Posted by octopusprime on August 3, 2006, at 20:25:33
In reply to Re: Anyone Know anthing about raising a 3lb pup? » Snoozin, posted by Phillipa on August 3, 2006, at 13:50:55
May I suggest taking a photo of your pup in a mailbox or newspaper holder? We did this with our pug when he was 5 lbs and it's the most adorable puppy photo we have.
The pug was a real finicky eater for a month or two. He started at 4.5 lbs when we got him at 7 weeks. I was worried about his eating so I'd stand over him and drag him back to his food if I thought he lost interest too fast. This stage lasted a month or so. Now he gulps his meals in 30 seconds. In hindsight I wish I had worried less about how much he ate because he turned out just fine. I didn't need to stand over him. Dogs eat when they're hungry. As long is the dog is eating something and pooping ok you don't need to worry.
We bought earplugs and let the puppy cry at night. I felt bad about it but ultimately we didn't want him to sleep on our bed. He stopped crying after a week, maybe less. We kept the puppy in a 6x6' pen with litter boxes on plastic on one side and his dog bed on the other. When we woke up in the morning he would have gone 2-3 times during the night for the first 2 months or so. I found this much easier than worrying about waking up to take the puppy out, although cleaning up in the morning was a bit of a pain.
The first month of having a puppy was hard, even though I wanted a puppy desperately and had experience with a pug puppy as a teenager. I kept threatening to trade the pug in for a goldfish (mostly after he peed on the floor). It got way easier after that.
Did I mention that you should take lots of photos? Do you have a photo of your puppy to share? I like puppies
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