- First few days
- Creating independence
- crate train
- area to relax
- vets, groomers, vehicles
- night time routine
- day time routine
- management tool
- charging up the crate
- door closed, scatter food inside
- when pup tries to get in open door
- repeat until their waiting in the crate
- scatter food in the crate to build duration
- gradually push door close whilst they are scatter feeding
- open door, feed at far side of crate
- rewarding independence
- puppy should have access to you for first 7 days
- kong in crate
- allow choice to find you
- Calm and sleep
- nighttime routine
- something exciting 45m before bedtime; tug, brain games etc
- when they start to tire put lead on and take outside to toilet
- settle with massage
- put in crate with chew
- 24/7 access fits 7 days
- first 3 days, owner sleeps by crate
- days 4-6 gradually move crate away
- day 7 in your own bed
- nighttime troubleshooting
- if pup wakes, wait a few moments before responding
- try stoke to soothe otherwise take outside to toilet
- remain calm
- back in crate with something to self soothe
- sleep and calm
- 18-20 hours sleep
- developing mentally and physically rapidly, need lots of sleep to cope with this
- adult dogs; 50% sleep, 30% lying around, 20% active
- regulate puppy sleep
- create calm to encourage rest
- excitement v calm
- short bursts of excitement followed by calm
- enrichment
- ditch the bowl
- enrichment with people around may lower chances of RG later on
- Littermate syndrome
- don’t have to be littermates
- strong attachment bond
- separate dogs in order to avoid SA
- can cause aggression
- Toilet training
- stretching of the bladder is registered consciously as discomfort in brain centres, can then send signals to suppress emptying reflex
- as bladder stretches pup’s urge to urinate becomes immediate and overwhelming
- 6-14 weeks = 8-10 times daily
- 14-20 weeks = 6-8 times daily
- 20-30 weeks = 4-6 times daily
- 30+ weeks = 3-4 times daily
- can’t fully control bladder til 30 weeks (7 months)
- signs
- sniffing
- spinning
- agitation
- mouthing
- when
- after waking up
- first thing in the morning
- after excitement
- last thing at night
- when active every 15-30 mins
- don’t punish mistakes
- treat after, nit when they come inside
- limit areas so that they can be watched – house line?
- diary for toileting routine
- when pup left alone
- no puppy pads, use same substrate as outside
- Environment
- puppy proof
- chewing and biting is how pup learns about environment
- chewing soothes teething pain
- appropriate chewing
- kongs
- chew toys
- frozen carrots
- anything they are allowed to chew
- out of reach
- wires
- anything on low shelves
- clothing on radiators
- slippers/shoes
- anything they shouldn’t have
- stopping boredom
- learn favourite textures
- puppy pens
- alternate chew and toys
- if pup has something that they shouldn’t have
- ‘fridge’ by Steve Mann
- say ‘fridge’
- open fridge
- give pup something tasty from fridge
- repeat until pup understands ‘fridge’
- toy swap
- Chirag Patel – drop (example of backchaining)
- biting
- calm tug games
- hand feeding
- calm stroke and massage
- don’t handle when excited
- consequences
- calling away from something
- Socialisation
- easiest time – before 12 weeks (larger breeds later)
- under socialised problems
- fear aggression
- aggression
- overwhelm
- flight response
- over socialisation problems
- over excitement
- frustration related behaviours
- lack of focus
- before 12 weeks
- well run socialisation classes
- vet visits
- meeting vaccinated dogs
- meeting people
- habituate in doggy pram or carry
- postive experiences
- puppies make bad choices, some choices have to be made for them
- puppy’s pace
- don’t force into uncomfortable situations
- encourage and reward
- body language
- socialise to
- different places
- different people
- different dogs
- surfaces
- noises
- handling
- don’t let pup greet everything and everyone
- teach middle for safe space and observing
