The 10 steps to taking a puppy: you become the owner of a puppy. It's just the best day of your life. But before receiving this little being at home, it is better to be warned. A puppy who:
- move anywhere
- Pee on your carpets
- destroys some of your belongings
So here are the 10 steps to pick up a puppy!
1 - a foolproof house
The first of 10 steps to pick up a puppy is to get him to safety. Some everyday items must be removed and kept out of the reach of your puppy. Like babies, puppies are naturally curious. So you will explore your new environment and sometimes put yourself in dangerous situations. Puppies discover the world with their smell, their eyes, but also their teeth.
To create a safe space, you need to remove the dangerous items for the puppy. Make sure the following items are out of your puppy's reach:
- Sockets and cables
- Chemicals and toxins
- Plant
- Carpet
- Any fragile or valuable object
- Trash can
- Shoes
- Etc.
It is your task to secure the area where your dog will live. You can also prohibit certain parts if necessary. We will prevent the puppy from going down the stairs alone.
2 - get ready for the arrival of your puppy
You need to buy what you need to make your puppy feel comfortable at home. Dogs also love comfort. So you can buy:
- Collar / Harness and Lanyard
- Food and bowls
- Sleeping box / Mat / Mattress
- Toy
Obviously, you need to plan these expenses as they are necessary to meet the needs of the dog. In fact, your puppy must leave your house every day, even if you have a garden. He must also satisfy his need for sleep, which is at least 18 hours, in order to build himself up and learn well. In order to keep busy and learn to be alone, he will need toys.
3-choose a proper diet
The subject of food is rather vague. If I were asked for my opinion, I would say that your puppy needs an organically correct diet. Which excludes croquettes. But I am aware that not everyone can feed his puppy. Because it requires certain skills, including observation. But also a good organization. Raw food allows a better development of the puppy.
If you need to stay on a dry diet, there are a few things to watch out for. The composition should not have:
Animal or vegetable products
only the word "meat" because we do not know exactly which animals it fits
no grains or very little like rice
no legumes like WEIGHTS or soy
Obviously, there would be many other things to say about choosing a composition. But that would take hours. Remember that composition is selected according to the individual.
4-place the bed
It is important to choose the location of your puppy's bedding. In fact, sleep is essential to its construction. So you can have several beds in the house. One in the living room and why not one in the bedroom if you like.
It will simply be necessary to choose a place without passage. If the dog sleeps in a passage, it will eventually irritate him and his sleep will be disturbed.
An idea has been circulating for several years. "We must not put the dog to sleep in the bedroom." In fact, if you want, you can do it without any problems. In addition, we recommend it also in the first nights for the puppy. In fact, he is alone overnight without his mother and siblings. It is a trauma for him. You can calm him down by giving him the room. Gradually, you will be able to move far.
5-learn to clean
Puppies often have to urinate, so they have to anticipate their needs and give them the opportunity to relieve themselves. You should never punish a puppy that has just defecated. This is stressful and counterproductive. It is not normal for a puppy to be supported to satisfy a natural need. Remember that you do not have 24-hour toilets.
Watch your puppy know when he needs to urinate. Most often you need to take it out if it:
- is eaten and drunk
- must get up from his nap
- Aura played where had an excitement
A puppy should be praised to have these needs in the right place. Give him the opportunity to do it from the outside regularly.
6-Start education
Our puppies live with families. It is important to show them what they can do in a family. To do this, you first need to create a trusting connection with him. Too often dogs are punished for rules they don't understand. It is unacceptable. Understanding takes several months of Training.
Every time you punish your puppy, the trust is broken. This will make the puppy more excited, have problems with cleanliness or even destruction. Learn to be proactive. This means that you have to work upstream so that your puppy behaves as you wish.
7 - Make a vet visit
Take your puppy to the veterinarian for an examination as soon as possible. Choose your veterinarian wisely and do not hesitate to change the practice if necessary. It is not normal that your veterinarian:
Abused her puppy (slap, so-called submissive position, etc.)
Don't take your time
Talks about dominance
The first visit should be positive so that your dog does not grow up afraid of a veterinarian. Note that there is a collective of veterinarians who practice their profession in cooperative care.
8-Making contacts
A puppy must continue to learn. This is important for him to feel good in his paws. It must therefore be able to regularly meet new conspecifics, new people and also other situations that include noise, for example.
But be careful. Good socialization should be smooth and positive. If your puppy meets too many dogs that cross it, it will have an impact on the future. It could respond to other dogs.
Also, be careful not to do the opposite by showing him too many things. For example, if you bring your puppy directly to the market without paying attention, there is a risk of creating awareness. In short, instead of getting used to your dog positively, it has irritated him so much that he is too sensitive to return.
9-Teach him to play
A puppy should be stimulated regularly. The best way to create a strong connection with your owner, to teach him to play with us. The game is important. It allows the puppy to express itself and be stimulated. This tires him and often allows him to bite good things like a rope.
In addition, if you master a game of games with your puppy, you can use it in its teaching. The game is a healthy activity if it is properly implemented. So why deny it.
10 - let him grow
Here is the last of 10 steps to accommodate a puppy at home. We never enjoy enough of our puppy. We often want to educate him quickly, teach him many things. But we also need to be able to let it grow calmly. He must be able to learn autonomy, to be alone without panic, to trust himself and us.
Your puppy must learn to stay calm. It should therefore first be avoided to stimulate it too strongly. If not, we finally invite him to always be active.
This takes time. Therefore, we must remain patient and tolerant. Your puppy makes "mistakes". But he has the right. No one is perfect, let alone a young person who has everything to learn.
So you have 10 steps to safely house your puppy! It's your turn!