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***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
ahhhhhh I'm super excited! I just bought a puppy, he is 10 weeks now. I'm excited and nervous all at the same time. what do you feed your puppies?
Any advice you can give?
I'm a excited momma 
*** I'm gonna be obsessed when i see him
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Re: So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
oh my goodness. Any pictures. He must be adorable!
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| Posted 1/21/14 2:31 PM |
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Re: So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
Congratulations!!!
We used to feed our pups Beneful, but that was years ago, and I've learned to stay away from it. My mom swears by Rachael Ray's Nutrish for her pups.
As far as advice- crate train. I know I used to feel badly about crating my dogs, but they loved it and it kept them out of trouble and everyone was really just better off. And now they've grown out of it and they don't need to be crated at all. He's a puppy so he's bound to have accidents, just be patient and consistent with your training. Good luck! And let's see some pictures!!! 
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| Posted 1/21/14 2:36 PM |
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So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
Lol he will be ready for pick up 1/30/13 So I will definitely share with you guys.
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Posted by halfbaked
Congratulations!!!
We used to feed our pups Beneful, but that was years ago, and I've learned to stay away from it. My mom swears by Rachael Ray's Nutrish for her pups.
As far as advice- crate train. I know I used to feel badly about crating my dogs, but they loved it and it kept them out of trouble and everyone was really just better off. And now they've grown out of it and they don't need to be crated at all. He's a puppy so he's bound to have accidents, just be patient and consistent with your training. Good luck! And let's see some pictures!!!
Thanks for the advice on crate training, I will do that!!!
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I tried to post a picture but the file is too big. Just great!
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So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
Check out the book Ruff love. It is a good training program.
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Ok here he is.... I'm definitely looking at the book. I cant wait to meet him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Image Attachment(s):
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Re: ***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
OMG how adorable! Congrats!
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| Posted 1/21/14 8:30 PM |
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Re: ***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
so cute!!!! look at that face!!!
CONGRATS!!!
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***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
I know I cant wait to see him...count down to Febuary 1st...
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Re: ***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
Oh my goodness he is adorable!!!! Where did you get him?
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Posted by TeamBurns
Oh my goodness he is adorable!!!! Where did you get him?
I'm getting him from a owner in PA!!!
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***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
I'm scared to leave a puppy home for 9 hours, the first week I will be off from work. I was told to try and crate train him, so that he learns to hold his bladder.
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I'm scared to leave a puppy home for 9 hours, the first week I will be off from work. I was told to try and crate train him, so that he learns to hold his bladder.
9 hours is definitely too long to leave a puppy at home alone without anywhere to relieve himself. I suggested crate training, but 9 hours is too long to expect him to hold it at this age.
When we first got our dogs, my DH and I worked opposite schedules- he worked 7-3 and I worked 12-8 so the puppies were only home alone for 4-5 hours tops. Even then they would sometimes have accidents. Now that they are fully grown, we can leave them home for 9 hours no problem. Would it be at all feasible to have a walker come in midday to take him out?
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Posted by halfbaked
Posted by Pretty-In-Pink
I'm scared to leave a puppy home for 9 hours, the first week I will be off from work. I was told to try and crate train him, so that he learns to hold his bladder.
9 hours is definitely too long to leave a puppy at home alone without anywhere to relieve himself. I suggested crate training, but 9 hours is too long to expect him to hold it at this age.
When we first got our dogs, my DH and I worked opposite schedules- he worked 7-3 and I worked 12-8 so the puppies were only home alone for 4-5 hours tops. Even then they would sometimes have accidents. Now that they are fully grown, we can leave them home for 9 hours no problem. Would it be at all feasible to have a walker come in midday to take him out?
Thats what I'm wonder too. I feel terrible leaving him alone for so ong, I was thinking about skipping out on lunch and going back home to make sure the dog is ok.
I'll price dog walkers as well just in case.
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Re: ***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
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Posted by Pretty-In-Pink
I'm scared to leave a puppy home for 9 hours, the first week I will be off from work. I was told to try and crate train him, so that he learns to hold his bladder.
9 hours is definitely too long to leave a puppy at home alone without anywhere to relieve himself. I suggested crate training, but 9 hours is too long to expect him to hold it at this age.
When we first got our dogs, my DH and I worked opposite schedules- he worked 7-3 and I worked 12-8 so the puppies were only home alone for 4-5 hours tops. Even then they would sometimes have accidents. Now that they are fully grown, we can leave them home for 9 hours no problem. Would it be at all feasible to have a walker come in midday to take him out?
The pup is adorable but this is correct. You can not leave a puppy in a crate for 9 hrs. Absolutely not, never.They can only be expected to hold their urine for as many mths as they are. So if they are 8 weeks (2 mths), then 2 hrs. 12 weeks (3 mths) then 3 hrs, 4 mths then 4 hours and so on. They are babies and it's absolutely impossible and cruel to expect them to hold it otherwise. Crate training would never work as they would urinate all over themselves b/c they simply are not old enough to have bladder control.
I have to be honest and say bladder training my dogs were actually harder than training my human child. And I was home 24/7 with them (did not work). It's not simple and takes a lot of work and puppies generally are too active to be left alone 9 hours a day. They are babies, they crave attention and playing and 9 hrs is a very very very long time alone for a pup. You will never be able to crate train a dog if you are leaving them home 9 hrs, unless you have someone come daily, at a set time (or may even need twice a day).
