How to cope with Jack Russell puppy

Rosie, as puppy parents, we need to look into day care in more depth. Here is a link  https://www.curatedcanineconsulting.com/post/32-questions-to-help-you-choose-a-doggy-daycare Of what to ask when you go to visit day care. With lots of visits already  underway  , we as parents feel Rosie is not ready to be placed at day care. One to one supervision is what our puppy needs, as does most. This is when having no family or friends effects how important a supportive family or friend would be. In our case it is not a choice we have. I can wait until Rosie is car trained to stay safely inside her bed. Or hire a private one to one puppy sitter. I have not found any of those around.  This makes me aware of how much skill I  have in parenting a puppy. Each day I work with her on another training goal. Always covering the ones she already knows. She has so much to learn, things in which we take for granted when our older dogs already learnt. Example would be, how ma...

Rosie gets her kennel cough injection one week today. Why? For she is going to be introduced to other animals. She shall begin her journey of getting to know life outside her family nest with myself.  Her first day shall begin with one hour, for her to get to know her environment.  Heated kennels in winter, cooling kennels in summer. One to one hands on care. Walking with lead with one to one supervision,  to keep a close eye on changing her behaviour towards eating stones. She shall have access to an outdoor run attached to her kennel.  This shall be enclosed with views to outside areas, where she can watch what is going on. This shall curb any separation anxiety getting embedded into her behaviour.  It shall also help myself too, from showing her my anxiety towards dogs, after my attack. Rosie shall become her ownself, without feeding of my fears. Her journey shall be increased each month to build her up to staying overnight.  I shall have more separation...

Owning a puppy.  Yes they are so cute , in reality, hard work and exhausting.  From early morning to around 6pm you are very much under their attention.  Getting the balance right is not always spot on. If you over interact with a puppy it becomes very difficult to keep their excitement under control.  I put all toys away at 6pm and do mostly training basic skills. Also calming puppy down for to unwind for the day. If she takes a zoomie I sit in MIDDLE of floor and do absolutely nothing.  I allow her to run off her energy giving her no attention at all. I have to be able to react quickly for she shall sometimes test me by jumping up to my face. This is where I say nothing but put out my two hands flat to protect myself against her teeth, sharp claws and bumping my nose with her head. Learnt from experience I may add, ouch. Once she can see there is nothing happening around her. After about 10mins of zoomie she finally comes to sit in front of me. I leave her a f...

Teaching Rosie my Jack Russell puppy not to eat grass when she goes outdoors.  Is this possible you may ask. Well I am hoping so, I shall try my best for if a blade of grass belongs lodged in her throat she would need an operation to remove it, an expensive playtime.  So it is best to get your puppy use to the words leave it. I am doing this with many items inside my home which I find dangerous to her. Although all put out of harms way, it is still best she knows her boundaries.  Today I began with filling a small amount of grass into a poo bag. I bring the grass indoors and sprinkle it on my floor. Keeping a very close eye on her. You need quick reactions with a Puppy especially a Jack Russell.  I lay some grass down in front of her, when she make a move towards it with her mouth.  I say leave it putting my hand flat out close to her nose. This stops her in her track. Once she backs away I give her a tasty treat. This has to be done every day until you go outsi...

Here is Rosie, I do believe the nervous puppy has finally  relaxing into her new environment.  My camera is always in my hand. She is such a pleasure to watch. Rosie loves her new brush , it puts her to sleep too. I heard her bark for the first time , only in her sleep I think she was back home running with her family,  either that or my late beautiful cocker spaniel came to play with Rosie. I would like to believe the latter. I tell Rosie all about my beautiful dog. A few tears have landed onto Rosie since she arrived in my arms. Today I am teaching her daytime from nightime.  Hence not inside her crate, this is her after a hour playing and then her lunch, I think she deserves a rest for working so hard. She is growing while asleep, today she managed to squeeze herself right into a tiny little corner by the fireplace. I now placed some ornaments there to keep her safe. Spent all day yesterday placing electric cables outwith her tiny sharp teeth. It is amazing how mu...