My 10 wk old puppy and I sleep through the night?!
Hello! I've joined the forum because it seems like an awesome community and a great place to learn about responsible dog ownership. So, being a new pup owner, I of course have the first of many questions to pose :)
My 10.5 week old shiba has had only a handful of accidents in the house since coming home at 8 weeks. The first week I had her I would take her out at night every couple hours or so, but after a week I noticed that when I would open her crate to take her to potty she would no longer sit or stand up to come out. So I gradually started taking her out fewer times during the night, and this week we go from bedtime (around 10:30pm) to morning (about 6:15am) with no potty breaks. There have been no accidents in the crate nor crying to get out, and in the morning she would even rather explore my bedroom than go out to relieve herself immediately.
Should I be ecstatic that she is so comfortable in her crate and can hold it that long or is this possibly detrimental to her system? Would anyone know anything about this? I'd really appreciate it.
PS: I like to put some Omega 3 fish oil on a spoon in the morning for her to lick up since I've read here that it's good for her coat (which she technically doesn't have yet). We have 1000mg capsules but I don't put the entire amount on the spoon since I don't know if she's old enough for me to be doing it in the first place. Does age or dosage amount matter?
My 10.5 week old shiba has had only a handful of accidents in the house since coming home at 8 weeks. The first week I had her I would take her out at night every couple hours or so, but after a week I noticed that when I would open her crate to take her to potty she would no longer sit or stand up to come out. So I gradually started taking her out fewer times during the night, and this week we go from bedtime (around 10:30pm) to morning (about 6:15am) with no potty breaks. There have been no accidents in the crate nor crying to get out, and in the morning she would even rather explore my bedroom than go out to relieve herself immediately.
Should I be ecstatic that she is so comfortable in her crate and can hold it that long or is this possibly detrimental to her system? Would anyone know anything about this? I'd really appreciate it.
PS: I like to put some Omega 3 fish oil on a spoon in the morning for her to lick up since I've read here that it's good for her coat (which she technically doesn't have yet). We have 1000mg capsules but I don't put the entire amount on the spoon since I don't know if she's old enough for me to be doing it in the first place. Does age or dosage amount matter?
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As far as the fish oil goes we give her Grizzly's salmon oil, our breeder recommended it and she's been getting it since day one. We always get compliments on her coat but more importantly she eats her food. She loves the way it smells and tastes, and usually won't eat her kibble without it. I'm not sure about mg dosage, since ours comes in a bottle and is pumped out. But when she was under ten pounds it was half a pump, and now she's over ten pounds it's a full pump.
My dogs both get a fish oil capsule every morning now that they are full grown, Im not sure about dosage as a pup since they didn't get it when they were tiny. I think what you are giving should be fine.
Shibas seem to like to sleep in... Which can be kind of a pain for early birds such as myself!
Shibas sleep in?? When does that happen? My dog is digging at the floor of his crate at 6:00 a.m. sharp to get out.
Jesse