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July 30th, 2009 by KittyKitty

People love their pets and dogs are the number one animal found in those homes . One of the biggest reasons adopted dogs or puppies are brought to shelters is that the owners said they could not control the dog. It is not the dog’s fault but the owner of the dog and with the following suggestions , you can be a good pet owner with a well behaved and happy puppy. It will discuss items such as housebreaking your dog, training and exercising your dog and keeping it and your home safe with various things like Tallahassee fence, baby gates or fence Tallahassee to keep them contained outside or in specific parts of the home .

As in people, dogs have various personalities and temperaments and that should be researched prior to selecting a dog as it will be a part of your family for up to 18 years. For example, someone who lives in a small apartment in Manhattan typically should not have a border collie that will have to exercise a lot and to run and fuel it’s herding instinct . That breed would be much more happy at a home with a huge outdoor acreage or even a farm.

Once you have chosen the type of dog and understand it a bit more you should choose to crate train it. Some people think this is unkind to put the puppy in a kennel but it is not and many times if you use it from the start the dog will find it to be their safe area . If you do not want to have to buy more than one size kennel and just want to own one that will fit the size of the dog when it is completely grown, you should to reduce the size of the crate while training your puppy . This is because they may think they may use it to go to the bathroom in one section and sleep in the other part . To make it smaller just place a box in the back part of the kennel and have the existing area just big enough for them to lie down in comfortably. The kennel should be used in the evening when you go to bed as well as when you leave your home .

The next thing you should to do is to purchase a high quality food for your puppy . Unfortunately, many brands of food that are sold at grocery storesavailable at shops are full of unhealthy fillers and have been known to cause chronic health problems and earlier deaths so the type of food is imperative . The difference in giving your dog organic food can also affect their behavior, their fur and coats and their ability to be trained so ask your vet for a recommendation and understand that buying a more expensive organic kind of dog food is worth it for your dog’s well being .

The best way to have a happy well behaved dog is a well exercised dog. A lot of walks and playing fetch for them in the outdoors will help them to behave properly and easier to train.