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| This Page Updated 10-14-2008 |
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"My new puppy is coming in a few days. What do I feed
it?
Congratulations on getting your new friend. Check
with me to see what dry food your puppy has been
eating (usually Purina Puppy Chow) and what might
be healthy snacks to go along with that. Buy the dog
food to have before you go get your new puppy. For
supplements to the dry food, I usually recommend
eggs, cooked any way you like. Sardines are good for
them or salmon or tuna just not too much at a time. I
like to give my dogs cooked chicken meat (no bones),
cooked in my George Foreman grill. One of the best
things is a mixture of cottage cheese and half yogurt.
They like the fruit flavored kinds too. It gives them
extra enzymes and calcium. I am no expert, but that is
what I give them. All of my nursing or pregnant
mothers are given an egg on their dry food in the
morning and the yogurt/cottage cheese on their food
in the evening. Remember all puppies up to a year
need some dry food available all the time to them the
first year. Avoid sweets and junk foods. I like to reward
them with jerky or hot dogs when training. Sometimes
I use cheddar cheese bites too. If you wish to change
their dry dog food to a different brand than what I have
been feeding, remember to do it slowly. Go ahead and
buy one bag of my food and slowly each week add a
little more of your brand to it and over four to six
weeks slowly change. A big change in diet can upset
their tummy and give them diarrhea. So you can
change food, just do it slowly.
it?
Congratulations on getting your new friend. Check
with me to see what dry food your puppy has been
eating (usually Purina Puppy Chow) and what might
be healthy snacks to go along with that. Buy the dog
food to have before you go get your new puppy. For
supplements to the dry food, I usually recommend
eggs, cooked any way you like. Sardines are good for
them or salmon or tuna just not too much at a time. I
like to give my dogs cooked chicken meat (no bones),
cooked in my George Foreman grill. One of the best
things is a mixture of cottage cheese and half yogurt.
They like the fruit flavored kinds too. It gives them
extra enzymes and calcium. I am no expert, but that is
what I give them. All of my nursing or pregnant
mothers are given an egg on their dry food in the
morning and the yogurt/cottage cheese on their food
in the evening. Remember all puppies up to a year
need some dry food available all the time to them the
first year. Avoid sweets and junk foods. I like to reward
them with jerky or hot dogs when training. Sometimes
I use cheddar cheese bites too. If you wish to change
their dry dog food to a different brand than what I have
been feeding, remember to do it slowly. Go ahead and
buy one bag of my food and slowly each week add a
little more of your brand to it and over four to six
weeks slowly change. A big change in diet can upset
their tummy and give them diarrhea. So you can
change food, just do it slowly.
"What do I need to take to the airport with me? What
do I need to do after I pick up my new puppy?"
Take along with you a towel and some paper towels.
This is to be prepared if the puppy got sick in the
crate or on the way home. It is rare but occasionally
one can get sick in the car or the airplane so better to
just be prepared. Take along a bottle of water to
give him a drink as soon as you can get him to a
grassy spot. Your new puppy will need to go potty
and have a drink of water first thing. So go ahead and
take it out of the crate only if it is small enough to
carry to the grassy area. Because after being in the
crate all this time he needs to potty and will have an
accident in the airport if you walk it on a leash there.
Once outside put it on a leash and collar that you
brought along with you, as you are taking it out of the
crate being careful it doesn't bolt and get loose from
you. Remember he doesn't know you or where he is
so he might run. Put on your collar and leash, let it
walk around. Take one of the dishes from the inside
of the crate door and pour in fresh water. Take your
fingers and splash around the water so the puppy
hears it and knows you are putting down fresh water
for him. Now you are ready to head home. Walk your
puppy around your back yard with you so he can
become familiar with your yard or where you will walk
him at home. Then show him his new house and the
family and other pets next. Your puppy may be
exhausted and just want to rest for the first 24 hours
and come out of the restful stage about 24 hours
later. Some are ready to play after being confined for
so long but most are sleepy and just need to rest.
They have been traveling and are not sure this is the
last stop. So after 24 hours with you they are starting
to figure out this is a new home. Set the crate
somewhere so he can retire back in the crate he has
become accustomed to on the trip. The crate may be
the only familiar spot for him so leave it there for at
least 5 days if you can. Introduce a new crate or bed
but he might like the familiar crate at first. Be patient
and if planning a party or huge group of people to
greet him postpone that for a couple of days or a
week to let him get settled in first. Take a picture of
him with you and put it on my guestbook please the
first few days before you forget so I can see you. You
can show your friends your new puppy there too. Get
all your friends and family to see your new puppy
posted on the guestbook please. That helps our site's
ratings, the more traffic we have coming to the site.
