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Ugh, I was getting up every two hours when we first got our little one. I didn't get a full night's sleep for 4/5 months, it was fucking exhausting, had just started my own business and we'd both just been sick with covid for the first time. How the fuck did we cope??
@Dooks-Fatberg Just read the rest of your posts, tragic circumstances but you've got a little treasure out of the situation. Hope you're all doing well, mate.
Here's our little fella, Monkey, at 9 weeks, my favourite pic of him as a puppy and on the weekend after a 10kms+ of walkies day.
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A 10-week-old puppy can usually hold their bladder for about one hour:
8–10 weeks: Puppies this age can usually only hold their bladder for one hour or less.
10–12 weeks: Bladder capacity increases, but most puppies can still only hold it for about two hours.
3–6 months: Puppies can usually hold it for one hour per month of age, so a three-month-old puppy can hold it for three hours.
6 months to 1 year: Puppies can usually hold it for four to six hours.
Over 6 months: Puppies can usually hold it for six to eight hours.
Puppies need to go to the bathroom more often than adult dogs, and their bladders aren't fully developed yet. Here are some tips for helping your puppy learn to hold their bladder:
Take them outside frequently: Take your puppy outside to go to the bathroom every hour during waking hours.
Look for signs: Look for signs that your puppy needs to go, such as sniffing, circling, or hunching their back.
Reward them: Reward your puppy when they go to the bathroom in the right place.
Have a routine: Have a puppy potty routine so you can anticipate when they need to go.
Use a crate: Crate training can help because animals don't like to go to the bathroom where they sleep.
AI overview there.
But it looks like:
As soon as they wake up, get them outside or on their pad. Have the pen split in two, one side the bed the other side toilet.
I think I slept downstairs for nearly a month with Bailey. And when she's EATEN ALL THE FUCKING SHIT AND IS NOW SHITTING THROUGH THE EYE OF NEEDLE I end up sleeping downstairs as it's easier to manage. Bit like I did with the kids.