Super cute! Only 5 pounds? The puppy phase can be brutal. Good luck on that.
We have a dog bed that has a mesh part in the middle:
You then put this above the air conditioning vent.
We also tried this, but my dog doesn’t like it. Attacks it:
Your dogs - let's see them
kib1
(KM)
#1357
My dog was a Norwich Terrier. In puppyhood we called him a Norwich Terror. 
What a lovely little dog. 
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#1361
Doug, we’re having work done at the house (bad electrical panel), so my wife took her to doggy daycare. She comes home exhausted, which is why I think she let me take a picture of her. Usually, when the camera/phone comes out, she realizes it and acts like she doesn’t want her picture taken.
My neighbor had a Bernese Mountain Dog, and it was huge. She said it could also be stubborn. Unfortunately, he didn’t live long after we got here.
A smaller dog is a benefit. Costs less to feed and everything else is usually smaller and cheaper.
You’ll have to let us know how the puppy phase goes. My pup went through a chewing phase that was tough. And we had to learn to crate/contain her and put her down for naps. Not sure if Terriers are the same, but those little teeth could hurt sometimes.
Good luck with that super cute pup!
OldDoug
(Doug)
#1362
Bob, puppy teeth - little enamel toothpicks, very, very sharp. He’s drawn blood and torn skin. High prey drive - they were bred to chase and kill small rodents, and he bites and shakes many things…
clackley
(Cathy)
#1363
My jack russell mix was a super chewer as a puppy. She went through so many Kongs, I lost count (not to mention so many other toys and pretty much anything that got within her reach). Puppies are so much fun but also nice when they stop with the chewing!
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#1366
We just got rid of our coffee table in our living room. That’s the one where our dog, while a puppy, sharpened her teeth on one of the legs.
We’re getting rid of it, because we bought a “cocktail” ottoman … for our dog. When we went on vacation, we stayed at a house where they had one of these, and our dog used it a lot. So we figured we’d replace our 10+ year old, damaged coffee table with this.
betsy2
(Betsy)
#1367
There’s a substance that you can spray on stuff to keep your dog from chewing on it. It’s bitter green. It’s safe for dogs. You can even spray it on hotspots, if they have any. It especially comes in handy if they like to chew on wires.
OldDoug
(Doug)
#1368
Betsy, thank you - we got some ‘Bitter Apple’ stuff (which is nasty indeed). It was only marginally effective.
Angus isn’t too bad on the house. It’s really just my wife’s ankles that are under attack.
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#1369
We used bitter spray too, but we didn’t expect our pup to eat what she did. For instance, she ate into the drywall, and a piece of trim at the bottom of the stairs. Even the coffee table leg was a shock.
If you can catch your pup eating something they shouldn’t, the spray can help. But if you lower your guard at all and don’t watch them for even small amounts of time, they’ll eat something they shouldn’t.
betsy2
(Betsy)
#1372
Yes, I agree that it’s only marginally effective. It wears off more quickly than I thought it would, too.
My daughter and I thought of trying it on our ankles, but never did.
These work for ankles, when it’s not too hot out.
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#1374
Betsy, I had a trainer tell me that biting of the ankles was for herding dogs. My dog has a lot (poodle, Bernese mountain dog, 2 types of retrievers), but I guess one of them must do that. I’ve heard poodles do it.
But she tries to herd us all the time.