Hey everyone,
I just bought a pomeranian, maltese, and shih-tzu mix a couple of days ago and its the coolest looking teddy bear dog ever (in my opinion that is ). The puppy is almost 9 weeks old and is very mild mannered (quiet and pretty much lazy most of the time) but I have a few nerve-wrecking frustrations.
First I did not know how tough it is to take care of a puppy, and I feel bad since I work 50-60 hour weeks but my gf shares in the care duties. Also, I am not sure if this goes for most puppies, but mine is REALLY attached to people, especially my gf and I. We can set it down anyplace/anywhere and it just follows us and stays by our feet. It follows me everywhere around my house but if he is in an enclosed area and there isn't anyone within petting distance, he whines and cries non-stop. I can't get sleep and keep getting woken up in the middle of the night. He is staying in a 8ft x 6ft area at the foot of my bed and when im laying down in my bed, he keeps jumping up and whining at me. I tried putting him in my bathroom (its adequately sized) but he went totally insane in there. I have also tried to ignore him when he whines, but he just keeps on whining and the only way it stops is if he falls asleep or someone goes near him. I am not sure what to do and totally out of ideas!
Sorry for the long rant, but any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ross
I just bought a pomeranian, maltese, and shih-tzu mix a couple of days ago and its the coolest looking teddy bear dog ever (in my opinion that is ). The puppy is almost 9 weeks old and is very mild mannered (quiet and pretty much lazy most of the time) but I have a few nerve-wrecking frustrations.
First I did not know how tough it is to take care of a puppy, and I feel bad since I work 50-60 hour weeks but my gf shares in the care duties. Also, I am not sure if this goes for most puppies, but mine is REALLY attached to people, especially my gf and I. We can set it down anyplace/anywhere and it just follows us and stays by our feet. It follows me everywhere around my house but if he is in an enclosed area and there isn't anyone within petting distance, he whines and cries non-stop. I can't get sleep and keep getting woken up in the middle of the night. He is staying in a 8ft x 6ft area at the foot of my bed and when im laying down in my bed, he keeps jumping up and whining at me. I tried putting him in my bathroom (its adequately sized) but he went totally insane in there. I have also tried to ignore him when he whines, but he just keeps on whining and the only way it stops is if he falls asleep or someone goes near him. I am not sure what to do and totally out of ideas!
Sorry for the long rant, but any help/advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ross