Puppy Blues !

[CyclChyk]

KSH - have you considered using a childgate and putting your baby in the bathroom at night? Then you could leave a pottie pad out for her to get used to.

I have a chihuahua. And leaving him in the crate all day was a bad idea. No way can a dog that small hold it that long. Plus the retaliation he inflicted on us when we left him out of it at night was not pretty. I cozied up the bathroom as his room while we were not home and it actually turned out to be a great thing. (we lived in an apartment at the time that did not allow dogs. We had to sneak him outside in a duffle bag and drive him off the property for a walk. The first time his feet ever touched grass he was about 6 months old. My lord what a sight that was. He was afraid to touch it! Now he sleeps outside like a hound dog. Comes in the doggie door only when food is involved... )

He didn't pick up on the paper training right away, but I read up on the proper way to do it (in a library - didn't have to buy the book) and it worked!

I could never imagine giving one of my dogs away. Not even to family. But for me, they are my kids. So I tend to love them a little more than the average person.

KSH - you seem like a good mom. I know you will make sure your baby is well taken care of.