Thanks.
do I need to do after I pick up my new puppy?"
Take along with you a towel and some paper towels.
This is to be prepared if the puppy got sick in the
crate or on the way home. It is rare but occasionally
one can get sick in the car or the airplane so better to
just be prepared. Take along a bottle of water to
give him a drink as soon as you can get him to a
grassy spot. Your new puppy will need to go potty
and have a drink of water first thing. So go ahead and
take it out of the crate only if it is small enough to
carry to the grassy area. Because after being in the
crate all this time he needs to potty and will have an
accident in the airport if you walk it on a leash there.
Once outside put it on a leash and collar that you
brought along with you, as you are taking it out of the
crate being careful it doesn't bolt and get loose from
you. Remember he doesn't know you or where he is
so he might run. Put on your collar and leash, let it
walk around. Take one of the dishes from the inside
of the crate door and pour in fresh water. Take your
fingers and splash around the water so the puppy
hears it and knows you are putting down fresh water
for him. Now you are ready to head home. Walk your
puppy around your back yard with you so he can
become familiar with your yard or where you will walk
him at home. Then show him his new house and the
family and other pets next. Your puppy may be
exhausted and just want to rest for the first 24 hours
and come out of the restful stage about 24 hours
later. Some are ready to play after being confined for
so long but most are sleepy and just need to rest.
They have been traveling and are not sure this is the
last stop. So after 24 hours with you they are starting
to figure out this is a new home. Set the crate
somewhere so he can retire back in the crate he has
become accustomed to on the trip. The crate may be
the only familiar spot for him so leave it there for at
least 5 days if you can. Introduce a new crate or bed
but he might like the familiar crate at first. Be patient
and if planning a party or huge group of people to
greet him postpone that for a couple of days or a
week to let him get settled in first. Take a picture of
him with you and put it on my guestbook please the
first few days before you forget so I can see you. You
can show your friends your new puppy there too. Get
all your friends and family to see your new puppy
posted on the guestbook please. That helps our site's
ratings, the more traffic we have coming to the site.
Thanks.
"What is the first thing I should teach my dog to do?"
"Wait" command is the first thing I teach my puppy.
This can save a puppies life. This is so important.
Have the puppy inside a room and stand at the door
with the puppy by your side facing the door to a larger
room. Stand there and say "Wait" give your puppy a
stop hand signal for wait and stay. Open the door and
step through alone. Say "wait" again and then call the
puppy to you. Say "come". Try to use one word
commands as is easier to learn than two or three
words like "come here" or "wait for me". Let the puppy
go through the doorway to you. Shut the door and do
it again. Once the puppy has the idea of waiting until
you step through the door and give the command to
"come" before he goes through the door way you are
ready to try it at the back door to the outside yard.
Once he knows this try the front door with a leash on
for protection. Next use the same thing inside the car
before getting out of a car.
I have seen dogs bolt out of a front door when
someone is at the door or out a car door and run out
into danger. This is such an easy and important thing
to teach your dog or puppy. If the dog is used to a
leash put the leash on for the whole exercise. If not
used to the leash yet don't use one until you get to
the front door part and the car part of the lesson.
Work over two weeks to complete the lesson. Ten
minutes a day is long enough and only 5 to 6 days a
week.
"Wait" command is the first thing I teach my puppy.
This can save a puppies life. This is so important.
Have the puppy inside a room and stand at the door
with the puppy by your side facing the door to a larger
room. Stand there and say "Wait" give your puppy a
stop hand signal for wait and stay. Open the door and
step through alone. Say "wait" again and then call the
puppy to you. Say "come". Try to use one word
commands as is easier to learn than two or three
words like "come here" or "wait for me". Let the puppy
go through the doorway to you. Shut the door and do
it again. Once the puppy has the idea of waiting until
you step through the door and give the command to
"come" before he goes through the door way you are
ready to try it at the back door to the outside yard.
Once he knows this try the front door with a leash on
for protection. Next use the same thing inside the car
before getting out of a car.
I have seen dogs bolt out of a front door when
someone is at the door or out a car door and run out
into danger. This is such an easy and important thing
to teach your dog or puppy. If the dog is used to a
leash put the leash on for the whole exercise. If not
used to the leash yet don't use one until you get to
the front door part and the car part of the lesson.
