GReat advice from all the experienced berner folks out there. Having a 13 week old berner boy and 2 older girls, it is imperative to have appropriate expectations for all.
I would recommend getting a couple of the wonderful puppy books that address developmental stages. They will help to keep you on course with what is realistic for your baby. As these guys and gals grow it is hard to remember that they are infants and everyhting is new. Here is a rough schedule of our puppy day, perhaps it will help. Cutter goes to bed about 11pm and wakes up the first time around 5:30 to go out. Then we put him back to bed and he sleeps about another hour. Outside to potty Breakfast Play Outside to potty Play/training Nap Outside to potty Play/Training/or a short 10 minute walk. * I am trying the tether approach to walking. I secure his leash around my waist and the other end to his collar, positioning him on my left side and walk with treats to teach where and how I want him to walk with me. Of couse when we train-walk in the yard he is not teathered and I can be seen making an absolute fool of myself doing the wacky walk, singing, laughing etc, to get him to follow me. Lunch Play Potty play Nap...me too! Potty play/training Potty Nap Potty Dinner play potty play/short walk nap potty play potty nap potty play potty BEDTIME!!!!!!! It is a good thing I am not working these days, because this is a big job. I have so much respect for people who are raising a new puppy and children. I don't know how you do it. Hope this helps! Wendi ===== Wendi Giordano [EMAIL PROTECTED] Striving to be worthy of my beautiful Berner girls... Miss Kitty (Swiss Stars Cat Balou) Splash (Swiss Stars Over Niagara) And Struggling to live up to "A tired puppy is a good puppy." Cutter (Swiss Stars Black Diamond) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com
