It sounds you are doing about right to me. I have a 13 week old puppy. Her name is Peaches. She is 1.5 pounds. She stays in a baby playpen whenever I can't be right there to watch her. Most of my dogs always sleep with me, but she is so small I'm afraid she will fall off the bed and get hurt. Betty
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 6:49 PM, lilacs4angels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi, Our little Shivers is 13 weeks old today and weighs just 3 > pounds. He is very lovable. He is also the first puppy we've ever > had...so not sure we're doing things right. > > We got a baby gate and put it across the door to our front bathroom > which is a good size. We put paper in one corner...his bed in > another...water bowl (which is always full of fresh water) in another > corner...plus some toys. > > Our daughter (grown with three labs) think we are mean to put Shivers > in the bathroom (it is an inside room and the warmest in the house). > We take him outside about every hour or two. > > When we got him he was on Beneful...we are changing him to Natural > Balance Ultra Small Bites for small breeds...he is doing fine with > the change which we've done gradually...in a couple more days he'll > be on the good stuff completely. > > We've been feeding him about 1/3 cup in the morning and again in the > afternoon...not sure if this is too much...any suggestions... > > Shivers will use the paper if we don't get him out in time which we > do like as we're not always home on an hourly schedule. > > Our daughter thinks we should litter box train our little one... > > He does stay in the bathroom overnight and will go to his bed when he > is told too. > > Another question we have is...how often should we bathe him...we > picked up some tearless shampoo at Petco (who also trimmed his nails > for us). We know we're not supposed to get any water in his > ears...great to know that. > > He had his first shot in October...when is he due for the second and > third.... > > sorry this is long...it seems that we are having a hard time getting > straight answers... > > Thank you for all your help. > > Ruth > > >
