Family's Effort / Online Shopping / Grooming

First, I need to touch on family members effort which is the hardest to put them to execution when having a puppy.

Our parents are chinese educated (difficulty with the pronunciation when saying out the commands in english) with traditional/old fashioned mindset and their perception of dog differs from us.

1) Dogs doesn't need to train. Last time we also never train our dogs.
2) They will survive or think of way to survive cause they are smart
3) Why can't do this? Why can't do that? 
4) You have to do what my dad (which is my grandpa) did, it works!
5) Etc etc...

I have tried to explain to them the rational behind my actions, why and what I needed to do as well as them to follow the same, at least the basics. It's very tiring on me to retrain YuDan again and again as they will bombard YuDan with random commands of their own even with a list prepared for them, long sentences which confused him and lastly creating then allowing him his bad behavior which makes me the devil when it comes to disciplining. Whenever YuDan did wrong, he will run to my wife for shielding, she's his angel too...

Well, I guess it can't be helped. To me, it seems that their actions are more like strangers who saw a cute puppy and ran up to pet on the puppy, not considering what behaviors/habits/fears will be caused upon the puppy. The only option for me is to constantly reminding them of their actions.

Therefore, family's effort is important. It is crucial that every member in the family is on the same understanding that it is important to synchronize the training method taught to the puppy in order not to confuse them.

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Ever since we got back from Hong Kong, I have plans to change YuDan's pee tray location to the toilet in order to toilet-train him instead of doing in the living room and also too dependent, looking out for pee tray (that's his target) if he have the urge to release his bowels when we left him with our parents.

Just 3 days ago, I did the shifting, right to the toilet instead of slowly moving the pee tray into the toilet. I'm mentally prepared to do lots of cleaning up in the process before he get used to poo in the toilet. It took 2 days for him to do it correctly but with the pee tray inside the toilet. Eventually, I will have to remove the pee tray to see if he really knows he has to poo in the toilet.

Removed the play pen cause YuDan doesn't use it other than drinking from the clamped water bottle on the grills.

Did some online purchases.

1) Nail clipper cum grinder
2) Shaver
3) 3 clothes
4) 3 sets of shoes
5) 2 sets of water dispenser to be place at our parents' houses
6) Taller food bowl
7) Bed
8) 2 carrier bags

Will take quite awhile for all of them to reach, some flew by air and some by sea due to the freight charges according to weight.

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Yudan went for his second grooming! He's much better compared to the first time during grooming but he whined non-stop the moment he was put into the cage when an owner came in with two golden retrievers wanting to just trim their nails and paw furs. Got happy and run around the groomers after the golden retrievers left. What a naughty boy. HAH!

Got him a new toy from iKea

Back from Hong Kong / New Shoes

Have left 魚蛋 with my in-law and spent two nights there with him before we leave for Hong Kong. We did that because we need to slowly introduce a new environment to him, at the same time observe how our family members cope with 魚蛋 so that it won't be too stressful for him. Just like when we left for Australia leaving 魚蛋 with my parents.

Pictures of 魚蛋 when we are about to leave. My in-laws told me that 魚蛋 waited at the door for 2 days for us to return, he probably thought we only left for awhile, like we went to work.

 

As always, we did not forget 魚蛋 whenever we are out of town. We got him a new harness, shoes, toys as well as treats. :)

 

Error uploading his video here, please head to his facebook :D

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=149155781956165

魚蛋 got puzzled when he first wore his shoes and his actions were so funny, like he can't feel his legs! He got used to it after awhile and I brought him down for a walk, so in future, he won't loathe the shoes as wearing the shoes will mean going outdoors.

After we got back from Hong Kong and collected 魚蛋 from our in-laws, we brought him to a baby shower and there, 魚蛋 found 2 acquaintances! I meant acquaintances because we were there only for a short time and at the same time, the black labradoodle was so aggressive that he kept bullying the other white poodle. That was 魚蛋's second interaction with dogs other than with Dasher. 

The black labradoodle growled at 魚蛋 when 魚蛋 wanted to make friends with him, that made 魚蛋 stepped back a few steps and sat down, acting cute. After which, 魚蛋 lay down infront of him trying to get his attention. Haha!

 

魚蛋 learned the wrong behavior from the labradoodle. He growled at me when I was trying to wipe of the treats that stick on the fur on his hands while he was biting the treats in his mouth. I corrected his behavior immediately, hope he will not do that again.

Since I'm touching on 魚蛋's behavior, when we got back from Hong Kong, 魚蛋 starts to bark when he heard strangers outside the door which he can't see them behind closed doors or when he sees people that he is familiar with that just got home, like my dad. Every time it happens, it happened to fast which is hard for me to catch him in the action to correct his behavior. I have only managed to catch and correct him once out of six times. After which, no barking for now. Luckily... 

By the way, 魚蛋 is still in the processing of changing teeth. We found his gum bleeding when we are brushing his teeth before we bring him over to my parents place for dinner. 魚蛋 dropped his third teeth (we only managed to find three of them, the rest might end up in the vacuum cleaner!) during our dinner time. 

 

We didn't bring 魚蛋's pee tray to my parents place, was hoping that he could do it in the toilet. The moment we reached, I brought 魚蛋 to the toilet and told him to poo poo in there. He didn't do it. We were ready to clear up the mess if he couldn't find his pee tray and do it anywhere in the house. To my surprise, 魚蛋 will look at me, wanting me to follow him to the toilet where he poo poo in it. Pee'd three times and poo'd once, all in the toilet!
 
My parents and in-laws are always pleased that 魚蛋 is a well tamed dog - does not chew on shoes, bite on wires, poo poo at the right place but seeks loving care very much (character of a maltipoo). Probably for now, no one knows how he will grow into in the near future.