Getting Ready to Pick Your Puppy
This is the time of the year where families get puppies as family gifts. When choosing a puppy make sure to do your homework. Not all dogs may fit your life style. Some dogs are great family dogs and some dogs are only for one master. Some dogs are full of energy and some are very calm. Some like to retrieve and some like to swim. Go online and see what dog fits you best. It never hurts to call some of your local breeders in the area and ask them about the dogs that the have.
If you are going to get a dog from a breeder, make sure that it is a reputable breeder. Make sure that the father and mother of the puppies are in good shape and look healthy. Also request to see if the parents have had their hips checked. When I do my research on dogs I will make a list of dog breeds I like and if they have a certain disease that they could get. I then question the owner about them to make sure I'm getting the best puppy around.
If I'm buying a puppy I make sure that I don't get that puppy before they are 8 weeks of age. I feel at 8 weeks they are ready to go on their own. They should be on hard food and should be weaned off the mother. The puppies should have been wormed twice and have had their first shot.
Also when you are going to pick up your puppy bring some feathers with. It is amazing to see the reaction puppies have with feathers. Some puppies will be very aggresive to feathers and some may be more relaxed. This is usually not an indicater of how they will act as they grow up, but more of a test to see the personality of the puppy.
You can buy an expensive puppy but if you don't take time to train your puppy, then that puppy will turn out to be nothing. Always remember a puppy is a huge responsiblity and an investment of time. Make sure you are ready for the challenge!
If you are going to get a dog from a breeder, make sure that it is a reputable breeder. Make sure that the father and mother of the puppies are in good shape and look healthy. Also request to see if the parents have had their hips checked. When I do my research on dogs I will make a list of dog breeds I like and if they have a certain disease that they could get. I then question the owner about them to make sure I'm getting the best puppy around.
If I'm buying a puppy I make sure that I don't get that puppy before they are 8 weeks of age. I feel at 8 weeks they are ready to go on their own. They should be on hard food and should be weaned off the mother. The puppies should have been wormed twice and have had their first shot.
Also when you are going to pick up your puppy bring some feathers with. It is amazing to see the reaction puppies have with feathers. Some puppies will be very aggresive to feathers and some may be more relaxed. This is usually not an indicater of how they will act as they grow up, but more of a test to see the personality of the puppy.
You can buy an expensive puppy but if you don't take time to train your puppy, then that puppy will turn out to be nothing. Always remember a puppy is a huge responsiblity and an investment of time. Make sure you are ready for the challenge!
