New Basset mommy

Geekerbell · 04-14-2011, 01:53 PM

Hello everyone!
As of three weeks ago I am a new mom to a now three month old basset hound by the name of Molly Evangeline. Yes it sounds quite pretentious (blame my husband), so she just goes by Molly.

I'm really feeling quite overwhelmed, as Molly is my first ever inside dog. We owned a beagle before, but she spent a majority of her time outdoors. She also had a very sweet submissive disposition, and never jumped on us or the kids, nipped, etc.

Molly is an absolute sweetheart, but the typical playful puppy, and also quite stubborn in the area of house training!

I look forward to learning from all of you!

Laura and Molly

Esther · 04-14-2011, 02:56 PM

we're not just stubborn in the areas of housetraining. more like in the areas of EVERYTHING!!! but we're so dang cute.

roscolaylamommy · 04-14-2011, 05:15 PM

Boy Esther sure is right about that. Welcome to the boards and ask as many questions as you need to. Most if not all of us have been through the stuff you're going through now. Everyone here is helpful and friendly. Just a word to the wise...once you go basset you never go back!

Annie714 · 04-14-2011, 08:54 PM

Welcome Geekerbell and Molly! Tons of information here

Boomer's Mom · 04-14-2011, 10:03 PM

Welcome, welcome! Lots of information, fun, and drool on this board!

MollyMcFrecklesMom · 04-14-2011, 10:05 PM

Welcome! I have a Molly too...Molly McFreckles. We named her over a couple of Smithwick's at an Irish pub on Cape Cod. She has a brother Winston (as in Churchill...I teach history).

Wworm · 04-15-2011, 01:53 AM

Welcome! and post some pics soon, please : ) we love to see them.

we were very tired the first 1-2 months, from following Worm everywhere (literally!) for housetraining. then he figured it out and it got way better. don't have to watch him like a hawk anymore, but still even now, I put him back in the crate when I shower, so he doesn't piddle without me knowing or get into something he's not supposed to.

gilirainbow · 04-15-2011, 02:43 AM

Welcome Laura and Molly

Just like Worm, I had to follow Carlos everywhere the first couple of months and he really drained my energy. I still follow him around, but with the corner of my eyes

One suggestion from me, be careful when it's too quiet. Be very, very careful.......

Mikey T · 04-15-2011, 10:23 AM

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also quite stubborn in the area of house training!

IMHO basset are not so much stuborn in this area but slow maturers. i don't think they gain the necessary sphincter control until at least 6 months of age so for at least the first six months and more like a year typical it becomes imparitive to manage the puppy quite well to prevent accidents. This often means creating a strict schedual for access to food. and water, with a schedual for both play and sleep as well. One area that many have problems is the realization of this axiom. Activity makes urine. An active puppy needs to go out frequently every 10-15 minutes. whereas a sleeping one can go 4-8 hrs or more.

see Housetraining Your Puppy,

the other area that is often problematic is when the schedual is loosened on the assumptiuon that a lack of accidents is an indication the puppy gets it. A lack of accidents is a testiment to your management ability not to the housetraining of the dog. Preventing accident is only the first step. Step 2 involves a signal the dog can reliable use to tell you it needs to go. So feel the dog will figure one out but in reality this actual happens far less than people realize. By teaching a signal one can avoid a lot of problems see

Ring My bell

doing a sear on this site you will find that a large portion of the puppy threads revolve around house training issues.

If you are not already doing so I would advise teaching the puppy bite inhibition rather than not to bite at all see

