Primrose Puppy Log

[Ashley]

Following in @Natalie footsteps, starting a new thread to document/troubleshoot progress and training now that Primrose has been with us for a full week!
Today is day 1 of implementing a schedule for daytime crating - she has already settled for her morning nap in there. I’ve spent the past week building up positive association and she runs to her crate for treats/meals/new toys.
We have started cues for “off” (jumping on table/dishwasher etc) and “leave it” (eating stones, branches, chewing and biting). She’s so food motivated she’s already doing really well, though I suspect she repeatedly jumps on the dishwasher to get another treat!
I can see she is starting to thin out slightly- 18lbs at 9 weeks.

 

[Atemas]

Love that last photo

 

[kateincornwall]

Gorgeous photos , look forward to hearing the progress xx

 

[Ashley]

Love that last photo

Quinn has been standing on that end of the couch when she hears OH driving down the street for years (he honks for her), then when he pulls in, she grabs a toy and runs to meet him - Primrose doesn't know what's exciting, she just wants wants to be included

 

[Atemas]

Primrose doesn't know what's exciting, she just wants wants to be included

Yes and she will learn from Quinn. Sky was an excellent teacher to Red once she had accepted her. There have been many things that we never had to ‘train’ Red because Sky just set the example e.g not going upstairs, not touching anything that doesn’t belong to her, settling nicely at mealtimes, not jumping up or taking food etc etc

 

[Ashley]

Yes and she will learn from Quinn. Sky was an excellent teacher to Red once she had accepted her. There have been many things that we never had to ‘train’ Red because Sky just set the example e.g not going upstairs, not touching anything that doesn’t belong to her, settling nicely at mealtimes, not jumping up or taking food etc etc

I hope that's the case over time - Quinn is very polite and wouldn't touch a thing on a table and this little devil is already trying to counter surf (even though she's had nothing but kibble), grabs things on any reachable surface and has figured out how to open our kitchen cabinets!

 

[Beanwood]

She looks beautiful! Gorgeous photo! You have prodded me to start a River Log...

 

[snowbunny]

River Log

LOL! I saw one of those the other day. A tree had fallen in the Ebro and was floating away...

 

[Ashley]

She looks beautiful! Gorgeous photo! You have prodded me to start a River Log...

Excellent! I can copy what you're doing!

 

[Atemas]

I hope that's the case over time -

Yes I’m sure it will be - it‘s very early days

 

[Selina27]

Lovely, can't wait to hear about her progress xx

 

[Oberon]

What beautiful photos. She's a doll

 

[Cath]

Lovely last photo, they look the best of friends

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

I love the last photo, too. Keep taking the same photo as she gets bigger, that will be so fun to see how they keep squishing together on the little corner of sofa.

 

[Shaz82]

That is a lovely photo, keeping an eye on the UPS man?

 

[SteffiS]

There have been many things that we never had to ‘train’ Red because Sky just set the example

And for this very reason we kept Toffee and Ripple separate for a lot of the early days .

 

[Sophiedoodle]

And for this very reason we kept Toffee and Ripple separate for a lot of the early days .

Yes.... Lilly very kindly taught Oreo how to find and roll in the smelliest of poops...

 

[SwampDonkey]

And for this very reason we kept Toffee and Ripple separate for a lot of the early days .

I never let Rory see the things Moo used to do. He doesn't roll in sh*t or eat it! Result!

 

[MellowYellow]

Lovely photos! Looking forward to hearing more about Primrose and her progress.

 

[Ashley]

OH took some really nice pictures last night - hopefully you’re not sick of puppy pictures yet!