Current Events > Raising a puppy is fucking exhausting. /Rantfaqs

(+) Yeah! (+)

We've officially had Oreo pupper for a month now.
https://imgur.com/a/c7ajf

She was 8wks when we got her. She's 12wks now, which means she SHOULD start being able to hold her bladder. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case at all.

When we first got her, she was able to be locked in her crate for 3-4 hours at time, while we were at work, with no issue.

Now if she's locked in for that same amount of time, I'm consistently coming home to her COVERED in piss and shit. Like the last 7 days it's happened.

So I get home at 4:30, and don't sit down until about 6pm. Takes a good hour and a half to bathe her, scrape the shit out of her crate and bleach it, feed them dinner etc.

Not really sure what to do about it. She can't free-roam for hours. She'd destroy everything.

We're on a pretty consistent schedule for food and water, but it doesn't seem like it whatsoever.

Any tips?
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let her roam
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Can't. She eats everything she can get her mouth on. Tries to eat furniture. Etc. She's gotta be locked up when we aren't there, just like our other pooch.
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I have a Morkie and she is the devil.
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Talk to a vet, they know more than most.
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Yeah we have to take her on Tuesday to finish up her booster shots. Gonna mention it then.
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Stop saying pupper . It's fucking weird
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This sounds bad, but it's at the point where I don't even wanna go home after work. Like I know the mess that's waiting for me, and I just dread it. Fucking sucks.

Also causing relationship issues since we're both so stressed out 24/7
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muchdran posted...

Stop saying pupper . It's fucking weird

Stop putting spaces before your punctuation marks.
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I thought it went like dis on how long puppies can hold it

1 month - 1 hour
2 months - 2 hours
3 months -3 hours
4 months - 4 hours

Etc until like 8 months where dey can hold it for 8 hours and
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ssj3vegeta_ posted...

I thought it went like dis on how long puppies can hold it

1 month - 1 hour
2 months - 2 hours
3 months -3 hours
4 months - 4 hours

Etc until like 8 months where dey can hold it for 8 hours and

That's a myth from what I've heard, and could not be more false for our dog lol.

We'll take her out, she'll pee, then pee inside literally 5 minutes later.
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Wagwalking.com
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Exhausting? No, no, its rewarding. Thats a magnificent pup. My parents dog had the same issue with going to the bathroom in the house. She will learn where to go.
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southcoast09 posted...

Exhausting? No, no, its rewarding. Thats a magnificent pup. My parents dog had the same issue with going to the bathroom in the house. She will learn where to go.

I'm much more patient about her going on a throwaway rug. Takes like two minutes to clean up.

But when she goes in her crate, basically rolls around it, gets it on the walls and what not... that's the shit I hate cleaning.
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How long do you take her outside for pee/poo break
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Is your crate too big? Dogs really don't go where they sleep? Does your crate have a divider?

ssj3vegeta_ posted...

How long do you take her outside for pee/poo break

Around 10-15 minutes. Or until she lays in the yard/at our feet. Whichever comes first.
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Also here's our puppy we got last week. We're also going through all the new puppy stuff.

The baby is screaming like an asshole (not a single tear) because he can't be in the kitchen while my girlfriend is cooking.

You'll get no sympathy from me.

Turtlebread posted...

let her roam

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This is why I stick to cats.
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...

Is your crate too big? Dogs really don't go where they sleep? Does your crate have a divider?

Nope. We specifically got a small/medium sized crate for that reason. Big enough that she can grow into it a little bit, but she doesn't have a ton of room to walk around.

And yeah she doesn't have an issue when she's in bed with us at night. (Yes I know, she should be in her crate at night too.)

No divider in it.

Pretty sure this is the exact model we have. http://us.petvalu.com/product/SCM00573/plastic-carrier-essentials
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TheGrindery posted...

The baby is screaming like an asshole (not a single tear) because he can't be in the kitchen while my girlfriend is cooking.

You'll get no sympathy from me.

Our pup does this too. Starts crying if you leave the room if she can't follow you.
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...

Also here's our puppy we got last week. We're also going through all the new puppy stuff.

aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...

Also here's our puppy we got last week. We're also going through all the new puppy stuff.

I remember your topic, what a cutie!
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lww99 posted...

TheGrindery posted...

The baby is screaming like an asshole (not a single tear) because he can't be in the kitchen while my girlfriend is cooking.

You'll get no sympathy from me.

