Having a puppy at home

[charley27 164]

One of my concerns for post op is having my puppy jumping on my. He sleeps with us (hold the comments) and sometimes will get up in the morning really excited and jump. I was thinking of taking him to grandmas (she watched him if we go out of town and be loved it there) but I really don't want her knowing about the surgery. If I tell her it's just abdominal surgery, she'll get all into it and want to know details. Advice?

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Edited May 27, 2016 by charley27

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Teach your puppy not to jump on you or anyone else . . . your dog needs to learn good manners, now is as good a time as any.

If he is jumping on you in bed, look away (no eye contact), don't say anything, pick him up and put him on the floor and then completely ignore him for 30 seconds. If he gets back in bed, again, turn away and ignore him. If what he wants is for you to get out of bed to let him out, or feed him, make a practice of never getting up and out of bed until he has been lying quietly for at least 30 seconds.

If he is jumping on you outside of bed, any time he jumps up, cross your arms across your body so that he doesn't touch anything but your crossed arms, look away, do not say anything, turn away quickly, walk away, and pay no attention to him whatsoever for at least 30 seconds.

Then the next time you catch him sitting with his butt on the ground and looking at you, praise him effusively, scratch behind his ears (or wherever he likes to be scratched) and just give him lots of love.

ven if you don't get him trained perfectly by surgery time, he'll be better. His jumping will not damage you but it might be a little painful! But less painful than have to think up something to tell your grandmother

I think it's good to have your pets with you post-op. I know mine were a great comfort and stress relief for me, and my dog absolutely loved all the walks she got every day.

My cat (14 lbs of solid muscle) did a kamikaze dive from the top of my headboard onto my stomach while I was napping on my back a couple days after surgery. Ngl, it did hurt -- but no permanent damage and I was still glad to have him around.

[charley27 164]

Awesome, thanks! I've been trying to take him for walks everyday and he sometimes just isn't happening. Yesterday he just sat on the driveway.

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[PayItForward 207]

I love it when my dog jumps on me. Post surgery, I kept a pillow on my lap so that it wouldn't hurt. At night, I wore an abdominal binder and I sleep on my side. So, there wasn't a problem with him jumping on my stomach.

[LadyK44 263]

All I can say is that my children hugged and jumped on me after surgery. I learned to grab a pillow and tell them to move. It should not be too bad. Just protect your body and enjoy your life!

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