Taking a new puppy home, especially when you have little children, is a joyful experience. To see your children faces light up when they see the new puppy for the first time. With all of the joy and fun it is easy to forget that a new puppy has a lot of needs that an adult dog does not. Without the right puppy care tips and advice it becomes challenging to raise the puppy right.
How to Care for a Newborn Puppy
If you decide to get a newborn puppy there are a few important puppy care tips that you need to keep in mind.
* Protect the newborn puppy from being accidentally stepped upon or falling down the stairs.
* A newborn puppy is not able to regulate its body temperature that easily, they need to be kept warm. A simple way of doing this is to put an electric blanket under one half of the puppy bedding. This will allow the puppy, when it gets too warm, to move over to the unheated side to cool off.
The Basics of Caring for Older Puppies
When the puppy litter reaches about eight weeks old, the owner will begin the process for finding homes for the puppies. This is a good time for a puppy to be placed into a new home. It no longer is dependent upon is mother and is able to eat solid food. Before you select the puppy for your family it is necessary to have purchased the basic supplies to provide good puppy care.
* A space where the puppy can play, sleep and eat. This area should be cordoned off so that the puppy will not be able to teethe on your shoes.
* A soft bed for the puppy to sleep in. A low walled card board box works well as a puppy bed.
A common puppy care tip is to frequently play with your puppy. Puppies, no matter what breed they are, crave lots of attention. Are you concerned that your puppy may not like your children, baby or other pet? If so, let your puppy interact with them in an observed environment. Over time your puppy will be come familiar with them and enjoy being around them.
Safe & Healthy Puppy
One of the many puppy care tips that are very important is to take you puppy to the vet to keep it up to date on the puppy's vaccinations. This is equally important even if your puppy is and will be an indoor dog.
The most important puppy care tip is to love on your puppy frequently. It will create a strong bond between the two of you. Administer disciple as needed to correct bad behaviour but provide lots of love and affection to.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Benefits Of Puppy Crate Training
Crate training a puppy can be valuable for a number of reasons. Being able to rest calmly in his crate is a skill that will serve your puppy well down the road. At the vet, when traveling, and if your puppy is ever ill and restricted on activities are times when a crate can really help your little pooch. In addition, a crate trained puppy is easier to teach rules to as well as train in other behaviors because he already knows how to understand what you want. Here are a few tips that may help you with the process of crate training a puppy. Crate training a puppy is about routine and rules. If you do it properly, there should actually be very few if any problems with the process. First of all, it is usually best to have the puppy spend time in the crate in your bedroom while you sleep. You can always start letting him out as he reaches adulthood, but for the purpose of crate training a puppy you should start with night time.
Used correctly, puppy crate training is a great way to house train a puppy or dog. BUT it's often misunderstood and used incorrectly. Follow these 7 sure-fire tips for success.
#1. When initially introducing your puppy to the crate, proceed slowly and gradually until she becomes accustomed to the crate. It should be a safe secure place for your puppy. It should never be associated with punishment.
#2. Set up a dedicated toilet area. A small gravel area in your backyard works fine. Or if you live in an apartment, you may need to consider a dog potty tray, pads or pile of newspapers in the house. Always take your puppy there on a leash.
#3. Confinement periods should be short. It's purpose is to develop proper bladder and bowel control. Young puppies will not have this control.
#4. You need a routine that suits the puppy. During the day, the puppy will need to eliminate approximately every two hours for a two month old puppy, every three hours when it's three months old and every four hours when it's four months old.
#5. Put her in the crate around half an hour before she is due to eliminate.
#6. When you let the puppy out of the crate, put her on a leash and take her immediately to the toilet area. If there's no action, put her back in the crate for another 10 to 15 minutes, then take her back to the toilet area.
#7. Your puppy should only be confined to the crate when you are at home. It must never be used to lock up your puppy so that you can forget about her.
The Key To Success: :Successfully crate training a puppy is about getting him to understand that when he is in the crate alone, nothing bad happens. In fact, good things may happen. He may get food in his crate or even some of his favorite toys. Never make the crate a punishment or somewhere the puppy has to go forcefully. Additionally, don’t put him in there when he is sleeping. If he wakes up suddenly confined, it can really create problems.
