Butterfly429
New member
Hi all! I'm a new owner of precious Cavy puppy. I had done a lot of research into the breed and found an amazing and reputable breeder I planned to go through to buy my Cavy puppy. But, before I did so, my mother surprised me with a CKCS puppy for Christmas. Much to my excitement and surprise, I have fallen in love with her. However, she came with many challenges I wasn't expecting. She is a puppy mill rescue from a shut-down puppy mill across the country who was shipped to a rescue around here because of the vast number of dogs. Now I have a puppy who I know NO history of and with many behavior issues I was not expecting to handle. Thankfully, the vet says she is remarkably healthy for a puppy mill dog--no heart murmur (yet anyway), great eyes, patelllas sturdy and not moving, amazing hips, etc. She isn't a very large chewer thankfully, but the potty training is much more difficult than I expected. Because of her mill time she has no issue pottying in her crate so crate training semms to be counter productive.
But, my biggest concern is her hyperness. We have a chocolate lab who is also a rescue and we try and give him a TON of exercise and stimulation. We thought that since Cavys are such laid back dogs, it would be no problem to give her plenty of exercise...but she has WAY more energy than our lab. She goes on our 2-4 mile walks a day and then comes home and runs around our house like a maniac for another hour, only to take a half an hour nap and do it again. Are all cavy puppies like this? Please tell me she will grow out of at least some of it. She only spends about 2 hours in her crate a day )when my roommate and I are both gone) so she is active and moving most of the day. And her energy never seems to cease...
I hope I can learn more about how to help her most. I must say she is not what I expected. But, her kisses and endless devotion surely make up for it. I absolutely adore her even though she can be a manaic.
But, my biggest concern is her hyperness. We have a chocolate lab who is also a rescue and we try and give him a TON of exercise and stimulation. We thought that since Cavys are such laid back dogs, it would be no problem to give her plenty of exercise...but she has WAY more energy than our lab. She goes on our 2-4 mile walks a day and then comes home and runs around our house like a maniac for another hour, only to take a half an hour nap and do it again. Are all cavy puppies like this? Please tell me she will grow out of at least some of it. She only spends about 2 hours in her crate a day )when my roommate and I are both gone) so she is active and moving most of the day. And her energy never seems to cease...
I hope I can learn more about how to help her most. I must say she is not what I expected. But, her kisses and endless devotion surely make up for it. I absolutely adore her even though she can be a manaic.