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Taking Care of Your Puppy
Jasmine, make room for Hamlet
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I am your puppy
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from Rosaline Pierce at poodles.net
I am your Puppy, and I will love you until the end of the Earth, but please know a few things about me.
I am a Puppy, this means that my intelligence and capacity for learning are the same as an 8-month-old child. I am a Puppy; I will chew EVERYTHING I can get my teeth on. This is how I explore and learn about the world. Even HUMAN children put things in their mouths. It's up to you to guide me to what is mine to chew and what is not.
I am a Puppy; I cannot hold my bladder for longer than 1 - 2 hours. I cannot "feel" that I need to poop until it is actually beginning to come out. I cannot vocalize nor tell you that I need to go, and I cannot have "bladder and bowel control" until 6 - 9 months. Do not punish me if you have not let me out for 3 hours and I tinkle. It is your fault. As a Puppy, it is wise to remember that I NEED to go potty after: Eating, Sleeping, playing, Drinking and around every 2 - 3 hours in addition. If you want me to sleep through the night, then do not give me water after 8 p.m. A crate will help me learn to housebreak easier, and will avoid you being mad at me.
I am a Puppy, accidents WILL happen, please be patient with me! In time I will learn.
I am a Puppy, I like to play. I will run around, and chase imaginary monsters, and chase your feet and your toes and 'attack' you, and chase fuzz balls, other pets, and small kids. It is play; it's what I do. Do not be mad at me or expect me to be sedate, mellow and sleep all day. If my high energy level is too much for you, maybe you could consider an older rescue from a shelter or Rescue group. My play is beneficial, use your wisdom to guide me in my play with appropriate toys, and activities like chasing a rolling ball, or gentle tug games, or plenty of chew toys for me. If I nip you too hard, talk to me in "dog talk", by giving a loud YELP, I will usually get the message, as this is how dogs communicate with one another. If I get too rough, simply ignore me for a few moments, or put me in my crate with an appropriate chew toy.
I am a Puppy; hopefully you would not yell, hit, strike, kick or beat a 6-month-old human infant, so please do not do the same to me. I am delicate, and also very impressionable. If you treat me harshly now, I will grow up learning to fear being hit, spanked, kicked or beat. Instead, please guide me with encouragement and wisdom. For instance, if I am chewing something wrong, say, "No chew!" and hand me a toy I CAN chew. Better yet, pick up ANYTHING that you do not want me to get into. I can't tell the difference between your old sock and your new sock, or an old sneaker and your $200 Nikes.
I am a Puppy, and I am a creature with feelings and drives much like your own, but yet also very different. Although I am NOT a human in a dog suit, neither am I an unfeeling robot who can instantly obey your every whim. I truly DO want to please you, and be a part of your family, and your life. You got me (I hope) because you want a loving partner and companion, so do not relegate me to the backyard when I get bigger, do not judge me harshly but instead mold me with gentleness and guidelines and training into the kind of family member you want me to be here.
I am a Puppy and I am not perfect, and I know you are not perfect either. I love you anyway. So please, learn all you can about training, and puppy behaviors and caring for me from your Veterinarian, books on dog care and even researching on the computer! Learn about my particular breed and it's "characteristics", it will give you understanding and insight into WHY I do all the things I do. Please teach me with love, patience, the right way to behave and socialize me with training in a puppy class or obedience class, we will BOTH have a lot of fun together.
I am a Puppy and I want more than anything to love you, to be with you, and to please you. Won't you please take time to understand how I work? We are the same you and I, in that we both feel hunger, pain, thirst, discomfort, fear, but yet we are also very different and must work to understand one another's language, body signals, wants and needs. Some day I will be a handsome dog, hopefully one you can be proud of and one that you will love as much as I love you.
Love, Your Puppy
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Things to help you have a easier time raising your puppy.
Taking Your New Puppy Home
Last thing before you leave, put the puppy down in the yard to relieve himself before you go to the car. Unless it is an unusually long trip - longer than 2 or 3 hours, stopping along the way for the puppy to go to the bathroom is neither advisable or necessary. This avoids the risk of contamination in a rest area where many other dogs have been and it also avoids the possibility of the puppy running away or worse yet into traffic if you stop by the side of the road. Remember that the puppy doesn't know you yet and may well not come when you call. Ideally he should not get down on the ground until he is your fenced yard. Let him relieve himself before you take him inside.
Find out what the puppy's usual schedule is so that you can help him to adjust to the new schedule in your home. Don't rush the puppy to much give him time to take in all the new sights and smells of his new home.
Now is when we as little puppies need you to be available to us as much as possible, just the first few weeks.
At the very least, little puppies need attention about every three hours.
Cuddling and pats on the head are really great. Using our new name a lot during these times of attention teach us who we are. When called for, be tender but firm with us
as this will create a loving and respectful relationship that will last a lifetime
Before (or shortly after) bringing new pup home, ensure you have the following ready:
#1.Food Bowls #2.Water Bowls #3.Treats #4.Dog Food #5.Nail Clippers
#6.A Brush #7.Shampoo #8.Collar & Leash #9.Tags (a phone # of owners, no address or dog name to protect puppy) #10.A Crate #11.Toys #12.A place to lounge with his people #13.toy
The first two days are really important in starting to train a puppy.
You need a nutritious diet. A regular training schedule so as not to confuse puppy by always changing things!
And a very happy house to live in.
Your first assignment is how to pick puppy up correctly.
Always pick up one of us by having one hand under the rump (how embarrassing!) and another hand around the chest- as puppy's tummys are still so delicate that it can be injured.
Always keep your hand under the rump to support the weight.Not that I weigh alot you know!
As babies when we come to your house for the first few days, we are very confused and upset. We really shouldn't be brought around to different places, we wouldn't know where we would really be going.
Our new parents should sit on the floor with us to be at the same level and speak loving and softly.
As a new puppy we should be alowed to discover our new house, and explore everything.
Handling a new puppy too much isn't really good the first day as we usually have just had shots a short time before coming home.
One of the biggest decisions humans have to make is "Where are we going to sleep!"
Of course we puppies love to sleep with our humans in the bedroom.
But some humans do not like that idea. So you should start puppy out sleeping where he is going to stay.
If you decide to let puppy sleep in your bedroom, put puppy's box near your bed with lots of news paper around it. If puppy cries, you can reach down to give puppy a touch to let him know he is not alone.
Remember, puppies are used to having their litter mates around them and the first few nights will be hard.
If you decide that puppy will be sleeping all by himself, put a wind up ticking clock
(wrapped in a blanket) near puppy's bed.
The ticking sound will act as mommy's heartbeat and sooth puppy to sleep.
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