RSSThings Your Puppy Will Love – 1
Jun 15
A Comfy Bed to Snuggle Up In
You’ll need a bed for your puppy’s crate. Buy two so you have a spare on hand when you need to wash the other bed (make sure it’s washable!). Don’t buy one with a foam insert as you don’t want the urine from an accident to get into the foam; it can’t be washed out! And depending on your breed, make sure it’s a well-sewn and made bed! Some dogs think they’re beds are toys, or “nest” in them by scratching and bunching them up. A good bed to buy is one of the fleece beds with a roll side. It’s comfortable, washable and gives a little side support for puppy’s head to lay on.
A Harness and Lead: Time for A Walk!
You’ll have to purchase a collar and harness that fits your puppy snuggly, but not too tight. As your puppy grows, you’ll need to reinvest in a collar and harness that fits him as an adult. But do invest in a good lead that you’ll use throughout his life! Don’t purchase one of the smaller leads that are for puppies; you can still use a heavier lead to train him how to walk with. And that way you only buy one lead during his life!
Setting Up Puppy’s Housebreaking Area
As part of housebreaking, you’ll learn later in the book to select and set up one area in your house as your puppy’s area to be paper trained. So you can set up that area, you’ll need to purchase:
- Piddle pads
- Newspapers
- An “X” pen
Piddle Pads to Attract Puppy
Purchase a package of puppy pads to use as part of his housebreaking. You’ll use a pad to mark his “main spot” where you want him to urinate and defecate as you paper train him. Later you’ll learn the steps in housebreaking, and part of it is you’ll get down to just one piece of paper, but a piddle pad at that point will be good to use. Piddle pads are also good to sit on furniture so puppy doesn’t soil the chair or sofa or bed when he jumps up on it. And also are good to put in his crate under his bed so it makes cleaning up any messes quick and easy.
Remember good old newspapers! They come in handy to put on the floor. You can sign up for a four-month subscription so you have plenty of papers on hand while you’re housebreaking your puppy. X pen is an exercise pen. This is portable, and can be formed into a square or circle to use as a fenced off area where you can put some papers down, and your pup in it.
Jul 04, 2011 @ 08:52:37
The decision to adopt a dog should be made carefully because it is a serious commitment that can last for several years. Decisions should include who, in the case of a family, will care for the dog and whether the family or individual owner will have enough time, attention, and money to meet the dog’s needs.