the puppy is a "mutt" i guess. mother is a shih tzu/king spaniel and dad is a yorkie poo. please provide me with any info that you know about any of these breeds, or any ideas as to what kind of food i should feed them, (it'll be just about 3 months when i get it) its 2 months now and only eating moms milk and pablum, and ideas as to how to house train him? thanks!
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When I first got my dog, I found this website really helped .http://www.2ndchance.info/trainpup.htm. If this can't doesn't help I would highly suggest that you go to http://animal.discovery.com/breedselecto. it specifically tells info about each breed of dog so it can help you determine how hard it will be to train him/her. Also, the best idea for food is go to petsmart.com, click on the left side tab saying "food center" and go to the top of the next page to get a customized food reccomendation. This really helps because it's based on the info you give them, which helps them determine the best and healthiest food choices for your puppy:)
try searching google for those breeds, it might turn up something interesting
I don't know why they are waiting until the pup is 3 mos old to send it home, nor why at 2 mos it is only nursing and eating pablum. By 8 wks the pups should be on dog food and totally weaned. The ideal time for puppies to leave their mother/litter is 8 wks. But, next. A puppy at 3 mos is totally ready for housebreaking. The first few days you bring it home is critical, you should plant to have nothing else much to do for 2/3 days, a weekend except pay attention to the puppy. If you pay total attention, noting when the puppy starts sniffing, circling to go; then take the pup out immediately and praise the dog for going where you want it to you can have it 90% housebroken in this time. You should have a crate for the puppy, just big enough for the pup to stand up, turn around and lay down. Not big enough for the puppy to potty at one end and then move away to the other end to lay down. Dogs hate to lay in their own mess. You should have the puppy in the crate whenever you cannot pay attention to it. When you are out of the house, sleeping, or just busy. This is not cruel, puppies get to like their crate, and go their voluntarily. It is like a den, especially if you cover it with a blanket or something, it is safe for them. Also have all kinds of things for the puppy to chew, they are teething and will chew, if not what you want them to chew they will chew things you don't want them to chew. Do not paper train, it means training the dog twice unless you want them going in the house. Pay a lot of attention to the dog, crate it when you can't. Train with praise or food treats, do not hit the dog they don't understand. Lastly, get some good books on the subject, they have them at libraries if you don't want to buy. Take the puppy to an obedience class soon, they start them very young. Do not let the puppy bite you in play, it is cute now but not when they grow up. The puppy you raise is the dog you will wind up with, they don't grow out of bad habits. Good luck.
get doggie pads and put them by the door!If you have a way to fence it in at night get doggie gates and up them up when you're sleeping or gone!It took us a few months to train our puppy like that!
Go to your local bookstore or library. They should have books on breeds and training. Training is no different from breed to breed. But habits and personailty traits are breed related.
Training takes time and patience. There are also several different methods to training. There is lure and reward and a few others. As for feeding it ask a vet what food you can feed it. And what to look for in a food.
patience is a virtue. i am just finishing up house training my puppy. we kept him in a create at night and when we were not there. it takes a while for a pup to make it over night. take your puppy out often and give high praise when he does his job maybe even a treat. take you time puppies are not trained over night. as far as food get food for puppies is has more of what they need.
crate train. it works the very best. never use it to punish. take pup outside every hour ,let it sleep there from day one ! it becomes her "den" and "safe" place. mine love their crates i leave the doors open whenever i'm home and they still like takeing their treats and toys there. makes them feel safe. so at first they will whine , you take them out to pee and right back to the "bed" you have to be "strong " about this so they feel like you know best.dogs need a strong leader . and a kind one.
http://www.leerburg.com
This is the key to success. This man worked miracles for my dog.
Get him neutered, and this will help with house training.
Why are you buying him, when you could adopt a mutt? Just curious..
As far as housetraining. puppies need to be taken out around the clock as they do not have full bladder/bowel control until about 6 months of age. Smaller breeds can be more difficult to house break, as they have smaller bladders and are usually more "hyper" and "forget" they need to go.
Feed a high quality diet.I suggest the foods at http://www.frrco.com/121668 as the dog will poop less and it's healthier for him.
Feed on a schedule, which will make it easier to house train him..
http://www.libertydogtraining.com.
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