- Location
- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Hi and welcome! Finn and I live in the Netherlands. Finn is almost 7 and is our 3rd lab
1st time Labrador Puppy
- Thread starter Alleeluna
- Start date
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
Hello there and welcome from me , Reuben Lab who is two and ( we think ) 6 year old Nelly our little fluffball rescue . What a gorgeous baby you have ! I had Reuben at the side of my bed , he spent most of his nights in my knicker drawer under the bed, hey ho ! He just suddenly decided one night to stay on his own in our sitting room and has been there ever since , sprawled on the sofa . I think its whatever works best for you and your puppy , thats whats right x
- Location
- Isle of Man
Ah she's beautiful Welcome to the forum. Alas I have no puppy experience, we've only had adult dogs so far, but there'll be loads of good advice from other members.
PS We struggle with 2 great galoots on our little double bed every night. It's not ideal. We manage.
PS We struggle with 2 great galoots on our little double bed every night. It's not ideal. We manage.
- Location
- The Hague, The Netherlands
Hi and welcome to our wonderful forum from Hunter and myself.
She is so gorgeous and a puppy photo just always makes me smile!
We used a crate for Hunter, which for me was also new. It was in our bedroom (first 3 nights...and we have a bottom floor bedroom) and then we moved to a quiet corner in the kitchen (close to the kitchen door. We progressed to move it to the living room after he was potty trained!
The crate was Hunter's safe space and sleep area (and also ours when he would not rest or became norty!!) I also put a cover on the top of the crate at the beginning.
Work out what works best for you and your family and there is lots of advice on this forum if you need it.
Looking forward to hear how it goes!
Enjoy this time special time.
She is so gorgeous and a puppy photo just always makes me smile!
We used a crate for Hunter, which for me was also new. It was in our bedroom (first 3 nights...and we have a bottom floor bedroom) and then we moved to a quiet corner in the kitchen (close to the kitchen door. We progressed to move it to the living room after he was potty trained!
The crate was Hunter's safe space and sleep area (and also ours when he would not rest or became norty!!) I also put a cover on the top of the crate at the beginning.
Work out what works best for you and your family and there is lots of advice on this forum if you need it.
Looking forward to hear how it goes!
Enjoy this time special time.
- Location
- Essex, U.K.
Welcome @Alleeluna , what a gorgeous girl you have there, very like my Maisy at that age.
Maisy is just over 3 now and, after the first few days, used to go to bed in a crate in the spare room but eventually ended sleeping on our bed, our fault of course
but she never saw the crate as a den or safe place and always preferred our company.
Don't worry about asking questions, there will be loads, we all have them and it will be great seeing more puppy pics
Maisy is just over 3 now and, after the first few days, used to go to bed in a crate in the spare room but eventually ended sleeping on our bed, our fault of course
but she never saw the crate as a den or safe place and always preferred our company.Don't worry about asking questions, there will be loads, we all have them and it will be great seeing more puppy pics
Hi and welcome from me Rory and .Iver 
Hi everyone 
today we are learning not to jump on Alan. She has picked it up so quickly that if I click and she comes to me she gets food!! Hopefully it will work Before Alan moves out!
I’m going to pets at home soon to get some wet food to mix with her dry food as she is decided it’s boring. I want one with a high meat content. Any recommendations?
Thank you
today we are learning not to jump on Alan. She has picked it up so quickly that if I click and she comes to me she gets food!! Hopefully it will work Before Alan moves out!
I’m going to pets at home soon to get some wet food to mix with her dry food as she is decided it’s boring. I want one with a high meat content. Any recommendations?
Thank you
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
if I have to use a wet food , I usually buy Lilys Kitchen which you can buy at Pets at Home good luck for Alans sake !
No recommendations, but just put a very little bit of the wet food with the dry food, as a change of diet may upset her tummy. A little bit, with a bit of water too (not soaking the kibble to soften it, but just to add some moisture) may be all she needs to make it more interesting.
I’m no expert, though, as mine have yet to refuse any sort of food!
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Hi, and welcome from Ariel (soon to be 4), and I. Ariel adored her crate. Took a wee bit of her getting used to it, but it was her go to when she wanted some quiet time. You’ll meet lots of great people here, and there’s so much knowledge on any subject you can think of. Just don’t ask about “jam or cream” on a scone! 
Hi, @Alleeluna and welcome to the forum!
We had Bear in the middle of May this year, when he was just over eight weeks, he's now seven months. I had let my previously puppy , Monty - who is now 6 and a half, cry when he was little, and I have always felt bad about it and wanted to do it differently with Bear. My plan was to have Bear in a small fabric crate or box by the side of the bed - however, Bear had other plans and there was no way I would have sleep at all, he was just far too active and inquisitive. So the first night I spent by the side of the crate/ pen set up - (a crate for him to sleep in, and a pen with puppy pads down for toileting. )Night two, three and four, I sat by the side of the pen until he was fast asleep, slowly reducing the amount of time I slept there, until a week in, I only had to spend a few minutes with him before he was fairly settled. He woke us up nice and early, but this has now stretched to nearly 7am, so he spends a good eight hours there over night.
He has a weird relationship with the pen - he fully accepts that is where he sleeps over night, and he will maybe snooze and hour in there with a kong if we ask him to go in. But unlike for Monty, where the crate soon became his safe space to nap at any time of the day, Bear much prefers to sleep on our sofas, the day bed, or even a cold floor. I've accepted this compromise, so I'll continue to use the crate for night sleeping until I can trust him, then he will get a greater run of the house overnight when he's older.
I started a puppy log for Bear on here to track his progress
Bear's Puppy Log
He was also called Jacob for two days:
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And Mr Lime Green collar for a few weeks!
