We've had our first trip tonight to the vet with Dodger for his first injection and check up. All went well and he was very chilled with the vet and about the injection - didn't even blink! In fact just lied on the table sniffing around a bit.
He's very sleepy now and has lost his appetite a bit, but am sure he'll bounce back in no time.
He was weighed at the vets - coming in at 7.5kg! Dodger is a little podger!
Quick few question for other new puppy owners - how much is your little one eating? Dodger finally became full earlier with 175g of Pedigree and 100g mince! Ate nearly all of it too! I had been feeding him a lot less - not realising and this led to him being a bit of a handful. Thank you Ali for your much needed help and advice this morning, it has made a big difference so far to his boistrous behaviour.
Also, what foods are people possibly planning to move onto from Pedigree?
We have also been much firmer about the biting and that's calming down now too. He's got lots of toys so we are using the distraction method - and so far it seems to be working. That and being told 'no' lots.
On another note - any tips about how to get used to being in the car? In the front with someone in the passenger seat he's fine - although doesn't like the footwell keeps getting up on the lap of the passenger. Happy in the back, as long as he's on someone's lap - does not like the boot, starts howling and shaking. So... how can I get him more used to the car?
On the way home when we picked him up on Saturday he settled down in the front quite quickly and then slept, so today was outing number 2 and things were not so smooth. Any tips welcomed - open to trying anything.
Look forward to some more pics and posts soon - I'll pop up some pics of Dodger once I can find where I hid the cable for the computer - I moved it out of chewing distance, so I know it's somewhere safe.
