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8 weeks a bit young to be outside by itself i would thought - I have 4 outside together but they have a heater on for 15 min every hour over night - plus mine are 10 weeks on thurs and big chunky german shep/newfie's

Depends on where in England you are to be honest. And depends on if you live in the city or closer to the country - as your walking area might be drier than others. Have you lived in England? Just you say the US and England seem to take better care than Ireland.

Don't know how accurate this is cos I haven't seen many American Eskimo Dogs in Ireland, however here is the link I found: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_t...nes_in_Ireland The most popular breeds of dogs in Ireland are: American Eskimo Dog Chinese Shar-Pei English Springer Spaniel Glen of Imaal Terrier Irish American Tail Waggers (originated in the Emerald Isle) Irish Setter (originated in Ireland and the most popular) Irish...

No, let them sleep it off. Main thing is to keep them warm and cosy for the next 24 hours. They should be drinking and peeing by the morning though, they might just be a little sore.

well you could look at it another way maybe he was actually freaked out in the bath,,too much space no where to hide

The trick is that they know that you know (what is going through their head) before they know ...impresses them no end and works far better than choke chains. also sharpens your understanding and "reading" of your dog

Thanks for the good questions to ask! Picking up the puppy on 5th December - Cant wait I'm so excited!

Some gorgeous pets here and some great photographers too! Here's our little GSD. Taken when we got her at nine weeks. Coming up on twelve now and a LOT bigger than this photo but just as cute!

Its definately not ok to put an 8 week old pup in a shed in this weather. Unfortunately thats what pups do, they poo, wee and scratch the place, its part and parcel of having a pup in the house. Its far too cold at night to have a young pup out there, are you not using the crate? this will stop the scratching and the paw marks on your wall for a start and the mess from going to the toilet. Pups are a lot of work as we said at the start of this...

Quote: how old is he now? I was about to ask the same thing. Looking back at the first post, he was 6 weeks old, so I'm guessing 9 or 10 weeks now. Still far too early to be worried about housetraining progress. It can take a good 6 months for a lot of dogs. Don't let the "housetrain your pup in 5 days" internet ads scare you. Just keep at it. I'd be inclined to do away with the pads. They only teach the dog...