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Alaskan Malamute - The Nordic Sled Dog
The Alaskan Malamute is a medium-large to large dog that weighs
between 70-95 pounds and measures up to 25". They are best known
as sled dogs and are used to hard work. They ideal for cold
climates or homes that will keep them cool and hydrated...
Choose the Right Puppy for Your Family
Purchasing a puppy for your family is a very big decision. It should never be approached casually, or lightly. A new pet becomes part of your family. You should do everything you can to educate yourself about the breed of puppy you are...
Got A Cat As A Pet? Here's How To Keep Them Healthy...
Our pet cats are often as close to us as members of our family. In fact, they virtually are members of our family! That's why cat owners should know as much as they can about cat health. Here are the major things to know about caring for your pet...
Have Pet ... Can Travel
If you are reading this, I guess you have a pet, need a holiday and don't want to waste your next hard-earned break watching round-the-clock rubbish on televsion. In days gone many pet owners simply did not go on holidays! "Why", I would ask them,...
Herbs for Your Dog
Herbology, basically, is the use of herbs in the treatment of many types of illness. Herein the emphasis of treatment is based strongly on the specific use of herbal roots, flowers and leaves to stimulate the healing process. Keep in mind that these...
Pet Safety at Christmas
Things change at Christmas time - new people come to your house
with strange new things, you rearrange furniture, add new things
like trees, get more tired, and pay less attention.
All these things can confuse your animal companion causing...
The Appeal of Animal Jewelry
Animal jewelry has always been popular. Even in ancient Egypt, people wore jewelry fashioned after animals like the cat and the ibis. In modern times, you see animal jewelry captured in charm bracelets and necklaces. Why is animal jewelry still...
Three Important Safety Products for your Dog this Summer
Keeping your dog safe is similar to keeping a child safe, you need to constantly be on alert. There are certain dangers a dog faces, especially in urban and suburban settings where the risk of running away and getting hit by a car poses a serious...
Training Your Dog To Save a Life In Water
Occasionally watching Animal Planet does have its advantage. You can really learn how to train your dog for different situations. There was a program on in August, 2005 about a dog that loved to swim in a nearby lake. Whenever the dog left the...
Tropical Fish And Aquariums
The hobby of aquarium keeping and tropic fish as pets is fairly recent in the Western World, and took a while to catch on. The keeping of fish in small indoor tanks was only seriously considered in the middle of the last century, when both in...
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Tips for house training your new puppy
House training a puppy is one of the first, and one of the most
important things, that any new dog owner must do. It is easy to
get frustrated if you do not understand the basics of this
important process, so we have put together a few tips to make
the process of house training your puppy a little easier. It is
vital to establish good toilet and hygiene habits in the puppy
when he is young, since the patterns that are established in
those first few months can last a lifetime. When you consider
that house training issues are the number one reason why dogs
are surrendered to animal shelters, it is easy to see why house
training is so extremely important. In most cases, a puppy will
not be completely house trained until he or she is six months of
age. That is because puppies younger than six months often lack
the bowel and bladder control that they need in order to be
reliably left alone in the home all day. Puppies younger than
six months should be confined to a single, small puppy proofed
room any time the owner is not available to supervise the
animal. The entire floor of the room should be covered in
newspaper or other similarly absorbent and cheap material. At
first the puppy will go everywhere and anywhere in the room. As
the puppy gets older and begins to display better bladder and
bowel control, the amount of paper used is slowly reduced, until
the puppy goes only on the established "toilet" papers. This
toilet area will form the basis of later house training. House
training the puppy - what to do:
* Provide the puppy with constant, unrestricted access to the
toilet area that has been established.
* Take the puppy to the toilet area every 45 minutes when you
are at home.
* When you are away from home, or when you cannot supervise the
puppy, it is important to confine the puppy to a small area that
has been puppy proofed and covered with newspaper.
* It is important to be sure that the toilet area does not
resemble anything in the home, such as carpet or
hardwood floor.
Once the puppy is used to eliminating on a particular surface,
such as grass or blacktop, he will want to eliminate on that
time of surface.
* Always provide lots of praise when the puppy does its business
in the established toilet area. The puppy needs to learn to
associate eliminating in the established area with positive
things like treats, toys and praise from you.
* It is important to keep a set schedule when feeding the puppy,
and to provide ready access to fresh, clean drinking water at
all times. Providing a consistent schedule for feeding will help
you learn to anticipate your puppy's toilet needs.
* Using a crate can help the puppy to develop much needed self
control. Dogs are naturally very clean animals, and they will
try their best not to soil their bed area.
* And finally, it is vital to employ patience during the house
training process. House training can take as long as several
months, but it is much easier to house train right the first
time than to retrain a problem dog.
House training the puppy - what to avoid
* Do not punish or reprimand the puppy if it makes a mistake.
The puppy will not understand the reason for the punishment, and
he may become nervous and agitated. This could set the training
back even further.
* Do not give the puppy constant access to food. Keep the puppy
to a set feeding schedule instead of leaving food out all the
time.
* The puppy should not be given the run of the house until he
has been thoroughly house trained.
House training a new puppy is not always easy, but it is
important to persevere. By exercising patience, and rewarding
your dog with lavish praise every time he does the right thing,
you will have your puppy house trained in no time at all.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is an international author and dog lover. His
website http://www.dogtraining4u.com contains valuable insights
into the life of our canine friends.
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