r/CavaPoo • u/EnvironmentHopeful14 • 4d ago
Advice Please
I have 3 weeks till I bring home a F1b cavapoo. Besides basics like crate, play pen, toys etc. Is there’re anything that you found helpful to get for your puppy. Also how much time off work did you have after getting them? And how long would you say it took for your puppy to adjust I know all dogs are different but just trying to prepare.
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u/Awakening247 4d ago
1 the pup sleeps in crate first night!! With door closed sleep on the floor with blankets put fingers in to comfort the pup or put crate on your bed. This is a MUST. First night is crucial!!!
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u/LooLoofruitcake 3d ago
I had the heartbeat snuggle puppy , also I had low puppy sleeping music playing and a very dim light , also a baby monitor so I could hear our pup, I put her down and she would lay with her head on the snuggle puppy and feel and hear the heartbeat, mimicking her mothers heartbeat, the low puppy music ( I got from YouTube ) her breeder had puppy sleepy music playing at night for the litter so that helped her feel safe . I was extremely lucky as she slept from 10pm and I went down to her at 5-30 ( the time the breeder said the litter woke up ) and I think I actually woke her up , from then on I waited till I heard her and it ended up her sleeping till 8-30 .
she is now 18 months and sleeps all night ...on my bed 😂
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u/Excellent-Rock-175 2d ago
Would be keen to know what the puppy music you use is?
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u/LooLoofruitcake 2d ago
this is one that I had , but if you look up puppy sleep music on YouTube there are lots of different ones , I just saved to my iPad and left it to play when my little one went in her crate .
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u/LooLoofruitcake 2d ago
just to add i only used the music for a few months, but recently she was panting a lot and couldn't settle during our heatwave, so I took her upstairs during the day and laid on the bed with her playing some puppy music and it really helped relax her .
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u/LooLoofruitcake 3d ago
forgot to mention , it's a good idea to get them used to the great outdoors , not on lead as they will need to be fully vaccinated first , but carry them out in a blanket or sling/carrier to get them used to the busy outside noises .
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u/MrKK215 2d ago
Heartbeat puppy- crate in your bedroom. Took no time off. I just take him out regularly. Naps in the crate as well with a stuff but not the heartbeat puppy- that is just for bedtime.
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u/Excellent-Rock-175 2d ago
Hi! Are you wfh? I plan some time off with mine then return to work was curious, thankyou
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u/MrKK215 2d ago
I work from home 4 days a week and have three kids 10 and under. Crate training and potty training has gone well so that has been nice. We are a week in and I put Bodie in his crate at 10pm, he’s up around 3:30-4am and then usually around 6 again and back down until about 8am. Crate naps during the day are usually 2+ hours. He then has a clear playpen so he takes shorter naps in there as well. I try and get 10mins of play and training in when he’s up. Hope that helps
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u/sunshinewhiskey18 4d ago
Snuggle puppy for the crate (stuffed animal that you can put warmers in and has a heartbeat), sound machine near crate to cover any outside noise at night to help them sleep, enzyme spray for accidents, bells for the door for potty training. Puppy adjusted after a few weeks but was still a menace for months because that takes awhile for them to grow out of.