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Greenhead22 wrote:I'm using the crate, only time he gets out is when he wakes up and starts whinning.

Well congratulations......the pup has trained you to let him out of his crate when he whines, now.

So far he relieved himself 4 times in the house, finally caught him in the act the last time and think I got my point across.

What'd you do?.......spread some newspaper on the living room carpet and whiz on it to show him that's where he's 'spose to 'go'?

I'm starting to pay more attention to him and starting to get a better feel of when he wants to go potty.

Yeah.....usually after 12 double-rolls of 'Bounty' and yo hands stay wrinkled from moppin-up 5 gallons of luke-warm puppy piss, you start to get the 'feel' of it, alright. But yeah, when you can anticipate when he's fixin' to spring a leak, take him outside.....even if you have to pick him up and literally take him outside.

Anne says you oughta name him 'Amen', 'cause we ALL gonna be prayin' for yo dog........ BWAAAAAHAhahahaha!!!

Look......I know it's your first dog. Like I told you the other day, you're gonna have to be REAL patient and use some common sense (uh.....'might have to borrow some from somebody else:D). Dog ain't gonna mess-up the only place he has to lay for the next however-many hours......he don't know when you're coming back. If you keep him in the crate INSIDE, then take him directly outside as soon as you let him out of the crate. When he squats......tell him, "Good Boy!" and praise him 'cause he's doin' what you want him to.... WHERE you want him to. When you catch him doing it inside, tell him "No!", gently pick him up and carry him outside and put him on the grass. It ain't his fault, 'cause you haven't figured-out the timing and method of correction, yet. Sometimes, it's just a matter of repetition.

Just try to be fair with the dog and don't punish him unless you're positive he knows better or because you're just frustrated 'cause you can't figure-out how to communicate with him. Raisin' a puppy for a companion is a full-time job......if you ain't up to it......you're gonna let HIM down. Be PATIENT! Keep trying. I give you a hard time, but I'm still pullin' for ya. Good luck!

ha ha.........very funny........

Dad is coming in tomorrow, said no dog in house, so this will be his last night in here with dad around. He does great one minute, then totally opposite the next.

How about Jeffduke. Better get ready, its amazing what he can manage to chew up and destroy. Dad's shoes will be first. Your favorite _____ will be next.

GH22,
It is hard being patient with a lab. A male is going to be a real headach I know I have two of them and sometimes I just wanna best the crap out of them .

My labs name is GRITS. Yep, you guessed it. Aint nothing like grits and eggs before sunrise. It's also funny how my little girls would call him before they could properly pronounce grits. He thought his name was GETS for the longest. Every once in a while I'll call him that just to think of my little ones.

Deadeye

If you really want to come up with a great name for your pup, wait several weeks, It is funny how they will name themselves. No telling what you will come up with, Maybe Pin because he ate your mounted bull sprig, or Justin because he ate your new pair of Justin Ropers or maybe Good Year because he chewed a hole in that new set of Wranglers on your 4x4. I named mine Nash because he ate a book by Nash Buckingham, never even got to read it either!!! Either way it really does not matter, they do not know what in the hell we are saying anyway.

If you name him "BUICK", he won't come when the black folks call him

How about Oz? Seems he's a real "whiz!"

Hehe......I think Rowdy fits him well.......he's responded to it very well over the past two days. One problem I'm having is when he isn't on the leash. He pretty much runs up under my feet every step I take. When he's on the leash I've got him on my left side walking stride for stride.

goosebruce wrote:My next dog is going to be named SHAFT, big, black, and bad. So kickass, he'll have theme music when he walks down the street. travis

How about my personal favorite dawg from the movies, "Dinky".

"What is this a dog?"...... "Yah, he's Aunt Edna's, his names' Dinky and he watches family feud."...... "You folks didn't get to meet Dinky last night, he had the $#!+'s, so he stayed in the barn."