Recent content by MillieC

Yup, a week after her rabies shot (last of her shots) we went for the first time, so 4 months. At 6 months, she is now a regular and LOVES it! It is great for socialization and she quickly learned after getting nipped that not everyone is your friend.

Below is exactly what we did. It was never too bad of an issue, but our trainer also recommended a tether. Put your dog on a leash in your house, play around with him and when he gets too strong, shriek and then walk away from him for a few minutes. It was interesting to learn that this is...

haha.....oh, I remember the frustration, and it is actually still happening every so often as Millie is just 6 months. The best advice I got was to consider it as becoming a habit. As annoying as it can be to take them out constantly, they will eventually learn that that is where to go, just...

You will totally get used to it and Otis will learn to like it. We have had Millie for 2.5 months now and it is all about routine, routine, routine. She is finally finally learning to like her crate as she gets a little treat every time she goes in it. She does not cry at all, only when we...

Millie started sleeping through the night a week and a half after we got her, so about 10.5 weeks. For the first week, one of us would sleep on the couch next to her and sah shhh very calmly and consistently, she would only whine/bark for a couple minutes. We slowly weaned from sleeping with...

Welcome! Where in Chicago are you from? We are in Wicker Park. Our baby girl is 4 months old today, we got her at 9 weeks and it has been a whirlwind, and SO much fun! Saturday she finally gets her rabies shot, so we are that much closer to be able to take her to the many dog parks around...

Oh, thanks for the suggestions. She is four months. She has stopped the attempted flipping for the most part (her bowl would be very difficult to flip) and now we are doing a combo of spreading food on the floor, hand feeding and she will eat a bit out of bowl. Good to know this happens and...

I think we made the mistake of putting some food on the ground around her bowl once, and now that is the only way she will eat. She will not eat directly out of her bowl, and tries to nudge it with her nose to flip it over so the food scatters and she can eat it. She is 4 months old is on the...

...crawled underneath the couch and poked her head out. It was hilarious, but she will not be able to fit in probably a day or so, she is growing so fast!

I at least got her up in my avatar. She is a cutie if I do say so myself! ;)

Hello all! We just brought 10-week old Millie home with us this Saturday. She is a docked, floppy, flashy fawn and is SO cute! This is our first boxer, and first dog actually! She slept from 11:30-6 last night...I thought that was a huge accomplishment! We live in the Wicker Park...