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Our vet (actually one of three of the vets at the place we go to) said that puppies need a certain volume of water per 24-hour period so as long as he eventually got that water during his feeding times, he'd be okay. Don't shoot the messenger, just reporting what we've been told.

Surprisingly our vet gave us this advice. Now we leave a little bit of water with him during the day.

Oscar is my about to be 6-month old bulldog pup who is up to be fixed pretty soon. What changes in behavior can I expect afterwards (if any)? - Dave

That's the goal. I'm just surprised he can hold it for extended amounts of time when he's alone in his pen (8+ hours) but needs to go out every hour or so when we're home. I feel he knows not to do it in his "home" but unsure otherwise. I want to "extend" his non-peeing area from his pen to...

Take a look at the Puppy picture section and if you look at my past posts you'll see it in my Welcome post. Thanks! - Dave

Adrienne, Thanks for the excellent reply and yes, I think taking him out more often is the way to go. You're right, he doesn't have access to water when he's penned but we do give him water about 10-15 minutes before we do take him out so he may still have a little "built up" inside of him.

Hola all, Our bulldog male pup (Oscar) is a little over 5 months old. He's pretty good about holding it for extended periods of time in his pen when we're not at home. During the workday, he's good until someone gets home and he can easily hold it overnight. However - 1) Whenever we're...

Oscar wonders what the shiny light is for.

Hey all, This is our 4 1/2 month English Bulldog puppy named Oscar!