What to do with a puppy?

[vesta111]

Our puppy is about 4 years old, this is a good pup but has been getting a bit odd as she has no other of her species to hang out with.  Very demanding and pushy raising hell if we ignored her for any reason.

First time I have ever had an only dog, my rescue dogs came into the home to 2-3 other dogs and formed a pack.  New dogs learned their place and learned from the others what was permitted and what not.

We decided to get a Buddy for her to play with and bond with so we went to thee SPCA but could not find a dog of any age under 25 pounds.     

As last resort Hubby went out and bought a 3 month old pup figuring the female dog of ours would get her MO_JO on and become a mom of some sort to it.   So far--no go. 

This little dude we named MR.Fug 2 and it is going to be a job keeping him alive.  We have 2 Maine Coon cats that look at him as prey.   

 Poor thing, he does not like carpet, and for some reason wants to climb up off the floor. Makes me wonder if he was in a cage all his life so far.

This is his Forever Home, as all the pets I have taken in.   But none under this situation. 

This should be interesting to see how this turns out.

 





 

[Dori]

We got a lab at four weeks, and there was a lot of holding and petting and putting out on the grass to go pee several times a day.

Yours will come around soon enough when he gets a little older.  Then the real fun starts when they start chewing on everything..

 

[FlaGator]

There is no such thing as a 4 year old puppy... I think.

[vesta111]

There is no such thing as a 4 year old puppy... I think.

You are correct here but as an only dog we think of her that way. 

So as we are not use to 3 pound puppy  we keep an eye on him like a new born human baby.  Have to feed him twice a day and at 3-4 pounds keep the 20 pound cats from hunting him. 

The female puppy, 4 years old,  we have is most confused, interesting as she  is caught between jealousy of a new dog and her maternal instincts towards this tiny puff ball.

A tough little sucker, he fell off the bed last night with a thump , both of us got up to make sure he was OK.       No sign of  the Peanut, so we just went back to sleep.

Next Am there he was sleeping behind his new momma with the cats 10 feet away watching him. 

Sad that humans do not care for the young as animals do.

[SaintLouieWoman]

There is no such thing as a 4 year old puppy... I think.

Hey, we have an 11 1/2 year old puppy, also a 5 year old. Those greyhounds will always be pups to us. 

[SaintLouieWoman]

You are correct here but as an only dog we think of her that way. 

So as we are not use to 3 pound puppy  we keep an eye on him like a new born human baby.  Have to feed him twice a day and at 3-4 pounds keep the 20 pound cats from hunting him. 

The female puppy, 4 years old,  we have is most confused, interesting as she  is caught between jealousy of a new dog and her maternal instincts towards this tiny puff ball.

A tough little sucker, he fell off the bed last night with a thump , both of us got up to make sure he was OK.       No sign of  the Peanut, so we just went back to sleep.

Next Am there he was sleeping behind his new momma with the cats 10 feet away watching him. 

Sad that humans do not care for the young as animals do.

Glad that your other dog decided to play momma and protector. It's strange to think of cats as predators. Neither of our greys are certified "cat safe". With their speed the cats would have to do a whole lot of climbing.

Good luck with your pets. You've got to love the rescued animals.

How large is your older "pup"?

[vesta111]

Glad that your other dog decided to play momma and protector. It's strange to think of cats as predators. Neither of our greys are certified "cat safe". With their speed the cats would have to do a whole lot of climbing.

Good luck with your pets. You've got to love the rescued animals.

How large is your older "pup"?

The old pup is just a hair taller then the 20 pound coon cats.   Her weight was going up, the vet put her on a diet but she just kept gaining.   With the new pup that taunts her into racing around the house and deck she has lost some weight this soon.

Poor dog, she will tire out way before the youngster and come running to me for help to get the brat to quit pulling on her ears and tail.   

Pup just turned 4 months old and so frustrated as he cannot due to size jump on the couch or bed or go where everyone else goes.

When we move I want to get a rescue gray hound as we once had dog racing up here until the scandal of what happened to the dogs that did not win and make money for the owners.    It was so bad that in a dog loving area we came close to rioting to get the track shut down.