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new dog questions
Hello All,
I recently adopted a little mix breed pup from a local rescue. She's probably about 10 weeks old now. Everything is going well - quite a bit easier than I expected, actually, but she is my first dog and I have some questions. I'm wondering if I am giving her enough to drink. I give her a bowl of water with each of her three meals, and put down a bowl of water whenever she shows obvious signs of thirst (e.g. trying to drink melted snow on the driveway). She pees every few hours during the day, but seems to sleep all night (in her crate) without peeing (about 11:00pm to 7-ish am). I didn't think anything of it until I saw another post in this NG indicating that most puppies will only go four hours *max* without peeing. Its great I get to sleep through the night already, but I want to make sure I'm not dehyrdrating the poor dog! She's mouthy as puppies tend to be. She seems to have learned that it is not a good idea to nip me or any of my children, but for some reason seems to think of my wife as a chew toy. She is constantly nipping at her pant legs, etc. My wife fends her off and growls 'NO!' at her, but this doesn't seem to work (I did the same thing, and it seems to have worked for me). She has also tried to wimper like a littermate would, ignore it, etc. Nothing seems to dissuade her! What's weird is she won't do this to my (toddler age) children. I was worried that they'd receive the brunt of her teething and rough play (and had planned to use baby gates to prevent it) but she really doesn't bother them. Weird. Anything my wife should do? I'm wondering how big she will get. When we got her she was worm infested and had just been spayed and was all of 6.3 pounds (at 8-9 weeks). Two weeks later she is almost 10 pounds (and much bouncier and her coat has improved!). She probably has some lab in her (webbed feet, black coat) and golden retriever (the fur on top of her head and the shape of her ears look golden to me). Still, she's pretty small compared to same aged specimens of either of those breeds, so I'm guessing there are other breeds in there as well. In any event, given her breed mix and her current size any speculation on what her adult size might be? Thanks! |
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You should not limit the amount of water you give the pup. It should have
water available all the time. Some people take it up say in the evening because they do not want to have to get up with the pup at night. I have fresh water available at all times for my labs, even when they were pups. My labs have always slept through the night from about 10 weeks of age without limiting water. Not all pups are the same. You risk the long term health of your pup if you limit water intake. Bre asdf wrote: Hello All, I recently adopted a little mix breed pup from a local rescue. She's probably about 10 weeks old now. Everything is going well - quite a bit easier than I expected, actually, but she is my first dog and I have some questions. I'm wondering if I am giving her enough to drink. I give her a bowl of water with each of her three meals, and put down a bowl of water whenever she shows obvious signs of thirst (e.g. trying to drink melted snow on the driveway). She pees every few hours during the day, but seems to sleep all night (in her crate) without peeing (about 11:00pm to 7-ish am). I didn't think anything of it until I saw another post in this NG indicating that most puppies will only go four hours *max* without peeing. Its great I get to sleep through the night already, but I want to make sure I'm not dehyrdrating the poor dog! She's mouthy as puppies tend to be. She seems to have learned that it is not a good idea to nip me or any of my children, but for some reason seems to think of my wife as a chew toy. She is constantly nipping at her pant legs, etc. My wife fends her off and growls 'NO!' at her, but this doesn't seem to work (I did the same thing, and it seems to have worked for me). She has also tried to wimper like a littermate would, ignore it, etc. Nothing seems to dissuade her! What's weird is she won't do this to my (toddler age) children. I was worried that they'd receive the brunt of her teething and rough play (and had planned to use baby gates to prevent it) but she really doesn't bother them. Weird. Anything my wife should do? I'm wondering how big she will get. When we got her she was worm infested and had just been spayed and was all of 6.3 pounds (at 8-9 weeks). Two weeks later she is almost 10 pounds (and much bouncier and her coat has improved!). She probably has some lab in her (webbed feet, black coat) and golden retriever (the fur on top of her head and the shape of her ears look golden to me). Still, she's pretty small compared to same aged specimens of either of those breeds, so I'm guessing there are other breeds in there as well. In any event, given her breed mix and her current size any speculation on what her adult size might be? Thanks! |
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You should not limit the amount of water you give the pup. It should have
water available all the time. Some people take it up say in the evening because they do not want to have to get up with the pup at night. I have fresh water available at all times for my labs, even when they were pups. My labs have always slept through the night from about 10 weeks of age without limiting water. Not all pups are the same. You risk the long term health of your pup if you limit water intake. Bre asdf wrote: Hello All, I recently adopted a little mix breed pup from a local rescue. She's probably about 10 weeks old now. Everything is going well - quite a bit easier than I expected, actually, but she is my first dog and I have some questions. I'm wondering if I am giving her enough to drink. I give her a bowl of water with each of her three meals, and put down a bowl of water whenever she shows obvious signs of thirst (e.g. trying to drink melted snow on the driveway). She pees every few hours during the day, but seems to sleep all night (in her crate) without peeing (about 11:00pm to 7-ish am). I didn't think anything of it until I saw another post in this NG indicating that most puppies will only go four hours *max* without peeing. Its great I get to sleep through the night already, but I want to make sure I'm not dehyrdrating the poor dog! She's mouthy as puppies tend to be. She seems to have learned that it is not a good idea to nip me or any of my children, but for some reason seems to think of my wife as a chew toy. She is constantly nipping at her pant legs, etc. My wife fends her