Mamamia

km June 5, 2020

My puppy tips:

1) What you allow as a puppy is what your puppy will expect as a dog eg. if you let your puppy on the couch, your 25kg drooling dog will also expect to be on the couch, you let the puppy sleep in the bed, the dog will expect to sleep in the bed.

2)If you need to train your dog where to pee inside, I found the kmart, fake grass dog mats good. During winter it goes near our backdoor and the dog now knows that is the only inside option.

3) Crate training is good, not cruel, even RSPCA recommend correct crate training, do it....it's a really good thing for your dog. My dog has free access to our huge warm house.....I often find her chilling in her crate as her preferred chill zone. Plus if you ever need to happily contain your you can. Eg we someones have kids over who are scared of dogs, our dog can hang happiy in her crate for an hour why that kid is visiting.

4)If you have a small dog, do not pick it up when walking, esp if it barks at a bigger dog. You are teaching your small dog that other dogs are bad and your little dog and you are in danger......little dogs are in some ones more prone to behaviour issues as people treat them like babies and don't understand dog behaviours.

5) Research the breed you are getting, you cannot train genetics out of a dog.....think about the breed and if you can manage it in your lifestyle. Yes Cattle Dogs and Blue Heelers are great for example.....is it fair and ok to leave a catte dog locked in your yard 12 hrs a day and expect it to behave itself?

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