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PenW Nov 2020 11:57am, 30 Nov 2020 2,031 posts	0 PenW Good progress Wobbling! Good to hear about people’s successes. Here the crate training is going well. He sleeps for about an hour in it after about an hour of playtime/training. I’m trying to train him to calm in the puppy pen with his toys when I’m not in there. He goes a bit bezerk so I ignore him and come back and click and treat when he lies down or chews a toy. Early days but we’ll see if he gets the message. If I’m in there with him (when I play with him) I get out if he nips me. It’s so hard being consistent but hopefully he’ll pick it up. Last night was good. He settled in crate at 20:30, woke at 10 when I took him out for a wee and took crate upstairs etc. Then settled in the crate and slept until 2:15am wee break and then slept until 6am when we got up. He protests and whinges (sometimes for a while with crying) but then does settle. He still dives straight into the crate when I produce a Kong so he’s not too traumatised 😂 Had a phone conversation with my personal trainer (exercise rather than puppy trainer!). I’m going to go in to the studio next week when we’re allowed, take the puppy and we’ll do a mix of socialisation and exercise. I’ll take the crate too and a Kong! My trainer has a 6 year old black lab who is pretty calm so Albie can meet a dog too. We’ve agreed my PT will be a bit unconventional for a few weeks!
PenW Nov 2020 11:59am, 30 Nov 2020 2,032 posts	0 PenW I’m in the process of looking for a day or two of dog care in the new year so am looking for a regular sitter. I’m on borrow my doggy as a borrower - maybe it can’t hurt to set up an owner profile for extra walks or the odd bit of time.
PenW Nov 2020 11:59am, 30 Nov 2020 2,033 posts	0 PenW Just to clarify - borrow my doggy would be in addition to any sitter arrangements.
Wobbling Nov 2020 2:17pm, 30 Nov 2020 6,447 posts	0 Wobbling Loving the progress you’ve listed Pen. I’ve joined BMD too.
Mazlin Nov 2020 2:23pm, 30 Nov 2020 9,370 posts	0 Mazlin I was on BMD before I got Rory. I ended up house and pet sitting for 2 weeks in a house that was much nicer than mine. I can see why people do it as a job... Rory comes to the gym with me. I clip his lead to something anchored firmly to the ground. He’s quite happy when people are moving around but he doesn’t like it when they lie still on the floor.
BaronessBL Nov 2020 2:24pm, 30 Nov 2020 8,509 posts	0 BaronessBL I am wary of BMD because Wanda is reactive and can on occasion be not a particularly easy dog so hence use a dog walker with whom I can have an 'agreement'/contract and there is insurance in place (it's something that happens rarely now that we both work from home and will do for the forseeable). However I have a friend who has a whippet and he often spends short overnight breaks with his BMD 'carers'. She was nervous of leaving him at first but he has a lovely time!
halfpint Nov 2020 2:56pm, 30 Nov 2020 33,326 posts	0 halfpint Ernie is still not home so either he's having a wonderful walk or they have lost him and not been in touch yet. Getting a bit anxious.
PenW Nov 2020 3:13pm, 30 Nov 2020 2,034 posts	0 PenW Hopefully they’re just having lots of fun HP!
Mazlin Nov 2020 3:16pm, 30 Nov 2020 9,372 posts	0 Mazlin I keep meaning to get back in contact with ‘my’ BMD dogs. We walked all three of them together a few times when Rory first arrived. One of the owners is a public health doctor though, so she’s probably pretty busy at the moment...
halfpint Nov 2020 3:32pm, 30 Nov 2020 33,329 posts	0 halfpint He’s home and just crashed out so clearly happy.