Mica the Puppy Schedule

This diary continues to understand her potty schedules and to keep tabs of her training progress. From a working line and a dad with a two-time national qualifier in field trials under his belt, this little girl is on the high spectrum of energy levels for Labrador Retriever, which means with constant exercise and consistent

JC (the breeder from Cripple Creeks Retriever) said she is very exploratory who was the first to enter the house compared to her littermates so she is clearly the very curious type, or maybe even the alpha of the littermates!

Dr. Ali from Montrose Veterinary Clinic said "A tired lab puppy is a good lab puppy."

Strict schedule STARTS today...

Day 4 (Tues)
Weight: 9.5 pounds
Vet appt: DHCPP booster, deworming, Triflexis
Training: First descend of two flights of stairs!

Poop: 7am, 3pm, 7pm
Food: 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7/8pm

Water stopped by 8:30pm

Bedtime potty 12:30am, 6am
Sleep in master bedroom with relaxing music, crying stop

Day 5 (Wed)
Introduces 5-minute ignoring rule upon returning home before letting out of crate
Training: Sit, come, leave it, (check-in)

Poop: 7am, 12:30pm, 10pm (Accident!)

Last water 4:45pm and A&D out for 4 hours 

Accident pee: closet and pen (5.30pm) stairs (10pm)

Water stopped by 10pm

11pm before Bedtime potty

Sleep in master with relaxing music.

Day 6 (Thursday)

Training: fetch and return ball, heel, off leash 'stay close'
Walk: Burnett
Poop: 7.30am (accident), 2pm, 

Water stopped after 8:30pm

Day 7 (Fri)

Poop: 7am, 12pm, 5:30pm

Feeding: 1 cup

Body: Ribs slightly shown so will increase food portion
Sleep in master with no music.

Day 8 (Sat)

Training: executed down responsively!

And overfed ~ 1 3/4 cups (overkill!)

Day 9 (Sun)

Rest day!
Weight: 11.0 pounds (+ 1.5 pounds in 6 days!)
Training: Refine Fetch

Walk: pm Burnett

Looked for pool (but it's empty lol) after walk 

Day 10 (Mon)

Held bladder all night!

Train: come close (instead of heel), sit and walks out of door last
Walk: pm Burnett
G&M: Just growl and snap.
Poop: Accident in master (my fault for not allowing her enough time in am)

Day 11 (Tue)

3am potty!

Training: Sit Down Up progression, paw, Bite inhibition, Calm

G&M: No snapping

No accident

Walk: pm Bayou

Feeding: 1 1/4 cup

Day 12 (Wed)

Held bladder all night!

Train: improve Paw, Up (from down position)

Walk: am Burnett (leash training)

G&M: M cornered G in mudroom and bite. No blood
Filled pool up for her
Last food and water at 9pm (too late!)
Accident: Poop in kitchen and by living balcony door in the evening

Day 13 (Thur)

Potty at 4:45am
Training: Leash, Heel, introduced 'Roll Over' (very quick at it!)
Walk: 7am Burnett,
G&M: Snapped when M disturbed G by biting his bed that he is laying in.