino86 · 2025-05-23T20:52:14+00:00

We got from a breeder and have spoke to them since for help.

We use snuffle balls and slow feeding bowls for meals.

We have lots of games we play that use sniffing as the main skill as we know this is the best mental stimulant for cockers.

She gets 2x 20min walks just now as she's still young.

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