My parents always put an old alarm clock in the box with a puppy who had just been taken from his Mother.
The ticking seemed to soothe them.
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I had forgotten about that trick—great advice! The sound of Mamas heartbeat.
Again, apologize for the lack of apostrophes. :)
On the subject of apostrophes: if changing keyboards to French gets rid of them then more people ought to do that until they understand the proper use of the apostrophe. Every “s” at the end of a word does not require the use of an apostrophe unless there is a contraction or to indicate possession of the following object.
Main topic of puppy training: consistency and constancy should be your watch words. Also, the dog should not be allowed to relieve itself in the house for ANY reason. The advice about using pee pads is poor advice, IMO. You’re (contraction) the alpha, be the leader.
Of course....few people own a ticking clock anymore. Garage sale, Goodwill, VOA maybe
You can put one of your socks or an old shirt in the
crate too, they find that comforting.
Yes dogs are pack animals and you are part of the pack.
I have three, one is mine and the other two are my mon’s
she can’t keep them in assisted living.
When I sleep, they sleep, when I go work on the computer
they come in and lay there, it’s like a shadow.
At some point perhaps you can put in a dog door to
an enclosed yard they will like that and very seldom
mess up in the house. other wise you have to walk them
several times a day. Still they each have their personalities, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.
Good luck to you.
tet.