subject: Getting The New Goldendoodle Puppy Under Control [print this page] When we got our new Goldendoodle pup, I had not prepared at all. All I had done was buy a crate that was too big, set the appointment with the breeder, and headed out. On the way home the puppy had pooped in his crate, rolled in it, and I could see he had worms.
Fortunately, I got the dog in to get seen by the local vet by calling in a favor, because I had not even set up an appointment. After having the pup washed up, dewormed, and gotten him a few basic vaccinations, I took him back home to our kids. They were ecstatic!
After getting the puppy home, I realized a few more issues. We did not have a place for the pup to sleep, he was starting to chew on all sorts of things, and he did not even have a name yet. Furthermore, he tried to run away every time the door was opened.
After a few weeks, things with the Goldendoodle were not going very well. The puppy had chewed up all varieties of things in the home, was swallowing underwear left on the floor, the potty training was going poorly, and the obedience training that I was working on was not enough, since I was working all day. If the kids had been older, either my spouse or I might have been able to get the training done, but we did not have time. Against our better wishes, even though we were sure training him ourselves was better for all of us, we sent the puppy to a two week training regimen.
We missed him when he was gone for two weeks. The kids kept asking when he was coming home, and my youngest even cried because she missed him so much. Bringing home the Goldendoodle had obviously been the right choice.
He returned like a new dog! No more chewing on stuff he was not supposed to, and no running away. He did still swallow a few more sets of underwear, though. We still had to work on the potty training, but with some effective odor removers we were able to get that completed also. The training was certainly required. If I had had a little more time, or could not afford the boarding school, I would certainly have purchased a quality obedience training program and gotten it done myself.
