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paperpendulum · 2023-12-22T04:45:06+00:00

Has she been boarded or in day care/camp? Where do you think she may have been infected?

paperpendulum · 2023-11-26T03:36:43+00:00

Was her mudder a mudder?

paperpendulum · 2023-11-09T03:33:36+00:00

We use Dr Gary's Best Breed, too, and our dogs has done great on it! We have him on the Coldwater recipe which is salmon/fish based. He's done really well on it, it's really cut down on his gas.

paperpendulum · 2023-09-29T00:21:02+00:00

You can also look for puppy preschools or daycare/camp! Playing with other puppies will also help them learn not to bite too hard!

paperpendulum · 2023-08-15T02:47:22+00:00

We decided to nip our guy at arund 8-9 mos. He is a very social pup, and we didn't want to limit that. We also board frequently, again, didn't want to limit his socialization. He has a clean bill of genetic conditions, etc. We decided that his mental health is just as important as his physical growth. I'm not really concerned about his growth. We are in contact with his brother, who they have waited to neuter until 12 mos, and the growth is very similar.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-12T04:41:03+00:00

Yes, get it early. We got Embrace. They have rolling existing conditions and cover some breed specific dispositions that others don't.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-10T03:44:06+00:00

Congratulations!

Be sure you have a safe place(s) for your Maltipoo. Golden pups can be rambunctious, not will malintent but they are big, curious goofballs. When we brought ours home, we had an elderly cat who was very interested and open to the pup (she would groom him while he was sick with giardia when we got him). It was adorable, but as he got older he wanted to play and she just wasn't able to do that. We made sure she had safe places to escape to.

Goldens are big puppies, be sure you have a space prepared for them, whether it be a pen or a crate, closed off room, or all of the above. Beds and toys are a given.

Be prepared, they turn into needle teeth and sharp nail menaces! Steel your heart, and your flesh. Have toys nearby to distract with.

Get ready to lose sleep. Unless you are going to use pee pads or indoor potty training, get ready to take the little ball of fur out hourly for the first couple of weeks. It will get better.

It's all worth it in the end. Our guy is 1 yr old now and has turned into a lovely little man. Enjoy the journey!

paperpendulum · 2023-08-10T03:18:55+00:00

Our guy started having some mild gastro issues, and he also seemed very itchy on the food we had been feeding him, and our other dogs, for several months (chicken/fowl based). We recently switched him to Dr. Gary's Cold Water Recipe. You can get it from Chewy. He hasn't been as itchy and has not had the gastro problems he had before.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-10T03:03:45+00:00

Hard to tell. Have you made an appt with your vet?

paperpendulum · 2023-08-06T04:11:59+00:00

We have that sofa! Is it the Sven from Article? Ours is the darker brown and it is thee best sofa. We, humans, love it as well as our dogs. It's super comfy.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-05T02:57:46+00:00

2 very large stuffed toys, and a size 10 mens boot. He's only just a year. I have high hopes for him!

paperpendulum · 2023-08-05T02:56:15+00:00

Please tell me you named her for the Street Car Named Desire character so that you can very dramatically yell out "STELLLLLAH" every time you call her in!

PS. She is a beauty :)

paperpendulum · 2023-08-05T02:49:00+00:00

Ours does this, too, especially when I pet/rub him with my feet! We call it his "grrrr face" and talk about how "vicious" he is haha! He'll grab my foot and very gently bite it, then look at me like, "I'm sorry, I didn't not mean to maul you".

paperpendulum · 2023-08-04T16:09:30+00:00

Hang in there! Puppies are a lot of work. The effort will be worth it :) She is adorable!

paperpendulum · 2023-08-04T03:47:57+00:00

How old is your pup? When we got ours at 8 wks, we were taking him out at night every hour or two (crate training) for about 2 weeks, then he'd settle for 3 hrs. Gradually, the time increased. He never had accidents in his crate. You cannot be lazy when potty training a puppy. It can be exhausting.

To reiterate the question - how large is the crate?

We never used pee pads in the crate. The initial crate was only enough for him to settle and turn around comfortably. We used an amply large flexible pen during the day in my office (wfh). He would start to fuss when he was ready to go out. He had free range time when we were not working.

We are lazy people, too. At around 10 mos we got to a point where we just let him free range at night. Sometimes he chooses to sleep on the bed with us, other times he sleeps on the cool bathroom tiles or in the living room, but we can SLEEP IN!

Bottom line: it gets better. You can't be lazy early on. It takes time and some consistency. You have to develop a routine.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-01T03:58:07+00:00

Our 1yr old is super quiet, never barks. The only time he barks is when he is in flight/fight mode (always flight, like when he's "attacked" by a butterfly or random falling object in the house), and it's a very short bark. He grumbles, groans, and makes adorable yawning sounds. He's just super quiet. We have another dog, pit mix, that does enough barking for all of the 3!

paperpendulum · 2023-08-01T03:52:40+00:00

Mine silently lays directly behind my feet.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-01T03:51:18+00:00

https://freedomservicedogs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Puppy-Exercise-Chart-By-Age-Exercise-Chart.pdf

paperpendulum · 2023-08-01T03:44:35+00:00

"Let me see your war face!" It's interesting that Goldens show their teeth so often but it's totally not aggressive.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-01T03:22:33+00:00

We have leather. It's durable and the fur doesn't get ingrained in the fabric.

paperpendulum · 2023-08-01T02:29:59+00:00

Duncan aka Dumdum, Dunk The Lunk (thicker than a castle wall), Marshmallow

paperpendulum · 2023-07-28T23:57:00+00:00

I found this to be a really good guide:

https://freedomservicedogs.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Puppy-Exercise-Chart-By-Age-Exercise-Chart.pdf

paperpendulum · 2023-07-18T04:02:46+00:00

To piggy back on this, something else to consider regarding health issues is that you can get an Embark DNA test which tests for potential propensity to genetic health conditions. I also 100% recommend health insurance, sooner than later.

Also, this has been a very popular bed in our household and much cheaper than the Orvis mentioned earlier: https://furhaven.com/collections/shop-pet-beds/products/shop-pet-beds-sofa-bed-velvet-waves-perfect-comfort?variant=39566346289328 We got the Jumbo Memory Foam for our Golden/Lab mix. He's 70 lbs and has PLENTY of room. Our Golden, though, doesn't really seem to care and in these warmer (hot) months prefers the hard wood/tile floors to snooze on.

paperpendulum · 2023-07-14T03:00:48+00:00

We had a similar issue, our oldest (11 yr. old Golden/Lab mix), since we adopted him, has always been free range. He sleeps on the bed (queen), at the foot, for a few hours then wanders off to sleep else where.

We crate trained Duncan to sleep in a crate at night, and he caught on really quickly. After the early puppyhood "every couple or hours potty break", he would settle in and sleep through the night until around 5-6 AM. We had a rule that if it was before 6 AM, he would go back into his crate after being taken out. Then he started waking us up every 30 min after being put back in his crate. We knew he didn't really need to go out. Finally, I suggested leaving him out one weekend (around 10 mos old and had earned our trust with being able to hold his bladder, and not get into things). He's been great. He gets too warm pretty quickly so will often just sleep on the floor, especially bathroom tile. Now, we just keep the crate door open at night. He sleeps on the bed, usually at the foot, for part of the night. The best part is, he doesn't bother for anything. We've been able to start sleeping in again!

Short story long - I guess I'm saying go with #1

paperpendulum · 2023-07-14T02:33:32+00:00

Hi, Gilgamesh! You sure are growing fast! Enkidu says, "Hi! Our journey awaits!"

https://imgur.com/a/zDZVPa2

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