No more dogs

[2spritelyislanders]

That's what we said last year when Elmo went to the big kennel in the sky leaving us with Halle our Yorkie, a spritely 15yrs youngMeet Poppy our new family member she's a Cockapoo and melted our hearts when we met her. I hasten to add this wasn't a spur of the moment decision, we've been looking for a while for the right dog to come along Halle is saying what dog? I see no dogs

 

[Razamataz]

cute wee beasties

 

[Trixie]

Is Poppy a rescue dog? She seems to have taken over the bed, while Halle seems to say Get off my seat.

 

[Jim]

Pups are sooo much fun

 

[Pekepal]

How beautiful! I am very jealous.

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[FIDGET]

Hi ,
Hope yours is better at sleeping at night than our little pooch, 6 weeks in still not sleeping all night.
perhaps we should be harder with her but I can't.

 

[2spritelyislanders]

Is Poppy a rescue dog? She seems to have taken over the bed, while Halle seems to say Get off my seat.

No we got her from a private home in Southampton (with a beady eye out for any indicators they were unscrupulous breeders) tried rescue centres but Cockapoos are very popular and get rehomed quickly. Had lots of conversations about how fair it would be to Halle to get a puppy. Logic behind decision is that we can train a puppy to respect her but there would always be a bigger risk with a rescue dog. So we got Poppy and although it's early days after the first night all indications are that she will be a good little dog. Already has her poo and pee spot in garden and as I write she is asleep in her crate after nodding off on my lap and being moved into her bed . The photo was taken in the car and she's in Halle's cycle carrier and Halle is saying "what dog, I can't see a dog"

 

[adt]

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[2spritelyislanders]

Hi ,
Hope yours is better at sleeping at night than our little pooch, 6 weeks in still not sleeping all night.
perhaps we should be harder with her but I can't.
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I slept downstairs with her last night and she howled so I gave in and had her in bed with me, woke in a panic as she wasn't in bed and she was lying on the hard floor next to bed fast asleep, put her in crate and she slept for another hour. Up at 5.30 ready to play! ! Took her into garden and she pooped, peed, played then came back in howled in crate for 10 mins then slept I'm zombielike today but was pleased with her, tonight I'm going to stick to the crate training proper

 

[adt]

Is that a Dobie pup ?
She looks so cute.

Hi ,
Hope yours is better at sleeping at night than our little pooch, 6 weeks in still not sleeping all night.
perhaps we should be harder with her but I can't.
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[2spritelyislanders]

Is that a Dobie pup ?
She looks so cute.

No she's a Cockapoo she is very cute, even at 5.30 when she wants to play

 

[2spritelyislanders]

No she's a Cockapoo she is very cute, even at 5.30 when she wants to play

Oops, so tired didn't read post properly, Fidget has a miniature dachshund who is also very cute

 

[adt]

I slept downstairs with her last night and she howled so I gave in and had her in bed with me, woke in a panic as she wasn't in bed and she was lying on the hard floor next to bed fast asleep, put her in crate and she slept for another hour. Up at 5.30 ready to play! ! Took her into garden and she pooped, peed, played then came back in howled in crate for 10 mins then slept I'm zombielike today but was pleased with her, tonight I'm going to stick to the crate training proper

Sounds like you’re as soft as I am with a new arrival.
We vowed they wouldn’t be allowed on the sofa either.

 

[Caggsie1]

Hi ,
Hope yours is better at sleeping at night than our little pooch, 6 weeks in still not sleeping all night.
perhaps we should be harder with her but I can't.
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Our mini Wirehaired daxie, did the same, infact she could curdle blood once she got going. Tried for several days, nothing doing. She’s now 8 and still cuddles in bed. 6 weeks, you need a medal

 

[FIDGET]

I slept downstairs with her last night and she howled so I gave in and had her in bed with me, woke in a panic as she wasn't in bed and she was lying on the hard floor next to bed fast asleep, put her in crate and she slept for another hour. Up at 5.30 ready to play! ! Took her into garden and she pooped, peed, played then came back in howled in crate for 10 mins then slept I'm zombielike today but was pleased with her, tonight I'm going to stick to the crate training proper

Maddie's in a crate in our bedroom close to the bed ,
only woke up once last night , but previous nights it's been up to 3 times about 2 hours a part.
As too poo's & wee's , she reasonably clean , but due too weather , she doesn't like going out when it's wet or cold, but luckily Emily shoots out ( she knows the rules) and Maddie follows but not always doing the necessary.
Forgot after 9 years these little problems !!

