posted 11-24-2003 01:08 PM         

Anyway, the puppy is adorable. It is a 10 week old smaller breed dog and it was quite nervous when we got it at the breeder, but now it is calming down quite a bit and is sooo cute. What I have noticed though about it is its stools are kind of loose. Not total diareah (sorry if tmi)because there is a form to the stools, just quite soft. Then about 10 minutes ago after I gave it a puppy bisquit ( the same onethat I had given it a few hours ago and did fine), it ate it quickly, but then 10 minutes later it started heaving and threw it up. Just the bisquit.

Do you think it is nerves causing this? Because he ate puppy food a few hours ago and did just fine. I have to say that I wasnt too impressed with the breeder. Rock music was blaring throught the kennel in what I would say was offensive to all the puppy ears.

He has been in business for 9 years and is considered in our area to be very reputable.

He said he only takes the animals out once a day, in the morning. Does that sound right? It doesnt sound fair to me. WHen I poured the puppy food for him around 11 am today he went at it so ravenous that it looked like he hadnt eaten for a year. He looks on the thin side too. But he is adorable and energetic to boot. Do the loose stools and minor vomiting of the bisquit sound problematic or just typical for a nervous puppy? Thanks so much! I was going to take him to the vet next week. Ann

posted 11-24-2003 02:17 PM         

Usually I feed my pups pedigree puppy food as it's mushy and digests well in their tummy, it's also well known that pups eat like pigs and he might have just ate to quickly and didn't chew properly. He sounds completely normal.

As for the breeder he DOSEN'T sound normal, all dogs need more exercise than once a day if they are in kennels, (are they?) LOL

posted 11-25-2003 04:06 AM         

He kept telling me how the puppy is guranteed a year and if for any reason it gets sic during the year to send him the bill and he will pay for it. He says he is the only one who does this that he knows of, most breeders gurantee a year for genetics... not getting sick. He said he prides himself on the relationship he has with his customers.

I just found the LOUD music (which I have been known to play in my car a time or two with the windows rolled up LOL) weird as it didnt seem fair to the animals whatsoever, and my own personal taste was that animals should go out more than once. This are my views, yes, but that isnt going to keep me from buying my cute little beagle.

posted 11-25-2003 04:12 AM         

Thanks for the advice on our puppy's stomach. I think you are exactly right on the money. He probably ate so fast that it just came right back up, plus I never knew their tummies were so sensitive after weaning. Thanks for letting me know.

I have just never seen a puppy eat so ravenous before. He was moving the food bowl all over the place and nearly tipped it over once. LOL It was so cute. Our 10 week old kitten and him are so fascinated with each other. The kitten totally tolerates the dog's non-stop interest in it and the kitten sneaks up and bats at his forever-wagging tail all the time too. They are cute together.