I always stress to those who are getting a puppy for the first time to do their homework on the breed and the training first!!!
The breeder you got the puppy from is totally off the wall. What a terrible person she is, and I can see from her methods of training that the puppies she sells are prisoners of greed. She's a back yard breeder!!
NEVER, NEVER tap or smack a puppy or dog and NEVER, NEVER rub their nose in pee or poop. Treat your new baby like you would if it was a human baby. Love it, train it, keep it happy, fed and warm. Make sure your puppy feels safe and secure. Taping, smacking and such will only instill distrust and they then can become fearful and biters. They will not be happy outgoing pups or adults.
Put up a doggie fence inside. Attach it to the front of a wire crate. (leaving the crate on the outside of the fenced area to give more room for puppy). Make sure the bedding is thick so no cold can come up to the puppy. Drape a blanket over the crate so it will be like a little private den. It makes them more comfortable. Attach the water to the crate so the puppy cannot turn it over or play in it. Put a couple of toys and a Puppy Kong filled with either Kong treats or peanut butter. Put the wee-wee pad at the far end of the crate and away from the food dish.
Feed your puppy small but frequent meals, about 4 times a day. Here is a great recipe to start your baby out with:
fry 1 pound of lean ground beef in dry skillet. Place 1 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup lentils and 1/2 cup split peas in boiling water and cook till crisp tender, drain in colander and rinse with cold water. Mix with he ground beef and put in quart size zip-loc freezer bags and freeze. If after the puppy does just fine with this food by the time it's all gone, then you can add 2 heads of broccoli, 1/2 bag of baby carrots, 3 apples (skin on but cored) and 3 cloves of garlic, coarsly chopped. I use the food processer for this, but anything that chops will do.
Feed your puppy before you leave as soon as you return. Put on some solo harp mucic for the puppy when it has to be alone. Don't make your going or comming a big thing for the puppy. In fact don't say anything but maybe bye to your puppy when you leave, and just be matter of fact with the puppy when you get home. It puts less stress on your baby during these times.
Never let the puppy have run of the house unsupervised. Take the puppy out in the yard several times a day to potty and exercise.
Wait till the puppy is 4 months old before giving the rabies shot. |