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Goldens born in August 2010

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Is there a thread for puppies born in August? If not would anyone be interested in joining me and Oscar..born on the 17th:)
 
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Hi! NaĂŻla is born on the 25th and the potty training is more difficult than the first days...maybe because we don't crate her for sleeping. She's crying to much and my husband don't tolerate that. We put her in the bathroom with her bed, a lot of toys and pee pads. She does pretty well. I know that this is maybe confusing for puppy, because we accept pee indoors in the night but not in the day...
 
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Cajun

Our pup, Cajun, was born on 8/20. We brought him home on Sunday and all is going well. He is being a really great puppy.

We are crate training although he hasn't been in it as much during the day as he will have to be once I go back to work. I'm just trying to get him used to it.

Last night was wonderful. He had already started falling asleep with us in the family room so we took him out to potty and then into the upstairs crate next to our bed. He didn't whine once and went straight to sleep which was around 11:30. He made it until almost 3 before he woke us up. We went to potty and then he slept until 6:30.....yay :doh:

Potty training is going really well. We had a couple pee accidents yesterday during play times that we caught him in the act on. Other than that, he's learned that going to the door and whining means that he will get to go outside. I think I'm going to try bell training him to go out...we'll see. No accidents at all at night in his crate or in his crate during the day...."keeping fingers crossed".

He is following me all over the house too and laying by my feet. So far bitter apple spray seems to be working on the chewing although he's not much of one yet...."keeping fingers crossed again".

More pics of Cajun (there are some others in my introduction post). As you can see from the last pic, he likes snuggling with my shoes...slippers, sneakers, it doesn't matter. At least he isn't chewing them :)
 

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Hi to everyone, It will be interesting to see how they all grow.
We haven't started crate training yet. I plan to start this weekend. Oscar has been sleeping in a travel cot since we brought him home. He sleeps from about 11pm untill 3am has a wee, and then back to sleep untill 6.30am. Potty training is going well, we are in an apartment so he is paper trained for now. We have only had a couple of accidents. I thought I'd really puppy proofed here but boy..he finds the strangest things to try to eat, tiny bits of fluff, he even pulled a raw plug ( that a screw fits into) out of the wall. Lucky that I am observant! Is anyone else feeling quite tired? lol
Only 10 more days until I can take him out! :)
 
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Dixie was born 8/9. We brought her home at 6 weeks and later found out we shouldn't have gotten her so early. Makes me wonder about the breeder but she's been fine. She is being crate trained and we leave the crate downstairs at night. The first few weeks I would set my alarm and take her out around 2 or 3 am but then she was always asleep and I started letting her sleep and waited to see if she whined. She never did, she sleeps from about 10pm until 7 - 7:30 am!! I'm very happy about that. The chewing and biting was driving me crazy for a bit but that's getting better already, thanks in part to bitter apple spray. She's very friendly and beautiful and a wonder playmate for the kids.
 
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Beau came home yesterday and loves our male black lab who is 6. The lab however isn't quite sure as Beau loves to nibble on his tail. So far potty training is going well and we are working on crate training today. We let him sleep with us last night and I took him out about every 3 hours when I noticed him trying to change his position a bunch. Hoping our crate training will go well! For now my Lab is also crying when the puppy cries
 
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Obie was born 08/08.

We have also been crate training him, and have had no accidents in his bed. He's been pretty good, always gives us a little cry when he needs to go out in the middle of the night. For the last few nights, he's been holding it all night (to bed at 10, up at 6) and then it's a rush to the door once he wakes up.
 
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Cookie was born August 20. She came home on Oct 8 (7 weeks). She is pretty good about holding it in the crate but piddles everywhere in the house. She also despises her leash with a passion and is quite stubborn. She is a sweetheart though - she really enjoys crawling into laps for a cuddle and snooze. She is also pretty good about coming when she's called. I love seeing a little golden pup galloping towards me :)

Dog Mammal Vertebrate Dog breed Canidae
 
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How is everyone else dealing with the biting and pulling on clothes (or is my pup the only one who is doing it?) We are tring to teach Oscar to play nicely and not bite hands, feet, legs.arms etc when playing. I don't mind him playing tug with toys but do not let him tug on our clothes. Problems arise when he is playing with our 7 year old and they both get over excited...so the play is very supervised.
 
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We were dealing with a very mouthy puppy. However, she has improved significantly because we have been teaching her the difference between a gentle nip (which is ok and warns children when they are playing too roughly with the puppy) and a hard bite (not ok). When she bites hard, we yelp 'Ouch!' and walk away and ignore her. If she bites clothes/her leash etc., we (1) hold her muzzle shut (gently) while saying no! or (2) giving her a light smack on the snout (emphasis on light) if (1) is not working.
 
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Hi kerry! I'm dealing with the same issue, biting is really a problem here with NaĂŻla, 8 weeks old. My husband told me yesterday that this have to improve soon or we should gave or sold NaĂŻla to someone else. I'll try to explain, but my english is not very good (I'm french canadian) so excuse my faults. I have two children, they are only one year and two years old. I know, they are too young to have a dog, etc...Everybody was telling me, so don't tell me...But I know some people that did it and it was okay.

