Hi! We brought our new Havanese (Luke) home yesterday. He's 12 weeks old. He's adorable and very very good so far. We've only had a couple of accidents so far and have been able to make it outside. The breeder kept him inside and had him sleep in a crate already so he was already used to one (thank goodness). He slept all night last night (I was surprised b/c I thought we'd be up several times) but when he woke up, I noticed that the bottoms of his paws and his penis area were wet. But everywhere in his crate (including his blanket) was dry and had no scent at all. I'm perplexed. He slept from about 11:30 until around 7:00 when I got him out and immediately picked him up to bring him outside and he did go to the bathroom. So how could he have wet paws/penis if nothing in his crate was wet? He only has enough room in his crate to lay and turn around. I have a small crate and have it divided right now while he's small.
Also, I keep reading that to help housebreaking/training to set food out for 20 minutes, am and pm then pick up what he won't eat. But he's not eating much at all...just a piece here and there. So I've left it out and he just picks out a few pieces here and there. But other than the treats we give him or when he goes potty outside (Vitakraft Peanut Butter Drops or Yogurt Drops...he didn't like liver treats!!), he hasn't really eaten much at all.
When we woke up this morning, I ate my breakfast then put his food down. He ate about 5 small pieces and that was it. So I've left the food out because I know it's important that he eat. She had him on Pro Plan. What am I supposed to do about this?
My problem is that I have to work tomorrow and can come home a couple of times to take him out but I'm going to need him to eat before work. How will this work with food and water? If I leave a water bowl in his crate, will that make his crate messy/wet?
Sorry for all the questions? I thought I'd done all my research and now he's actually HERE and I feel like I'm lost all over again!
Also, I keep reading that to help housebreaking/training to set food out for 20 minutes, am and pm then pick up what he won't eat. But he's not eating much at all...just a piece here and there. So I've left it out and he just picks out a few pieces here and there. But other than the treats we give him or when he goes potty outside (Vitakraft Peanut Butter Drops or Yogurt Drops...he didn't like liver treats!!), he hasn't really eaten much at all.
When we woke up this morning, I ate my breakfast then put his food down. He ate about 5 small pieces and that was it. So I've left the food out because I know it's important that he eat. She had him on Pro Plan. What am I supposed to do about this?
My problem is that I have to work tomorrow and can come home a couple of times to take him out but I'm going to need him to eat before work. How will this work with food and water? If I leave a water bowl in his crate, will that make his crate messy/wet?
Sorry for all the questions? I thought I'd done all my research and now he's actually HERE and I feel like I'm lost all over again!
