DOG HELP....:p?

Question

Im planning to buy a puppy, what shall i prepare to make my puppy stay at home comfortably?
2nd question: is it ok to train a pupy at a young age like 2 months old? many ppl says that you can train ur dog to sit but sometimes she'll bite my fingers whenever i train her to sit..helP!

Answer 1

A pup should be with it's mother for 10-12 weeks. She not only feeds them, she teaches them stuff they need to learn from her. You can start training soon as you get it. You don't sound very experienced in dog care and training. I would suggest you get you a good book on the subject and read it BEFORE getting the puppy. Also consider the expense of raising and keeping a dog. Besides the leash, collar, water and food bowls, doggy toothpaste and brush, a bed, a crate, toys......The dog will need vet care. A LOT of vet care. Puppy shots, worming, annual check ups while young and healthy semi annual when it gets older. If it developes a disease that needs monatoring, diabetes for example, it will need to see a vet more often. When the dog gets ill and injured, and it WILL get ill and injured it needs a vet. Also dental care. To give your dog the best chance at good health it will essentially need four things. Vet care, spay/neuter, premium pet food and fresh clean water. Dog are not cheap to own.

Answer 2

Melisa, how long should they stay with their mother? Do you even know how many weeks that is? It's 10 weeks. A puppy is fine to leave it's mother at 8-10 weeks. They are weaned by 6 weeks an momma doesn't even care much about them after 4 weeks..

Yes it is ok to start training your puppy at 2 months, potty training first, then by 3 months you can start teaching them tricks. My Annie is 3 months and will dance for her treat, it's so darn cute!

What you need:

A crate, small so that she cannot potty on one side and sleep in the other.

Collar of course, or harness

Tag with name and your number/vet number

Microchip (your vet can do this)

Leash 6 foot not 4

Dishes, stainless steel

Comb and slicker brush. Comb is better to use, brush is for finishing and fluffing.

Puppy shampoo

Top spot to keep flea's away

Rope toys, chew toys like a KONG or Rhino, I prefer the Rhino brand, they have more nubbies on them.

Soft burber toys with squeeker in it.

High qualit dog food.. Feed what the breeder is feeding, you can change later if the food is crap. Anything with corn, wheat and soy is garbage I don't care how expensive it is.

Puppy piddle pads

Crate training: http://www.cockapoos.us/cratetraining2.html

And a darn good book, I recommend :How To Raise A Puppy You Can Live With, 4th edition
http://www.alpinepub.com/product_info.php?ref=31&products_id=34&affiliate_banner_id=41

I give this book to all my puppy buyers..It is THE best book in my opinion and I have read a lot of puppy training books.

Answer 3

Definitely--you want to start to train them the second you bring them home, so they know their place in your family "pack" and become well-behaved doggies. Housetraining is a good place to start--just remember, a puppy can only hold it for one hour until they are three months old, and one extra hour for every month longer after that. For example, if your puppy is four months old, don't expect him to hold it for more than two-three hours. That means taking him out in the middle of the night...several times.

If your dog bites you, you need to tell it no. With some intuitive breeds, if you yelp when they bite you, they get the idea that it hurts and won't do it anymore. But don't let your dog nibble now, because it won't be as cute when he has big huge dog teeth.

Puppies are hard work--be prepared!

Answer 4

things to prepare:

1- carpet cleaner and paper towels for messes
2- dog crate for when you go out
3- leash
4- pet shampoo
5- dog toys/bones
6- dog brush
7- dog bed

yes, you can train a dog if it's 2 months old. i trained a puppy i had that was 6 months old that the humane society found as a stray. it takes patience, but it will work. one way you can train them is to take them outside to go to the bathroom every 2 hrs. put the leash by the door. they'll figure it out. also, when they do their business or obey you, give them a milk bone.

i did those steps and my puppy was trained in 1 month.

Answer 5

1. Crate
2. Puppy pads
3. Collar and 6-inch leash
4. Baby wipes (for muddy paws or runny butt)
5. Chew toys (for puppies) -- e.g. Kong toy
6. Toothpaste/brush for dogs
7. Food/water bowls (stainless steel or ceramic)
8. Brush for their hair type
9. Bath wipes for puppy to freshen up.
10. Dog food that the breeder is feeding
11. Pet enzyme spray to clean up messes

You can start training the puppy at 2 months (Petsmart has puppy Headstart classes). Puppies love to play bite but everytime they go to bite give them something that's ok to chew on. When they chew on that -- say good boy/girl.

Have fun with you baby!

Answer 6

When an animal is very sick and very old, it is sometimes the most humane thing to do and let them go, or have them put to sleep. Gassing is, well, ghastly, and I believe most shelters now use a tranquilizer and then a drug to stop the heart. I spent almost 3k last year trying to keep my older sick cat alive and, in the end, all I did was prolong her suffering. When the vet and I decided to put her to sleep it was one of the saddest days of my life but now, a year later, I look back and I wish her last few days had not been filled with shots, and blood work, and xrays, etc... I wish I had simply let her lie in my lap and do what comes naturally. Perhaps you can direct your passion towards volunteer work at your local shelter. It won't be easy to know that animals may not survive, but you will know that you brought comfort to them in their last days and, when animals are adopted, you will know that you played a part in something truly wonderful. Bless you for having such a kind heart.

Answer 7

8 weeks is a good time to take a puppy. He has stopped taking milk from his mum and needs you to teach him about the big outside world.
The Perfect Puppy by Gwen Bailey is the best book on the market at the moment with lots of up to date advice.
The most important thing for you to do is SOCIALISE your pup to everything.
PS Start training your pup as early as you can. When I have a litter of pups I put a collar and lead them on at 4 weeksso the get used to them and learn not to drag their new owner along the street.

Answer 8

Yes you can train a pup at 2 months old, but the best way to train a pup that young is to train it while your petting it, like when your petting it and it does something you keep repeating the name to it and so on..

Answer 9

prepare a bed. Water dish and food bowl...Some chew hides and a toy or two.

Ask if you get it from an outside source...For a piece of something it has laid with. Makes it adjust to you better.

Yes it is best to train while very young. Easier and less work on you.

Answer 10

well to answer you first question you should get your house together like put away things that might get chewed on and and buy food and they have theese thing for puppys and any other age dog to go to the bathroom on they anre theese little pads you lay on the ground. and for your seccond question you should use a stern not loud voice to let your puppy know it is unacceptable behavior to bite.