Work over two weeks to complete the lesson. Ten
minutes a day is long enough and only 5 to 6 days a
week.
"My puppy hates his new collar?"
First, get him used to having a collar on. The first
two days they will scratch at the collar trying to get it
off. They feel it and think it is something to get off.
Just give them a couple of days to get used to the
idea. Take it off several times a day and then put it
back on and immediately give him a treat and say
"Good Puppy". Give him praise in a happy voice. A
great idea is to get one of those tags with your phone
number, cell number and your last name too. Get
one ASAP or even before you bring the puppy home.
First, get him used to having a collar on. The first
two days they will scratch at the collar trying to get it
off. They feel it and think it is something to get off.
Just give them a couple of days to get used to the
idea. Take it off several times a day and then put it
back on and immediately give him a treat and say
"Good Puppy". Give him praise in a happy voice. A
great idea is to get one of those tags with your phone
number, cell number and your last name too. Get
one ASAP or even before you bring the puppy home.
"How do I teach him to walk on a leash?"
Go easy with the leash. They all react differently. So
put it on. If it reacted like a bucking horse to the
leash or extremely afraid, then just let it drag along
for a few hours each day for 5 days. Use a short
leash so it doesn't tangle on something. When you
put the leash on, give a little treat and be sure to give
nice happy praise of "Good Puppy". Take a couple
steps and if the puppy doesn't follow you hold the
treat, such as a piece of hot dog in front of him. Give
him a bite when he takes a couple of steps. Give
praise in a happy and high tone. Keep giving him a
bite when he takes a couple of steps. Then I use the
technique of walking across either a hall way or
across the room. When we get to the end give a bite
of hot dog with happy praise. They after only a few
times of going back and forth realize that when they
get to the wall they are gonna get a bite of hot dog
and quickly are going with you eagerly. I have a
wooden deck 16 feet long and use that. It only takes
a few minutes and the puppy is eagerly going to the
other side of the deck in anticipation of getting a hot
dog bite treat. I carry the hot dog weenie in my
cheek, so I have my hands free. You will notice dog
handlers at the dog shows getting a bite of some kind
of treat out of their cheek to reward their dogs. Works
well.
Go easy with the leash. They all react differently. So
put it on. If it reacted like a bucking horse to the
leash or extremely afraid, then just let it drag along
for a few hours each day for 5 days. Use a short
leash so it doesn't tangle on something. When you
put the leash on, give a little treat and be sure to give
nice happy praise of "Good Puppy". Take a couple
steps and if the puppy doesn't follow you hold the
treat, such as a piece of hot dog in front of him. Give
him a bite when he takes a couple of steps. Give
praise in a happy and high tone. Keep giving him a
bite when he takes a couple of steps. Then I use the
technique of walking across either a hall way or
across the room. When we get to the end give a bite
of hot dog with happy praise. They after only a few
times of going back and forth realize that when they
get to the wall they are gonna get a bite of hot dog
and quickly are going with you eagerly. I have a
wooden deck 16 feet long and use that. It only takes
a few minutes and the puppy is eagerly going to the
other side of the deck in anticipation of getting a hot
dog bite treat. I carry the hot dog weenie in my
cheek, so I have my hands free. You will notice dog
handlers at the dog shows getting a bite of some kind
of treat out of their cheek to reward their dogs. Works
well.
This is a new page and I will try to add a little each week for
everyone when I can. I hope this has been helpful. Email me any
ideas of what you would like most to see on this training page.
Also put your picture of you with your dog or puppy on our
guestbook. I have a guestbook for those that haven't gotten a
dog from us. One for those that got a Schipperke from us and
one for those that got a rescue or Pyrenees puppy from us.
There are three different guestbooks. Thanks for signing one of
our guestbooks. It does not give anyone your information or email
or anything except for the comment you put and your city and
state, so it is safe to put your picture on there. Nobody can find
you or email you from the guestbook. It doesn't even give me
your email or information. Thanks, Theresa
everyone when I can. I hope this has been helpful. Email me any
ideas of what you would like most to see on this training page.
Also put your picture of you with your dog or puppy on our
guestbook. I have a guestbook for those that haven't gotten a
dog from us. One for those that got a Schipperke from us and
one for those that got a rescue or Pyrenees puppy from us.
There are three different guestbooks. Thanks for signing one of
our guestbooks. It does not give anyone your information or email
or anything except for the comment you put and your city and
state, so it is safe to put your picture on there. Nobody can find
you or email you from the guestbook. It doesn't even give me
your email or information. Thanks, Theresa
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