Mr Stanley Blue

[Boogie]

Deposit has been paid! Now to get puppy ready. Buy a small size crate and puppy pen and vet bed and newspapers. What else is on the list?

So exciting!

 

[Boogie]

And any tips on toilet training in winter?

I did a cheeky thing with my last two GD pups and Ted while they were waking in the night for wee wees. (A week with Echo, a bit longer with Ted)

I had an upstairs crate by my bed. When they woke I took them in the bathroom to wee on a puppy pad. If they missed the pad I mopped up with it. Popped it all in a poo bag and dealt with it on the morning.

I also had a crate downstairs for proper, careful crate training. The one upstairs was smaller - just big enough for a puppy bed.

Definitely no other puppy pads. It worked a treat. None of them showed any inkling to wee in bathrooms when older and it meant I could use a night light and disturb both our sleeps a little as possible.

They transferred to sleeping downstairs once dry at night and happy in their crate.

All de-crated at six months old.

 

[Cath]

Deposit has been paid! Now to get puppy ready.

Wonderful news ,I can't wait

 

[Cath]

And any tips on toilet training in winter?

buy a warm coat and hat .........sorry

 

[edzbird]

Lovely news @JES72 . Do you have a name/shortlist yet?

 

[Anne123]

So excited!! We are in the same boat....Yours and our pup are a week apart from birth...Alsof ours is of a good ftch....We are looking for names too...

 

[Stacia]

I did a cheeky thing with my last two GD pups and Ted while they were waking in the night for wee wees. (A week with Echo, a bit longer with Ted)

I had an upstairs crate by my bed. When they woke I took them in the bathroom to wee on a puppy pad. If they missed the pad I mopped up with it. Popped it all in a poo bag and dealt with it on the morning.

I also had a crate downstairs for proper, careful crate training. The one upstairs was smaller - just big enough for a puppy bed.

Definitely no other puppy pads. It worked a treat. None of them showed any inkling to wee in bathrooms when older and it meant I could use a night light and disturb both our sleeps a little as possible.

They transferred to sleeping downstairs once dry at night and happy in their crate.

All de-crated at six months old.

Brilliant idea. I had mine in a cardboard box by my bed to begin with but Boogie's idea is so much better.

 

[Cath]

So excited!! We are in the same boat....Yours and our pup are a week apart from birth..

Wonderful @Anne123 a girl or boy?

 

[Atemas]

Ooh two new forum puppies

 

[Jacqui-S]

@Anne123 yay!

 

[Anne123]

Wonderful @Anne123 a girl or boy?

A boy!

 

[M.F.]

@Anne123 this is big news!!!

 

[Lab_adore]

A boy!

Wonderful!

 

[JES72]

So excited for you Janet xx And of course somewhat envious.

Does he have his name down for Mantrailing yet?

He’s definitely on the Mantrailing list even though he doesn’t have a name yet.

 

[Granca]

Deposit has been paid! Now to get puppy ready.

Very exciting! When are you going to get him?

 

[JES72]

We go back down to Totnes just after New Year.

 

[Candy]

A New Dog for the New Year!

 

[Naya]

So happy for you

 

[JES72]

We are still struggling for a name. So far Hubby has suggested Alfie, Achilles or Hercules or Haribo I’m not sure.

 

[Loraseal]

Two syllables are easier when shouting at the top of your voice for the recall to work..so I like Alfie!! X