Comments on: I’m a Mommy (again) http://girlasis.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/im-a-mommy-again/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kim http://girlasis.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/im-a-mommy-again/#comment-16 Kim Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:41:00 +0000 http://girlasis.wordpress.com/?p=76#comment-16 Hi Nicole, Congrats on your puppy, my nephew had a bulldog and he was quite naughty but most of that was due to them working all the time and not teaching him anything. While they were at work he would be tied up in his kennel mainly because he was always trying to fight with their bull mastiff, my husband and i felt sorry for this dog but they ended up giving him to one of their friends who have a female bulldog and he is so much better now because he is getting the attention that he needed. He's a completely different dog. Some people should not have dogs like my nephew. So happy puppy training and good luck he looks gorgeous. Kim Hi Nicole,

Congrats on your puppy, my nephew had a bulldog and he was quite naughty but most of that was due to them working all the time and not teaching him anything. While they were at work he would be tied up in his kennel mainly because he was always trying to fight with their bull mastiff, my husband and i felt sorry for this dog but they ended up giving him to one of their friends who have a female bulldog and he is so much better now because he is getting the attention that he needed. He’s a completely different dog. Some people should not have dogs like my nephew. So happy puppy training and good luck he looks gorgeous.
Kim

]]> By: Kelli http://girlasis.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/im-a-mommy-again/#comment-13 Kelli Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:38:25 +0000 http://girlasis.wordpress.com/?p=76#comment-13 Hi Nicole, Congrats on the new pup. English bulldogs are so cute and Argus is a great name. I have 3 Rottweilers. My female Rottweiler is my most difficult one. She bit me when she was a puppy too. And at 3 mos old, her bites were sharp. I thought to myself she's just going to get bigger and stronger. Her bites are going to crush my hand, so I had to figure out how to stop her from biting me. I learned that I had to bite her like a momma dog would do with her pups. So with my hand I squeezed her head not real tight just enough pressure where she released my hand. I made sure I was calm, but assertive when I did this. I didn't say anything, I just communicated with Daisy with my energy of calm/assertiveness. About a week of this and she stopped biting me. Another thing I learned to help pups with teething was ice cubes. My pups loved chewing on ice cubes, during this time and it stopped them from chewing on anything and everything for a bit. I understand about the lack of sleep with a new pup. Boy dogs take so much longer to sleep overnight. The vet never explained why this is, but I hope you can take naps throughout the day. Take Care, Kelli Hi Nicole,
Congrats on the new pup. English bulldogs are so cute and Argus is a great name. I have 3 Rottweilers. My female Rottweiler is my most difficult one. She bit me when she was a puppy too. And at 3 mos old, her bites were sharp. I thought to myself she’s just going to get bigger and stronger. Her bites are going to crush my hand, so I had to figure out how to stop her from biting me.

I learned that I had to bite her like a momma dog would do with her pups. So with my hand I squeezed her head not real tight just enough pressure where she released my hand. I made sure I was calm, but assertive when I did this. I didn’t say anything, I just communicated with Daisy with my energy of calm/assertiveness. About a week of this and she stopped biting me.

Another thing I learned to help pups with teething was ice cubes. My pups loved chewing on ice cubes, during this time and it stopped them from chewing on anything and everything for a bit.

I understand about the lack of sleep with a new pup. Boy dogs take so much longer to sleep overnight. The vet never explained why this is, but I hope you can take naps throughout the day.

Take Care,
Kelli

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