tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10951301.post111406170559133272..comments2023-06-06T19:50:57.030+10:00Comments on Choose and Raise a Puppy: The Precocious Learning PeriodMarj Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655814967792870972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10951301.post-1114302606204721032005-04-24T10:30:00.000+10:002005-04-24T10:30:00.000+10:00The way we respond to their vocal cues from the ea...The way we respond to their vocal cues from the earliest age sets them up either to use that kind of<BR/>communication or to find some other way to get what they want. I have really been noticing the last<BR/>couple of days how much more attentive I am to sounds from the box than Sheila is; being a "2nd mama" to these little ones, my first instinct is to run to the<BR/>one who is "in distress" and scoop him up and make it better. If I do, I am probably going to set them up to howl when they want the least little thing, so since Sheila is an excellent mother I think I will try to take cues from her about how respond to their<BR/>crying. It may be noisy around here for a bit but I am hoping their future parents will thank me for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10951301.post-1114112389516627312005-04-22T05:39:00.000+10:002005-04-22T05:39:00.000+10:00I have a largish whelping box, and at about three ...I have a largish whelping box, and at about three weeks I divide it in half with a low rail and put bedding on one side and newspaper on the other. When I clean up I leave a couple of sheets of used newpaper and put clean on top so the scent is still there.<BR/><BR/>At about four-five weeks I open the gate on the whelping box to let the puppies out to a play area. They really do run back to the toilet area to pee, even at four weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com