I remember from the best dog competitions a while back that their are quiet a few dog owners and breeders on the site. I have just got a little dalmatian puppy yesterday. She is 8 weeks and is responding to sound but she whinges terribly. You would think she was in pain. Is she okay? She has food and plenty water. And has been washed and gets plenty of attention, but she sounds misserable is this a phase? Is she just missing her family?
8 week baby is in a new place, new smells and she's scared and lonely. She probably won't be herself for a while. My 9 wk old pup wouldn't play like you would think a puppy should---til almost two weeks after he came home. He's one of those emotional doggies that didn't deal with change well. You might just give her time to adjust without putting too much stimuli in front of her. Get her on a structured schedule of eating time, playtime, naptime and going to the bathroom. Good luck! Have you taken her to the vet yet?? just to make sure she's healthy and not in pain?
I was not supposed to get her till nest weekend so there was an appointment with the vet for the wed after that. I wasn't going to rush it. She doesn't do it constantly. It is mostly when she is put down or outside. I don't see anything physically wrong with her.
Ahh, they all cry when they are in a situation they aren't used to. My pup cried for two weeks when I put him down at night gated in the kitchen. Unbeknownst to me...my kids were getting up and "comforting" him---which made it worse because then he knew that if he cried people would come. But after two weeks (of hell), the kitchen became his "den" and he considered it a "safe" secure place.
It sounds like normal seperation anxiety after being removed from Mom & brood.They soon get over it and that will be the last you see of your truck till dinner time!
Honey, she's a baby and she has been taken away from her momma and siblings. She is frightened. Hold her as much as you can. Pet her, kiss her on the head and soothe her as much as possible. She is just a baby. If there's any doubt whatsoever that anything is wrong, take her to the vet right away. Move your appointment up. Get her checked out asap. Let her sleep next to your bed for a week or two. Once she gets sturdy, DO NOT let her sleep in your bedroom. If you have a wind up clock, wrap it in a towel and put it next to her at night. The old advice is true - that ticking will soothe her. Lastly, call the vet and get some solid advice just in case we, as your friends here, are wrong about anything. Good luck. (LOL, had to look up whinge to see what it meant (whine). You brits have some cool and interesting words in your vernacular! )
I think your puppy will be fine, Ryan. ~~~~ When I got Scarlett, she was 9 weeks old and I called her "Squirt". Don't do that.
She misses her family. Young/in transition dogs are best of in a serene setting, some safe place where they can observe from a distance. If you have a cage for her, put it in a room away from all traffic, or place a blanket over it.
We did try the clock thing... I don't think it helped her but it made me feel a little better. She seems to have settled down a little. Still whingey but calmer.
We did try the clock thing... I don't think it helped her but it made me feel a little better. She seems to have settled down a little. Still whingey but calmer.
Be sure and hold her. Talk sweetly to her and stoke her head and going down her back. Very soothing....
Reading this reminded me of a story told by a guy who got a new rather young dog and the whining & fussing that the dog went thru - then the guy had an idea (or m/b someone told him) and he cleared out the floor of a closet, threw down an old blanket and showed the area to the dog. The dog took to it immediately. That was his place for solitude until he adjusted to his new home and eventually he did adjust and soon fit right in....... You do know that Dalmatians are prone to blindness?
Tie a diaper around your neck to make a pocket against your stomach and put her in it.. You will bond very quickly and she will quiet down. Do it for a couple of days.
No? I have researched the breed. The vet said they sometimes had heart problems and the internet told me that they were prone to deafness, but it is genetic and detectable by 6 weeks and she is responding to sound as mentioned in the op?
Lying on the couch with her on my tummy really calmed her. Unfortunately I am back in college for the week but I will pass on the suggestion to my siblings.
Sorry! I was thinking it was blindness, but must be deafness...... You have some good suggestions here - good luck w/your new family member....
