I cant sleep..... I am getting the cranks waiting

Ok I need some help here...... LOL

I cant sleep without dreaming of Holly...., Cant stop thinking about her , or stalking this site!
This is not healthy lol.....
Now I am wondering what time these little beauties wake up in the morning... cause I have been know to get the shits at the cat at 3am,. 4am 5am etc... you get the picture... Dogs are NOT nocturnal are they? PMSL...

I have even ( crazy i know).... had my clicker out today PRACTISING for gawds sake! who does that!!!!!!!!

******* physco blonde chick on the loose!*******

Pmsl!! Crazy lady!! Mine sleeps till I want her too but she's not a pup lol x

Well, now...............tough question.

Bandit used to wake up quite early, but didn't make a fuss straight away. He'd come into the bedroom (he could open the door!!) and jump on the bed. Then he'd lay there & shake till one of us opened our eyes. As soon as our eyes were open he took that as his cue for a walk!

Dempsey on the other hand is a real stop-in-bed. On mornings like this ( -7c, he stays in his bed till my son gets up & then he goes in to share his breakfast! THEN he'll want his walk. HOWEVER, my husband is on permanent early shift work & so I'm often up at about 4am to see him off & Dempsey will go into the garden & then dash straight back to his bed, curl up tight & turn his back to the room!

Caryll wrote:Well, now...............tough question.

Bandit used to wake up quite early, but didn't make a fuss straight away. He'd come into the bedroom (he could open the door!!) and jump on the bed. Then he'd lay there & shake till one of us opened our eyes. As soon as our eyes were open he took that as his cue for a walk!

Dempsey on the other hand is a real stop-in-bed. On mornings like this ( -7c, he stays in his bed till my son gets up & then he goes in to share his breakfast! THEN he'll want his walk. HOWEVER, my husband is on permanent early shift work & so I'm often up at about 4am to see him off & Dempsey will go into the garden & then dash straight back to his bed, curl up tight & turn his back to the room!

and carylls son s a student so that might be between 11am to 3pm before he gets up lol

memphis used to go to bed at 11pm go straight to sleep wake at 12.30 for a wee then he would sleep untill 7-7.30am he was as good as gold now he goes to bed when he wants and wakes when we wake him normally still around 7am

bigwazza wrote:and carylls son s a student so that might be between 11am to 3pm before he gets up lol

Luckily he's in the 6th form so he HAS to be in by 9am! Mind you, he often doesn't get up till 8.15am!!!

Oh lord please let me go to sleep and wake up on the 24th lol AMEN

Mel i'll post you some of my tablets for my trapped nerve they wont make you sleep like there supposed too but you also wont have a clue what day it is, i gave my dad his birthday present the other day 4 day's early, he walked off looking more worried than me i think he thought dementia had set in and he'd forgot his own birthday

marty what tablets you on m8

Cocodamol, diazapan, dicloflax and some other one there meant to be pain killer, muscle relaxants to stop the spasm trapping the nerve in reality there are rip off only time is the true healer of a trapped sciatic nerve it dulls the pain a bit but getting no sleep

tramadol

methocardomol just looked

thats not ment to be mixed with wibblys and codeine
plus they wouldnt give it to me as i have liver probs

i'm normally fit as a butchers dog, coach football, plumber as my job been 10.5 stone for 15 year, but this has proper done me, all started from a sneeze

you would want to watch yourself while taking diazapan A.K.A Valium, it can be very addictive

Hehe you sound like me, I can't wait either..lol..x

No problems there shane i'm only taking 15 a day hang on ....................................................................................................................................................................... make that 16 there bloody lovely

yee if you stick to what your takin ie 16+aday you will be fine for xmas you will not remember it but you will be fine lol

Marty that is terrible. You must be in a lot of pain
hope you feeling better.... I still didnt sleep last night either! OMg this is terrible.. I hate hate waiting for anything.
I am hoping it will make it all the more sweeter when she arrives

like i said before just think your ahead of us by almost a half day so youve got half a day less than us to wait just think like that and it will go all the quicker lol and yes it will be worth the wait

Ahhh thanks Uncle Wazza
It is the kids last day at school today before summer holidays.
a few sleepins and a few lazy days by the pool I am sure the time will fly by

just something for you to read Mel, as i know you have young kids.

prepare the young members of the household on pet care. children should learn not only to love their charges but to respect them and treat them with the consideration they would give to all living things. it must be emphasised to kids that the puppy has certain needs, just as humans have, and all family members must take an active role in ensuring that these needs are met. someone must feed the puppy. someone must walk him a couple of times a day or clean up after her if she is trained to relieve herself on newspaper. someone must groom her coat clean her ears, and clip her nails from time to time. someone must see to it that the puppy gets sufficient exercise and attention each day. A child who has a pet to care for learns responsibility.none the less, parent guidance is a essential part of his learning experience. many a child has been known to love a pet to death, squeezing and hugging the animal in ways which are irritating or even painful. you have a lot to look forward to Mel

