Sheltie Forum Pups Spring/Summer 2014

I love reading everyone's puppy stories and seeing their pics! Funny how different they all, but all so stinking cute! We visited a puppy class the other night... all I can say is it's a good thing there were no sheltie pups in there! I don't think I could stand it seeing the cuteness live and in person. :smile2:
 
Cubby has NOT thankfully, determined wood is a wonderful and soft surface. We have these wood bannister railings and I shudder at the thought of teethmarks in them all!

He did, however, fall off the arm of the couch again. No harm. I have not had to put down padding below that (puffy dog bed).

Oh if he could just sleep and wake up at 6 months of age!

Kudos to Melli for not tearing him a new one when he grabbed her tail. She just slightly wagged it to tease him! Wait until Shay dials in and they start romping like nuts! I can see some majorly boisterous play in my future.
 
Mom2Melli said:
Cubby is a pretty good puppy. He is pottying outside but having accidents so I have to watch pretty tightly inside. Shay was much older at 12 or so weeks when he came and boy does that make a difference. He has learned sit, down, and stand. We are not to successful on leash, but it's too hot to go out on deck to try.

My main thing is how mouthy he is. Our hands, my skirt, toys, a couple old sox, the couch cushions, the living room rug, Melli's tail . . . all in the mouth. He has 10 things to chew of different textures and types and he is still chewing on everything he can, even the concrete step in the backyard! He hasn't destroyed anything, just knaws on things.

When is that going to stop? Anything to reduce it? Shay was not a chewer, he had an approved chewy treat a day and then he and my older dog would play for hours doing the hungry hippo game putting their mouths on each other and biting but not biting. Again, though, this was at 12-16 weeks for Shay, not 10. This puppy is part pirranha!
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:lol: Cubby reminds me of Ruutu, which to this day still noms on blankets, toys, and couch. He doesn't hurt it, but likes the texture feeling. We never really corrected him so that's our bad, but I also don't mind him teething the blankets nor couch. He doesn't hurt them, so no worries. However, he DOES like to make holes in my drywall with both his feet and teeth. We patched the hole recently so I think we'll be good. He only was able to make it so big because the hole was there before him. Good luck on it stopping soon :yes: we use hot sauce though when Ruutu chews on baseboards, walls, dining room chair (oooh ready for this, he's with my parents currently in PA and my dad witnessed the rocking chair moving on it's own by Ruutu chewing on the leg of the chair... oopsies!) Oh, and Ruutu is a year and a half...
 
Thanks for all the encouragement! Not.

Quay ate stuff -- like laying around objects. Hol, Mayson, Shay, Melli nada! Cubby -- land shark! Sixth time is the charm, I guess. This will be my major goal with him! He is also obsessed with oak leaves, dry ones. Not good considering I have at least 50 on my property. Sounds like I will have a crate as a permanent household fixture.

Missy was adorable!
 
Haha.. there's even a thread where I was begging for help! She grew out of it very quickly. When she was going after pant legs, I just stopped walking. When she was going after fingers and hands, I shoved a toy in her mouth. She is NOT mouthy now. Although I will say that out of all the dogs I've had, she has the worst bite inhibition. If I am playing rough with her, she'll play bite but sometimes it hurts! She's also put little bruises on my hands when accidentally biting me when we're playing fetch or something. Again, it's not on purpose, she's just wound up. I still stop to tell her "ow, you hurt me!" so she'll be careful! Luckily, so far I've been her only victim, and she's never ever broken skin.
 
Mom2Melli said:
Thanks for all the encouragement! Not.

Quay ate stuff -- like laying around objects. Hol, Mayson, Shay, Melli nada! Cubby -- land shark! Sixth time is the charm, I guess. This will be my major goal with him! He is also obsessed with oak leaves, dry ones. Not good considering I have at least 50 on my property. Sounds like I will have a crate as a permanent household fixture.

Missy was adorable!
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Oh yes leaves!! Ruutu learned "open" "out" and "leave it" quickly. I always was prying his jaw open to get him to spit out leaves and grass. :rolleyes2: but he does open his mouth on command now
 
The little bugger learned pee, poo, sit, down, sit-from-down, stand, and now paw. But he can't manage no bite? How about potty ONLY outside?

arrrgggghhhhh!

Seriously, he is doing things I was doing at 14-16 weeks with Shay so I am pleased. We only tried paw one session about 5 times a couple days ago and today the command put his paw in my hand and I was blown away. He did, though, figure out to pee on piddle pads in my mom's garage which is wonderful because we don't want him in the yard since they have a fox problem at this time ofyear. This means I can visit my mom with him when I go down to the vet's the next two times.

I like sheltie smart! Maybe not sheltie bark, but smart is great!
 
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