The only thing you could do is pen him in a larger space so he can escape his urine and feces, but be prepared to come home to a mess nightly as he will urinate and/or defecate and likely stomp through their urine and feces. And he may ruin your floor or your cabinets if it's a kitchen or bathroom, etc. I just have to stress you absolutely cannot even consider crate training if it's going to be 9 straight hours with no one coming once or twice a day in between. It would be actually extremely cruel and could harm them if they are left in a crate for 9 hrs with no break! They need to play, stretch, move, not have to urinate or defecate on themselves, etc.
I would seriously consider getting an older, less active dog b/c puppies do not like to be alone so long. (or you absolutely will have to hire someone to come to your home at least once or twice a day for probably 9 mths (think, 9 mths old, they can hold it 9 hrs). And they could take months to train, my female dog was not bladder trained for one year (had leakage and control issues, bladder problems, crystals in urine, etc). My female was urinating (and I was taking her out) 12 (TWELVE!) times a day until she was ONE year old. One week off is honestly nothing in the scheme of things when it comes to a puppy. Puppies take MONTHS to mature, bodies to mature, bladder and bowel to mature, etc so a week is really nothing in the scheme of things.
And my male was not bladder trained until he was 4 mths. Puppies urinate and poop just like human babies. Also….you would need to leave water for a small puppy. They can't be without water for 9 hrs, which then means they will have to urinate more frequently.
I mean this from the bottom of my heart, please think long and hard about this and how you will be taking care of this dog while you are at work, before you take on such a small baby dog.You will need to have a concrete plan, you will absolutely need to have someone come to your home daily, for many months or I honestly can say it will be a miserable situation for you and the doggie and that won't make for a happy dog or happy owner.
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Re: ***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
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Posted by halfbaked
Posted by Pretty-In-Pink
I'm scared to leave a puppy home for 9 hours, the first week I will be off from work. I was told to try and crate train him, so that he learns to hold his bladder.
9 hours is definitely too long to leave a puppy at home alone without anywhere to relieve himself. I suggested crate training, but 9 hours is too long to expect him to hold it at this age.
When we first got our dogs, my DH and I worked opposite schedules- he worked 7-3 and I worked 12-8 so the puppies were only home alone for 4-5 hours tops. Even then they would sometimes have accidents. Now that they are fully grown, we can leave them home for 9 hours no problem. Would it be at all feasible to have a walker come in midday to take him out?
Thats what I'm wonder too. I feel terrible leaving him alone for so ong, I was thinking about skipping out on lunch and going back home to make sure the dog is ok.
I'll price dog walkers as well just in case.
If you live close enough that you can go home daily, you will absolutely have to for many months (or as I said below hire someone). Also, you cannot and will not be able to just go run in and check on a dog who has been crated or even penned, for let's say 4 hrs. They will be super excited to see you, they will have to urinate and defecate maybe (excitement is a stimulant to their bladders and bowels). So if you think you can just run in and take a peek, you cannot. You will have to have a good 40 minutes to probably feed, then take out to urinate and defecate, and then play. I can assure you, any healthy pup will do exactly as I am saying above (need to drink, possibly eat something, urinate and maybe defecate, as well as want to play and give love).
My dog is 9 and I cannot come home to just peek at him after a few hrs. He usually has enough urine in him that he would be busting after being excited to see me, without being given a chance to relieve himself. And often he does the excitement poop to at 9 years old. I don't know the temperament of a labradoodle but I know golden doodles can be very terrier like and high strung and excitable and may always retain these tendencies.
Sorry to sound like a debbie downer but I must warn you since you asked for advice. Having dogs rocked my world, they require sooo much care compared to cats (which is all i ever had). But I was prepared, I don't work, and I had read and reaserched a lot and knew what I was in for. However, it was even more than I expected to be honest since my dogs are very excitable dogs. You just never know what you are going to get and that sometimes doesn't change for the life of the dog.
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I will definitely figure out something! thanks!
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Re: ***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
Congratulations! So cute. I have a labradoodle, they are great dogs!
When she was a puppy and we went to work, we turned her crate into our small laundry room which was right off of the kitchen. I would put pads down in the laundry room so if she had to go to the bathroom she wouldn't do it in her crate. It worked well for us. We had her for about 3-4 months before she stopped using the pads when we were gone. When she was about 6 months we would bring her to doggie day care every Wednesday and she would be so tired out for the next few days. Now we live in a townhouse with a yard, so she has a doggie door if she has to go out during the day, but she is still on our old schedule, I swear she only goes when we walk her at 6:45, 4:00 and 10:30. I don't think she goes out when we aren't home!
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***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
I can elaborate more later but Goob is right.
My DH worked 5 miles from our house when we got our guy. He left the house at 11. Came back at 2, then was home at 5. For a few months. We were able to lock the dog in the kitchen so he had a lot of room to play and hang out. And if he had an accident it was ok since it was tile.
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***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
But my DH did that for 6 months.
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Posted by Paramount
I can elaborate more later but Goob is right.
My DH worked 5 miles from our house when we got our guy. He left the house at 11. Came back at 2, then was home at 5. For a few months. We were able to lock the dog in the kitchen so he had a lot of room to play and hang out. And if he had an accident it was ok since it was tile.
Thanks! I completely understood Goob no need to elaborate.
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***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
What is a good organic dog food for puppies?? Soft and dry?
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***Update with pic**So I adopted a mini Labradoodle
Lots of luck he is adorable!
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