Aussie_Ollie

Sounds like everything is fine now GABBA but just thought I would share that we had a similar experience with Ollie after his second vaccs yesterday evening. He was very lethargic and vomited about 9:30pm. The vet had warned about possible lethargy but not the vomiting. I'm not sure if this was the result of the vacc or not. Anyway, after watcing him really closely overnight (he slept really well despite all our fussing) he was back to eating and drinking well this morning but a little sleepy still. By lunch though he seemed to have returned to his usual cheeky self!

So true... cheers Archie.

Our little guy (11.5 week old Aussie Terrier) does this from time to time. I assumed it was normal and that he would grow out of it as his bladder control strengthened. Friends of mine had a dog with a similar problem and I am fairly sure it didn't last long and stopped with minimal intervention from them. Maybe lucky... who knows...

Hi Sticks. I know what you mean! Don't think that you're alone We've had Ollie for 2.5 weeks now (he is 11.5 weeks) and just when we think we're winning the war, we lose a little battle! We have a doggy door which we would like him to use. He seems quite happy using it most of the time to follow us around (I try to get out of the back door before he can make it too and then treat/praise him when he uses the doggy door instead to get to me) and he uses it to do poo (we've never had a poo accident inside and he'll always bolt out the doogy door for that) but he just can't seem to get it into his head to use the doggy door or to give us a signal when it is wee time. I think from what I've observed that he likes to be around us when he wees because he knows that praise/treats follow wees. So sometimes he'll be playing away happily inside and then he will seek one of us out, stand behind us, and wee. I suppose it's just a matter of making sure there is no reward or fun when he does that and trying to be more vigilant in getting him outside in time. We are both back at work this week so we have penned in an smallish area around the doggy door. He doesn't seem to like to pee in his immediate vicinity so hopefully this will start getting him in to the habit of going out the doggy door to wee!

Hi Mya, My only experience is my three days with my 9 week old Aussie Terrier but from that limited experience I would say it is a puppy thing! He will bite anything within reach (and try for things that aren't!!!). Like you I have just trying to ensure he is biting the right things, i.e. dinner and chew toys.

Thanks. He has a number of different chew toys but he has a rather short attention span for them at the moment. Will chew them each for a bit and then move on to something else.

Hi We've just got our new puppy. 9 week old Aussie Terrier. He is a very inquisitive guy - mostly with his mouth! Inside all is ok. He just licks things and moves on. But outside there are tonnes of things for chewing - twigs, leaves, clumps of dirt, plants etc. I have made sure there is nothing dangerous around. He seems to chew stuff like leaves or twigs but doesn't attempt to actually eat them. I worry though and am constantly takng things out of his mouth. Is such behaviour normal or should I be trying to prevent it somehow.

Hi angelsun. From everything I read I'm definitely keen on crate training. Thanks for that document I will add it to my growing list of helpful literature! When I said I wasn't keen on crating for 4-5 hours at 12 weeks it wasn't because I'm concerned about imprisoning him, I was more concerned about whether that would be too long for him to hold it in thus forcing him to go in his den and possibility causing him distress.

Hello all. I realise this is a much-covered topic so I hope you don't mind another question from a soon-to-be puppy owner! (Don't worry - I have searched through and read almost all previous threads here on crate training so I'm not looking for an A-Z). A bit of background might help: Our new puppy (mine and my finacee's) will be 10 weeks when we get him. Named already: Ollie. He is an Australian Terrier. We both work full time but we're only 10 minutes max from home. First two weeks one of us will be home all day off work and this is when we plan to undertake the serious crate training. After that either me, my finacee or my mum (retired) will be able to come around to play etc at lunch time. Our ultimate aim is to have him able to come and go (we have a doggy door already from previous house owners) inside/outside as he please and to have him doing his business outside. Several previous threads suggested the following as a good guide: http://www.dogstardaily.com/files/BEFORE%2...our%20Puppy.pdf I found it a great resource. Just raises a couple of questions for me: 1. Will using a pad as suggested in the "long-term" confinement be a good thing or do people think it might undermine the training of the puppy to go outside? 2. I'm not keen on crating him for the 4-5 hours we'll be gone for once we're back at work. But I'm not sure he'll be ready to be coming and going through the doggy door by this stage. Any thoughts? Anyway, hope I haven't rambled on too much. Look forward to people's thought.