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buying a puppie, need to know all there is to know about training, etc2007-11-25 2:58:49

the puppy is a "mutt" i guess. mother is a shih tzu/king spaniel and dad is a yorkie poo. please provide me with any info that you know about any of these breeds, or any ideas as to what kind of food i should feed them, (it'll be just about 3 months when i get it) its 2 months now and only eating moms milk and pablum, and ideas as to how to house train him? thanks!

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When I first got my dog, I found this website really helped .http://www.2ndchance.info/trainpup.htm. If this can't doesn't help I would highly suggest that you go to http://animal.discovery.com/breedselecto. it specifically tells info about each breed of dog so it can help you determine how hard it will be to train him/her. Also, the best idea for food is go to petsmart.com, click on the left side tab saying "food center" and go to the top of the next page to get a customized food reccomendation. This really helps because it's based on the info you give them, which helps them determine the best and healthiest food choices for your puppy:)

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try searching google for those breeds, it might turn up something interesting

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I don't know why they are waiting until the pup is 3 mos old to send it home, nor why at 2 mos it is only nursing and eating pablum. By 8 wks the pups should be on dog food and totally weaned. The ideal time for puppies to leave their mother/litter is 8 wks. But, next. A puppy at 3 mos is totally ready for housebreaking. The first few days you bring it home is critical, you should plant to have nothing else much to do for 2/3 days, a weekend except pay attention to the puppy. If you pay total attention, noting when the puppy starts sniffing, circling to go; then take the pup out immediately and praise the dog for going where you want it to you can have it 90% housebroken in this time. You should have a crate for the puppy, just big enough for the pup to stand up, turn around and lay down. Not big enough for the puppy to potty at one end and then move away to the other end to lay down. Dogs hate to lay in their own mess. You should have the puppy in the crate whenever you cannot pay attention to it. When you are out of the house, sleeping, or just busy. This is not cruel, puppies get to like their crate, and go their voluntarily. It is like a den, especially if you cover it with a blanket or something, it is safe for them. Also have all kinds of things for the puppy to chew, they are teething and will chew, if not what you want them to chew they will chew things you don't want them to chew. Do not paper train, it means training the dog twice unless you want them going in the house. Pay a lot of attention to the dog, crate it when you can't. Train with praise or food treats, do not hit the dog they don't understand. Lastly, get some good books on the subject, they have them at libraries if you don't want to buy. Take the puppy to an obedience class soon, they start them very young. Do not let the puppy bite you in play, it is cute now but not when they grow up. The puppy you raise is the dog you will wind up with, they don't grow out of bad habits. Good luck.

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get doggie pads and put them by the door!If you have a way to fence it in at night get doggie gates and up them up when you're sleeping or gone!It took us a few months to train our puppy like that!

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Go to your local bookstore or library. They should have books on breeds and training. Training is no different from breed to breed. But habits and personailty traits are breed related.