Our pup does this too. Starts crying if you leave the room if she can't follow you.

Dogs aren't solitary animals, and dislike having to be one.

lww99 posted...

And yeah she doesn't have an issue when she's in bed with us at night. (Yes I know, she should be in her crate at night too.)

This is your problem. If she doesn't sleep in her crate at night she doesn't consider that her den. That's why she's doing that.

Questionmarktarius posted...

lww99 posted...

TheGrindery posted...

The baby is screaming like an asshole (not a single tear) because he can't be in the kitchen while my girlfriend is cooking.

You'll get no sympathy from me.

Our pup does this too. Starts crying if you leave the room if she can't follow you.

Dogs aren't solitary animals, and dislike having to be one.

Yeah, this is pretty much why I'm not comfortable crating her at night. We only do it during the day out of necessity.
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Riggs says hello.
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Patchwork posted...

Riggs says hello.

Omg is that a Black German Shepherd?

Might want to get her checked for a UTI if she's going that frequently.
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ToonLinkWithGun posted...

Patchwork posted...

Riggs says hello.

Omg is that a Black German Shepherd?

Yep. He's almost all black, just a spot of white on the chest and a tinge of brown on the back of his legs.

He's my buddy.

Edit: here's a good one from the other day


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Cats are minimal work.

Dogs are such a task.

I prefer dogs over cats, but cats are so dependent they are so convenient.

If you get a cat who's like a dog, you've hit lotto.
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snow pupper
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Taharqa_ posted...

Might want to get her checked for a UTI if she's going that frequently.

We're gonna get her checked on Tuesday when we get her boosters finished. But it's poop too, not just urine.

chrono625 posted...

Cats are minimal work.

Dogs are such a task.

I prefer dogs over cats, but cats are so dependent they are so convenient.

If you get a cat who's like a dog, you've hit lotto.

We have a hybrid. He's a joy.
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Taharqa_ posted...

Might want to get her checked for a UTI if she's going that frequently.

my puppy had that once, easily treatable with medication. i was really lucky to be able to have my current dog through so many situations (one move and previous owner couldn't take care of her).


unfortunately the oldest picture i have of her when she was a year old.
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Patchwork posted...

Stealth Doggo

Lots of cute pupperinos
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If it's poop too then it could be something in her food that's disagreeing with her. Gotta be careful of the brand of food that you give dogs. Some food can make them turn into cannon butt.

Go to dogfoodadvisor.com, they have a good rating system and break down the protein that's present.

If I'm not doing a raw feeding at the moment my dog gets Orijen or Fromm. I never had a problem with those and Orijen in particular is close to a raw diet as far as nutritional balance.
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She's on a grain free kibble, not sure of brand off the top of my head. I'll check later.

Maybe a new food would help. She was doing better when we first got her, and she was eating a different kibble at the time.
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Bump
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When I get a dog I'm gonna get a retired racing greyhound. I won't have to deal with toilet training, crate training, puppy teething, or other puppy problems. I can't wait
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Don't use a crate then lol

Keep her in a room or something
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Wetterdew posted...

When I get a dog I'm gonna get a retired racing greyhound. I won't have to deal with toilet training, crate training, puppy teething, or other puppy problems. I can't wait

We adopted our first dog when he was 3, and it was soooo much easier. No stress whatsoever.
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Looked gf posted...

Don't use a crate then lol

Keep her in a room or something

While we're gone? I mean we could, but there's not a single room in the house that's "puppy proof"

Carpet would get ruined. Furniture destroyed. Eating things that could make her need surgical removal. Etc
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Wetterdew posted...

When I get a dog I'm gonna get a retired racing greyhound. I won't have to deal with toilet training, crate training, puppy teething, or other puppy problems. I can't wait

Retired police/military dogs are also an option, as are service dog dropouts.

That's pretty awful that the dog has to be locked up in a crate for hours on end while you aren't there tbh
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Because she could cause herself harm lol. Our other dog's crate is right next to it. She can see him being calm but meh.

Very few pet owners are home all day everyday. Some dogs can be left out. Some can't.
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We also have 3 cats, who she loves to chase/try and jump on. Wouldn't be fair to them to let her "herd" all day
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lww99 posted...

We also have 3 cats, who she loves to chase/try and jump on. Wouldn't be fair to them to let her "herd" all day

Cats either don't care, or will slap a dog who gets too annoying about it.