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Originally Posted by tinkerbellsammi
i bought a jack russell puppy yesterday of a lady, she told me she was 12 weeks old, but on the paper she has written all the info about the dog on, it says she was born 1st of july 2012 which would make her 7 weeks 3 days.
is this too eary? should she be on milk still? please help me.
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Welcome to the forum
7 weeks is a bit early, ideally puppies should stay with their momma and littermates until at least 8 weeks. Is there any chance you could speak to the breeder and make arrangements to pick her up in another week to 10 days? If you can't, just make sure you are very diligent with socialization and bite inhibitation
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i was also told she was fully house/toilet trained, but she isnt, we have had a few accidents. at the moment i have a blanket outside where she goes and does her business, as she doesnt like the cold concrete. not sure if this is a good thing or bad, but it was the only way we could get he to go out side.
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I'm afraid the breeder wasn't very honest with you. Most puppies aren't fully house trained until 5-6 months. I just brought home a rescue (nearly 9 months old) and we are having some house training issues too! You'll need to watch for her signs for when she's about to go and get her outside
Normally every hour or so is a good rule of thumb, and especially 20 minutes or so after a meal. She'll get it, just be patient - the important thing is not to scold and when she does go outside, give massive amounts of praise (seriously, it needs to be a party!)
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also we have a crate for her, but last night (first night with us) when we went to bed she was very upset, crying and making some right noises. other half tried putting a light and telly on so it looked like we where still up but nothing worked it was as if she knew we werent there.
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Can you move the crate into your bedroom where you sleep? She's pretty little, away from her momma, her brothers and sisters, and now in a strange home. She's going to be scared and let you know it. It will take a few days for her to get used to being in a crate, but if you could have it closer to you, I think that would help immensely (but prepare yourself for a few nights of little sleep - she's a baby
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she also was sent with a bit of cloth with the scent of her mum on, but i think she may of pee'd on it during the night??? do i get rid of this now or do i leave it in her crate????
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I'd wash it and give it back to her - it may or may not do anything for her, but you don't want to leave anything that smells like her pee with her - she'll assume it's a good place for peeing!
Puppies are a lot of work - but also a lot of fun
Enjoy!