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Thank you for your input - I’m sure that being new to this, I won’t do everything right (and I laughed at “perfectly behaved children” - far from it!) But I can research and plan in advance and learn as we go along, and it is useful being able to advise my kids about this in advance, to avoid...

I hear you! I never did cry it out with my kids either, and would rather be nearby and up frequently in order to settle her than up and downstairs all night and it take longer or have an anxious pup! Thanks for the input.

I’m a BH postcode (west Dorset), you?

Thanks for the tips! Yes, we plan to have a crate for the puppy o retreat to when it all gets noisy and she needs some quiet time or to rest. She will also have a cage / pen in the (open plan) playroom so she can be in the middle of all the family comings and goings. At night she will sleep...

I have a boy of 6, and girls of 9 and nearly 12. They are all very sensible (the boy not especially interested in the pup) and they always eat sitting up at the table, with me present (they don’t wander around the house snacking!) They have just spent the weekend with the puppy and the rest of...

I’m a stay at home mum of 3 (all school age) living near the sea in Dorset and will be collecting our first family dog next week: an 8-week old girl toy poodle puppy. Excited but slightly overwhelmed!