What Do As a New Dog Owner?
May 28th, 2009 by KittyKitty
Buying your first dog brings along a lot of responsibilities and duties as well. You have made a vow to teach your canine obedience and take care of it. You are going to have to potty train and teach your dog how to be polite. You will need to properly care for your dog as well.pet stylists will groom and primp your dog so that you don’t have to. The vet should be a regular contact from this point on. Also, when you take vacations for extended periods of time, you will need to enlist|look into enlisting} your dog into dog daycare. If you don’t, you gamble with the chance of coming home to smelly carpets and garbage across your floor.
The first thing you want to fix is the issue of jumping on people. If you fail to do so, your dog will put a damper on your social life. You wont be able to have parties none the less game night because your dog will berate your guests. One way to do this is stomp on top of the dogs back paw when it jumps up. This teaches the dog that jumping leads to negative reinforcement. Another way to fix this issue is to turn your back towards the dog when it jumps. Dogs act like children, a lot of what they do is for reaction. If you simply ignore the dog when it jumps, it won’t have motivation for jumping.
Another issue that needs to be nipped in the bud early on is yard training your dog.If you live in a house where you are going to want to let your dog outside, you will have to find a way to keep the dog in. Electric fences are one of the most common ways to train them. The first step is putting up flags when the fence will be, in order to show the dog where the fence will be. The purpose of the electric fence isn’t to shock the dogs, but to teach them boundaries. Hopefully the flags will show your dog where to avoid before it learns the hard way.
Make sure to become a regular visitor to the vet as well. You and your dog should be able to spend many years together and regular doctor visits will keep this possibility alive. A dog who visits the vet frequently will be able to maintain a low weight, healthy organs and bone strength. In addition, if you were to get into a pet emergency, you would be more prepared. The vet will know the dogs and its health issues.
Being a pet owner is a huge commitment. You are responsible for teaching it to be polite. Also, house training is essential while it is young. Also, keep your dog in close relations with your vet. If you don’t do this, you will have issues with your dog for years to come. If you take the steps to train your dog in the present, you will benefit form it in the future. If your dog is happy and healthy than you to will be happy and healthy.
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