My New Puppy

[Josh]

Hello all,

I have recently bought a bitch Jack Russell puppy, she is only 7 weeks old, 6 weeks old when I bought her. She was only £120, which I don't believe is a great deal of money for her. She is most wonderful, although obviously she can be hard work, it is well worth it.
I only look forward to when she can get her injections and then be taken outside

Here are some pictures of her, she is quite adorable and so small.



( The baby next to her is my baby brother, Alfie)




( Them what appear to be huge hands compared to her, they are mine, hehe)

Anyway, what you all think of her?

Also if you got any suggestions about anything concerning the puppy, please let me know, I'm more than happy to hear them

[Jenny]

They have that Ahhhhh factor Make the most of the puppy being tiny it does not last long. Bobby you see at the base of my sig was smaller than a bag of sugar at 7 weeks when we got him. He was house trained by 6months, and hardly chewed a thing. But that is one area you will have to watch, and get some chewy things early on! Anything treasured like your trainers keep out of the way as everything has chew-ability ;D

Your tiny brother will also be a hazard as puppies see all things as toys, and so your brothers fingers will go in the puppies mouth, Ouch!!! The first teeth are like needles.

It feels ages waiting for those first jabs, and they don't come cheap.

Enjoy the puppy times, and just because you cannot take her outside of your garden, (She will have some immunity from the mothers milk) you can get her used to a collar and lead indoors, but make it fun

[Josh]

Thanks for the tip's Jenant. Your mainly the reason I even posted this here, because I know you have dogs and therefore you could have useful information for me to use when it comes to the care of my puppy, Which has been named Tilly ( My Mum chose the time, lol)

As for my baby brother, I was told that he would be a hazard. However , we obviously never leave the dog with him and when we are with both of them. We try to get the dog used to my baby brother. There has been occasions were the dog has gone for his fingers and obviously the dog has been told off for such things and smacked, but obviously not too hard. First time we got her, she went for your feet when you ran lol. She doesn't do that as much now though, because she seems to be learning that she's not suppose to.

Austin, I was just the same as you when I first saw her. But she's a lot of hard work and it makes you sometimes think ' What have I gotten myself into' But still, I always come round after about two minutes because she's so cute. And don't feel left out. I'm soft when it comes to puppies, there so cute and even when Tilly does get older, she still will remain quite small.. And I like small dogs

[Zarbi]

It is often a problem having small children and dogs together, as puppies are inclined to chew things while babies like to explore and pull a dog's tail. Just be firm but kind, as you need to discourage your puppy from biting your baby brother, while at the same time trying to stop the baby from tormenting the dog. Not the easiest of things, but good luck with both

[Jenny]

kikki said:

Thanks for the tip's Jenant. Your mainly the reason I even posted this here, because I know you have a dog and therefore you could have useful information for me to use when it comes to the care of my puppy, Which has been named Tilly ( My Mum chose the time, lol)

Thanks. Keep saving the newspaper, and get your friends to save it as well, you are going to need it! Although they pee on it, poo on it and then shred it up ;D

I left a big box (Lidls are the huge boxes) of dried mash potato unopened in foil wrappers, on my kitchen trolley, (but stupid me, low down) We came home from shopping, to find Bobby had reached the box, chewed the box until it was all nice and soggy. He then proceeded to rip all the foil sachets (8 of) open, and had scattered the whole box of flaked mash from one end of the kitchen to the other, you couldn't see the floor for flakes and I was finding it for weeks Tissue boxes and toilet roll are also fair game ;D Computer and tv wires are also very tasty

[Jenny]

Talking about puppies here is Bobby at 7 weeks old, the pics were taken the first week we had him.

Oh mum, I hope he doesn't drop me!



Feed me, feed me now!!



I am going to chew mums fingers off

Those days go so quick, and look at him now on the bottom 6 years on, but still cheeky as ever

[Josh]

Aww, how cute! Bobby looks so cute as a puppy. I have seen this breed before, but I can't quite remember the name of them, can you tell me the name or else it will be bugging me for ages

Also how long did it take him before he realized what his name was because mines a bit daft and seems to be taking forever to learn her name

[Wood~Ant]

Hi Josh,
Bobby is a Lhasa Apso, which is a Tibetan breed nicknamed "The Little Lion Dog", as it was used by Buddhist monks to guard their temples.
When he barks he sounds very ferocious, more like a big dog; but he is really gentle, although this breed does have a wicked sense of humour ;D

When we got him from a breeder in the Cotswolds, his pedigree name on his certificate is Shamisha Bobby, and as he "bobs" his nose a lot, especially when Jen is cooking roast chicken, the name just sounded right He picked up his name within 6 months

[Josh]

Yes, that's the name of them. Quite hard to pronounce that name.. Well for me anyway. A Lhasa Apso dog was my third choice if I couldn't firstly get a Jack Russell or secondly if I couldn't get a Jack Russell a Yorkshire terrier, I love them dogs to

And I can picture your dog doing that whole thing with his nose and it seems all so cute. I wish I could get another dog.. But then again that would be pushing my luck

[Jenny]

The vet will do the jabs in 2 stages, over about a month. The first ones are 10 to 12 weeks depending on your vet. After the 2nd jab, the vets still likes you to keep them to your garden for another week.

About a year old the bitches come into season, (vagina bleed) and you have to keep her away from dogs as they will seek her out for breeding. Some bitches are messy and some are not. My Cavalier bitch I used to have kept herself very clean, but with just a few spots of blood on her blanket, so don't be worried when it happens next year.

You can get sprays to calm her scent down or it is a spaying operation which the vet always recommends (now about £140approx) if you don't intend to breed, this is because it reduces ovarian cancer in later life.

[Josh]

Awww Nooo.. I was hoping they would do it all at once lol.. Really want to take Tilly outside for walk Oh well, I guess her health is more important....

One of my many brothers ( No joke) earlier, stood on her paw with his foot.. With shoes on and she yelped.. When I saw what had happened I saw her injured paw and noticed she had lifted it up and was walking on three legs.. I would be lieing to say I didn't really hurt and shout at my brother and so I should.. It may have been an accident.. But he should have been watching where he was going

Anyway.. I have also heard that bitches can become quite mean and more bad tempered when on 'heat' Is that correct also? My dad whom has a Jack Russell said so. And when Jess ( Dad's dog ) Was on her 'heat' her temper did change slightly.. Mostly towards my dad.. haha

[Jenny]

kikki said:

Anyway.. I have also heard that bitches can become quite mean and more bad tempered when on 'heat' Is that correct also? My dad whom has a Jack Russell said so. And when Jess ( Dad's dog ) Was on her 'heat' her temper did change slightly.. Mostly towards my dad.. haha

The bitch I had always went even more soft and stupid during that time, and she always swelled up below (but she was only once a year some dogs are twice), that is how I always new she was on heat, although it might depend on the breed and the individual. (A bit like humans, keep away from the girls on the period time as they get tetchy ;D ) Another thing bitches do later on, is they gather toys etc and hide them in corners, this is all part of pretending to be a mum themselves.

I was always encouraged by the vet to still take the puppy out whilst you were waiting for the jabs to finish, but you will have to carry Tilly about outside your garden, because of the wildlife and other dogs that may not have been jabbed. This gets them used to noises people and cars. Socialising they call it, the more people she sees the better for her later on.