Getting into a puppy schedule
So we've had Mika for three gloriously nutty days so far. She's been very good, learning quickly and mostly letting us know when she has to go, so nothing really to complain about so far!  Just need a bit of advice about getting into a puppy schedule: we've been doing the potty-play-obedience-crate-nap thing but wishing we could extend the crate time a bit longer to get some work done while not over-exciting her since the two times that's happened... she's thrown up.  Any tips? Is this all normal? Needing a bit of reassurance. Exhausted but happy, Mika's parents |
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| I don't have any advice, sorry. But por girl What are you feeding her? How often ? |
| When is she throwing up? After drinking water? After play, during play???? If just a little play seems to bring this on, I'd mention to a vet. Wild and crazies, well normally they just fall down and go to sleep, not vomit. Could be her play time needs to be a little less vigorous. |
Three days and you're exhausted??? Wait a few more days and you'll be doing this:  Give her a little time to settle in and schedule her playtime and nap time to fit your schedule. Put her in the crate after play and potty time and if she fusses, resist the urge to give in to her demand to be released. You still have to be aware that puppies need to potty every couple of hours. It may help if you can put her crate within sight so you both feel more comfortable about crating yet you can still get work done. |
| Puppys and full grown dogs actually, will "vomit" if they drink too much water after exercise. We just discussed this on another post..."Vomitting" is a definate retching sound...After too much water too quickly, often you will get a "regugitation" ...a quick, throw up so to speak of water...Very different than vomitting...Vomitting has a sound you will DEFINATELY hear and remember...Its a retching from the stomach..With a horrid sound to it. Also, don't exercise her too much after a meal. Let her rest in her crate an hour at least. Give maybe a half glass of water...wait and give more. Not a whole bowl at once after exerciseing. If it is definately vomitting, I would check with the Vet and perhaps look into changing her food. But I ahve a feeling its too much excitement after meals and too much water immediately following the exercise. Hope she feels better.. |
| I learned Chowder pukes when she is really hungry and has gone hours without eating. |
| We got our puppy over the summer and I've just been through this whole schedule thing. How old is yours? I guess a lot of this depends on the puppy's temperament, and mine has been very chilled out. She was 100% housebroken by 4 months, and even before that she'd only ever had two or three accidents in the house. We started out with a pretty hard & fast routine and it benefitted all of us. We did the crate, potty, play, feed, potty, nap routine, and still pretty much stick to this. She does not go in her crate as much as she did when she was a little baby (when she was more sleepy, needed more breaks, needed more monitoring so I'd to put her in the crate if I wanted to run upstairs for something), but she still takes a two hour nap in the crate in the afternoon, and she goes in the crate at night and when I leave the house during the day. Are you saying your puppy goes nuts in the crate and throws up as a result of her crying/panic? One thing we did from the beginning was put the puppy in the crate off and on even when we were home all day. We wanted her to know that the crate is a happy place, and no just somewhere you go when you're going to be left alone. The crate is right beside our kitchen, so when she's in it, she can still see us and hear us. If your puppy gets upset in the crate, you might try this kind of approach. Put her in for five minutes here and there. Give her a treat when she goes in the crate. Don't take her out when she is whining or crying, but wait until she's calm. I don't know what your work schedule is, but lots of people get puppies and leave them in a crate for several hours at a time while they're at work. It's obviously not a good idea to leave a new puppy all day, but don't beat yourself up about needing a break. If you're home and you need a break to get something done, put the puppy in the crate! Not as a punishment, but for the same reason you put a baby in its crib if you need to go take a shower. The crate is the safest place for a little puppy--safer than roaming the house alone for sure. |
| Hey everyone! Thanks for your responses. Since I last posted, we've got the puppy schedule down and Mika is infinitely happier when at play and when in her crate. She likes her little den now, especially when we put in a puppy blanket that we slept with the night before so it's got our scent all over it. When she's done napping and quietly playing, she shoots us a huge sheepie smile and we take her out of her crate to her potty spot. Yay! Also... no more sickies since I lasted posted, either! (I should have been clearer in my original message: she only threw up in the really early morning and it turns out she needed a bit of kibble before bed so her tummy didn't run on empty for too long. Ah, the things we are learning.) So thank you! Learning so much from all these posts.  |
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