newgoldenmommy
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Camie,
Thank you so much for the newest addition to the family! Our car trip home was about 2 and a half hours and he slept in my lap or licked on me the entire time. He was calm and sweet and didn't use the bathroom! He went to the bathroom when we got home and each time he has gone outside has used the restroom and gotten much praise!!! He ate a little, and I even got him to come in and out of his crate playing with toys. He passed out cold in our living room and so we put him to bed for the night. He did cry a tiny bit, but then fell on to sleep. Hoping he does not wake up many times and cry. It breaks my heart to hear those sounds 
He walks around this yard like he is a big dog and knows the lay of the land already. We go to our first vet visit on Monday.
Thank you again for everything. He is the most loving and cuddly little thing. He loves to lay on my feet or nuzzle in my neck. Won't be too long until he is too big for all of that!!
I will get some pictures posted this week.
Bonnie
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Carol
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Congratulations Bonnie on your new little baby!!! I'm glad he's doing so well. Look forward to pictures real soon. |
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Debbie
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newgoldenmommy
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So we have done wonderfully this weekend with Brinkley! He is getting on a feeding schedule and eating well. His appetite and thirst are amazing!! He plays hard and crashes hard. Lots of naps!! He is also getting on a potty schedule which is fantastic!
I do have one concern- it seems as though his crying is getting worse each time we put him into the crate. Every night he has cried harder, longer, and louder. He will go into his crate willingly during the day to play with toys and then comes back out. But at night, he falls asleep in the den with us and we pick him up and put him into the crate. He then wakes up and cries incessantly. It is killing me. Is this normal? Will he get comfortable with this and eventually stop crying? I just hate for him to be so upset and distressed!! Any suggestions, tips, or motivational words of wisdom anyone?
Thanks-
New mommy Bonnie who hates to hear my baby cry!
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Debbie
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Hey Bonnie.......dont despair some of them just take longer to get used to the crate. It is similiar to putting your baby in the crib and they cry cause they want you to hold them! Are you in the den when you put him in his crate? Some of them do better in a quiet room......it helped us with our male to put a blanket over the crate( then later we had to stop because he would pull the blanket in the crate with him and we were afraid he would eat it!)......he was happier when it was dark.......or our female was happy if we left music on in the bedroom ( some kind of noise) when we left her in her crate. Basically just try the same routine with them and give them 15 minutes and see if the fussing stops. It just takes time and you have to figure out a routine that works for your family......and give them a couple weeks and hopefully they will get used to it!  Hang in there.........hope it gets better for you! |
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CAMIE
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Bonnie,
Try to hold out on going to get him ok. Give it a few more days..I promise he will settle down some ok. Try sticking him in the crate when he frist acts sleepy..instead of waking him up and putting him in ok.
Some pups do really good with the crate..others it takes a week or so ok
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newgoldenmommy
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Thanks for the advice Debbie and Camie. I have been good and we have not taken him out of the crate when he cries. He stays in there through the night. This morning, however, was very hard as I had to put him in there so I could go to work and he was screaming. I started crying this morning as he is screaming louder each time. Last night he cried for over a half an hour before he quieted down. His crate is in a quiet room that is where we enter and leave the house to go to work. We keep the lights off when we put him into the crate. We play with him in there also so that it isn't simply the room where he is isolated. He eats and drinks in that room, we keep his dishes there and we play with him there. We put a few toys in the crate and there is a blanket in there with him. He goes in willingly when we put a baby gate over the door and will play in there and rest. I put a treat in there this morning also. We cover the top with blankets too so it is his own little room. It is just breaking my heart. Someone told me to put a t-shirt or something that my boyfriend or I had been wearing in with him so he has our smell.
I take him to the vet this afternoon. Otherwise, he is doing fantastic. His little personality is coming out. He loves the little rope toy you put in his packet Camie! He loves his squeaky toys too. He is eating great! We love him to death!
I will hang in there and I hope that he will calm a bit soon. Thanks-
Bonnie
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Tara
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Bonnie,
Also, you should have times during the day when you put him in the crate for about 30 minutes when you are there so that he doesn't associate the crate with negativity.... My male "Whiskey" had a harder time with the crate than Blaze but they do get it... I promise.. stay strong and remember its for his safety....
tara
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Carol
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He'll get it Bonnie. It's very hard at first, but he'll be fine. My Maggie loves her crate. Wish I could take it down, but she loves it too much and I just can't take it away from her. You'll see, just give him time. We all understand and sympathize with you, so hang in there and try not to get so upset. Carol |
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oh Bonnie sounds like he is very persistant.......our Digger ( male) was like that too.......he a determined fella..lol!! I hope things get better......sounds like you are doing all the right things....just try to be as determined as he is and give it time........hope it gets better soon. I know it can be exhausting!! |
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newgoldenmommy
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Well Mr. Brinkley had his vet visit last night and the vet thought he was just beautiful! She said that he was perfect and everything looked and sounded great. She does want me to work on getting him to gain a tiny bit of weight. He was 7.5 pounds exactly! The funniest thing, when he gets excited, he gets the hiccups. He gets them like 3 or 4 times a day.
He is doing wonderfully, and really getting on a potty schedule. He LOVES to play with just about anything you put in front of him. Some of the stuffed animals that I got for him are just a bit too big for him, but he marches up to them and grabs hold and trots around the house with them. He finally met my oldest cat yesterday. They have been having a staring contest and yesterday he caught her while she was eating. He started chewing on her tail!!! She hissed at him and so now he knows so stay at a safe distance.
