07-17-2019, 11:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-17-2019, 11:11 PM by LPC.
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Hmm, if he is only 5 weeks old - and I think you could be right - then this would explain everything. Please read these web pages very carefully. They will help you understand the situation:
https://pets.thenest.com/puppy-dogs-read...-3689.html
and
https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/he...dults.aspx
Weaning may have been done too abruptly, too. It might be prudent to give him a little puppy milk in addition to "normal" food. The kibble, if you must use it, should be designed for puppies and young dogs. Please see this page about weaning:
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/...eaned.html
I'm glad that you had him out of his cage and with you last night. He needs to establish love bonds at this young age, having been taken away from his mother at too young an age. That is not your fault; it is the fault of the original human who handed him to a refuge way too soon.
Please give him all the attention you can during these vital first weeks with you. He wants to be with someone for love and attention. Locking him in a cage will only distress him.
Later, when you have to go to school or work, it would be better for him to be free in your room rather than locked up in a cage. Ideally, you should arrange for a dog-loving person to take him for walks whilst you are out. That will reduce the chances of "accidents" and will also give him the company he needs.
Every best wish to you and your puppy!
https://pets.thenest.com/puppy-dogs-read...-3689.html
and
https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/he...dults.aspx
Weaning may have been done too abruptly, too. It might be prudent to give him a little puppy milk in addition to "normal" food. The kibble, if you must use it, should be designed for puppies and young dogs. Please see this page about weaning:
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/...eaned.html
I'm glad that you had him out of his cage and with you last night. He needs to establish love bonds at this young age, having been taken away from his mother at too young an age. That is not your fault; it is the fault of the original human who handed him to a refuge way too soon.
Please give him all the attention you can during these vital first weeks with you. He wants to be with someone for love and attention. Locking him in a cage will only distress him.
Later, when you have to go to school or work, it would be better for him to be free in your room rather than locked up in a cage. Ideally, you should arrange for a dog-loving person to take him for walks whilst you are out. That will reduce the chances of "accidents" and will also give him the company he needs.
Every best wish to you and your puppy!
