New Puppy Tips/Advice?
Hi everyone,
My wife and I are the new parents to a very playful 18 week old female Samoyed.
She's been with us since last Friday March 6th. Since then it's been quite the roller coaster ride, from seeing her smile at us, lick our hands/face and follow us around to lunging at us, peeing over the floor, and trying to mouth anything that comes within 2 inches of her face. I was hoping we could ask this subreddit for some general tips and advice on how to best care for our little girl.
1.) Her paws are very soft and tender. Should we try to put a cream on them to keep them that way? I don't want her to have dry paws but also acknowledge her paws need to toughen up over time...
2.) How often should we be cleaning her ears / brushing her baby teeth these days? Should it be a daily routine? Again, don't want to go overkill and cause any inflammation as a result of trying to do too much.
3.) Potty training: In the morning, after being crated during the night, she will go pee outside when we take her. However, after that, she will constantly pee everywhere in the house, in different locations. When we spot her peeing, we try to carry her outside to finish peeing, but this doesn't usually work very well.
4.) Going #2: As of right now (2:01PM EST), she hasn't gone #2 in over 30 hours (since yesterday morning). We've continually left the water bowl out for her to drink and we've gone on multiple walks, but she doesn't seem to have a desire to go #2... does anyone have any tips or advice on this??
Greatly appreciate any feedback or tips/advice.
My wife and I are the new parents to a very playful 18 week old female Samoyed.
She's been with us since last Friday March 6th. Since then it's been quite the roller coaster ride, from seeing her smile at us, lick our hands/face and follow us around to lunging at us, peeing over the floor, and trying to mouth anything that comes within 2 inches of her face. I was hoping we could ask this subreddit for some general tips and advice on how to best care for our little girl.
1.) Her paws are very soft and tender. Should we try to put a cream on them to keep them that way? I don't want her to have dry paws but also acknowledge her paws need to toughen up over time...
2.) How often should we be cleaning her ears / brushing her baby teeth these days? Should it be a daily routine? Again, don't want to go overkill and cause any inflammation as a result of trying to do too much.
3.) Potty training: In the morning, after being crated during the night, she will go pee outside when we take her. However, after that, she will constantly pee everywhere in the house, in different locations. When we spot her peeing, we try to carry her outside to finish peeing, but this doesn't usually work very well.
4.) Going #2: As of right now (2:01PM EST), she hasn't gone #2 in over 30 hours (since yesterday morning). We've continually left the water bowl out for her to drink and we've gone on multiple walks, but she doesn't seem to have a desire to go #2... does anyone have any tips or advice on this??
Greatly appreciate any feedback or tips/advice.