Bite Inhibition

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Rather than "No bite," I strongly, strongly, strongly urge you to teach your puppy bite inhibition instead. Bite inhibition is a "soft mouth." It teaches the pup how to use his mouth gently. Does this mean that the pup will forever be mouthing you? No, not at all. Actually, regardless of the method used, puppies generally grow out of mouthing behavior after a few months.
So why should you teach bite inhibition? Because dogs have one defense: their teeth. Every dog can bite. If frightened enough or in pain or threatened, your dog *will* bite. That doesn't in any way make him a "bad" dog. It makes him a dog. It's your responsibility, therefore, to teach your dog that human skin is incredibly fragile. If you teach your dog bite inhibition that training will carry over even if he is later in a position where he feels forced to bite.
A story... Ian Dunbar tells a story of a bite incident he had to asses. A Golden Retriever therapy dog was leaving a nursing home and his tail was accidentally shut in a car door. The owner went to help, and the dog delivered four Level Four bites before she could react.
FYI, a standard scale has been developed to judge the severity of dog bites, based on damage inflicted. The scale is:
* Level One: Bark, lunge, no teeth on skin.
* Level Two: Teeth touched, no puncture.
* Level Three: 1-4 holes from a single bite. All holes less than half the length of a single canine tooth.
* Level Four: Single bite, deep puncture (up to one and a half times the depth of a single canine tooth), wound goes black within 24 hours.
* Level Five: Multiple bite attack or multiple attack incidents.
* Level Six: Missing large portions of flesh.
Technically, the woman received a Level Five bite from a long-time therapy dog. Dr. Dunbar wasn't the least bit surprised by the bites. I mean, the dog got his tail shut in a car door! Of course he bit! What shocked Dr. DUnbar was that a dog with no bite inhibition was being used as a therapy dog.
"But he's never bitten before." Of course not. And barring an accident like that, he probably never would have. But an accident is just that. An accident. Unpredicted. What if it had happened in the nursing home?

Have had a couple of rescues without bite inhibition I know first hand how important it is.

Esther · 04-15-2011, 11:42 AM

I was getting it and was being really well behaved. But LAST night... boy did I show them. She human was alone with me while he human went running (does he take me? NOOOOOOOO) so I did the following:
stole beef jerkey
stole he humans good watch
pooped on the floor.
waited patiently for she human to clean it up (she FUSSED at me. wha???)
Got forgiven by she human
snuggled up next to her on the couch.

then I puked in her lap.
BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

04-14-2011, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Geekerbell Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 86	New Basset mommy Hello everyone! As of three weeks ago I am a new mom to a now three month old basset hound by the name of Molly Evangeline. Yes it sounds quite pretentious (blame my husband), so she just goes by Molly. I'm really feeling quite overwhelmed, as Molly is my first ever inside dog. We owned a beagle before, but she spent a majority of her time outdoors. She also had a very sweet submissive disposition, and never jumped on us or the kids, nipped, etc. Molly is an absolute sweetheart, but the typical playful puppy, and also quite stubborn in the area of house training! I look forward to learning from all of you! Laura and Molly

04-14-2011, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,164	Welcome Geekerbell and Molly! Tons of information here __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com

04-14-2011, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Esther Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,038	we're not just stubborn in the areas of housetraining. more like in the areas of EVERYTHING!!! but we're so dang cute.

04-14-2011, 05:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
roscolaylamommy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 415	Boy Esther sure is right about that. Welcome to the boards and ask as many questions as you need to. Most if not all of us have been through the stuff you're going through now. Everyone here is helpful and friendly. Just a word to the wise...once you go basset you never go back!

04-14-2011, 10:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
Boomer's Mom Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,736	Welcome, welcome! Lots of information, fun, and drool on this board!

04-14-2011, 10:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
MollyMcFrecklesMom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 1,182	Welcome! I have a Molly too...Molly McFreckles. We named her over a couple of Smithwick's at an Irish pub on Cape Cod. She has a brother Winston (as in Churchill...I teach history).

04-15-2011, 01:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Wworm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Left Coast Posts: 1,970	Welcome! and post some pics soon, please : ) we love to see them. we were very tired the first 1-2 months, from following Worm everywhere (literally!) for housetraining. then he figured it out and it got way better. don't have to watch him like a hawk anymore, but still even now, I put him back in the crate when I shower, so he doesn't piddle without me knowing or get into something he's not supposed to.

04-15-2011, 02:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
gilirainbow Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Indonesia Posts: 85	Welcome Laura and Molly Just like Worm, I had to follow Carlos everywhere the first couple of months and he really drained my energy. I still follow him around, but with the corner of my eyes One suggestion from me, be careful when it's too quiet. Be very, very careful.......

04-15-2011, 11:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
Esther Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,038	I was getting it and was being really well behaved. But LAST night... boy did I show them. She human was alone with me while he human went running (does he take me? NOOOOOOOO) so I did the following: stole beef jerkey stole he humans good watch pooped on the floor. waited patiently for she human to clean it up (she FUSSED at me. wha???) Got forgiven by she human snuggled up next to her on the couch. then I puked in her lap. BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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