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All About Puppies

All About Puppies

Getting a puppy may be one of the most exciting experiences in your life. This experience also takes a lot of patience, dedication and responsibility. Having a puppy in the home is not just all fun and games. Knowing how to raise your puppy will keep it safe, healthy and happy. Everyone in your household should be aware of the following tips for raising a puppy.

1. Bring your puppy to the veterinarian. This is a necessary step when purchasing a pet. Get a check up for your puppy, and ask any questions on medical needs or shots.

2. Feed your puppy daily. Find out from the original owner or breeder what kind of food the puppy should eat. Puppies need to eat at least four times a day. It will decrease to three times a day, as your puppy gets older.

3. Fill up the food bowl with a little warm water. Puppies need softened food before moving onto dry food as they age.

4. Feed treats to your puppy every so often. Decrease the amount of food your puppy gets, if you give treats often. This helps prevent obesity.

5. Train your puppy immediately. You may train it yourself, or take it to obedience school. Some owners prefer house training such as crate training.

6. Groom your puppy regularly. Grooming varies upon the length of your dog's coat, and the type of breed your dog is. Observe the puppy's skin closely when grooming him. Look out for any rashes or bug bites.

7. Cut your puppy's toes properly. Avoid the living part of the nail, which contains a vein. You do not want your puppy's claws to get long since it could deform the paws.

All About Puppies

How to Paper Train a Puppy

1. You will need either paper or fabric pee pads. The best paper pee pads are the quilted ones. Don't even waste your money on the others. The puppies will start tearing them up after about 7 weeks old so you may want to opt for the fabric pee pads. The fabric ones hold WAY more fluid then the paper ones and you just wash them and re-use. A much better option given the "green" theme of the times. You can find the fabric pee pads on ebay, they are the same pads you see used in hospitals. I don't like to use paper, they will shred it to pieces and the print gets everything, including your dogs, full of black print.

2. Confine your pup either in a caged area that has a sleeping area, feeding area and toileting area. Or you can confine them in a small room like a laundry room or bathroom. Make sure and pick up any area rugs, electric cords, tennis shoes, cleaning supplies and close the lid of the toilet if they are in a bathroom.

3. Take your pee pad and wipe up a pee spot with it. I bought the non-skid stuff that your put on your kitchen shelves and put it under the pee pads to prevent them from sliding all over the floor when the pups walk on them. By putting the scent of pee on the pad it will draw your pup to pee on the pad.

4. Keep the pups sleeping area spotless and free of any pee or poop. If there is any smell of pee or poop in their bed they may pee there. But for the most part dogs will not pee or poop where they sleep. Also, if you pup happens to step in the poop (and guaranteed they will) wash their paws so they don't track it in their sleeping area.

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