Thanks for all the replies. I've got some books to order. Our house is beginning to be less of a disaster zone, and the little bastard is sleeping most of the night.
That little guy is pretty smart. Actually, for an animal just 8 weeks old, he's AMAZINGLY smart. It's become increasingly important to make sure we're smarter than he is.
For example... He looked like he needed to pee, so my wife said, "Go potty!" which to a human means "let's go outside." To a smart little dog who has already learned to pee when he's told, it means "Pee here and now!" So he peed on the floor, right on command!
We learned to separate the command: "Let's go out!" from "Go potty!"
("Potty" is my wife's idea. I guess it's good to have a kid-safe command. If it were up to me, I'd probably have made the command "Take a piss, Gus!")
Here are some more pictures.
He's already getting socialized pretty well with our older dog.
Gus knows what he wants, and tries to tell us.
I think he'll hunt.
He's NOT shy.
That little guy is pretty smart. Actually, for an animal just 8 weeks old, he's AMAZINGLY smart. It's become increasingly important to make sure we're smarter than he is.
For example... He looked like he needed to pee, so my wife said, "Go potty!" which to a human means "let's go outside." To a smart little dog who has already learned to pee when he's told, it means "Pee here and now!" So he peed on the floor, right on command!
We learned to separate the command: "Let's go out!" from "Go potty!"
("Potty" is my wife's idea. I guess it's good to have a kid-safe command. If it were up to me, I'd probably have made the command "Take a piss, Gus!")
Here are some more pictures.
He's already getting socialized pretty well with our older dog.
Gus knows what he wants, and tries to tell us.
I think he'll hunt.
He's NOT shy.