Make it a Pleasant Experience: Crate training a puppy is easier when the puppy finds the crate enjoyable. Make it a good place to take a rest, since puppies need plenty of sleep. Put a few of his safest chew toys in the crate along with a treat or two that will help him feel comfort and go sleep well. If your puppy enjoys the crate and can sleep there through the night, it will be better for you and him both. Crate training a puppy is not hard, but it does take a little know how and a lot of patience. If, though, you take the time to follow the tips above and make the experience a good one for your puppy, you will find yourself with a dog that understands rules and offers you few behavior problems.
http://www.puppiescare.info/
Used correctly, puppy crate training is a great way to house train a puppy or dog. BUT it's often misunderstood and used incorrectly. Follow these 7 sure-fire tips for success.
#1. When initially introducing your puppy to the crate, proceed slowly and gradually until she becomes accustomed to the crate. It should be a safe secure place for your puppy. It should never be associated with punishment.
#2. Set up a dedicated toilet area. A small gravel area in your backyard works fine. Or if you live in an apartment, you may need to consider a dog potty tray, pads or pile of newspapers in the house. Always take your puppy there on a leash.
#3. Confinement periods should be short. It's purpose is to develop proper bladder and bowel control. Young puppies will not have this control.
#4. You need a routine that suits the puppy. During the day, the puppy will need to eliminate approximately every two hours for a two month old puppy, every three hours when it's three months old and every four hours when it's four months old.
#5. Put her in the crate around half an hour before she is due to eliminate.
#6. When you let the puppy out of the crate, put her on a leash and take her immediately to the toilet area. If there's no action, put her back in the crate for another 10 to 15 minutes, then take her back to the toilet area.
#7. Your puppy should only be confined to the crate when you are at home. It must never be used to lock up your puppy so that you can forget about her.
The Key To Success: :Successfully crate training a puppy is about getting him to understand that when he is in the crate alone, nothing bad happens. In fact, good things may happen. He may get food in his crate or even some of his favorite toys. Never make the crate a punishment or somewhere the puppy has to go forcefully. Additionally, don’t put him in there when he is sleeping. If he wakes up suddenly confined, it can really create problems.
Make it a Pleasant Experience: Crate training a puppy is easier when the puppy finds the crate enjoyable. Make it a good place to take a rest, since puppies need plenty of sleep. Put a few of his safest chew toys in the crate along with a treat or two that will help him feel comfort and go sleep well. If your puppy enjoys the crate and can sleep there through the night, it will be better for you and him both. Crate training a puppy is not hard, but it does take a little know how and a lot of patience. If, though, you take the time to follow the tips above and make the experience a good one for your puppy, you will find yourself with a dog that understands rules and offers you few behavior problems.
http://www.puppiescare.info/
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Sadie Dal's How To Housebreak Your Puppy In 7 Days Review
There are so many materials on net today on how to housebreak puppies, i think Sadie Dal of how to do this differs.
Going through her ideas, i quite agree with some of the tips she tries to pass across which are rare in the world of potty training puppies.
In her system, she made mention of one particular thing one should never do to one's puppy. In addition to that the five stages of puppies life are thoroughly explained with examples. Before now i only know of two stages (the puppy stage and adult stage) until she opened my eyes.
Sadie Dal did not stop at that she even showed how to introduce your puppy to the family member and the environment, how to leash train a puppy, why dog love crate and some things one should not do while crate training.
What amaze me most is that along with the purchase of the system, she gave out some bonuses that are benefiting in puppies training.
In order to show the level of confidence she has on the system, Sadie even offer 60 days m.oney back guarantee. Meaning that if one is not satisfied with her system, the entire purchase price would be refunded.
http://www.puppiescare.info
Going through her ideas, i quite agree with some of the tips she tries to pass across which are rare in the world of potty training puppies.
In her system, she made mention of one particular thing one should never do to one's puppy. In addition to that the five stages of puppies life are thoroughly explained with examples. Before now i only know of two stages (the puppy stage and adult stage) until she opened my eyes.
Sadie Dal did not stop at that she even showed how to introduce your puppy to the family member and the environment, how to leash train a puppy, why dog love crate and some things one should not do while crate training.
What amaze me most is that along with the purchase of the system, she gave out some bonuses that are benefiting in puppies training.
In order to show the level of confidence she has on the system, Sadie even offer 60 days m.oney back guarantee. Meaning that if one is not satisfied with her system, the entire purchase price would be refunded.
http://www.puppiescare.info
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