Lady H

I am so confused about the where to sleep for our pup. He has been home just over a week, 13 week old TT (gorgeous!). For the first few nights he was in the laundry alone and howled and cried but eventually settled down. Since then we have let him sleep on our bedroom/ensuite floor on his bed and he sleeps through until we stir, other than waking us to do his business (usually a couple of times/night but getting shorter). The third night he howled so badly for over an hour so I was on here looking at what other puppy owners do and thought the pack instincts and needing to hear our breathing made sense - that is when I put his bed on the floor in our room and he went to sleep with no problems as we did. After going to the Vet last week he advised we were doing the wrong thing, he should be in a room alone and away from us as he will think he is equal to us if he sleeps in our room! I obviously don't want him to think this, or encourage dominant behaviour from him. So we put him back in the laundry and he cried and howled for over 2 1/2 hours. He also did wee's and poo's in there as he wasn't able to wake us and we were up at 6 this morning cleaning the room and him! We are all exhausted of course... I think I will have to let him back into our room tonight as it seems to make more sense and assist with toilet training..???? Also when we leave the house he is locked in the laundry for now, and he howls and cries in the same way as he did when we put him there to sleep. Any advice would be much appreciated, it's good to hear what others are doing, also do you think the vet is right? Thank you much appreciated...

Hi there miniature poodle ppl! we are currently looking for a puppy and the mini poodle is high on our list of breeds, I was just hoping you may be able to help with a few queries... I am familiar with this breed, my grandmother has always had them, however I was a little turned off by the temperament of her last poodle. He was very aggressive and highly strung in that if you were doing something he didn't like he would growl/attack at you! He was also very protective of her, in the same manner. No one in our entire extended family liked this dog and he has turned everyone off the breed. I am wondering what the Miniature Poodle temperament traits generally are, my grandmother I beleive was the cause of her dogs behaviour. My mother has told me that growing up with poodles, whichever was closest to my GM was always like this, the others would be playful fun loving dogs... I have grown up with German Shorthaired Pointers who's personality I LOVE however this is not a suitable breed for our situation. (my parents still have one who I consider mine too so hopefully best of both worlds!) Our situation is no children, I work from home and only part time, hubby (to be) has quite bad asthma, we do want a no-low shedding dog (don't want fur through the house either), I want a dog who can join me on regular walks/jogs (and hopefully whereever else I go!!)... I am also fine with regular grooming. Also, love the size of the miniature poodle - not too big, not too small... I (and especially my partner) are not fond of the poodle show cuts and would prefer to let ours be shaggy if we do decide on this breed... I am also curious as to the price I could expect to pay. Thank you so much! I just can't wait to get a pup there is nothing I want more right now!