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I am new to this forum but far from new to dog owning. I grew up as a child mostly with large dogs. German shepherd, alaskan husky, Rottweiler, poodle etc. But as a 1L student I'm a bit busy but I wanted a dog so bad for mostly companionship issues.
I trolled the internet and finally located a puppy in my price range and one that seemed to fit my single apartment style living lifestyle. I got a male rat terrier/poodle mix commonly known as a Rattle. The dog breeder I got it from stated she was a Chihuahua puppy breeder and the mother of my puppy (I saw the mom but couldn't distinguish if it was the poodle a full pure bread poodle because of the grooming) accidentally got pregnant by her neighbors dog (the rat terrier).
When I picked up the puppy he was 1 of 3 (2 boys 1 girl) but not the runt (btw the runt was gorgeous!). I took my room mate with me who use to be a vet technician. She checked out the puppy for me and the initial owner gave the dog his shots right in front of me along with the packaging and some de worming medicine. MY room mate noticed that the puppy had a few flees and ticks on him. The initial owner told me she had given him a flee bath the night before but the dog had been playing outside and could have gotten a few flees. Initially the dog was calm and sleepy but once we got him home and gave him the flee medicine he has been a totally different dog.
His first night was ok. He is not a fan of the crate at all. I initially put a puppy pad in the crate for an overnight accident but after further research I decided to take it out and just put a towel/blanket in the crate. I have started to also give him a treat every time I put him in the crate and leave for sleep or just for the day so he can start to associate it with quiet time and good behavior.
I ended up having to get up at 4 am last night after putting him to bed in the crate around 12am (after i took him outside) because he was whining so loud and so long. I took him out cause I thought he wanted attention but really he wanted to go to the bathroom. So he had an accident in the house (outside of the small pee accidents he had earlier) and after I took him outside to finish. I brought him back in, gave him a little food and water and then put him back in the crate. He slept for about 3 hours and then was back to whining.
I got up for class and took him out. This time when I took him out but this time he seemed to be having issues with doing his poop business. It seemed as if he was struggling but the only thing I can attribute that to is his change in food from what his original owner gave him to what I am currently giving him. He also was worrying me because of his yelping and scratching. I gave him the flee and tick medicine last night around 8 or 9 pm and he seems to be going through a tough time with the flees and ticks. He scratches around his neck where I put the flee medicine and where his collar is. I was worried the collar was irritating him (but I did the finger check and its not too tight) or the flees and ticks were just freaking out because of the medicine. Today, around the same time I gave him the flee medicine yesterday I plan on giving him a bath with a oatmeal shampoo I bought to hopefully give him some relief from the flees, ticks, and itching.
I want to get him to stop yelping and whining as soon as possible. I also want to start training him as soon as possible. Im a very mellow, laid back person who shows a lot of affection. I feel this puppy was the right move for me but I just need a little help on the way. If anyone has any tips, question, or suggestions please feel free to let me know or reply. I would really appreciate it.
-LaDay&Rallo
I am new to this forum but far from new to dog owning. I grew up as a child mostly with large dogs. German shepherd, alaskan husky, Rottweiler, poodle etc. But as a 1L student I'm a bit busy but I wanted a dog so bad for mostly companionship issues.
I trolled the internet and finally located a puppy in my price range and one that seemed to fit my single apartment style living lifestyle. I got a male rat terrier/poodle mix commonly known as a Rattle. The dog breeder I got it from stated she was a Chihuahua puppy breeder and the mother of my puppy (I saw the mom but couldn't distinguish if it was the poodle a full pure bread poodle because of the grooming) accidentally got pregnant by her neighbors dog (the rat terrier).
When I picked up the puppy he was 1 of 3 (2 boys 1 girl) but not the runt (btw the runt was gorgeous!). I took my room mate with me who use to be a vet technician. She checked out the puppy for me and the initial owner gave the dog his shots right in front of me along with the packaging and some de worming medicine. MY room mate noticed that the puppy had a few flees and ticks on him. The initial owner told me she had given him a flee bath the night before but the dog had been playing outside and could have gotten a few flees. Initially the dog was calm and sleepy but once we got him home and gave him the flee medicine he has been a totally different dog.
His first night was ok. He is not a fan of the crate at all. I initially put a puppy pad in the crate for an overnight accident but after further research I decided to take it out and just put a towel/blanket in the crate. I have started to also give him a treat every time I put him in the crate and leave for sleep or just for the day so he can start to associate it with quiet time and good behavior.
I ended up having to get up at 4 am last night after putting him to bed in the crate around 12am (after i took him outside) because he was whining so loud and so long. I took him out cause I thought he wanted attention but really he wanted to go to the bathroom. So he had an accident in the house (outside of the small pee accidents he had earlier) and after I took him outside to finish. I brought him back in, gave him a little food and water and then put him back in the crate. He slept for about 3 hours and then was back to whining.
I got up for class and took him out. This time when I took him out but this time he seemed to be having issues with doing his poop business. It seemed as if he was struggling but the only thing I can attribute that to is his change in food from what his original owner gave him to what I am currently giving him. He also was worrying me because of his yelping and scratching. I gave him the flee and tick medicine last night around 8 or 9 pm and he seems to be going through a tough time with the flees and ticks. He scratches around his neck where I put the flee medicine and where his collar is. I was worried the collar was irritating him (but I did the finger check and its not too tight) or the flees and ticks were just freaking out because of the medicine. Today, around the same time I gave him the flee medicine yesterday I plan on giving him a bath with a oatmeal shampoo I bought to hopefully give him some relief from the flees, ticks, and itching.
I want to get him to stop yelping and whining as soon as possible. I also want to start training him as soon as possible. Im a very mellow, laid back person who shows a lot of affection. I feel this puppy was the right move for me but I just need a little help on the way. If anyone has any tips, question, or suggestions please feel free to let me know or reply. I would really appreciate it.
-LaDay&Rallo