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Anybody raised a puppy from 5 weeks?
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:44 pm
I adopted a Lab pup. Everyone says to wait until they are 8 weeks before separating them from their mother and siblings, but due to circumstances that wasn't an option.
I'm not too concerned with potty training. She's a little to young to fully grasp it but she's getting there. It'll just be a lot of work and messes the next few weeks while she learns.
I'm more concerned about temperament and hope she doesn't grow fricked up in the head, especially when it comes to bite inhibition. I have a Lab/Collie mix that I adopted at 4 months and she has been an angel and required very little training. She's 6 years old now and I'm hoping her excellent temperament rubs off on the puppy. They play extremely well together.
Any tips, concerns, advice, ect. would be much appreciated.
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I'm not too concerned with potty training. She's a little to young to fully grasp it but she's getting there. It'll just be a lot of work and messes the next few weeks while she learns.
I'm more concerned about temperament and hope she doesn't grow fricked up in the head, especially when it comes to bite inhibition. I have a Lab/Collie mix that I adopted at 4 months and she has been an angel and required very little training. She's 6 years old now and I'm hoping her excellent temperament rubs off on the puppy. They play extremely well together.
Any tips, concerns, advice, ect. would be much appreciated.
ETA for pic...
This post was edited on 1/8/19 at 12:45 pm
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Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:45 pm to Loungefly85
You have nipples right?
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:46 pm to Ed Osteen
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You have nipples right?
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:47 pm to Loungefly85
I raised them as young as 4 weeks with any issues. As long as you socialize it, it shouldn’t be a issue at all
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:48 pm to Loungefly85
Cute pup. I'm sure she'll be fine. Labs are smart dogs and quick learners. I miss mine almost daily.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:48 pm to Loungefly85
I'd look into a pet therapist/life coach for the pup. There he can express his emotions in a non judgmental environment and get the help he may need emotionally and mentally.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:49 pm to Loungefly85
Go stand outside any Whole Foods with her and you won't be sorry.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:50 pm to Loungefly85
When I was a kid, the first dog I ever remember was a puppy in which the mother died the week of giving birth to the litter. My parents agreed to take one of the pups. For a few weeks they had to take a cotton ball and rub rubbing alcohol around his bladder so he would pee. And they had to feed him with a dropper (with a rubber nipple).
I think they would take him outside every time they rubbed him to make him pee.. And when he was old enough he would automatically go to the door when he had to go to the bathroom.
That's all I got.
I think they would take him outside every time they rubbed him to make him pee.. And when he was old enough he would automatically go to the door when he had to go to the bathroom.
That's all I got.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 12:52 pm to Loungefly85
Idk i brought my collie that I got at 5 weeks to the dog park everyday but the thing still snarls at other dogs. Sometimes plays great and other times is just a straight up bitch. Wonderful dog around humans though once she gets warmed up to them.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 1:01 pm to Loungefly85
We raised a lab nearly from birth. She imprinted on us as her "pack." She was incredibly sweet to us but gave zero fricks about other people or dogs. She completely ignored them. She had a lot of hunting ability but if she was away overnight she would get homesick. One of the best companion dogs I've ever had.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 1:12 pm to Loungefly85
Nope. Got a Spitz pup one time at the same age. Did just fine. Great dog.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 1:15 pm to Loungefly85
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I'm not too concerned with potty training. She's a little to young to fully grasp it but she's getting there. It'll just be a lot of work and messes the next few weeks while she learn
Well first off, stop assuming the pronoun you monster. It is up to the pup to decide which gender binary they may or may not fall under
I’m calling the police.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 1:18 pm to Loungefly85
Many years ago I had a male and female pit that I let mate and the bitch had 16 pups in her first litter and all survived. I would take half the litter off the mother every day and mix up baby formula, eggs and liquid vitamin supplement and bottle feed 8 of them while the other 8 nursed. By the time they were 4 weeks old, she was worn out and her nipples were nothing but raw sores.
Luckily for me at the time, they were eating out of a large dish that I'd take puppy chow and grind it up and add baby formula and vitamins to it for them to eat. Didn't lose one puppy and had one that was considered the runt of the litter that did grow up into a fine looking dog.
Luckily for me at the time, they were eating out of a large dish that I'd take puppy chow and grind it up and add baby formula and vitamins to it for them to eat. Didn't lose one puppy and had one that was considered the runt of the litter that did grow up into a fine looking dog.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 1:43 pm to gumbo2176
Bought a German Shepard puppy from a shite breeder over a decade ago. Got him around 4 weeks. 4-5 weeks they can be separated and raised normally, although I don't think it's advisable.
Everything I read at the time was between 4-8 weeks they start playing a lot with litter mates. This is the time period they learn bite inhibition. They have sharp puppy teeth if they bite to hard their litter mate yelps and stop playing. In the next weeks, it's important that you do the same. Play with the pup, if they bite too hard, Yelp and turn away. Come back a few mins later and do it again. Being a larger dog, they need to be trained to have a soft mouth.
Also, check out the Tim Ferriss podcast episode #200 with Susan Garrett. A good overview on dog training.
Everything I read at the time was between 4-8 weeks they start playing a lot with litter mates. This is the time period they learn bite inhibition. They have sharp puppy teeth if they bite to hard their litter mate yelps and stop playing. In the next weeks, it's important that you do the same. Play with the pup, if they bite too hard, Yelp and turn away. Come back a few mins later and do it again. Being a larger dog, they need to be trained to have a soft mouth.
Also, check out the Tim Ferriss podcast episode #200 with Susan Garrett. A good overview on dog training.
This post was edited on 1/8/19 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 1/8/19 at 1:59 pm to Loungefly85
My current chocolate lab was 5 weeks when we got him, he was on hard food already and the mother couldn't produce enough milk to keep the litter satisfied. Had no issues with him at all, except for the fact that he thinks he's human. Best temperament of any lab I've had and learned really fast.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 2:11 pm to Loungefly85
I was in the exact same situation with one of my dogs. Got her at 5 weeks because it was the only option.
She's completely fine at 9 years old. Sometimes it seems like she thinks shes a human more than a dog but other than that there were no issues.
I guess the human thing is normal when getting them this early
She's completely fine at 9 years old. Sometimes it seems like she thinks shes a human more than a dog but other than that there were no issues.
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I guess the human thing is normal when getting them this early
This post was edited on 1/8/19 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 1/8/19 at 2:15 pm to Adam4848
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Go stand outside any Whole Foods with her and you won't be sorry.
Best advice in the thread.
Posted on 1/8/19 at 2:18 pm to Loungefly85
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Any tips, concerns, advice, ect.
post more pics of that cute pup.
that is all.
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