we are getting one soon and just wanted to get some opinions.
2006-07-16 05:08:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Pepper
Whisper
Or something that doesn't have anything to do with her color...
Riley
Maggie
2006-07-16 05:58:44 · answer #1 · answered by swanseaemtgirl 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you don't even have a name for your pup, you don't seem very well prepared? Is this an impulse purchase? Schnauzers can be tough, scrappy, yappy dogs that need early training and a lot of grooming.
BEFORE you get any dog you should read some great books on training. (Try not to pick books randomly - there are a lot of bad books out there also!) These are some of my favorites and you can get them on Amazon.com
What All Good Dogs Should Know – Volhard http://www.volhard.com/
Good Owners, Great Dogs - Brian Kilcommins
Dog Tricks : Eighty-Eight Challenging Activities for Your Dog from World-Class Trainers by Haggerty and Benjamin
Don't Shoot the Dog - Pryor
Training Your Dog: The Step by Step Method - Volhard
Dog Problems - Benjamin
Cesar's Way - Cesar Millan
Also, watch the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar Millan is the best trainer I've ever seen on TV.
http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/
And I hope you found a good breeder by going to www.akc.org or talking to people at dog shows? You can also find info about the breed clubs on the akc site - they probably have a rescue group where you can get an older dog for less money. The best breeders will be members of their breed club, promoting healthy dogs with great temperaments. They should ask you a bunch of questions to make sure their puppy will be getting a good home. If all a "breeder" seems to care about is whether your check will clear, you can be sure he won't care a week later when the pup is dying from distemper or parvo and you want your money back.
Whatever you do, DON'T go to a pet shop, a flea market or buy one sight-unseen off the Internet!!!! You'll pay top dollar for what is usually a poor quality puppy mill dog. And you'll be supporting one of the cruelest industries in the country. The breeding animals are often kept in deplorable conditions - spending their entire lives in small wire-bottomed cages. They probably haven't been vaccinated against contagious diseases or tested for any health or temperament problems or genetic diseases - that costs money and cuts into their profits. A female is often bred every time she comes into heat. When her poor little body can't take it any more, she is often clubbed in the head and tossed into a dumpster or an open ditch. Most puppy mills ship their pups to pet stores at wholesale prices and many pups die before they even get there.
These so-called "breeders" have now figured out that they can use the internet to ship a dog directly to the customer and thus make more money by cutting out the middleman. If you buy a dog from out of state, good luck getting your money back if there's something wrong with the pup. These people count on you becoming instantly attached to the poor little guy and being willing to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars at the vet to treat whatever is wrong with him.
2006-07-16 06:29:54 · answer #2 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abigail
2006-07-16 05:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by cjm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Schnoodles
2006-07-16 05:32:51 · answer #4 · answered by Angelluv 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maya
2006-07-16 05:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by dianafedez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cloudy
2006-07-16 05:11:12 · answer #6 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heidi? Gretchen?
2006-07-16 05:16:22 · answer #7 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chipsy!
2006-07-16 05:20:08 · answer #8 · answered by Oriental Legend 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oreo??
2006-07-16 05:55:15 · answer #9 · answered by mommachewy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pixie
2006-07-16 05:10:57 · answer #10 · answered by MissSubversive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