[Enjknsua]

ok so ive never had this with any other dog but....my puppy sucks on my finger to go to sleep she wont do it with anyone but me my roommate,mom and b/f have tried but she wont haha...in order for her to sleep she must suck on my finger til shes out its completely weird has anyone else ever had this with their pup?

[Switiespils]

I've seen cats do the same thing. How old was she when she was taken from her mother?

[Enjknsua]

well the people gave her to me way to early! when i called them they told me she was 8 weeks when i got there they said well she is 6 weeks i could clearly tell this puppy was 4 weeks i took because regardless if i took her or not they were going to sell her so i took her because i have bottle fed pups and raised a litter of newborns when their mommy passed away but anyways she is 6 and a half weeks and eating soft and hard food mixed...i know she is still a baby but ive never had a pup have to suck on my finger to go to sleep thats why i was asking lol

[Switiespils]

Wow, 4 weeks! Sounds like a BYB to me! Hopefully she'll have a great life with your family.

[Enjknsua]

yea it was i didnt realize it til i got there cause on the phone everything sounded legit i was disgusted but more worried about her health so i took her so she did not go to a home who didnt know jack shit! she is my little shadow we love her so much shes awesome! she has doubled in size since we got had her at the vet yesterday he said she is super healthy from the first time he met her (the day we got her he met her) and he say he very impressed with her improvement so we were very happy to hear that!

[Switiespils]

Well here's hoping she continues to thrive and be healthy!
Post pics when you can!

[Krruqgwt]

Mine sucks on blankets while she sleeps. I just figured she was taken from her mom too young. I got her at 3 years, so the only backstory I know is that she was found wandering in the Bronx with a collar & no tags, and nobody came to claim her.

[Enjknsua]

here are a few pics and a video of her







chasing the laser pointer
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[movlabc]

OMG! Adorable! And I LOVE laser pointers too

[Enjknsua]

Mine sucks on blankets while she sleeps. I just figured she was taken from her mom too young. I got her at 3 years, so the only backstory I know is that she was found wandering in the Bronx with a collar & no tags, and nobody came to claim her.

awe im sure shes glad you claimed her since no one did! thats cute she sucks on a blanket do you have any pic of her?

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lol she could be entertained by that laser for hours haha she is such a character we looove her

[Switiespils]

Cute!!!

Is that a 3 legged dog in the second pic?

[Enjknsua]

lol! i just realized he looks three legged...he was jumping around and i guess he had one leg out as i snapped the picture here is a normal one of him lol

[Natashasuw]

As people have alluded, if a puppy is taken from her mother too early (before 7-8 weeks), they may have some oral fixations (i.e., sucking fingers, blankets, etc). The oral fixation may also include more play biting and chewing than normal so teaching bite inhibition early on becomes much more important specially if there are kids in the house.

[Krruqgwt]

[quote=bullyluv;667540]awe im sure shes glad you claimed her since no one did! thats cute she sucks on a blanket do you have any pic of her?[/quote]

I don't have any of her sucking on blankets, but I posted some pictures of her letting my new kitten "nurse" off her in the photo forum.

She's a super lucky dog. She was about 6 hours from being put down by NYACC when I saw her rescue listing. Two days later, she was living in the NJ suburbs. Somebody else's loss is my gain. She's sweet as hell and came obedience-trained and housebroken.