Hey guys! Bramble is now here 🙂 we collected him on Friday. He’s very tiny, and very fluffy! So much character... he loves playing, he’s already learnt to fetch. And so far no accidents in the house; his breeders have done a great job.
The only ‘challenge’ so far is crying when he’s left alone, or thinks he’s been left alone. It’s early days, but it’s heart breaking to hear him. It’s already not as bad as Friday night, so I hope he’ll get accustomed to his new life without his siblings! Would welcome some encouragement on this!
Congratulations on your cute new addition! I remember asking myself on several occasions “What did I do? or was I crazy to get a puppy?”.
Of course this was after a night with poor sleep or a potty accident or going outside every 20 minutes because the puppy would not pee or poop. My Molly used to stand up in her crate, stick her nose through the bars, and scream! Just remember that this is a temporary learning phase for your puppy. There are so many new things they have to learn about living in your home and adjusting to your routine. Be firm in your commitment to confine while you are house training them and before long the protesting will stop. Eventually they will earn their freedom in your home and look at their crate or pen as their den or safe space and seek it out on their own.
Thanks all for your replies. Very encouraging so far... the crying is vastly reduced, and he slept all night. No accidents in the house yet. He also seems to be more ‘independent’ than the first two days; he’s a little more content to chew his toys on the other side of the room.
Congratulations! He’s a cutie. I did follow advice I read somewhere that you leave the puppy, to start with, for a few minutes, as you go into another room, close by. Then come back and pet/play with the puppy. Once he’s comfortable with that, you go out a little farther, and also start extending the time you are gone. Your puppy will learn that you leaving doesn’t mean you aren’t coming back. Having toys and chewing sticks to play with while you are not there help a lot and are highly recommended.
Welcome Bramble & family! He's surely very busy playing, learning, and napping.
When you depart, don't make a big deal, put him in his crate, and go.
When you get back, same thing, no big deal.
They are a needy breed. I know they can get quit "loud" when left alone.
ONly give attention when he's quiet. DOn't reward the barking by responding to it, and that includes feeling anxiety over it. They know when they are getting to you.
Today, I taught a whole litter to be quiet before they could come out of their pen. They were barking to get out after waking up from a nap. I waited just out of sight until they were quiet, and then walked back towards the door to the pen. The instant one barked, I just turned around, and walked back out of sight. It took about 20 minutes, and I don't know how many repetitions, but they finally were all sitting by the gate quietly, and I opened the door for them.
When I have one by itself, and in a pen, I walk by a lot of times, completely ignoring them, go out of sight in different directions in the house, and that whether they are asking for attention, or not.
Everything you do, and don't do, is training. It's not just giving treats for performance.
Great advice here, thanks everyone. I’m really keen to have a very well trained dog so I’m being as consistent as possible. Every day is better, no crying at all now. When he whines I am ignoring him until he’s quiet.
I’m very glad to see him happily entertaining himself now too when I can’t be playing with him.
All good signs 🙂
Bramble, what a joy!! I agree with the group, having a puppy is a commitment of sheer joy. Brought my little guy home on 8/1/19, time has gone by so fast. Soon to be six months. The folks on this Forum are wise and have used their advice, products suggested, grooming tips all the time. Keep us posted and we love pictures. All the best, Bing Lee 🐶 and his Mom, Sherry
A little update! We’ve had Bramble for two months or so now, he’s doing great! Very friendly and happy dog. He does not really cry at all now, a bit of whimpering when he knows we are ignoring him. He follows closely to heel and loves being in the local forests.
He gets crusty hair under his eyes though, that’s quite hard to get out. He hates me touching anywhere near his eyes. Any tips there?
Here is a photo of him... growing fast!
A little update! We've had Bramble for two months or so now, he's doing great! Very friendly and happy dog. He does not really cry at all now, a bit of whimpering when he knows we are ignoring him. He follows closely to heel and loves being in the local forests.
He gets crusty hair under his eyes though, that's quite hard to get out. He hates me touching anywhere near his eyes. Any tips there?
Here is a photo of him... growing fast!
I use a cotton ball soaked with warm water or an unscented baby wipe to soften the eye gunk. Then I use my finger to get it off the hair if I can, or at least push it down from the eye area. Otherwise I use my face comb or a flea comb to get it off.
What a cutie. I clean Willow's eyes every day. I use a damp cosmetic pad. Sometimes I'll use a drop or two of eye drops that are made for dogs to help clean them out if I can see hair or something on the eye.
It has been really awesome with Bramble so far. He's very much become part of the family.
Hilarious, mischievous, cute, snuggly, annoying, amusing... you name it!
He's grown a lot, he's around 5kg now but still looks tiny.
Recently he lost his baby teeth, and I guess he's beginning adolescence now.
I've noticed he seems to sleep A LOT now. Is that normal?
He sleeps basically the whole day, and it's not until the evenings that he wakes up properly.
He's incredibly high energy when he is awake, and all his behaviour seems great.
I'm now working from home of course (like everyone) so maybe it's just I can observe him much closer than before!
Is this just normal puppy behaviour at 6 months?
And here are some recent photos... I trimmed his hair myself.
Yes, all of the above is typical Havanese behavior, including annoying. My Ricky can be annoying at times but in an enduring sort of way. I have to turn my back and giggle at times so he can't see me react to his "unacceptable" behavior, like selective hearing.
He's grown a lot, he's around 5kg now but still looks tiny.
Shama sleeps a lot. I think that's normal for a Havanese. If you want Bramble to be slightly less wired in the evening, maybe you could take him for a walk or engage him in a play session in the middle of the day.
Where does he sleep? Shama has access to her ex pen during the day when we're home (and she's locked in it when we're not home), but in the early evening, we don't allow her access. She has to stay out with us (where she does have about 10 other beds!) and only go back into her ex pen for her overnight.
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