My puppy is making me so mad today!
It’s warmed up here in Toronto and all the snow has melted away. At this time it’s 14 Celsius or 57 F outside. Believe me that’s nice for early January!
Unfortunately our puppy is fascinated by the grass and dead leaves, and the plants in my front garden that she’s been walking over when we take her out for a “quick pee”. Every time I’ve taken her out today she’s spent more time trying to eat the leaves and grass than attempting to do her business.
We got our puppy in late November and she only really saw grass and leaves for a week or so before we got our first, very early this season, snow. So I guess she’s just exploring, but she’s driving me nuts!
It only took us three weeks to house train her and when she needs to go outside she just goes to the door. Unfortunately or fortunately she doesn’t bark, whine or scratch the door when she goes to it she just stands there and hopes we get the message. I kind of wish she’d give a small bark or whine.
Today she’s going to the door every 15 minutes or so though! The first time she really did have to go outside but all the rest of her pleas to go out have just ended up in her sniffing around, and grabbing mouthfuls of leaves or grass! Of course I end up with my hand in her mouth pulling all the stuff she’s gobbling up out! Ewww.
Midnight is getting better as far as her health goes though. We went to the vet yesterday for her third and final set of shots which included a rabies vaccination. We also brought in a stool sample to have it tested for worms and she’s finally clear of her round worms. Yeahhhh! The doctor also checked her eyes and ears and the infections she had in them are gone now too.
All we need is for her stool to become normal. Remember she had diarrhea for most of the time we’ve had her? It’s getting better but we’re still giving her Pepto Bismol to help her out.
Oh and she’s gained weight! I think our last vet visit was about the 18th of December and at that time she weighed 6.8 kg or 15 lb. Now just two and a half weeks later she weighs 9.4 kg or almost 21 lb. Yes that’s kind of small for a five and a half month old lab puppy but she’s not skinny. She’s muscular and lean. I guess she’s going to be on the small side for a female Labrador Retriever, but that’s ok with us.
Hi Tricia:
I just love hearing about Midnight and I couldn’t wait to comment on this post. This particular post reminds me of Bailey’s younger years and sometimes now he does odd things such as eating his poop. Isn’t that just awful. If I catch him doing it, of course I make him stop. He looks at me as if to say “back off lady!! this is good stuff here!”.
Fortunately when he needs to go pee, he runs to the door and barks. Then I ask him if he wants to go outside and he then barks twice. If I feel like messing with him and playing around, I ask him again. Then he stomps his feet and barks 2 more times. I then let him outside. Many times though….he just wants to go outside for the heck of it and I know he doesn’t need to pee. I’ve just learned his habits. He makes me laugh all the time. He and I play lots of silly games.
Sorry this was so long but I thought you would enjoy it!
Ellen