Meet Winston!
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Meet Winston!
Hello everyone,
I would like to introduce our little boy, Winston. He is 15 weeks today. He is such a little character with a cheeky personality
He loves meeting new dogs, gets quite vocal to start with but they soon put him in his place and he quietens down.
He is toilet trained, we keep him in his crate at night, we are very lucky that he loves his crate. At night he will often take himself to bed without us even having to say.
He has calmed down quite a lot with his nipping (those crocodile teeth!!) but he still has his moments! Just wondered if this stops when the adult teeth come through? I’ve heard it does but just wanted some advice please We tell him no, and distract him with his toys, but sometimes, my arm is just more fun to bite for him!
Thanks in advance,
Kay & Winston x
I would like to introduce our little boy, Winston. He is 15 weeks today. He is such a little character with a cheeky personality
He loves meeting new dogs, gets quite vocal to start with but they soon put him in his place and he quietens down.
He is toilet trained, we keep him in his crate at night, we are very lucky that he loves his crate. At night he will often take himself to bed without us even having to say.
He has calmed down quite a lot with his nipping (those crocodile teeth!!) but he still has his moments! Just wondered if this stops when the adult teeth come through? I’ve heard it does but just wanted some advice please We tell him no, and distract him with his toys, but sometimes, my arm is just more fun to bite for him!
Thanks in advance,
Kay & Winston x
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Re: Meet Winston!
Welcome Winston (and Kay).
He makes getting up onto the settee look very achievable with those long legs.
You're absolutely right, the nipping does disappear when the adult teeth come in - usually around 20 weeks when the first ones fall out. Just be consistent with letting him know it's not acceptable and it'll soon be a thing of the past.
I hope you have many years of fun and companionship together.
He makes getting up onto the settee look very achievable with those long legs.
You're absolutely right, the nipping does disappear when the adult teeth come in - usually around 20 weeks when the first ones fall out. Just be consistent with letting him know it's not acceptable and it'll soon be a thing of the past.
I hope you have many years of fun and companionship together.
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Re: Meet Winston!
Thank you so much, he is very tall. Weighed him yesterday and he’s 5.2kg - he’s grown so much in 7 weeks, he has big paws. Think he will be a big mini xx
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Hi Kay and Winston, what a lovely looking boy. Welcome to the forum!
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Re: Meet Winston!
Gillian, welcome to the forum, what a lovely boy you have and yes, if he is starting to calm down with the needle teeth biting then you are past the worst. It only gets better if like Sam says you continue to tell him it hurts, high pitched ouch worked for me.
I am quite annoyed today, just found out that OH has thrown away all of Otto's baby teeth, well those that I managed to find. He didn't know what they were when he opened the small table drawer so just chucked them.
I am quite annoyed today, just found out that OH has thrown away all of Otto's baby teeth, well those that I managed to find. He didn't know what they were when he opened the small table drawer so just chucked them.
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Re: Meet Winston!
Hi Gillian, welcome to you & your lovely boy hope the needle biting goes away soon Yes I used to scream, Don't worry they grow so fast, Gino is now 20 months & I cant believe how fast the time has passed since he came to us.
Gosh Julie I can understand you being annoyed with o/h I would be too, I have most of Gino's puppy teeth.
Gosh Julie I can understand you being annoyed with o/h I would be too, I have most of Gino's puppy teeth.
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Re: Meet Winston!
Welcome to the Forum
As said above, the nipping does stop as a puppy matures, quite naturally. You can use distraction with food and toys and also make sure that Winston does not get overtired. Many times, puppy nipping is much worse when they have been active / excited for too long and just need to rest. Teething can be very painful and some pups have lower pain thresholds than others so they do need plenty of good chew items to work off their urge to get their teeth into something!
Breeders / owners who have tried out not using any regular tactics to deter puppy nipping have found that the pups still grow out of this as they mature so it is a stage and does need managing so you don't get hurt of course but it will pass and is not related to aggression biting in an adult dog which is something quite different.
As said above, the nipping does stop as a puppy matures, quite naturally. You can use distraction with food and toys and also make sure that Winston does not get overtired. Many times, puppy nipping is much worse when they have been active / excited for too long and just need to rest. Teething can be very painful and some pups have lower pain thresholds than others so they do need plenty of good chew items to work off their urge to get their teeth into something!
Breeders / owners who have tried out not using any regular tactics to deter puppy nipping have found that the pups still grow out of this as they mature so it is a stage and does need managing so you don't get hurt of course but it will pass and is not related to aggression biting in an adult dog which is something quite different.
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Re: Meet Winston!
What a lovely wee fellow he is.gilliankay wrote: ↑13 Jan 2019, 18:54 Hello everyone,
I would like to introduce our little boy, Winston. He is 15 weeks today. He is such a little character with a cheeky personality
He loves meeting new dogs, gets quite vocal to start with but they soon put him in his place and he quietens down.
He is toilet trained, we keep him in his crate at night, we are very lucky that he loves his crate. At night he will often take himself to bed without us even having to say.
He has calmed down quite a lot with his nipping (those crocodile teeth!!) but he still has his moments! Just wondered if this stops when the adult teeth come through? I’ve heard it does but just wanted some advice please We tell him no, and distract him with his toys, but sometimes, my arm is just more fun to bite for him!
Thanks in advance,
Kay & Winston x
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Re: Meet Winston!
Thank you all for your comments! We start puppy training tomorrow, can’t wait to see how he is! Will keep you all updated xxx