Hi

I have 2 lovely puppys, DJ is 8 weeks old and is a westie cross jack russell, although he looks like a little andrex pup..lol and Gizzy who is 9 weeks old who is a pure westie, does anyone know of any good puppy classes in the oxfordshire area?

Thanks

Lorraine

Contact Charney.  They will help you with training too!
I hope that you have plenty of time and patience (and hands! :p) training two puppies is no mean feat!!

I will call them as soon as i move in too faringdon, i have plenty of time on my hands, and have pups before, emmm never 2 of them though,,but oh this is fun trying to paper train 2..lol you need eyes in the back of your head, when i see Gizzy squating down i run over to him pick him and put him on the paper, no sooner has he done what needs to be done on paper and i have just made a huge fuss of him,,DJ has already done pee on carpet..lol the joys of pups,,emmm mindyou they are still easier than kids..lol

Thanks again

Lorraine x

On the subject of toilet training, i always found it easier to train the dog to go outside right from the beginning, as i thought training them to go on paper and then chainging the game plan later on would confuse them. What is the benefits of using paper rather than just taking them outside? (I'm not trying to be picky, i really am interested.)

for paper training, i found it useful for night time when u might not be able to get to them when they need loo, and they at least go on paper rather than carpet.  when i was toilet training my dog, i always took her outside when i was there, or if i didnt get there quick enough  or she couldnt hold it she wud go on paper.  I agree with toilet training outside from day one tho, i only used paper whilst her bladder was still very weak to minimise accidents, and by the door as well.

With my Gsd i did train him to go outside from day one, and he took no time at all before he was housetrained, but with the pups it is different, as my garden is like a bog,,i live in a new property where there is brandnew turf, but the turf has not taken and my yard is now a mud bath, that is why i am paper training, i do move soon and will start to get them to go outside, as the paper training is not working, i do use the puppy training spray, you just spray the area where you would like your dogs to go, but well dont waste your money as it dont work, they go everywhere but,,lol

Oh well it is fun having 2 little guys around,

Hugs Lorraine xx