Shane wrote:just something for you to read Mel, as i know you have young kids.

prepare the young members of the household on pet care. children should learn not only to love their charges but to respect them and treat them with the consideration they would give to all living things. it must be emphasised to kids that the puppy has certain needs, just as humans have, and all family members must take an active role in ensuring that these needs are met. someone must feed the puppy. someone must walk him a couple of times a day or clean up after her if she is trained to relieve herself on newspaper. someone must groom her coat clean her ears, and clip her nails from time to time. someone must see to it that the puppy gets sufficient exercise and attention each day. A child who has a pet to care for learns responsibility.none the less, parent guidance is a essential part of his learning experience. many a child has been known to love a pet to death, squeezing and hugging the animal in ways which are irritating or even painful. you have a lot to look forward to Mel

So very true Shane,
I have printed out a list of "rules" from Santa... ie ..
You must sit down to hold puppy
NO one is to go into puppies house ( crate)
You must not pick puppy up by her arms
do not smack puppy for being naughty ( she is a baby)
do not pull her ears
Do not EVER feed puppy from the table..

Things like that.. just so they know from the start

I have enrolled the pup and the kids in the "kids and puppy preschool" run by our vet... theey will learn how to walk her and what they can and cant do with her... how to feed her etc. it is also more of a social thing for her to get used to kids and other dogs.. they will all be between 7-16 weeks of age.. then they move up the classes as they go.
My kids are very very good with the kitten , although Calahni sure gives him a work out with dress ups at times.. poor thing oftern looks at me like "help mum, she is trying to put a dress on me".. lol

It will be alot of hard work.. but seeings as tho they have 7 weeks off school and they all have very high iq's they will be fine.
all three of them are working at school levels 3 grades above them... god help blondey when they reach teenage years.. they are already spelling better than i can at 10 and 7! lol

thanks for the tips Shane x

no prob Mel i had to go through the same routine with my 4 year old when we got Katie. well he was 2 then which made things a lot harder

God kaiswer use to have me up early all the time when he was a puppy he would be at the side of my bed crying so use to get him in bed with me and go back to sleep for a bit but he never slept for long i think for the first few weeks i was upm at 5 every morning was like having a baby but well worth it Now he is so lazy lucky to get him out for a wee in the morning

I am doing sommert wrong Milly is nocturnal and she loves a lie in comes dowm at 6.45 goes out does what she has to has a drink and breakfast then back to bed

Mel biggest rule for me would be is dont allow Holly to jump at people, people think its ok when there little when there are 20kg dog its not so much fun 4 paws on the floor always

Marty wrote:Mel biggest rule for me would be is dont allow Holly to jump at people, people think its ok when there little when there are 20kg dog its not so much fun 4 paws on the floor always

yeah i totally agree, have you any tips Marty how to combat this problem

There is nothing worse than a dog jumping on you.. I cant stand it and wont stand for it...

My friends dog was a nightmare with it.. he is a staffy x GSD... nice looking sandy colour.. but i tell you it cost her $500 to get a proffesional out to stop him jumping up. He was a rescue dog from RSPCA and was 5 months.. hence his dumping i would gues.... NIGHTMARE.. she could not even get out the door to hanging the washing without him climbing up her chest.. she is only a wee lass too... ( god I am turning irish!)

the kids will be told that they are to sit on the floor and let Holly come to them and no climbing or jumping.. she seems quiet placid with her litter the times i have visited her.. so hopefully she has a calm nature !!! LOL

my tip is to resist the temptation when there young of allowing them to put paws up and receive a stroke when they greet people to stop jumping or excitement teach them to sit to be stroked it saves kids and old people being flattened when the dogs bigger, and always approach them from the side not face on

its 1.57am these sleeping tablets are working a treat not ~

you should try the stuff im on it would numb your whole body

Shane it cant be much good your still on here as well

Marty wrote:Shane it cant be much good your still on here as well

im at a loose end have to have something to keep me brain active

Bloody hell guys... you shoudl all be in bed...
I have a break in clients now for an hour before school pick up.

oh Mel it must be lovely all that sun we want to go Australia next year to watch a state of origin match My son is a die hard rugby player and fan he supports penrith and my husband supports sydney I am St George.

UP THE DRAGONS !!!!!!.
you really thinking of coming all that way for Footy? wow that is great.
will you bring Moo? or will she board?