Help! Fostering starting tomorrow . . . !

I just learned today that I will be fostering two 7-week-old OES puppies starting tomorrow. I know nothing about the breed so I am frantically reading your website to learn as much as I can. My question: Any special tips that I should know? I will have them until they are adopted. My goal is to socialize them, start housetraining, keep them happy and healthy and get them ready for their forever home. Thanks for any advice you can give me in this crash course on raising happy well-adjusted OSEs.
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Sounds like you have things pretty much under control. They are just like any other puppy, only cuter (I am slightly biased).

Give them all the love an attention you can. Definitely start brushing and grooming them right away. Just a few minutes a day will help them get used to grooming and their eventual owners will worship at your feet for preparing them so well.

Also, make sure to read the posts about teaching them not to bite and nip at you for attention. Sheepie's use their mouths alot, and it is best to start teaching them young that the best way to get your attention is not by nipping at your hands/ankles/clothing.

Try not to let youself get distracted by their cuteness. It is unbelievably easy to get nothing done just by staring at sheepie puppies all day. In fact, that is pretty much the result of this forum.

Good luck!!! Please post pictures if you can manage the time!!
How's it going?!!!
:roll: I wish you Good luck!!! :lol:
Amanda P wrote:

Try not to let youself get distracted by their cuteness. It is unbelievably easy to get nothing done just by staring at sheepie puppies all day. In fact, that is pretty much the result of this forum.



:lol: Too true...

Welcome to the forum bichonmom! I'm sure you'll do just fine :)
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