How to Convince Parents to Get a Dog?
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I really want a dog. I've asked my parents, but they keep saying no. Of course I'll do what they say, but I was wondering if you had any ideas on how to convince them. Thanks!
Answer:
Do lots of research on the breed of your choice & impress your parents with what you learn. Get some books on puppies & how to raise them. learn how to potty train, stop them from biting, Basic obedience commands & basic obedience training. Learn it all before you get a puppy so you will know all you need to know before you get it.
The more you know about dogs the better off you will be when you finally get one.
How to take care of a 1 month old puppy?
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She's one month and 10 days old. I got here today and don't know where her mother is. She doesn't want to eat or drink anything and the most of the time she's sleeping and shivering. Is she scared? Will she eat? Please help I really don't know what to do she's my first puppy.
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You should try buying one of those puppy bottles for her they sell them at walmart for like 2 or 4 dollars I think. They also sale puppy formula. That will remind her of her mother and make her want to drink. A month or so she should not be eating that much puppy or dog food.
How to discipline puppy from biting etc?
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I have a 7week old Siberian Husky and a 18 month old Labrador. The 2 dogs get along very well although do a lot of play fighting. The puppy has started to nip my hands now though and obviously I want that to stop.
I am unsure the best way to discipline a puppy as she seems to be unresponsive whatever I do and I don't like smacking or tapping etc.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Answer:
Finally my puppy has stopped her biting. It's not going to happen over night, chew toys and tripe sticks (be warned they smell) work wonders. Until you can start taking your pups out for long walks biting is part and parcel of the very early months.
Huskies require more mental and physical stimulation than most. They are highly intelligent working dogs, and they need to work to stop boredom this includes wrecking the house and nipping your fingers. For now, when he nips you have to hide your hands and ignore, by interacting you are saying to your pup o more bite more please.
When pups has had all his jabs you need to go on miles of walks and lots of ball games too, you will see a improvement ;)
How to prepare for a SPCA house check?
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Okay, so I want to adopt a dog from the shelter and to do that I have to get a house check, so what do i have to do to prepare for it? What did you do? I really need help with this, oh and what are some tips on passing the adoption, thing( I forgot the name). I heard it's hard to pass an adoption and stuff. So what did you do to make it easier.
Answer:
Tidy up the house and garden, but don't have it ridiculously artificially clean- they will think you are trying to cover something up. Just make sure the ohouse and garden is reasonabley clean and tidy, that there is nothing lying about that a dog could pick ap and swallow, make sure cleaning solutions (bleach etc) are either up high or in a firmly closed (or even with a small loock/catch) cupboard.
Make sure that there are no poisonous plants growing in your garden. AMny wildflowers are in fact toxic to dogs. Also check that your fences are sturdy, they wil lnot blow over in the wind, check that there are no gaps in the fencem or space under it which a dog could squeeze through.
IT may also be an idea to have a space clear for the dog bowls, and a space for the bed/crate. This will show that you are starting to prepare for the new dog.
The home-checker may ask a lot of questions, and it may feel like they are being quite nosy, and obtrusive. Don't get defensive as again they may think you are trying to hide something. Be truthful and honest, they are just rtying to figure out if oyu are suitable owners.
Good Luck!
(and obviously if you have other animals, make sure they are all cleaned out, well groomed, no poo in the garden etc etc)
How to keep a dog from chewing and eating wood or wood furniture?
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My friend has a dog that chews on everything. Wood and wood furniture seems to be his favorite. Is there anything that can be put on the wood to keep the dog from chewing on it? Some thing none toxic of course but will still repel the dog.
Answer:
Go to pet store and get some bitter apple spray and saturate every where he chews.
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Just mix about 1/4 cup of finely ground black pepper with 2 cups of water on a spray bottle and spray.
This will not hurt the dog but will deter him from chewing.
Make sure you give dog safe chew toys to chew on so he won't chew thing he isn't suppose to.
How to convince my mom to let me get a pommeranian?
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We have a dog (Papillion) and a cat. My dog is 12 and they live to be 14-15 and my cat is 7. My mom said she doesnt want the cat to hate the cat. She thinks they are really cute though. is their anyway i can like slowly convince her and my dad. Please help. best answer gets 10 points.
Answer:
Just do chores around the house and make a little slide show on how you will take care of it. Make sure you find the cutest pictures of them. Lol, hope that helps since that's how we convinced my parents to let us get a dog.
How to adjust an adopted 5mnth old puppy?
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I'm adopting a 5mnth old puppy from my hometown impound. She is very sweet, spayed today. I'll be picking her up next Friday and I'm wondering how best to adjust her to a new place and to get her to attach to me. I have no background information on this puppy because she was on impound. Thanks!
Answer:
from experience the best thing to do is not to leave them sit down some where with her in your lap and let her go exploring on her own and also keep food and water in the same place do not move the blows around the house i might confuse the puppy
How to get my puppy to stop barking at my cats?
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We got a chow puppy a few weeks back and she played pretty well with the cats pawing each other and rolling around but now she's started to bark at them. Not a cute bark like she was to play but like a barking at the door kinda thing. It really worries me that she could eventually bite them.
Answer:
Get a spray bottle and spray water at her every time she barks at them. It causes her no pain, but is shocking enough that she will learn that what she's doing is not acceptable. It's important to be consistent and to spray her every time and not let any one time slide, so that she understands the connection between the barking and the spraying.
How to get my Pomeranian-Chihuahua puppy to accept his leash?
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So I recently got a nine week old Pomeranian-Chihuahua puppy and he's great, but he just HATES his leash when we go on walks. I put the harness on him and he freaks out! Any help on how to help him get used to it and not be afraid?
Answer:
Your pup has not finished his vaccination series yet and should not leave your property until he has. Your pup is very susceptible to all sorts of diseases out in public places such as Parvo. If you want to leash train him, do so in your own yard until he has all his vaccinations.
You can slowly get him used to the harness first by making him wear it for a couple of hours every day. As you're putting the harness on, offer him treats when he puts his head through it and give him a couple of treats once it's on. Then just let him wear it without the leash. After a few days attach the leash and walk him around the house, moving him forward by offering a treat (makes these treats VERY small).
In time he should begin to enjoy the harness, the leash and walks. But, only after all his vaccinations are done.
How to introduce new kitten to my 14wk old puppy?
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I have a puppy about 14wk...we are planning on getting a 8 wk old kitten. How do I introduce them? What can I do to make this transition easy? I know dogs sand cats can be best of friends...had to that were when I was young. I'm hoping that getting them both young will help them become used to each other as babies and help grow their relationship.
Answer:
Just put em together in a room while your supervising, dont force them towards eachother. They will be curious enough, and walk over to eachother when their ready for it. 8 week cats are really small so make sure the puppy doesn't play 2 rough with him.
Depending on how both animals react to eachother, you decide wheter they r ready to be unsupervized or not.
Most important is not to push them to like eachother, cuz they might get too scared and getting them to like eachother will take even longer.
I've seen young cat&puppy become friends in days, sometimes it took a few weeks but eventually they'll get used to eachother.
