Tips For A Teen Getting A Dog?
September 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
My brothers wanted a dog, for, forever. Me, I could care less. My parents finally gave in and were getting it next week. It’s a cockapoo. He’s a puppy, 7 weeeks old.
Do you have any tips, for ME, not like training tips, but just reminders, like don’t leave stuff laying around, where it can reach, etc.
Thanks.
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If you have carpet. Make sure it knows its not the bathroom. lol
You can tell your family that 7 weeks is too young for a puppy to be taken from it’s mother. Ideally, he should be 10-12 weeks old. Also, this mix is easy to find in any shelter.
As for what you should do, keep your bedroom and bathroom doors closed. Puppies chew and he will have accidents in the house. Limiting the rooms he can access will help with this. Also, even if you aren’t going to contribute to his care, try to play with him. Socialization is very important for puppies.
Another thing you need to do is take part in his training. The whole family needs to contribute for it to be successful.
Well…. Best tip from me is crate train the puppy makes life much easier.Puppies like crates and the younger they get use to it the better Remember that a puppy does not have control of its bowels until about 13 to 16 weeks so be patient potty training that’s why a crate is the way to go, take the pup out maybe every half hour or so if the pup makes a mess please do not rub his nose in it, That is useless they puppy has no clue what he did wrong he just knows you are not happy with him.That’s why he looks guilty. Just tell him no and take him outside. Give your new pup plenty of chew toys,Now is a good time to start leash training and teaching simple commands like sit. If biting is a problem what works for me is when he bites you and either yelp like his litter mates would have done then he knows it hurts,or you can have a toy handy and when he bites replace your hand with a toy and tell him no.
Start by informing your family small breed puppies shouldn’t be going home with a family until they’re 10 weeks, 8 at the least. Second you should inform them that is a designer dog, a mutt glorified by puppy mills, and backyard breeders, puppy mills keep large amount of dogs just to make money, and keep them constantly lactating, and only give them the BARE MINIMUM standard of care.
Backyard breeders, don’t have their dogs health checked, breed their dogs again and again and again, rarely get the puppies vet checked, and don’t care where the puppies go, many ending up in pounds, shelters, the rspca etc, many are put down because of the large amount of dogs without homes, and these facilites just don’t have the money, space, or volunteers to cope with them.
Just don’t leave anything with the dogs reach, and shut your bedroom door, when you’re not in there, don’t leave shoes around, and look where you’re walking.
1. as you said, don’t leave anything around for it to chew.
#2. a cocker poodle x is a small puppy, avoid stepping on him until he learns to get out of your way. start to walk by not liffing your foot, in kind of a shuffle motion. If he gets in your way, you can move him with your foot. Not a kick, not a push, not a nudge, Just a gentle move out of the way. The pup will learn to move when you walk by.
#3. Until it is housebroken, watch were you step.
#4. If your brother is trying to teach the pup something, don’t undo his training by letting the pup get away with it. A dog is happiest when the rules are consistant.
I am assuming you brother is going to take care of the pup. But remember, his new puppy iwill be a family member. Treat it as such with love, affection, and cosistancy.
Puppy proofing is actually just ‘good’ housekeeping. Everything in my house that is ‘puppy’ height goes higher. Nothing is left on the floors. No socks, shoes etc. Magazines and papers up and off reachable counters. No pens, markers, binders, tv remotes, cell phones, etc.
Look around. Look from the floor up. Electric cords? Watch those closely. A puppy should NEVER be left unsupervised. NEVER. If someone is not watching the dog then it needs to be in a secure part of the house (or kennel).
Do not leave any type of cleaning product, candy, glue etc lying around.
If you do not want the puppy on your bed, don’t put it up there. If you do not want the puppy in your room, close the door.
Watch the toilet paper rolls (My Pit manages to OPEN my cabinet and destroy at least 2 rolls a week).
Actually if you just sit on the floor in every room of your house you can pretty much figure out what you need to do.
Don’t feed it chocolate raisins or grapes.
Don’t leave small things laying that he could choke on.
You should get some items like puppy shampoo, a collar,
a leash, a bed, toys, food and 2 bowls for his food and water
before you bring him home.
Here’s a link about that breed of dog you could find
out some interesting things about it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockapoo
Congratulations on your new puppy.
Some people don’t believe it, but dogs do get jealous. If you don’t play with them, they will either, poop/pee in your room to try to get your attention. I have a cockapoo. Do not leave any food on the table cuse they will get it. Cockapoos reaching boundries are kinda small. But they can jump. That’s all the info I can think of. I hope i’ve helped!
Make sure all cords and electrical things and shoes, especially flip flops, and pretty much ANYTHING that you don’t want them to get in their mouth, keep out of the way, I got a puppy, it helped me keep my room clean
lol