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You guys are brave with the Brussels sprout kimchi! Top work.

Few pages late but that’s a fuckin banger, congrats

Thanks all. She’s only 9 weeks @AlexD ... bit firmer today 👍😆

Back to the shit talk. Willow is doing well, we all survived the first ten days, she sleeps through the night and is starting to love her crate.

But her poops have gone pretty soft. First one of the morning usually starts firm, then, well... not so.

No dietary changes. Feeding Eukanuba puppy kibble as the breeder was feeding.

She was at the Vet for a routine checkup on Monday, we mentioned it and he seemed unconcerned. Otherwise healthy. Gave us a tube of some kind of gut bacteria stuff, didn’t help.

Going to try rice and chicken for a day or two. Anyone had the same?

One click, one swipe. Guilty as charged.

Thanks Markyboy, that’s a good perspective, we do have a bigger wire one we can try in a few weeks once she’s got used to the idea.

My old pizza stone finally broke (must have baked a hundred loaves on it with an upturned casserole on top)

Here’s the replacement

Cheers!

Thanks for the tip! (And the shaft)

Yes, here. Haven’t tested for leaks yet! Took nearly 3 months to come. In case you’re in a hurry...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20L-Oak-barrels-Wooden-Cask-Whiskey-Wine-Cider-Barrels-Water-Butt-Beer-Keg-/201528133509?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

TL:dr version: We’ve had Willow about four days now and surviving. She is clearly smart and has no shortage of energy.

Long version. These things going well:

Training in general. She is really food driven and can laser focus. She quickly got sit, and ‘in’ (crate). She’s evolving mid lesson and we’re having to think on our feet.

Potty training. Yes we’ve had an accident or two, but last 48 hours have gone pretty well, of course we are setting timers etc to keep taking her out.

Crate. She’s happy to go in there, she’s sleeping and eating in it. She’s getting the hang of going in on command for a treat, even when not sleepy. Won’t stay in yet unless tired. Need a bigger one soon.

Cat and toddlers. No big dramas so far, our 18m.o. Human is a bit wary but 3 yo is fine, however see nipping below.

Things needing work:

Sleeping. We’ve done four nights with her downstairs on the futon with her crates. She’s done pretty well, sleeping for a few hours in between toilet breaks, and generally most of the night, she decides at some point in the small hours she wants to play and then it’s an hour to get her settled and back in the crate with the treat routine. Tonight we’re going to try leaving her alone... set alarms for Pre-emptive potty to try to stay one step ahead of her.

Biting, mouthing, nipping. All normal puppy behaviour I understand. Preferably distract with something she can chew. If she’s intent on going for us, gently close her mouth, calm her down. She’s generally soft mouthed but we want to iron it out early on. Our 3yo boy gets very excited with her of course and if they’re inside it can turn into a nip fest pretty quickly.

Being alone. When she’s awake, we generally go outside for some exercise (10-20 min depending how cold it is!) then inside for some play. She loves pulling on rope toys and suchlike. Or chewing an antler or dental stick. BUT we generally have to be in her ‘enclosure’ with her - if we potter around outside it, she whines and claws to get out. When this happens we are just waiting till she calms, rewarding her and then going back in for a bit. The plan is to gradually increase the length we leave her. I think part of the issue is our fully open-plan living space, of which she occupies a corner. Always something to be fomo of. I understand why people crate them in utility rooms and suchlike. We do have one, but it’s the cat’s domain, so we’d need a re-plan.

I wrote most of this post while she was contentedly chewing on my lap. Having never had one before, I’m getting the whole dog thing.

Crumpet is an awesome looking doggo.

Cheers! She’s currently going by Willow which might well stick although Pepper and Biscuit are both in contention.

Hehe. Thanks. She loves a chew. Obviously prefers the rugs and wickerwork than her array of dog chew toys, but I guess that’s par for the course.

PM’d

Thanks for the advice. Our breeder is a gun dog person and said to leave them alone and let cry it out. We can’t do it. Planning three nights like last night (human on futon, her in crate beside) and then crate downstairs, us upstairs.

Thank you! I didn’t persevere - I calmed her, let her settle on my lap then transferred her back into the crate with the lid off and she went off.

She’s tired but just cried in her crate for 45 min... man this is going to be tough.

Managed a photo

😃

First night was a success I think. I slept with her downstairs, in her crate next to the futon. She settled from 11:30 to 5am, then after outside potty settled again until 7:30.

I’m off work today. What kinda routine should I aim for with an 8 week old pupper? Currently trying to get her settled in her crate after breakfast but it’s challenging because our house is open plan and there’s lots going on!

Beauty!

Oof, nice! Thanks
My fave two recipes for kimchi are
https://mykoreankitchen.com/kimchi-fried-rice/
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kimchi-jjigae

We’ve not decided yet! Two syllables preferred and current contenders all have a foody theme for some reason: Toffee, Biscuit and Ginger.

Any suggestions welcome!

I used maangchi’s easy kimchi recipe. https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/easy-kimchi

It does look a bit thick there but an awful lot of juice comes out of the veggies as they ferment and now the consistency is bang on with just barely detectable thickening of the juice. I didn’t have the sweet rice flour, just regular from the Chinese supermarket, not sure if that makes any difference.

And the flavour is awesome. Kimchi fried rice with an egg on top was back tonight after a Christmas hiatus!