Snippets of advice

Teething problems

I have a little piece of advice for anyone with a teething puppy. My six month old pup has just gone through her first teething stage and I was quite surprised how much trouble her siblings were causing their owners with their teething. Not many people seemed to realise that their dog actually was teething to start with and I heard a lot of complaints about how the dog is destructive and chewing everything in sight.It really amazes me that people still consider getting a dog without learning the slightest thing about them first. Anyway, when Poppy started teething I bought a cheap packet of tea towels for her, I soak them in water then squeeze them out and put them in the freezer. It makes a very soothing chew for the pup and keeps the gums cool at the same time. I've never had a problem with her chewing anything else, she now has a lovely set of teeth and I never lost a single piece of furniture. I hope this will be of use to others.

Marisa and Poppy.

Dog Toys/treats

I use the kong toys from Pet shops to keep our dogs quiet when we are out. Stuff these with cheese or sausages and the dog spends ages trying to get them out. I also use a blue kong type toy from Tescos and also sterile bones from wilkinsons. As you can see from the picture below a quarter of an ordinary sausage fits nicely in to the hole, but to the dogs disgust does not come out as easy!
Also cream cheese in the bone leaves them licking them for ages.

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