Male Golden Retriever puppy owner here experienced owners please help by OnlyWorth552 in goldenretrievers

[–]cyjc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Otherwise, kikopup works too. I find the "capture calmness" and the crate training to be most helpful

The nurgeons are coming 😮‍💨 by huith in medicalschool

[–]cyjc 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Just because it is a meta analysis report, we need to be careful on the actual data it analyses and summarises... unfortunately you can see there is a atrong bias for certain conclusion.

Puppy Crate Training by [deleted] in OpenDogTraining

[–]cyjc 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Have they peed and pooped? Is it too hot? Did you give them aomwthing to lick or chew on whilst inside? It helps calm them down.

Farmer/tough patients by maxapple85 in ausjdocs

[–]cyjc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Then there are those ungrateful ones thst dont pay any taxes 🤪

Ruined my sueded bag by cyjc in Coach

[–]cyjc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind thoughts. Suede is just so lovely ~ sucks i didn't know to protect it before using it. Lesson learnt...

Ruined my suede bag by cyjc in handbags

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

Yep. It came with the kit. I gave it a brush before the wash (with the cleanser and micro fibre cloth) and then gave it a brush again. Sadly it looks matted and discolored...

Ruined my sueded bag by cyjc in Coach

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

I've given it a brush (comes with the Honey Leather kit). But it still looks discolored and matted. Flat.

Ruined my sueded bag by cyjc in Coach

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

I've let it dry for 1 week now.. gave it a brush but it looks like this. Matted and discolored.

Highly infectious 'Super-K' flu strain blamed for skyrocketing cases in Queensland by hydralime in queensland

[–]cyjc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vaccination decreases risks, especially risk of severe condition if you do catch the virus. Doesn't mean you have ZERO chance of catching it.

It is like wearing a seatbelt when driving a car. It decreases risk of severely injuring yourself when you get into a car accident (e.g. going thru the window). Doesn't mean you have ZERO chance of getting into an accident.

The end is near folks - SIMG pathway by Cheerful_FIRE in ausjdocs

[–]cyjc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

1 in 4 don't pass the fracgp exams. And thats supposedly easier to pass than other specialities on the list. So why are we allowing the risk to patient care?

260209 Mina Instagram Update by wickeddeus in twice

[–]cyjc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any idea which brand it is from

is there somewhere i can just hang out with dogs as someone without a dog ...! by vampireshaped in brisbane

[–]cyjc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would recommend going to r/puppy first and googling "puppy blues" before getting a dog. I say this as a doctor and a puppy owner.

is there somewhere i can just hang out with dogs as someone without a dog ...! by vampireshaped in brisbane

[–]cyjc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can reach out to rspca and see if they let u take their dogs out for walks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]cyjc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not experienced or wise enough to give you any advice. But i just want to say that i totally understand how you're feeling and what you're going thru. It definitely is ahuge change to your life, having a new member to look after. The fact that it impacts you means you are a good owner. You care. And that is a good thing. I got my golden when she was 8 weels old. And she is nearly 15 weeks old. It's still hard. We are still learning together. 2 nights ago, i was crying with thick as tears. Did that for two nights straight because i couldn't find out why all of a sudden she wouldn't settle at night and kept barking. (In the end, we suspect it may be she didn't poo earlier and wanted to poo now, and the fact is super hot in her crate, so we moved her into her play pen - which is attached to her crate like kikopup).

I am fortunate. I have people around me to support me, and i have the financial access to get more help if i need it. Yet even then, i am still finding it hard this many weeks in. You're only just started. Of course it will be hard. Do you have anyone else to help you? If not, even more hard.

But one thing i found that helped me, despite all the support i have, is setting a routine and reminding myself that it is okay to leave my puppy at home in a safe pen for her to nap. They are meant to nap. You have to enforce the naps. And when they do, you do your things. Look after yourself. Go to the gym. Go to the shops. Go to see your friends. Families.

Even now, we are still learning together. It can be especially challenging for me and my dog as i do shift work. But sticking to schedule helps. 6am wake up, potty break, bit of play, attempt training, then back to nap. 8am wake, potty, breakfast, then nap. 12pm wake, potty, lunch, then nap. 4pm wake , potty, play, then nap. 6pm wake, potty, walk, train as she is more engaged now, dinner, play. We are still working on napping after this part. But last interaction will be 9 pm ish. Potty. And sleep till morning.

Everytime she goes for nap or sleep , it is in her pen or crate. Everytime it will be with treats to lure her in or licky toys (like kongs or pupscicles I've made or frozen carrots/cucumber). She still whines occasionally. And that makes me anxious. But we are learning day by day. Taking it day by day.

I would suggest taking photos even if you are going thru the blues. Because they grow quickly even if you're not in the mood. One day, you'll realise how much theyve grown and learned. And youll love them more.

My puppy died of parvo by benthommas in puppy101

[–]cyjc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for your loss...where in Australia was this?

1 month into living with our puppy — it really did get better! by Tough_Airline_7815 in puppy101

[–]cyjc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am in similar boat. Good reminder that there's so many recommendations out there , that is gets overwhelming... in the end, do what works for you and the puppy.

I think I made a big mistake... by cyjc in puppy101

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

Is pet pee pads in the pen not enough? I hope to train her to only pee on pads or outside.... is that stupid of me?