i just got a chuaua puppy. not really sure on how to take care of it. any dog owners plz give me tips and pointers. Thanks

 

i just got a puppy lab/mastiff mix and i am in your boat.

i suggest never leave food in his bowl, give him food, then when he's done take it away, then 20 minutes-30 minutes later take him outside to poop.. that way he cannot eat randomly and poop randomly. crate training works great for potty training too..

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html


i am taking my pup for school soon.

 

Crate train the pup. It will save you some head aches. I have a great web site for you. Read thier tips, there is so much info on this site, you'll be a pro in no time.
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How old is the puppy? Like ipozestu said crate train the pup and it will make your like easier.

I would recommend a puppy training class in conjunction with the websites and books. It would help socialize your dog and be a good learning experience for you and the pup.

I've got a mini pin chihuahua mix.

 

I've had a few chihuahuas. Yup start training them young or else they just get on your nerves with their barking when people visit.

 

Definately Crate train him. It will save you a huge pain in the **** later.
I didn't crate train my puppie, but luckily he was smart enough to figure things out on his own. Just a few accidents here and there. There was a little separation anxiety but he soon got over that as well. Then we attended puppie school and I learned how to train him on the basics. Really cool class. I learned how to take care of him and he learned how to get along with strangers and other dogs. That's very important. If you own a house, you don't want a dog that's going to be aggressive to other dogs, kids, and adults....it's just a lawsuit waiting to happen. Don't let your dog get aggressive when it comes to food. I raised my Shepherd so that if a kid were to put it's head in my dogs bowl while it ate, that kid wouldn't get his/her head bitten off....lol. But God help you if you're trying to break in while I'm not home....yep, my boy has the run of the house while I'm away. Always keep up on training, dogs are smart, they'll try and get away with as much as you let them. Give an inch they'll take a mile. Never ever ever feed your dog scraps from the dinner table. My dog will totally ignore a full plate of food 5 inches from his mouth. But he's learned to pinpoint a crumb the size of flea if it should hit the floor...I'm cool with that. Dogs rock, I couldn't wait to get mine as soon as I got the house. Have fun!

 

best way is to go buy a book and read up. some advice tho, scold them if they do bad, but not for very long. then make them do something good like sit, and reward them with a treat. dont want to lose their trust.

always be training them with treats or scratching and petting them. treats is best tho

 

I've been to ipozestu's house a few times - his dog is awesome and very well behaved. I suggest you take his pointers

 

i just cannot wait for my pup to get passed his teething phase and get his adult teeth! that will be much nicer while playing with him.. i almost need one of those metal shark suits so it wont hurt so bad haha.

 

ipozestu-

is that a cavalier too?

 

no one owns a nissan dog?????

 

She's an American Cocker Spaniel. Thanks for the Props Charlie. Kylie has been a gem of a pup. As the teething goes, lots and lots of chew toys is the Rx for this. Have all different kinds around the house. When you catch the pup chewing on something it shouldn't, a direct forceful "NO" and give the dog something it should be chewing on and praise like a school girl in a singing voice. The key is positive reenforcement. Praise when they do something good and be forceful and ignore when they do something bad. Please do not ever, ever hit, or wack the dog. It will not associate the aggression and the poor behavior. It will only cause the dog to loose trust in the human hand. Especially yours. Once you establish your role as the boss, a simple look will make the dog cower. Also particularly with small dogs, avoid the urge to pick it up and carry it wherever you go. Understand that it is a dog and it will be perfectly happy being a dog. It will never be a child. Much of the aggresion Chiuaua's are associated with comes from the owner not allowing it to be a dog. Sure they are small, cute and fragile, but they don't know that. In the dog world they communicate much differently. It is funny at the dog parks to see much larger dogs submit to small dogs because of thier roles in the pack. Lastly, for now any way, wait 'til the pup has it's vaccination before you decide to take it out and bring it around other dogs and streets and the like. Pups are very prone to disease. Parvo can be tracked into the house on your shoes and this is certain death for the dog. Take care of the little one, demand your respect, you should end up with a great friend.

 

Awww, I love Shepard pups!!! Those ears and great big paws are the best. I cracks me up when they have one standing up and the other is still floppy.

 

NICE DOG! I like many dogs, but this dog looks like my childhood dog Ace! Pure breed German... the only downside is that they almost always get hip probs when old.. mine unfortunately did. Awesome temperment (sp?) and loyal, and not prone to rip the faces off of babies.

 

That's a bummer about the hip problems. The chitty part about it is due to line breeding and poor breeding practice. I made certain the parents of my cocker had OFA and CERF docs. These are tests that "good breeders will conduct to ensure they do not pass along genes that lead to eye and hip problems. It is the resposible thing to do and is best to preserve the breed. An example of poor breeding which has pretty much doomed a breed is Great Danes also known as the "heart break breed". Many Danes will never see thier 5th birthday due to undersized hearts and skeletal structure. Breeder bread for size not for health. It's really sad actully.