Hi Paula -- Yappy? Oh, yes. I think they should call this mix a "YAPPY-Poo"!! Silly me, I picked him partially because while all the other dogs were going crazy, he was quiet and calm. Ha! He does not seem to be shedding, which is nice. And his hair/fur does not seem to tangle no matter what -- maybe as he gets older that will change. How do I post a picture of him on here. I haven't even put one up of me yet. Regards, Marla (and Henry!)

Well, you are welcome, except that wasn't me *****plied. With a 5 month old pup, he should be able to hold it for up to 5 hours. I wouldn't make a big deal about leaving the pup when you go leave. That would be more likely to cause the crying. This is what I would recommend. When the pup is not in the crate, you keep it on a house line attached to you. (light leash) When the pup starts to circle or sniff the floor, take it out, stand there and say your potty cue (hurry up, go potty, etc). Once they urinate, praise and take for a little run around the yard, then let them have a bit of time to defecate as well. Since you have the pup on a regular schedule for feeding, you should be able to time the poop times! Don't expect the pup to be perfect right away. But after a few weeks of practice, it should be much, much better. Remember, if the dog has an accident in the house, it is because you didn't get it out in time. Not because the dog was being malicious or trying to get back at you for leaving it. Potty training 101! Joan

hi, we just bought a very small 4 month old female papillion. i have heard they are hard to house trian. is this true? any suggestions would be great. good luck w/ your surgery. I had mine on 8-9-05 & i have lost 28 lbs. yaaaaaa and i'm doing great. back to work & everything.

Hey Sunshine, Thanks for replying. I am totally in love with my baby. She is like my third kid. She did fine on her surgery. I had to call the vet today though. She has a hard knot that has come up under her incision. It doesn't seem like it bothers her but I am not sure what it is. I have to take her back in on monday. Boy, she milked it for everything she could get. I had to go back to the vet after her surger and get her some pain meds. She is back to her normal self now. They are very loveable dogs. She does not meet a stranger. She hates being alone. Well enough about her. You asked about my experience with the wls. I had lap RNY on April 18th. I have lost 90 lbs so far. I am just in awe over the results. I did not have any complications at all. I had seven incisions cause they had to take my gall bladder out also. I started out at 275 and now I am weighing in at 185. It has almost been 5 months. This is the best thing I have ever done for myself. My insurance would not pay for it. It was excluded on my policy so I ended up paying cash for it. I found out that Hibernia would finance a medical loan. So that is what I did. I am paying a little over 400.00 a month for this and it has put a financial strain on us but I would do it again in a heart beat. If you have any questions or just need to talk. Give me a hollar. I don't mind talking or giving you my opinion on something. Well good luck with everything and give Petey a hug and kiss for me. Hugs, Kim

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