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And baby makes three!

This afternoon...
 

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And I think Flash will learn sit better than Rosie!
 

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Perfect! What a cutey!! You can really see the Staffordshire terrier in him in the last picture~
 
I think once Flash has had his second set of inoculations and we can go out together properly, it'll get a whole lot better. He's definately growing well on his new diet, he can reach further when he's bothering the others and they've retreated onto the sofa! The vet didn't weigh him on his visit, so I'm going to try doing that today.
 
I believe the original thread you posted on Bertie and Rosie is one of the longest running threads on this forum...this one is bound to be the same!
 
This morning we were up early becase Mick had to get away early for work. All 3 dogs played nicely, with Bertie again squashing the puppy and both nibbling each other happily! To help with some of the jealousy rosie and Bertie got scraps to eat while I fed Flash.
My eldest boy came and puppy-sat so I could take the others out for a decent walk and we had a great time ratting. A local park has an infestation of rats in the rough undergrowth, so I put them on their long lead and let them do some hunting. Bertie is perfecting his creep, stalk and jump technique instead of just rushing about excitedly and actually did a perfect mousing leap on a rat. The thickness of the brambles stopped him from following up and grabbing it but Rosie then cottoned on that there was fun to be had. Instead of mooching along in a dream she joined in so I had both of them leaping around and stalking as a team. Much to the amusement of passing teenagers from the local college who wanted to know what they were doing.
 
that's great! Maybe at some point they'll learn to hunt as a team with Bertie leaping in and chasing the rat out from cover and Rosie dispatching it!
 
Slow but steady progress with Bertie and Flash. Making sure the puppy doesn't pester the others too much is the current challenge. Luckily the weather has been good so we've spent quite a bit of time outside this weekend with the dogs leashed. Which made good opportunities for Flash to learn that jumping all over the others or up my legs is not acceptable behaviour.
Mick was sure Flash'd grown since he last saw him, he can certainly reach further up the sofa than before and feels heavier when I'm carting him around. I tried weighing myself with and without him in my arms but wasn't sure I was getting an accurate reading on my basic scales. Then I had a brainwave, I popped Flash into the bag I use to take him on our walks and used my fishing scales. Due to a very wriggly puppy, I averaged the two ways of weighing him and he's a hefty porker at 5.9 kg.
My friend Cathy came over to meet him, bringing a bag full of lungs and tracheas from the butcher. Flash is loving his raw food diet, is gleaming with health and full of energy. As I was toileting the dogs for about the 15th time, I noticed one of my neighbours had a very familiar puppy......
It's one of Flash's sisters! Like any pround mum I was pleased to see my piglet is bigger and sturdier than she is, although I have no idea if they started out the same size the 'keeper' bitch puppy I saw when I collected Flash was the same size exactly
 

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So far he's learning that he can't barge out of the front door, and that while I know they are all excited when we are going out I expect them to settle and wait calmly while I put their leashes on. So the command 'wait' is getting taught pretty easily, as he is learning from the others.
In order to stop those little needle teeth being exercised on the furniture, a sharp 'AH' and redirecting to things he's allowed to chew are starting to work. I do allow gentle mouthing on my hand, but again 'AH' if those teeth dig in and stop play. (I know opinions differ, my view is that he has to learn that people are delicate and he won't learn if he doesn't learn appropriate pressure through experience)
'Sit' is being chained to his natural tendency to park his bottom whenever he's curious about something.
The best training though has been an instant crating for all 3 dogs using a dessicated meat treat with the command 'in'. Rosie and Bertie haven't really got as much room when they sleep as I'd like so a third crate is on order so they can all have seperate beds.
 
I love looking at your dog photos Janine! They look like a very happy pack.

Flash looks startlingly similar to my now deceased Casey (my avatar) when she was a pup, right down to the tummy markings!

Kathy
 
insomniac101 said:
I love looking at your dog photos Janine! They look like a very happy pack.

Flash looks startlingly similar to my now deceased Casey (my avatar) when she was a pup, right down to the tummy markings!

Kathy
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Thank you! Casey looks lovely, what a sweet face!
At the moment having the puppy is limiting our usual activities, so I'm probably spending more time just playing with or in short training sessions for Rosie and Bertie. As he's quite thin-coated and likely to stay that way I'm thinking coming along on things like fishing trips will need some thought. Probably a coat so he doesn't get chilled, something I've not had to worry about before. Possibly it'll mean taking a shelter along so he'll be out of the elements.
 
Sounds like things are going well. I do not allow mouthing at all from my puppies or dogs. As soon as teeth get involved, however gentle, play is stopped and I leave. They can mouth their doggy friends all they want but they learn that human flesh is off limits. You can lick but you can't use teeth at all. Just the way I work my dogs as they may go to a home where there is someone who can't tolerate even what I consider "gentle"....it's just best to teach them people are off limits when it comes to teeth.
 
Oh and I made coats for my ridgebacks for winter time. Ona doesn't seem to worry about the cold all that much (she's like me) but Akilah hates the cold and wants her coat on outside and blankets inside.....like my hubby! :)
 
diamondlil said:
Probably a coat so he doesn't get chilled, something I've not had to worry about before. Possibly it'll mean taking a shelter along so he'll be out of the elements.
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Probably a good idea. Our winters here are downright brutal, so coats are a must for all 3 of my short-coated dogs. Mine are all seniors, so they have even less tolerance for cold, as they all have arthritis to varying degrees.

It's so nice to see dogs well cared for. So much abuse and neglect goes on that I really appreciate people who take care of their animals. Yours are obviously healthy and happy!

Kathy
 
insomniac101 said:
Probably a good idea. Our winters here are downright brutal, so coats are a must for all 3 of my short-coated dogs. Mine are all seniors, so they have even less tolerance for cold, as they all have arthritis to varying degrees.

It's so nice to see dogs well cared for. So much abuse and neglect goes on that I really appreciate people who take care of their animals. Yours are obviously healthy and happy!

Kathy
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Thanks Kathy. I'm not a perfect owner, but I try to give my dogs a good life. Bertie in particular is a challenge. He was abused and is a rescue dog so he does have issues I'm working on. Having the new pup has highlighted his dominance and that he is actually quite insecure. As well as having to be more of a disciplinarian with them since getting Flash I've had to balance it up with more affection too. Bertie fell asleep on my lap this afternoon having a massage to get him to relax while the puppy was running around. Rosie has been more cheeky and defiant (she looks like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth, but will be quite naughty if allowed to be!) so she's needed more attention too.
 
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