1. Keep dog still.. no running/moving/jumping a week after spay/neuter.
-It was sooo long ago it seems lol I didnt like keep her crated up or anything but she was pretty low key for a week
2. Do not switch foods right away! You don't want to shock their stomachs.
-I dont normally follow this one either and havent had any problems but I havent switched her food a lot
3. Never let your dog sleep on the bed with you/play tug/etc..
- I move a lot in my sleep so I have always had a fear or rolling on Callie or like pushing her off the bed so unless she is sick/not feeling well or we are spending the night away from home she sleeps in her soft sided dog house in my room (to keep the fan from blowing on her and freezing her) We play tug and I growl at her but she normally never makes a sound back but sometimes amazes me how strong she is.
4. Don't let your dog walk ahead of you on walks
- I am the same it doesn't really matter if she is walking ahead of me as long as there is no pulling
5. Never use a flexi!
-I also feel like there are times for it and times not really for it. I keep one in her bag but most of the time for stores and events she is on the normal one.
6. Don't give your dog junk food
- I give her some but she is also very picky and normally doesn't eat it unless its cheese so she will take the piece of whatever get it nice and slobbery and spit it back out leaving it a lot of fun for me to pick up ewwww
7. Do not BABY or spoil your dog!
- Callie is my baby but she still is a dog (hint the doggy door and bring in dead frogs). I do have a stroller for her because she gets kinda nervous around lots of people being at there feet and she has found the higher she is the more attention she gets and at 16 pounds carrying her can eventually make your arm want to fall off. She is very spoiled but she doesn't really act like a spoiled rotten dog, I could buy a 5 dollar toy and give it to her and then give her a 2 liter bottle empty with the lid super tightened and she has more fun with the bottle.
8. Let your dog adjust for a week before bringing people over to meet him/her as a puppy.
- We never brought people over to see her but we took her to see people
9. Don't encourage bad behavior.. no matter what.
-I give in to certain things I shouldnt but jeeze its hard to tell that face no
10. Do not leave your dog alone with kids/other dogs alone.
- I dont ever leave Callie alone, if I have to go to the store or something my grandpa will watch her while me and my grandma go but I have anxiety so I dont go out like every day of the week or anything
11. ALWAYS pick up your dogs poop.
-Callie wont poop anywhere but home and if we do go on a trip or something she holds it like 3 days and then just cant anymore if we are still not home and if it is at a hotel I will pick it up actually normally I can talk my dad into it
Last time we were away it had been 3 days and she was gassy, grumpy and worrying me so my dad would play with her then rub her belly a lot then play and rub her belly a lot and they did this for like an hour and he took her outside and she finally went