He really has brought so much joy into our lives. He knows his momma and daddy and never strays too far from us. Still crying pretty hard at night, but we are working on it.
I promise to post some photos tonight.
Bonnie
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Carmen
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Bonnie - both my guys use to get hiccups when they were puppies and until now, I had completely forgot about that. I use to really worry because they would hiccup so hard! Hang in there with the crate. Things will get better!
Carmen
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CAMIE
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Yeah...at this point MOST of my pups are weighing in at the least 10 bs.
They just had to have mom taken away at only 3 wks old...so they got off to a rough start. But He will gain weight fast
Howws the crate going?
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newgoldenmommy
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The crate is going about the same Camie. I did put a shirt that I had been wearing into the crate so it would have my scent on it. The crying continues. I don't know whether it is better to put a blanket over the crate so he can't see out or to leave the blanket off so he can see. I have had it on, but today tried it off when I left for work. He didn't seem to cry as loudly or as hard.
My concern is that he is upsetting himself so much when I put him in his crate that he is throwing up his breakfast. I come home at lunch time to take him out and play with him and he has thrown up out the crate door. The other concern is that he was going into the crate willingly to play with his toys and now I think he is starting to associate it with the fact that he is alone when he goes in and he is more reluctant to go in even when we are playing with him. He will go in and leave very quickly. Don't want him to start hating going into it. It is good that he goes in of his own will. I don't want to force him into the crate each day as I know that won't help.
Any ideas?
Bonnie
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Bonnie,
Honestly it just takes time.... days some times a week or 2 you just have to be consistant.... Must give him some time in there during the days when you are home so that he doesn't give it a negative association... they are just like children in that respect crying until they throw up.. poor lil buddy.. he'll get it... I know it tears you up though...don't worry bonnie he will eventually get it...
tara
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Brad
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Hi Bonnie -
I picked up my little girl (Mady) from Camie on Sunday morning. The first night with the crate was really tough. Mady cried all night and I don't think she slept at all. She also used the bathroom in the crate a few times (even after I walked her before putting her in). What I did last night - which solved the crate problems was leave a radio on in the room the crate is in. Last night, she went in the crate. She cried for about a minute or two, and then calmed down and went to sleep. Today, when I left the house, she cried for about 10 seconds and then relaxed. Good luck with your little boy!
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yea........the music is a great suggestion, it always helps with ours too, to either leave radio or TV on if they have problems being left alone........hope things get better! ..hang in there! |
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We often left the tv on when we left so that Whiskey would not feel alond... don't know if that was more for him or me..
tara
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newgoldenmommy
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I am knocking on wood big time! But we left the tv on last night and got barely a peep out of him. I am home today for the Veterans Day holiday and put him in for a little bit while I am home and left the tv on. He cried for a few seconds and seems to have stopped. Thanks for the tips!!
Brad- I hope you are having as much fun with yours as we are. He is so funny!
Bonnie
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Carol
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Glad things are better Bonnie. It's so hard in the beginning, but it gets better. The radio seems to always do the trick. I sometime still leave the radio on for Maggie when I'm gonna be gone for any length of time. Keep up the good work and enjoy today with your baby. Carol |
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You know...I forgot about that one. I always put the crate in the kitchen...and I'm up late every night..and t.v is always on.
I never had a problem after a few days.
Jiggs on the other hand...HE HATED THE CRATE!!! Went nuts inside it..it's like it freaked him out!!!! He also got so upset..he pooped in it. So..I eventually gave in and left him out of it.
As for the golden babies...usually..I guess I was lucky.
..I only had a problem with Satin at frist.
After about 3 nights...she was quiet.
Oh Bonnie..I do hope he will be ok now
Welcome Brad!!!! I'm so glad you like her
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Adorable, just adorable!!! Brinkley looks like he is very comfortable in his new home. Thanks for the pictures, they're great. |
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Awww..could you email those to me?
I would like to add him to my website
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Okay so I have another question about training. Brinkley is doing so much better with the crate. He barely whines at all when we put him in now which is great!
He has been humping his toys and now he has taken to starting on my leg. Forgive me for the politically incorrect question, but that isn't really something that I want him to get in the habit of doing. I know that it is a dominance thing. We tell him no, but he has this selective hearing. Sometimes he hears NO and stops immediately. Other times, he hears NO and it doesn't phase him a bit. Any suggestions to make sure he stops this leg humping business before it goes any further?
Thanks-
Bonnie
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You may have to physically move him off and say "off" that is the command you want to use for him... NO means nothing off means do something else not hump..lol......Continue with the "off" command.....it should help...
tara
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newgoldenmommy
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Thanks Tara- actually Off never even entered my brain. I will try that. So many commands swimming around in my head right now!
Bonnie
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CAMIE
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ok...I never had any of my goldens, male or female do this...REALLY!!!!
Now...don't get me wrong..the boys...like to hump pillows, toys etc...it is a MALE THING!!...They do this even at 5 wks old. This does not mean...HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS!!...Now...take him by the collar when he is ONLY humping your leg ok...and pull him off..do it rough..but not like ROUGH.. you know what I mean. And tell him NO or OFF. Now say this HARSH!!!!.....
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