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[Hollyberry]

No we got her from a private home in Southampton (with a beady eye out for any indicators they were unscrupulous breeders) tried rescue centres but Cockapoos are very popular and get rehomed quickly. Had lots of conversations about how fair it would be to Halle to get a puppy. Logic behind decision is that we can train a puppy to respect her but there would always be a bigger risk with a rescue dog. So we got Poppy and although it's early days after the first night all indications are that she will be a good little dog. Already has her poo and pee spot in garden and as I write she is asleep in her crate after nodding off on my lap and being moved into her bed . The photo was taken in the car and she's in Halle's cycle carrier and Halle is saying "what dog, I can't see a dog"

Friends run a retirement home for dogs in France, they care for up to 30 elderly dogs whose owners have died, or the dogs have been abandoned etc.. ( Google Twilight retirement home Dordogne)
As you can imagine they have to say goodbye frequently so a couple if years ago adopted 2 pups as " theirs" They were surprised what a positive impact the pups tad on the older dogs, so I should think your 15 year old Halle may well re-find her youth!
Poppy looks lovely, too.

 

[2spritelyislanders]

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Sounds like you’re as soft as I am with a new arrival.
We vowed they wouldn’t be allowed on the sofa either.

Lovely photo and yep definitely won't be allowed on the furniture which is why we're both curled up in a chair together at the moment

 

[2spritelyislanders]

Friends run a retirement home for dogs in France, they care for up to 30 elderly dogs whose owners have died, or the dogs have been abandoned etc.. ( Google Twilight retirement home Dordogne)
As you can imagine they have to say goodbye frequently so a couple if years ago adopted 2 pups as " theirs" They were surprised what a positive impact the pups tad on the older dogs, so I should think your 15 year old Halle may well re-find her youth!
Poppy looks lovely, too.

Thanks, we hope Halle enjoys her company. At the moment Halle is making the most of the situation and having lots of treats

 

[Caggsie1]

Thanks, we hope Halle enjoys her company. At the moment Halle is making the most of the situation and having lots of treats

My aging Yorkshire pud, had to put up with, what ended up as 4 English Bull Terriers, needless to say she was the boss! Animosity can happen if your, which we seem to naturally steer towards, giving pup the attention that Halle is used to.

 

[2spritelyislanders]

My aging Yorkshire pud, had to put up with, what ended up as 4 English Bull Terriers, needless to say she was the boss! Animosity can happen if your, which we seem to naturally steer towards, giving pup the attention that Halle is used to.

We are being very careful not to pay more attention to the puppy, Halle rules our lives and although she is less active these days she definitely keeps us on our toes. Halle has perfected the art of telepathy and we often find ourselves doing her bidding She sleeps in our bed or rather we sleep in hers and her routine never changes 8'o clock is bedtime where she has her bedtime snack before settling down to snore the night away. If we fail to make going to bed moves we get the long stare which can penetrate walls so it's no use trying to sit in another room and ignore her and no matter how many times we say 8 is too early one of us is usually reading in bed by 9 with madame Halle smirking in her sleep just hope she doesn't teach Poppy

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[Cat53]

I slept downstairs with her last night and she howled so I gave in and had her in bed with me, woke in a panic as she wasn't in bed and she was lying on the hard floor next to bed fast asleep, put her in crate and she slept for another hour. Up at 5.30 ready to play! ! Took her into garden and she pooped, peed, played then came back in howled in crate for 10 mins then slept I'm zombielike today but was pleased with her, tonight I'm going to stick to the crate training proper

D
Itch the crate. Cockapoos are Velcro dogs and need to be with their people. Let her be in your room. And don’t leave her to cry, it’s so old school. Have a read of this. It’s very informative. I’m talking as a Cockapoo lover. Now have 4 of the glorious creatures.

 

[scotzsue]

Stepson has a cockapoo who happily sleeps downstairs at theirs. when we look after him he sleeps in my room. He is used to going to bed around 10, I am not an early to bedder, he nudges me goes upstairs stands at the top of the stairs and looks , comes back down and does the same again until I open the bedroom door. Initially he would come down to round me up. Now after a couple of years he will nudge me and be happy to go to bed on his own once door is open

 

[Anthea M]

What a lovely puppy , enjoy !!

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

I slept downstairs with her last night and she howled so I gave in and had her in bed with me, woke in a panic as she wasn't in bed and she was lying on the hard floor next to bed fast asleep, put her in crate and she slept for another hour. Up at 5.30 ready to play! ! Took her into garden and she pooped, peed, played then came back in howled in crate for 10 mins then slept I'm zombielike today but was pleased with her, tonight I'm going to stick to the crate training proper

When we got our wee pup Tuppence, I'd never had a dog before but my wife has always had dogs. On the first night she said we'll leave him in the kitchen in his bed and just ignore him if he barks or cries. He didn't bark but he howled as loud as any wolf, after 45 minutes we had to give in and took him upstairs where he spent a peaceful night sleeping between us on our bed by our feet ......... he's been there ever since Even now in our 'van that's where he sleeps, glad he's a Bichon Frise and not a Labrador I'm sure he'll bring you much pleasure

 

[In the Pink]

Everyone should have a cockerpoo, they are a fantastic breed and as cat53 says they just love being with you

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[2spritelyislanders]

D
Itch the crate. Cockapoos are Velcro dogs and need to be with their people. Let her be in your room. And don’t leave her to cry, it’s so old school. Have a read of this. It’s very informative. I’m talking as a Cockapoo lover. Now have 4 of the glorious creatures.