So, I started crate training NaĂŻla for the night since two days (I have try before but it was the panic, she cry to much). The first night was difficult, she was crying a lot, maybe for 10 minutes. The second night was a dream, she slept from 10 pm to 6h30 am!!! Last night (third night) was so so (she cry 5 minutes and wake up 2 times to pee and poop). So this morning I decide to also start crating her when she is biting to much or become over excited, like I read on other treads here. It was the first time I put her in the crate during the day, and she was crying very much...but now, after 10 minutes, she fall asleep...:) I read in a book that they are often biting when they need someting (are hungry, thirsty, need to pee or poop, etc). I will continue to read about crate and biting...and I will tell you if it's seems to work...if you have ideas you can tell me too!
 
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Puppies tire easily, thankfully! Our puppy cries for a bit after going in the crate (sometimes), but she complains a lot less if we lure her in with a food treat. We usually give her a second treat once she's inside the crate and we've closed the door. Sometimes she even goes in on command. We found that it was helpful to put her crate in our bedroom for the first few nights.

They also grow out of the 'biting' stage, with proper correction. Retrievers, in general, are very oral (hence the 'mouthiness'). She likely isn't teething yet, but she will be soon. Please see my above post regarding what we do to correct our puppy - hopefully it's somewhat helpful!
 
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Hey guys, just saw this thread now.

Here is Jackson, born 8/11/10. We took him home on 10/8/10 at just over 8 weeks old.

First 2 pics are at just about 8 1/2 weeks

Next 2 are at 10 weeks

The last 3 were taken yesterday at 11 weeks. (actually is 11 weeks old today!)

Big difference 2 weeks can make, huh? :woot2:
 

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We almost named our August puppy Jackson as well, but ened up with Cajun...those were our two name choices. Cute puppy....he looks so tiny at 8 weeks compared to the otehr photos. Cajun is about 2 weeks younger than Jackson. Welcome to the board and give Jackson hugs and kisses for everyone.
 
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Introducing Chili, born on 8/28 and home on 10/23. We've been busy and only had a chance to run to the park for pictures two days ago. First couple days were great, except when in the crate (howling, whining, you name it). He's since settled in nicely. Now he'll cry/whine for the first few minutes and then play or sleep. Generally he's been a doll so far. Doesn't get too mouthy otherwise play stops for 10 seconds. I tell the same to strangers he meets, and he's great with them! He's great on a leash, responding to a gentle tightening of the leash and adjusting his pace to match mine (except when there are distractions or his collar causes an itch - still getting used to that pesky thing). He is a bit mouthy with objects though. He wants to chew everything he sees! We'll have to work on that, but for now we say NO and divert his attention to one of his toys. His energy level is MUCH higher than my last golden many years ago. He's like an energizer bunny and already gets bursts of the zoomies inside the house. I can't wait until he's old enough to start training on an invisible fence so I can let him run off leash to burn this energy! Oh, and he's learned "sit" really well! I'm working on "down" now, but that's taking a little longer. Also working on his impulse control around feeding times. He has to sit and remain calm when I put the food and water down. I still have to hold him in case he leaps at it, but most times he'll wait a full 5 secs until I'm done putting everything down and release him.

Here's a few from our park outing the other day. It was a long day, starting with the vet, trip to the outdoor mall to meet people and wrapping up at the park. He did really really well!




The leaves are peaking this week. His first introduction to water!




Pooped!! (surprisingly, he still had energy to play after dinner!!!)
 
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We'll have first kindergarten class this afternoon with NaĂŻla...:)

She know sit, we work on down and stay. She does very well on go search, come back and give (with rewards, of course). She now sleep in her crate every night, without whinning or crying, and most of time she sleep from 10hpm to 6h30 am!!! and potty training is going very well, only one or two accident daily...:) She'll have her second shots monday (first visit with the vet for us). But she' still very mouthy and biting. She weight 14.5 pounds. And how are yours?
 
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Glad things are going ok Nalia :)
Oscar discovered he can get on to the sofa today, so I cannot leave him even for a second in the living room incase he jumps on and then off the sofa.
He is very mouthy too but it is improving, apart from when he has his mad time (zoomies) at about 8.30 every evening and I mean MAD!
He now weighs 19.1lbs.
 
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Cajun is definately becoming very bitey and mouthy when he's hyper and full of energy. Tugging on my cloths, hands, arms, leash...anything he can get...he definately thinks it is a game so we are trying hard to correct it without much luck so far it seems anyway. Once he's burned some off, he's chill and will lick you.

His zoomies are absolutely hilarous though.

We are slowly getting the hang of potty training again after the setback of being sick.

BTW, Chili was a name I was thinking about also, lol.
 
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Hi,

Keva was born August 14 and we brought her home on October 15.

She is crazy one moment and sweet and calm the next.

Went to her 1st dinner party last week and did great! Was fine with the 5 kids, 6 adults and 1 large black lab. Boy, did she sleep good that night!

Hopfully, she will do good tonight with the trick 'r treaters! If we get any, this is our first halloween at this house.

1st picture, October 16
2nd October 23
3rd October 31
 

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Funny, I got a chuckle when I saw Cajun in the August puppies! I had to show my wife!

Got a few more pics from the weekend! It's unbelievable how fast they grow! We've been socializing him a lot and he's doing great! So much so that it's hard for me to walk down the street with him as others pass by. He stops to wait in case the person decides to greet him. He's learned to retrieve his ball and bring it back to me already! (so he can chase it again of course!) I had *just* finished telling a friend it might take a few months before he catches onto the idea, and 10 mins later, he's doing it! He's got the leave-it command down pat. That is coming in very handy, since nothing is disqualified as a "chew toy"! :)







 
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