Re: Monza update

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

Hi All

Lyn makes a couple of comments here that prompt me to make comments. :-)

 >Monza discovered birdies in flight this morning. Sat right down immediately
and stared at them. <

I have noticed these guys are very bird orientated.  We have a lot of birds 
here and when the litter was here I would see them all lined up in the pen 
just sitting alert staring at the blueberry bushes where the birds really 
like to hang.  I think we have some potential here with possible 
hunting/retrieving performance... :-))))


 > Dr. Brauer gave me a personal recommendation of a lady in the area that 
is very good with puppies.  In
>fact, he even told me his take of the people offering puppy classes in the 
>area.  <


First on  public classes verses private obedience lessons.  I  very 
strongly encourage all of you to go with public classes and to make this an 
on going life long practice if your incline to be "recluse" .  Do private 
training in addition if you wish but you can not beat the socialization 
that the public classes provide.

  Dogs need to be around other breeds of dogs to learn how to interact with 
diffrent breeds.  As well diffrent people, diffrent sexes, attire, size 
shape, color, smell, list goes on.  All of these things play a huge roll in 
how well adjusted your dog will be.  Dogs who see only private trainers 
often have social handicaps and become isolated so to speak.  Good way to 
create personality problems such as separation anxiety.  It's also a good 
if you can have others take your puppy on outings.  Lots of people lots of 
other dogs stimulation to new sounds and sights are very important for a 
dog of any breed.  Yes Goldens by nature are not spooky, but you can create 
a spooky dog by sheltering it.  I would hope that each of you have taken 
your puppy on at least 5 car rides by now, that your puppy has met many new 
people and seen lots of new places...

Example is Scarlette was raised in a kennel only for the first five months 
of her life before we got her.  When we brought her home she did not know 
what a ball was or had ever been in a car.  She learned real fast what 
balls were but still to this day we can not ride Scarlette loose in the car 
and she would rather not go...  We don't like this as we like to take our 
dogs with us when ever we can. As well at her first obedience classes she 
barfed every time.  She was so nervous around other dogs...   Please please 
take your puppies out get them use to everything...


> >he still likes to urinate every hour or so when out of the crate.<


Puppies pee!  TRiX pees about every 30 minutes when she is awake and always 
when she wakes even from only a 5 minute nap.  Some puppies are able to 
hold it longer some are not.  This is not unusual nor doe it concern me in 
the slightest.  I do not think if your puppies are urinating with frequency 
it means any more than the system is working (especially if they hold it 
all night in the crate if a puppy is going in his/her crate then you *might 
have an issue)  The brain has not connected just yet.  Potty training is in 
part as you all know your "problem" (note in Owners Manual I clearly give 
you that responsibility) <smile>. In addition to it being a learned 
behavior bladder control comes with age...

*might:  If your absolutely sure *you* are following the rules:  taking up 
water hour before bed time giving proper potty break just before bed and 
your still having crate problems then you probably have a medical 
problem...  If not it's *you* and or just still learning/control curve.


Off to work!

Gina