Pug Hugger

Louie must be getting used to Aaron then - we have gone 24 hours without any little wees on the carpet! Yay!

not a pug - Louie is the sweetest little klutz I have ever seen! I have a Border COllie who I used to do recreational agility with - he was fantastic and I swear that it kept him young, he celebrates his 18th birthday in February!

I agree all of my dogs have had kongs - and love them. I get mine from PetStock or Big W and tend to stuff them with a little bit of natural yogurt and some bits of biscuit for Louie, but he is a bit dumb and I still need to shake it down for him! Make sure you get the right size. Louie also has the kong treat ball - he has not played with it yet as I accidently bought an adult and not puppy one

Well thanks all for the ideas. He has not done it tonight - so maybe he was being submissive and is hopefully learning that he does not have to be. He came from a home with more adult females (of the people variety) so this might make sense. And the little drops dont bother me - I am surprised he is being so good for such a little baby! But he is being crate trained as well of course - and doing great at that too. I am just a proud mummy!

What makes me think it could be attention seeking is that we mmight have just come in from wees (and he is really good about going outside too) and then he will just do two tiny little drops next to Aaron's office chair.

amd generally he will only do it because Aaron is not doing anything towards him (i.e. watching TV or playing computer). we rev him up sometimes when playing and so far no little stry drops there... which I would actually expect

In this scenario, does your OH say or do anything? The puppy will see him as the pack leader, and a movement or word may be enough to trigger the submission/excitement. What exactly is the puppy doing when he pees? Is he standing, does he look up or down, is he squatting, wagging his tail? It could be that I am more vigilant - Louie is by no means my first dog and his toilet training is actually going better than most I have ever had. Generally he looks up at Aaron, while standing and pees. The thing that confuses me is he may only do a few drops, and then five minutes later do a big one outside, almost like he has control to squeeze out a couple of 'HELLO! look at me' drops!

yes Louie is only ten weeks - it could be submissive wetting, but what makes me think that it is attention seeking is that he will only do it when he does not think Aaron is paying enough attention to him (i.e. if he is watching TV or something) whereas with me he just does not do it.

I love my little guy to death - we have only had him since sautrday and he has held on all night, every night, is doing great with his potty training with me and has only had one accident when I have been with him. When my partner gets home is another story. Mr Louie will squeeze a little wee out, even if he has just been, in front of Aaron. If Aaron is playing with him it seems to be the same thing. He is fantastic with me and I know he CAN hold on, but it seems like he does not want to when it comes to his person-daddy being around, any ideas?

My vet is charging between 55 and 65 depending on whether you get kenel cough or not. That is in Adelaide though. I just hope Louie does not try to bite the vet again like he did when he got microchipped - how embarrassing :D

That is some great advice SpikesTerrier, thanks that has been quite helpful to me as well. Those checklists are a great idea and I will certainly be using them!

So excited, I am finally bringing my puggy home on Saturday - I have been wanting one for over 10 years! And he has been worth the wait! Name: Louie sex: male Date of birth: 28 July 2007 Age: almost 10 weeks old Colour: Fawn Breed: Pug Hobbies: eating, shedding, playing with shoe laces and killing his litter mate Loves: food, toys, food, his kong wubba, food and playing outside Hate: being given paste through a syringe - foams at the mouth and crys when you make him have it!

My younger sister just got a golden retriever who had a reaction to her third vaccinations - she was very ill and if she had not been taken to the vet she may have died. It was an extreme reaction but after that I would reccomend that you take you puppy to the vet - far better to be safe than sorry.

Congrats on your new puppy. I am bringing my little boy home on Saturday - my breeder told me not to take him out to other dogs until about 14 weeks (after his twelve week vaccinations, with two weeks for them to work) but I am no means an authority - that is just what I was told, and since she is an ex-vet nurse I am happy to listen!