Puppy training guide & more

   Guide-line when you take your new puppy home                                            

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1)             1)  Stay consistent with your words when addressing your puppy

2)            2)  Never let your puppy play bite, close the puppies mouth with your hand and say                 no biting EVERY TIME!

3)            3)  Fresh water every day, NEVER let your dogs drink from puddles, rivers or                            lakes, most are highly comtaminated and can cause diseases!!! 

4)                    If you have county water, use bottled or filtered from your frig. My puppies are                  raised on filtered well water sadly, county water has lots of chlorine not to                             mention contaminates.

5)           4)  Feed your puppy twice a day, always use water with their food, to avoid choking.                 At the beginning soak just a few mins. Start out with 1 cup each feeding then                       increase after 10 days through a one week period to 1 ½ cups twice a day.

Con             continue for a couple weeks and increase again to 2 cups twice a day. When they                are about 16 wks increase to  2½ cups twice a day. Over 6-9 months of age  then                  you’ll go to 3 cups twice a day.

6)           5) German Shepherds NEED to grow slow. They will go through a very slender stage.             DO not increase food if they look skinny to you. They WILL NOT fill out. They                   will  only grow quicker and this is the worst you can do. By growing to fast you                    will  create bone pains causing your dog to limp. There are vets that will tell you                your  puppy is to skinny or people will tell you this also, do not listen. If your vet                doesn’t  understand the stages of German Shepherds, they’ll convince you to                        either increase  or change to their food.

7)           6) Understanding the BLOAT. Do research on this horrific condition!!!!! Large                       breeds can be susceptible to the bloat and here are the major contributors to this              condition. Not as a puppy, when they are closer to full grown 9-12 months of age

8)                A) NO Exercising, running or major playing on a FULL STOMACH Always major                     activity on an EMPTY stomach. It takes 4-6 hours to digest thier food.

9)                B) Once you feed your dog they are to settle down for at least 4-6 hours. They can                      go out to the bath room or small walks but that’s it.

10)           C) Access to water at all times. As a puppy not at night time. Your Adult dog                               consuming a lot of water at once can cause gas in the stomach causing the                             bloat, which is flipping of the stomach.               

11)       7)  Potting training your puppy:

a)     No playing with your puppy until they potty, praise them, then play

b)     The second they wake up take the puppy out to potty

c)      After they eat take your puppy out

d)     After they drink water, out they go

e)     Always praise your puppy when they’ve gone potty outside

f)      If they make a mistake inside never put their nose in it, firm voice not in the house and pick your puppy up and take them out. If they do potty more outside then praise

g)     Nothing to drink after their last time out for the night, normally 10 pm

12)  NEVER take you puppy/dog into any pet store, many viruses

13)  Do not take your puppy anywhere near other animals until the        3^rd or 4^th vaccinations of distemper shots are given.

14)  The first distemper is given at 7 weeks by me . On your 3rd week     your 2nd distemper shot is given, 3 weeks later the 3rd                 distemper is given. If you go over 4 weeks you will then have to   start the series over. This is why I recommend every 3rd. week. 

Ple         Please know I am always here to answer any questions or                       concerns no matter how small you think it is!!! 

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