# Sure your puppy is cute...but lookie mine! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506 "2014-04-06T21:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/21 "2014-04-07T11:03:01Z")
Swoon…thud! ---
**Author:** ![StayseaDee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/22 "2014-04-07T12:00:29Z")
How stinkin’ cute! ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/23 "2014-04-07T12:42:45Z")
Very nice. And thank you for rescuing. Regarding the mouthing, I had great success using Dr. Ian Dunbar’s bite inhibition training on a semi-feral pit bull puppy we adopted. Google it, it’s all over the web. Basically, the idea is to teach the puppy the same way he or she learns from littermates. When a puppy bites a littermate too hard, that puppy yelps and moves away. You (and every other human in the family) need to do the same thing – yelp or make a sharp noise of distress, then turn your back on the biter, take a step or two, and ignore for a short time (10-30 seconds). That’s the key. Dr. Dunbar goes into progressively modifying the bite strength, and so on, which is probably useful, but in my case the “yip-and-ignore” worked, and worked fast and permanently. No need to be forceful with the pup at all. Best of luck with Duchess! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/24 "2014-04-07T13:20:22Z")
I LOVE puppy pictures! Thx for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/25 "2014-04-07T13:22:20Z")
> [@Boogly](#): > > In the Kenai Peninsula there are an abundance of pit-mixes and no stigmata attached to them as a breed. Well, I would hope so. If my dog [bled through her paws every Friday](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmata), I’d probably have to put her up for adoption. 😉 Cute, cute puppy. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/26 "2014-04-07T14:46:37Z")
Most adorableness I’ve ever seen!! ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/27 "2014-04-07T15:25:47Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Well, I would hope so. If my dog [bled through her paws every Friday](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmata), I’d probably have to put her up for adoption. 😉 > > Cute, cute puppy. Oops! Stigmata…stigma po-ta-to…po-tah-to. The stupidity of the owner does not carry to the pup. Hopefully! ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/28 "2014-04-07T15:31:47Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Well, I would hope so. If my dog [bled through her paws every Friday](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmata), I’d probably have to put her up for adoption. 😉 It’s just an error, no need to crucify him. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/29 "2014-04-07T16:49:17Z")
> [@Boogly](#): > > Oops! > > Stigmata…stigma > po-ta-to…po-tah-to. > The stupidity of the owner does not carry to the pup. Hopefully! Stigmata is the plural of stigma. I had a Pit/GSD cross, and she was the best dog ever. She was wild as a pup, but I was patient, and she end up being sweet, affectionate, and knowing a couple dozen commands, including several tricks, and some impressive obedience. She could lie-down stay while I walked away holding her favorite toy. I could get half a football field away, and she would not get up until I called, then she would come right to me. She would heel off-leash, and walk up to strangers and sit at their feet if she wanted petting-- no jumping at all. I got her at 5 1/2 weeks; I wanted the people who had her mother to keep her longer, but the pups were going to the pound so mom could get spayed, because she could jump the fence around the yard. I had the dog in my 20s & 30s, and we used to go on long hikes in the woods. My husband got a puppy when he moved in, and when we got married, we took the dogs on our honeymoon. It’s been nine years since I lost her, and I still miss her like hell. Pit/GSD: best mix ever. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/30 "2014-04-07T17:16:41Z")
She is scary easy to train. I can only wonder what shenanigans she will get into in the next couple years. One excellent thing I’ve found getting a pup this early: all that snuggling puppies do when they sleep is all for me! Little squirmy warm puppy luvins as she snuggles against my neck with sleepy nibblins on what I call my beard. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/31 "2014-04-07T17:41:45Z")
And I read my last post and give myself the same look I give to the family when they talk baby talk to the puppy. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/32 "2014-04-07T18:21:56Z")
Holy crap that dawg is cute. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/33 "2014-04-07T19:35:19Z")
> [@Boogly](#): > > [http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u483/Boogliest/CAM00056\_zpsa2e65503.jpg](http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u483/Boogliest/CAM00056_zpsa2e65503.jpg) > > One more and I’m done…I swear. . . . . Don’t stop on our account. She’s amazingly cute - and so is the puppy. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/34 "2014-04-07T22:06:33Z")
Fabulous puppy. We recently adopted the most ridiculous-looking puppy that ever lived. You may[laugh](https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1620912_661763620533588_733885912_n.jpg) [at](https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1661124_663333997043217_1184626944_n.jpg) [her](https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/1922182_662697560440194_1636643824_n.jpg). She doesn’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/35 "2014-04-07T22:53:54Z")
Batdog! ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/36 "2014-04-07T23:03:26Z")
> [@Boogly](#): > > Apologies if I screwed up photobucket, links, and any crappy pics. First time photobucket user and my phone is very budget. Duchess is 8 weeks in the pics. The pics are just fine for a budget phone’s camera, but if I might make a suggestion: Get down on her level to take them. It makes for more drama, and less giant head fading away to tiny body. Oh, and she’s super cute, congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/37 "2014-04-07T23:07:14Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > Fabulous puppy. > > We recently adopted the most ridiculous-looking puppy that ever lived. You may[laugh](https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1620912_661763620533588_733885912_n.jpg) [at](https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1661124_663333997043217_1184626944_n.jpg) [her](https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/1922182_662697560440194_1636643824_n.jpg). She doesn’t mind. Your dog looks awesome and looks like a character! I see much laughter in your future! ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/38 "2014-04-07T23:15:31Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Very nice. And thank you for rescuing. > > Regarding the mouthing, I had great success using Dr. Ian Dunbar’s bite inhibition training on a semi-feral pit bull puppy we adopted. Google it, it’s all over the web. > > Basically, the idea is to teach the puppy the same way he or she learns from littermates. When a puppy bites a littermate too hard, that puppy yelps and moves away. You (and every other human in the family) need to do the same thing – yelp or make a sharp noise of distress, then turn your back on the biter, take a step or two, and ignore for a short time (10-30 seconds). > > That’s the key. Dr. Dunbar goes into progressively modifying the bite strength, and so on, which is probably useful, but in my case the “yip-and-ignore” worked, and worked fast and permanently. No need to be forceful with the pup at all. > > Best of luck with Duchess! I was more worried about things like shoes and chairs. Our boxer-mix rescue probably went through about $500 before she just … stopped. So, I have no idea what works. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/39 "2014-04-08T02:40:55Z")
Puppy’s cute, but your daughter’s gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506/40 "2014-04-08T03:01:03Z")
> [@Boogly](#): > > [http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u483/Boogliest/CAM00056\_zpsa2e65503.jpg](http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u483/Boogliest/CAM00056_zpsa2e65503.jpg) > > One more and I’m done…I swear. > Look into the face of madness and know despair. And a puppy too!. Can’t decide who is cuter, the one on the right or the one on the left. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-your-puppy-is-cute-but-lookie-mine/685506.md?page=3)