I just got my puppy home, and "Malley" has been a lot of fun to have around. She loves her crate and loves to play with toys on the floor. Overall housebreaking has been okay, as just once or twice a day I catch her starting to squat indoors and rush her outside to finish - but she really seems to like her crate. I do have some questions I'd love help with. Here they are.
1. She bites a lot - I've been just giving her another toy and occasionally saying ouch when she bites hard, anything else I should be doing?
2. Is it bad to have her travel already to another person's house? I can bring the crate, just thought it might be a new experience to bring her to my parents this weekend.
3. Should she be playing with or exposed to older dogs - my buddy wants to come over and bring his spaniel to hang out, is it healthy and developmentally good for her to be around older dogs at 7 weeks old?
4. I'm only feeding her twice a day - she gets the amount on the back of the dog food bag ( 1 cup / day) but she always seems hungry. My breeder said the pups always gobbled up no matter how much food he gave and didn't over feed - is this everyone elses experience? She also seems to have an endless desire for water - should I give her unlimited access during housebreaking?
I appreciate all those willing to provide advice to this and all other questions I've posed on this forum.
Thanks-
1. She bites a lot - I've been just giving her another toy and occasionally saying ouch when she bites hard, anything else I should be doing?
2. Is it bad to have her travel already to another person's house? I can bring the crate, just thought it might be a new experience to bring her to my parents this weekend.
3. Should she be playing with or exposed to older dogs - my buddy wants to come over and bring his spaniel to hang out, is it healthy and developmentally good for her to be around older dogs at 7 weeks old?
4. I'm only feeding her twice a day - she gets the amount on the back of the dog food bag ( 1 cup / day) but she always seems hungry. My breeder said the pups always gobbled up no matter how much food he gave and didn't over feed - is this everyone elses experience? She also seems to have an endless desire for water - should I give her unlimited access during housebreaking?
I appreciate all those willing to provide advice to this and all other questions I've posed on this forum.
Thanks-