New puppy..tips

[tomyqss 10]

Just got a new puppy her names mazzy...

 

just wondering if anyone has any tips tricks about toilet training, teething ect ect....been a long time since we owned a puppy...forgot how much hard work they are, shes already chewed up my headphones....need to puppy proof the house lol

 

 

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k413/tomyqss/P110111_1551.jpg

[Lindseyw 10]

OMG !! Who cares ???? She is ADORABLE !!!!

[Tess 10]

I want one!

[tomyqss 10]

lol yeah, she seems to know chewing my headphone up was wrong, but, she gave me the sad puppy eyes......an i soon forgot about what she'd done.....gets me every time

[medusa 16]

I think that my biggest tip would be to start as you mean to go on. Rules which don't waver and which are applied consistently and fairly by everybody in the family are the very best way to give Mazzy a clear picture of what she should and shouldn't do as she's growing up.

 

That means not giving in to her because she's cute, not letting her do stuff that she won't be able to do later (like cuddling up on your knee if she's going to end up weighing 50kg!) and not laughing at cute but naughty stuff that will be unacceptable when she's a grown up.

 

It also includes socialising her with as many other dogs, children, cats and postmen as you can find and getting used to encouraging her to do things like having a bath, being groomed, having her feet checked by humans and having her teeth cleaned. Believe me, it will be much easier to introduce all of these things to an innocent puppy than to try to get her used to them later on.

 

My motto is that all animal training is either bribery or blackmail. Try to stick to the bribery side unless there really is no option and practise making interactions with people and other animals fun. Instead of stopping her doing things that you don't want her to do, replace the things that you don't want her to do with things that you do want her to do and give her rewards for doing them.

 

Be consistent and fair and show her that she does lots of things that please you and you'll have a good friend who makes your life happier

 

And yes, she looks very cute

Edited January 13, 2011 by medusa
helps if I spell things right doesn't it?

[tomyqss 10]

lots of great info there....thankyou

[nikki-red 308]

The best thing I ever did was crate train Archie, hes almost 10 months old now and still loves his crate, I dont even have to lock it anymore.

[medusa 16]

Ooooh yes, crates are fabulous. Crates aren't cages, they're little havens of safety and calm for dogs, especially if they're covered.

[PrincessKate 10]

OMG! soooooooo cute reminds me of when my two where tiny little white things they used to be, god i love staffie crosses

[fabcakes 10]

Ooooh yes, crates are fabulous. Crates aren't cages, they're little havens of safety and calm for dogs, especially if they're covered.

 

 

i agree gorge loves is crate

when he got to about i years old

we tryed to see if he would be

happy out of his crate & he ended

up being very grumpy & wouldent sit still

as soon as we let him have his crate back

he was happy he defanetly feels safe

in his crate

at night when we go to bed all i have to

say to im is come on gorge bed & he goes in

no problem along wit his night time treat

[jfw* 10]

we started off with crate for toilet training - but she soon didn't need it

 

also useful for sleeping on their own

 

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html

 

started with it in our room and gradually moved to by the door then downstairs

 

leaving on their own - build up the time that they're left on their own - 5 minutes, 10 minutes, half an hour - so that they always know and trust that you're coming back

 

if your puppy has just woken up, just eaten, just stopped playing - put them outside for a toilet :-)

 

we never used newspaper by the door

 

now is the time to experience and get used to everything - the vacuum cleaner, walking near traffic, meeting and sniffing other dogs, meeting lots of people, travelling in the car (if you have one) - so that it isn't weird or scary when they are older.

[tomyqss 10]

just got a crate, so i'm going to crate train her....