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Food is subjective, and a complete minefield - For wet food, I highly recommend puppy Nutriment if you can get it - it's a raw food, comes in frozen trays and chub packs, and they completely adore it - you can use it to stuff kongs, and press into licky mats. I also use Forthglade - I use the complementary trays which you can add as a topper (so up to 25% of food allowance each day, and it's ok to use from two months onwards, alongside a good quality kibble.
We had Bear in the middle of May this year, when he was just over eight weeks, he's now seven months. I had let my previously puppy , Monty - who is now 6 and a half, cry when he was little, and I have always felt bad about it and wanted to do it differently with Bear. My plan was to have Bear in a small fabric crate or box by the side of the bed - however, Bear had other plans and there was no way I would have sleep at all, he was just far too active and inquisitive. So the first night I spent by the side of the crate/ pen set up - (a crate for him to sleep in, and a pen with puppy pads down for toileting. )Night two, three and four, I sat by the side of the pen until he was fast asleep, slowly reducing the amount of time I slept there, until a week in, I only had to spend a few minutes with him before he was fairly settled. He woke us up nice and early, but this has now stretched to nearly 7am, so he spends a good eight hours there over night.
He has a weird relationship with the pen - he fully accepts that is where he sleeps over night, and he will maybe snooze and hour in there with a kong if we ask him to go in. But unlike for Monty, where the crate soon became his safe space to nap at any time of the day, Bear much prefers to sleep on our sofas, the day bed, or even a cold floor. I've accepted this compromise, so I'll continue to use the crate for night sleeping until I can trust him, then he will get a greater run of the house overnight when he's older.
I started a puppy log for Bear on here to track his progress
Bear's Puppy Log
He was also called Jacob for two days:
Introducing Jacob
Sorry for the wait... it's been a hectic afternoon to say the least. Mr turquoise collar is now Jacob! Here are the photos and videos - I'll just chuck them all on here, no time to edit sorry. I've got a 30 minute window while he sleeps before the next Skype call. He is so full on - fast, agile...
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And Mr Lime Green collar for a few weeks!
Meet Mr Lime-Green collar
So, time to spill the beans. I have to admire the people on the call for Kate's birthday call last night for keeping quiet :sealedlips: In two weeks time we will be bringing home Mr Lime Green collar (so called as we don't have a name yet). This has all moved incredible quickly, thanks to my...
mylabradorfriends.com
Food is subjective, and a complete minefield - For wet food, I highly recommend puppy Nutriment if you can get it - it's a raw food, comes in frozen trays and chub packs, and they completely adore it - you can use it to stuff kongs, and press into licky mats. I also use Forthglade - I use the complementary trays which you can add as a topper (so up to 25% of food allowance each day, and it's ok to use from two months onwards, alongside a good quality kibble.
- Location
- Monmouthshire, Wales
Welcome from Holly and me. Luna looks lovely!
Luna has a lot of changes to cope with, having been taken away from her familiar environment and placed in a whole new situation. Crying is her response to these unfamiliar surroundings, and your wishing to comfort her is only natural. At this stage you don't want Luna to learn that someone comes running every time she cries or you'll never get any peace!
When we got Holly I stayed with her in the kitchen for the first night (camp bed and sleeping bag). It calmed her down, and meant that I was available to take her into the garden every time she woke up. I made a point of ignoring her until she stopped crying, then made a fuss of her when she stopped. She learned that attention comes when she was quiet.
Over the next few nights I moved out of the kitchen. A baby gate on the kitchen door meant that she could see me but not get to me. I then moved so she could hear and smell me, but not see me. After a few nights I was able to go to bed and get a good night's sleep, with no crying from Holly.
Luna has a lot of changes to cope with, having been taken away from her familiar environment and placed in a whole new situation. Crying is her response to these unfamiliar surroundings, and your wishing to comfort her is only natural. At this stage you don't want Luna to learn that someone comes running every time she cries or you'll never get any peace!
When we got Holly I stayed with her in the kitchen for the first night (camp bed and sleeping bag). It calmed her down, and meant that I was available to take her into the garden every time she woke up. I made a point of ignoring her until she stopped crying, then made a fuss of her when she stopped. She learned that attention comes when she was quiet.
Over the next few nights I moved out of the kitchen. A baby gate on the kitchen door meant that she could see me but not get to me. I then moved so she could hear and smell me, but not see me. After a few nights I was able to go to bed and get a good night's sleep, with no crying from Holly.
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
One thing to try with food is scattering it on the floor instead of feeding in a bowl. My Luna was disinterested in food from a bowl as a puppy, so I'd scatter it on the floor and she'd eat it. I remember one time I was in a rush and put it in a bowl. She looked at it for a second before blatting it with her paw so it went everywhere 
Another great way to tire her out later in the day was to use one of her meals and hide it around the room, one bit of kibble here, one there. I made it easy at first but then built up the difficulty. It was great for her to use her nose to hunt things out and gave me a bit of a break
Another great way to tire her out later in the day was to use one of her meals and hide it around the room, one bit of kibble here, one there. I made it easy at first but then built up the difficulty. It was great for her to use her nose to hunt things out and gave me a bit of a break
Welcome to the forum from me and almost 5 year old Quinn in Canada. I used a crate in our bedroom, and she slept in it until she slept through the night, but I started bringing her in our bed after her middle of the night pee if she was crying...so yeah, now we have a dog in the middle of our bed who shares my pillow
- Location
- Essex, U.K.
Oh dear, I know all about that, you have to start as you mean to go on, but how can you resist ?..so yeah, now we have a dog in the middle of our bed who shares my pillow
I'd go for forthglade or Simpsons. I used both and they are very good. You can often get forthglade at Sainsbury's it's cheaper there.
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- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
Yes I rate Forthglade