Caring for Puppies
May 23rd 2008 15:10
Puppies are cute and cuddley, but they're a huge responsibility to any person or family. When you decide to bring home a new puppy, you are bringing home years of training, socializing, and care, so make sure that you're ready to raise a puppy to the best of your ability.
Puppies are cute, that's hard to deny, and it's hard to think something so cute is such a responsibility. When you take on a puppy, check out what responsibility your take on...
* Vet visits for routine vaccinations as well as emergencies
* Constant training and socializing
* Daily feeding
* Daily exercise
* Regular grooming, etc.
It may not sound like much, but dog training and socializing is something that you must start on the first day you bring home your new puppy, and it continues every day that the puppy is under your care. Remember that the key to successful dog training is to repeat, practice, and repeat some more. The more you practice and repeat commands, the quicker your dog will learn them. Plus, by practicing, you're dog will become flawless.
I'd say that the most important tip to caring for puppies is that a tired puppy is a well behaved puppy, which is why regular exercise is the key.
I hear more often than I'd like, "Fluffy's tearing up my house. She chews everything, and I can't keep her if she continues this." Well, when asked if they regularly exercise Fluffy, the usual response is, "Yes, she goes outside every day to play." Well, that's not good enough. Dogs are the descendants of wolves, who in the wild walk miles and miles a day. Your domestic dog has some of these traits left from their ancestors, so they need at bare minimum two- 30 minute walks a day.
When you decide to bring home a puppy, love it, and care for it, remember that puppies grow up to be dogs, and it's best to correct any behavioral problems with the puppy is young and small, versus older and large. For example, you want to stop a puppy from jumping when he's small, versus have to fight a 80 pound dog when you come home when he jumps on you.
Anyway, puppies are cute and loving, but remember that's not all they are. They're a big responsibility, too.
Puppies are cute, that's hard to deny, and it's hard to think something so cute is such a responsibility. When you take on a puppy, check out what responsibility your take on...
* Vet visits for routine vaccinations as well as emergencies
* Constant training and socializing
* Daily feeding
* Daily exercise
* Regular grooming, etc.
It may not sound like much, but dog training and socializing is something that you must start on the first day you bring home your new puppy, and it continues every day that the puppy is under your care. Remember that the key to successful dog training is to repeat, practice, and repeat some more. The more you practice and repeat commands, the quicker your dog will learn them. Plus, by practicing, you're dog will become flawless.
I'd say that the most important tip to caring for puppies is that a tired puppy is a well behaved puppy, which is why regular exercise is the key.
I hear more often than I'd like, "Fluffy's tearing up my house. She chews everything, and I can't keep her if she continues this." Well, when asked if they regularly exercise Fluffy, the usual response is, "Yes, she goes outside every day to play." Well, that's not good enough. Dogs are the descendants of wolves, who in the wild walk miles and miles a day. Your domestic dog has some of these traits left from their ancestors, so they need at bare minimum two- 30 minute walks a day.
When you decide to bring home a puppy, love it, and care for it, remember that puppies grow up to be dogs, and it's best to correct any behavioral problems with the puppy is young and small, versus older and large. For example, you want to stop a puppy from jumping when he's small, versus have to fight a 80 pound dog when you come home when he jumps on you.
Anyway, puppies are cute and loving, but remember that's not all they are. They're a big responsibility, too.
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