He's beautiful, enjoy every minute and every puppy kiss!
Julie
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A handsome boy! Congrats! Too bad about his "digestive issues"... what did the breeder have to say about that? Is it going to be an ongoing issue for him or was he fed something during all the hub-bub of the holiday that caused it?
Please remember that 10 weeks is mighty young to have many expectations about the house training. I often remind people that for some reason some of us expect so much from puppies, more than we would ever expect from a human baby, when it comes to potty training. With patience, praise and consistency he will learn.
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2006 Tiffin Phaeton 40' QSH, 4 slides (Phaeton Place)
2003 Sport Trac Toad
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Welcome Brodie
What a beautiful pup. congrats on your new family member and please keep us posted with pics and updates. Hope his health issue is okay now.
Kat wrote: A handsome boy! Congrats! Too bad about his "digestive issues"... what did the breeder have to say about that? Is it going to be an ongoing issue for him or was he fed something during all the hub-bub of the holiday that caused it?
Please remember that 10 weeks is mighty young to have many expectations about the house training. I often remind people that for some reason some of us expect so much from puppies, more than we would ever expect from a human baby, when it comes to potty training. With patience, praise and consistency he will learn.
The breeder thinks Brodie was stressed out (boxers have notoriously sensitive digestive systems to begin with, which I already knew, due to having had a previous boxer), and my vet thinks she may be right. He couldn't find anything wrong with him, but he gave him another round of Albon (a wormer), just to be safe. Brodie had already had two rounds of it at the breeder's , but my vet said that often times, another round is needed to kill the worms from eggs that hatch later - ugh!
Brodie was also given an anti-diahrreal for 3 days that helped, and a probiotic (Proviable) to take for 20 days to help regulate his system. Starting today, I'm transitioning him slowly to his new food (Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream, which works well for many boxers), from the canned Royal Canin gastro food my vet put him on to give his system a rest. Yesterday, I used TOTW for treats when he pottied outside (one piece/potty). So far, so good. The poor guy is starving, but we've had to be so careful so as not to upset his little tummy any more than it already was.
Re: potty training - I'm using the clicker and treats, which Brodie is responding well to - he's extremely food driven. I can get him to potty almost on command outside now, but...he also still potties inside w/out hesitation, so... I'm having to keep an eagle eye on him! I don't let him out of my sight, and I'm taking him out every 20-30 minutes when he's awake, after waking from a nap, etc. Some boxers housetrain slowly, which I already knew; I was just hoping I'd get one of the unusual ones who trained quickly - lol! They're born with ADHD , and they have a hard time focusing.
Oh Brodie how cute are you! Boxers are so darn cute, our Bubba played with one at the beach that was four months old, they had so much fun.
Hope the stomach issues resolve themselves and we know the potty issue will in time, he's just a baby. I agree with the ADHD with Boxers, I think some Labs are afflicted with the same, but they all get it eventually!
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, but my vet said that often times, another round is needed to kill the worms from eggs that hatch later - ugh! 