off and growls 'NO!' at her, but this doesn't seem to work (I did the same thing, and it seems to have worked for me). She has also tried to wimper like a littermate would, ignore it, etc. Nothing seems to dissuade her! What's weird is she won't do this to my (toddler age) children. I was worried that they'd receive the brunt of her teething and rough play (and had planned to use baby gates to prevent it) but she really doesn't bother them. Weird. Anything my wife should do? I'm wondering how big she will get. When we got her she was worm infested and had just been spayed and was all of 6.3 pounds (at 8-9 weeks). Two weeks later she is almost 10 pounds (and much bouncier and her coat has improved!). She probably has some lab in her (webbed feet, black coat) and golden retriever (the fur on top of her head and the shape of her ears look golden to me). Still, she's pretty small compared to same aged specimens of either of those breeds, so I'm guessing there are other breeds in there as well. In any event, given her breed mix and her current size any speculation on what her adult size might be? Thanks! |
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You should not limit the amount of water you give the pup. It should have
water available all the time. Some people take it up say in the evening because they do not want to have to get up with the pup at night. I have fresh water available at all times for my labs, even when they were pups. My labs have always slept through the night from about 10 weeks of age without limiting water. Not all pups are the same. You risk the long term health of your pup if you limit water intake. Bre asdf wrote: Hello All, I recently adopted a little mix breed pup from a local rescue. She's probably about 10 weeks old now. Everything is going well - quite a bit easier than I expected, actually, but she is my first dog and I have some questions. I'm wondering if I am giving her enough to drink. I give her a bowl of water with each of her three meals, and put down a bowl of water whenever she shows obvious signs of thirst (e.g. trying to drink melted snow on the driveway). She pees every few hours during the day, but seems to sleep all night (in her crate) without peeing (about 11:00pm to 7-ish am). I didn't think anything of it until I saw another post in this NG indicating that most puppies will only go four hours *max* without peeing. Its great I get to sleep through the night already, but I want to make sure I'm not dehyrdrating the poor dog! She's mouthy as puppies tend to be. She seems to have learned that it is not a good idea to nip me or any of my children, but for some reason seems to think of my wife as a chew toy. She is constantly nipping at her pant legs, etc. My wife fends her off and growls 'NO!' at her, but this doesn't seem to work (I did the same thing, and it seems to have worked for me). She has also tried to wimper like a littermate would, ignore it, etc. Nothing seems to dissuade her! What's weird is she won't do this to my (toddler age) children. I was worried that they'd receive the brunt of her teething and rough play (and had planned to use baby gates to prevent it) but she really doesn't bother them. Weird. Anything my wife should do? I'm wondering how big she will get. When we got her she was worm infested and had just been spayed and was all of 6.3 pounds (at 8-9 weeks). Two weeks later she is almost 10 pounds (and much bouncier and her coat has improved!). She probably has some lab in her (webbed feet, black coat) and golden retriever (the fur on top of her head and the shape of her ears look golden to me). Still, she's pretty small compared to same aged specimens of either of those breeds, so I'm guessing there are other breeds in there as well. In any event, given her breed mix and her current size any speculation on what her adult size might be? Thanks! |
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You should not limit the amount of water you give the pup. It should have
water available all the time. Some people take it up say in the evening because they do not want to have to get up with the pup at night. I have fresh water available at all times for my labs, even when they were pups. My labs have always slept through the night from about 10 weeks of age without limiting water. Not all pups are the same. You risk the long term health of your pup if you limit water intake. Bre asdf wrote: Hello All, I recently adopted a little mix breed pup from a local rescue. She's probably about 10 weeks old now. Everything is going well - quite a bit easier than I expected, actually, but she is my first dog and I have some questions. I'm wondering if I am giving her enough to drink. I give her a bowl of water with each of her three meals, and put down a bowl of water whenever she shows obvious signs of thirst (e.g. trying to drink melted snow on the driveway). She pees every few hours during the day, but seems to sleep all night (in her crate) without peeing (about 11:00pm to 7-ish am). I didn't think anything of it until I saw another post in this NG indicating that most puppies will only go four hours *max* without peeing. Its great I get to sleep through the night already, but I want to make sure I'm not dehyrdrating the poor dog! She's mouthy as puppies tend to be. She seems to have learned that it is not a good idea to nip me or any of my children, but for some reason seems to think of my wife as a chew toy. She is constantly nipping at her pant legs, etc. My wife fends her off and growls 'NO!' at her, but this doesn't seem to work (I did the same thing, and it seems to have worked for me). She has also tried to wimper like a littermate would, ignore it, etc. Nothing seems to dissuade her! What's weird is she won't do this to my (toddler age) children. I was worried that they'd receive the brunt of her teething and rough play (and had planned to use baby gates to prevent it) but she really doesn't bother them. Weird. Anything my wife should do? I'm wondering how big she will get. When we got her she was worm infested and had just been spayed and was all of 6.3 pounds (at 8-9 weeks). Two weeks later she is almost 10 pounds (and much bouncier and her coat has improved!). She probably has some lab in her (webbed feet, black coat) and golden retriever (the fur on top of her head and the shape of her ears look golden to me). Still, she's pretty small compared to same aged specimens of either of those breeds, so I'm guessing there are other breeds in there as well. In any event, given her breed mix and her current size any speculation on what her adult size might be? Thanks! |
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