Thanks for the link. Won't leave her to cry but do want her to feel safe if we have to leave her alone in the future, so we want her crate/bed to be her safe haven. She's not locked in she can come and go, and she already takes herself into it. We've put a big toy dog wearing my t-shirt in it on top of a blanket which smells of her mum and she squishes herself in beside the dog and sleeps. The crate is in a playpen and we feed her there and give her treats when she goes in so she associates it with nice things. She's only in the pen with door shut if one of us isn't in the room. So far she accepts this with no fuss, usually just chews her bull's pizzle (unfortunately her favourite thing, it really stinks) She settled down at 11 last night with the radio on playing classical music. I went down at 2 and she was asleep. She woke up (because I shone the torch too near her crate) went out for a wee, fell asleep on my lap, was put back in her crate and was still asleep when I went down at 6. Like Halle she will come everywhere with us it's possible to take her and like Halle we want her to feel safe and not be anxious if separated from us. For example if she ever needed to stay at the vet, they would put her in a crate and she will hopefully not be distressed. So we chose crate training to help her feel safe and secure. Over time her bed will come out of the crate and be her safe haven wherever we put it hopefully minus the very smelly dog blanket, which don't half whiff even worse than the pizzle
She looks very much like one of your dogs, she is all black with a little bit of white on her chest and two of her feet. Very pretty

 

[Cat53]

Thanks for the link. Won't leave her to cry but do want her to feel safe if we have to leave her alone in the future, so we want her crate/bed to be her safe haven. She's not locked in she can come and go, and she already takes herself into it. We've put a big toy dog wearing my t-shirt in it on top of a blanket which smells of her mum and she squishes herself in beside the dog and sleeps. The crate is in a playpen and we feed her there and give her treats when she goes in so she associates it with nice things. She's only in the pen with door shut if one of us isn't in the room. So far she accepts this with no fuss, usually just chews her bull's pizzle (unfortunately her favourite thing, it really stinks) She settled down at 11 last night with the radio on playing classical music. I went down at 2 and she was asleep. She woke up (because I shone the torch too near her crate) went out for a wee, fell asleep on my lap, was put back in her crate and was still asleep when I went down at 6. Like Halle she will come everywhere with us it's possible to take her and like Halle we want her to feel safe and not be anxious if separated from us. For example if she ever needed to stay at the vet, they would put her in a crate and she will hopefully not be distressed. So we chose crate training to help her feel safe and secure. Over time her bed will come out of the crate and be her safe haven wherever we put it hopefully minus the very smelly dog blanket, which don't half whiff even worse than the pizzle
She looks very much like one of your dogs, she is all black with a little bit of white on her chest and two of her feet. Very pretty

She sounds gorgeous. I read so many problems with dogs and cages that it’s really put me off....that and the fact that they are ugly and we don’t have the space and they are unnatural. In my view it’s very unnatural to cage a dog.

Just bought my 4 puzzle sticks....have to say cows hooves and tripe sticks and pigs ears are much smellier!

My boy is black with a white chest (tuxedo), my girl is chocolate and my two puppies are ...... like this

Hattie the brown with white muzzle and chest and Dottie who is more like stripes now! Both adorable and nutty as fruit cakes.

 

[2spritelyislanders]

She's got that doleful cockapoo look Just having a rest after running round the garden with a neighbour's little boy, lovely to watch think I'm going to have lots of help socialising her, he wants to come round after school everyday

 

[Cat53]

View attachment 270360 She's got that doleful cockapoo look Just having a rest after running round the garden with a neighbour's little boy, lovely to watch think I'm going to have lots of help socialising her, he wants to come round after school everyday

They adore children. Think the neighbours little boy might be asking Santa for a Cockapoo puppy. Your name will be mud!!

 

[In the Pink]

View attachment 270360 She's got that doleful cockapoo look Just having a rest after running round the garden with a neighbour's little boy, lovely to watch think I'm going to have lots of help socialising her, he wants to come round after school everyday

Oh my she is absolutely gorgeous and so cute.
She has those cockerpoo eyes that melt your heart
Happy days ahead with that wee one

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