Tips On Getting A New Puppy?
September 23, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
getting a 2 month old cockapoo 
wondering, what are some tips and where can i get stuff from? how to potty train, etc. thanks.
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Get him on a schedule first. For example, a good walk in the AM before you leave the house and when you get home – 30 min – and that should tire him out so and empty his bladder. Is there someone who can come and check on him while your not home so he gets a break while our gone. Also watch him like a hawk if he looks like he about to pee tell him no right away and then take him straight outside so he can pee. Always use the smae door and eventually he will associate that door with having to go. After awhile you’ll see him go to that door when he needs to go. Some dogs learn this very quickly some may take longer. You need to be consistent with the training as if your not he will become confused and revert back to his old ways. It will take a lot of work – Good Luck!!
you should start training your puppy as soon as you get her basic things like sit and stay but most importantly paper training, you can get puppy training pads for this. You just take the pup to the pad every time she goes in the wrong place it takes pateints but works! When she does go in the right place reward her and she will come find you to get her treat after a while. You may want to use lactol milk depending on what age your pup is, it is a powder which you can buy at most pet shops it is designed for pups that dont have milk from its mother, but i used it for compfort as not all pups cope well with the change so it might be a nice idea. You should only wait a few weeks before leaving your pup, to get it used to being alone when you are out. you can get crates for this but i dont like them so i leave my puppy with a run of the hallway and kitchen where there is nothing for her to chew accept for her own toys
. Be brave let your puppy off her lead as sson as you take her out and bribe her back with a treat. Hope this helps good luck 
My very best tip for you is:
Puppies are usually scared in the beginning, and they miss their mothers.
A good way to get rid of it right away is to get your puppy a comftorable bed to begin with, with a blanket.
Then, put some stuffed animals in her/his bed, to resemble his/her siblings.
After that, you take a warm (not hot) bottle of water, and shove it underneath the blanket. This resembles the mother’s body heat.
Then, put a ticking clock under the blanket with the bottle, wich resembles the mother’s beating heart.
This way your puppy won’t be lonely at night (because it’s best if your puppy sleeps separate from you, atleast untill it gets bigger).
And when it starts getting older, you can start removing those things (don’t worry, the puppy won’t get his feelings hurt), because he/her wont miss the mother dog anymore.
The best way to pottytrain your puppy is to pick her up, and put her outside in the same spot after she’s eaten, slept, played, been out for a walk, anything. Trust me, puppies need to go outside really often. We did this with my Labrador, she’s a year now, and after a while she started showing us in different ways that she wanted to go outside.
I for example threw a toy for her like maybe 3 times, and right away she had to go outside, so you must remember to keep an eye on her and to take her out after any activitie.
Hope this helped!!
You can get everything you need from a local pet store. There are even great books on each breed that offer some insight into the breeds personality traits.
I have 3 dogs, and used newspaper training for all 3. You’ll have to let your puppy out about every 20-30 minutes for a while until he gets that he has to go potty outside. You should bring him (or her) out on a leash and when the pup does go – reward it.
Most PetSmart stores offer puppy training at pretty reasonable fees – and its worth it, plus it’s alot of fun.
A GREAT GREAT website for pet supplies is PetEdge. Best prices around. Potty training is more about timing, immediately after she eats or wakes up carry her outside, PLACE HER IN THE GRASS and stand with her until she goes potty. When she’s done make sure you praise her.
If you decide to buy a puppy from an unknown breeder please be careful. Ask the breeder as many questions that you can think of. It’s their job to find the right home. Some example questions are:
1. How many litters do you have a year?
2. How many breeds of dogs do you sell?
3. What makes the puppy worth the price?
4. How long have you been breeding?
5. Are the parents genetically tested like OFA (hips), BAER (hearing) and CERF (eyes) tested and clean?
6. Do you have a pedigree on the puppies?
Testing parents is VERY important. It’s not that expensive to do, and it shows responsibility.
I found some information I agree with on a site called loveofbreeds.com. Even though your puppy is a poodle cocker spaniel mix, this site refer’s to a labradoodle. But the same idea is presented.
There are some breeder who are testing their dogs for problems prior to breeding, and their foundation stock consists of excellent dogs, but sadly, breeders of Labradoodles who do this are rare.
What kind of health problems? Well, when you think of the problems that are associated with both breeds, there are numerous health concerns you should be worried about. The Labrador Retrievers main health concerns are hip and elbow dysplasia, Progressive Retinal Atrophy, dwarfism, muscle myopathy, megaesophagus, skin allergies, and hypothyroidism. The Poodles’ main concerns are epilepsy, hypothyroidism, corneal dystrophy, addisons disease, cushings disease, Von Willebrand’s Disease, sebaccous adenitis, bloat, liver shunts, juvenile renal disease, mitral valve disease, entropian, autoimmune disease, and ocd.
That is a very long list of health concerns to be mixing if the breeder is not going to test to assure their dogs are not carriers of these problems. You could end up paying a couple thousand dollars for a Labradoodle puppy, and he may be crippled with hip problems at 2 years old, or blind from Progressive Retinal Atropy by the time he’s 7. Please, if you have already decided to purchase a Labradoodle, do your homework first! As the breeder about all the health problems mentioned here. Also ask to see the eye certification and OFA reports- if the breeder cannot supply this, you may want to look elsewhere for your puppy.
The problem is that the majority of the breeders are either out for a quick buck, or have good intentions however aren’t sure how to go about breeding healthy dogs with great temperaments.
I hope I could help.
if you havnt got it yet. i would reccommend getting a mutt from a shelter. please do not support puppy mills and byb’s by paying a irrisponsible breeder for one.