Sarah

In a household of snows I would have named the puppy, 'flake.'

Take him around the block at least once a week in the car to get him used to travel so he doesn't get fearful of car trips. Otherwise even trips to the vet can be traumatic. Get him used to tiny trips like that and build them up. Our last two dogs have been all over the United States, good travelers, but you do need to gently ease many dogs them into it as puppies.

Jean

A ticking clock is good when a puppy cries at night. It thinks it is its mother's heart. Just put it in his crate.

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We had a fur covered hot water bottle and the ticking clock for Cooper. They worked like a charm though it took around a month for him to quit crying when the water bottle cooled off and would sleep the whole night though.

Jean

We couldn't call him Flake we already have a Snowflake!! That's what the nurses called Victoria when she was born & it's been her used name ever since!

Today (Sunday) we actually drove back down to Vineland (to look at houses AGAIN!). We took Ponsonby with us & he was fine all the way there (2 1/2 hours & all the way back too).

Doesn't even whimper in his crate at night any more. Only did that one night! I lie, he's doing it now.

Great ... sounds like all is going well. Our dogs LOVE to go for rides.

It is good to take them for rides other than just rides to the vet..

He will whine a bit off n on, but he sounds like he likes being Ponsonby Snow and has new family to play games with. Many happy and fun filled years with your newest member.

(We babysat our "grand-dog "Dusty" a Brittany this weekend. lol