Prep for a New Pup

Prep for a New Pup

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How exciting! Time to prepare for a new pup. WHat are you going to need for the car ride home, and the puppy’s activities, feeding, and health care check-up.

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Puppy Pages – Infant to Toddler

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The best time for a puppy to leave it’s mother and come home with you is between seven and ten weeks. No good breeder would release a pup any younger than seven weeks because it would miss out on specific developmental stages which are important to its psychological health.

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Picking a Puppy from the Litter

Picking a Puppy

Which Puppy to Pick? Whether you have decided to visit a breeder or the local shelter to pick a pup from a squirming, wriggly mass of gorgeous puppy love then you probably want to have some idea of what kind

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Before You Pick Out Your Puppy

Successful preparation for a new puppy starts before you go to pick him up from the breeder or dog shelter. Do you know how you are going to train him and have you got all the necessary supplies? How are

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Before and After Getting your Puppy

Dr. Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and writer. His philosophy of positivity and lure/reward training changed the way the world trained dogs and before he introduced puppy classes in the ’80s there were no puppy classes. What Dr.

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A Few Tips For House-Breaking A New Puppy

Potty Training Your Puppy Having a new pet at home is typically just like having a new baby at home! Instructing your puppy just what he ought to do takes time as well as determination. Here’s a number of ideas

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Dog training – Becoming Alpha

WHO’S IN CHARGE HERE? A lesson in becoming Alpha “My dog just tried to bite me! All I did was tell him to move over so I could sit on the couch next to him.” “My dog got into the

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