Emmett had his first visit to the Vet as Emmett Johnson and received the start of his puppy shots.
He was 7.5 weeks old and weighed 12.4 pounds. He goes for his 2nd series of puppy shots on
June 19th at 3 PM.
He's gained almost 7 pounds since we brought him home when he became part of our family on May 9th.
After breaking my fibula and being in a cast, we have still managed to work on his potty training and he's still doing well.
I have potty pads in the Den, Kitchen and Office. The key to potty training a puppy is, to take him outside to go potty when he first wakes up, after he drinks, eats, sleeps or plays.
No water or food after 7 PM.
Emmett will go to the backdoor to be let outside to go potty and if I'm not fast enough, he will go on a potty pad. I have 2 cases of potty pads and change them daily or as shown in the picture below right after he poops I change the pad immediately.
For his age Emmett is doing very, very well. He still has accidents but we're definitely on the right track and he will whine if he needs to go outside.
I put a collar on him a few days ago and once I finally got it on, he was okay with it. I attached a puppy leash and played around with him in the kitchen and he didn't care for it very much. Since then anytime I leave the kitchen I put a leash on him and take him along.
This way he gets use to the leash, has a little more freedom with the rest of the house and I can monitor his outside needs.
I will walk him around the front driveway with it to get him more accustomed. Out front he'll be distracted and will not pay attention to the leash and it's a great way to get him use to it.
He definitely has razor sharp little puppy teeth and I have been approved as a chew toy as has Mark.
I love watching Emmett and the things I've already learned by doing so.
1) He puts everything in his mouth to taste - sticks, paper, leaves, human body parts, shoes etc.
Anything at his eye level has his undivided attention.
2) He's very smart with a very testing and stubborn streak.
3) He loves to dig and is very "FOOD" motivated! Emmett is very polite and gentle taking
any and all food from my hands. Considering his age, weight and size, it looks like he's
developing some really good habits.
4) He's curious about everything, I really enjoy watching him as he experiences anything new for
the first time.
5) He loves to play hard and he drags his Teddy Bear all over the place. He and Mr. Bear are now
the same length.
6) He started chewing on the wall paper and I managed to catch him in the act.
I now carry a little bottle that sprays water and so far any time I've had to give a gentle correction he responds very quickly.
I've also started to train him to sit and to watch me. Watch Me is a command that I learned many years ago and all it does is teach Emmett to look directly into my eyes when I speak to him. In an Obedience Trial you can either do voice commands or hand signals. When I tell Emmett to Watch Me, I have all of his attention.
Speaking of the little darling, I need to wake him up and take him outside for a potty break and romp around the yard. Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day.
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