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Training, grooming, feeding etc.
ARE YOU READY?
A puppy brings joy to our hearts. Little furry creatures that wiggle from head to toe with happiness. Someone should bottle puppy breath and sell it because I can’t get enough!
Puppies also bring a lot of work. Sleepless nights when the pup is first separated from the litter.Months when you will wonder if you will ever get this thing house trained. And of course chewed up TV cables, shoes, barbie dolls and what ever else looks like fun.
A puppy will need to run and play hard for 2-3 hours before they will drop off in a blissful sleep for about the same amount of time. Going for lots of walks, chasing balls, or better yet, wrestling with another dog will give you a nice tired puppy. If you don’’t have another dog your self, go visit a neighbor who does.
Please be sure you are ready for this challenge. When I place a pup in a home I hope it will be for life.
There are many wonderful dogs waiting for homes at your local SPCA.
What is right for you?
The prices show on my website are for puppies sold as pets. Because I want the best for my pups and their new owners, I will require that people sign a contract saying that they will spay or neuter their pup by the time the pup is 6 months old. I will consider selling a pup to a good home, for breeding purposes, but references will be required. Please contact me about the price and requirements if you are considering breeding.
I do feel that it is best to have both the males and females altered before they become sexually mature. A male dog that is not neutered is more aggressive towards other dogs, they are more likely to wander if they are not fenced in, and they will want to lift their leg and leave their scent on everything in sight, especially if there is a female in that is in heat in the neighborhood. And believe me, the urine smell of an unaltered male is much stronger than one that has been neutered.
The females will come in heat for the first time at 7 - 8 months and then every 6 to 8 months after this. The heat lasts at least 3 weeks. During this time they will leave drops of blood all around your house. They will often not eat much and they are restless. Some females will go look for males during this time. However, even if they are in your yard, the drive to mate is so strong that male dogs will dig under your fence or climb over and it only takes a couple of seconds and you have an unplanned litter of pups arriving in 9 weeks.
The following statement is from:
http://www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/derepspay.html
“It is pretty much universally agreed upon by vets that the best time to spay is BEFORE the first heat period. If a dog is spayed prior to the first heat, the odds of developing mammary cancer later in life are less than 1%. If spayed between the first and second heat periods, the risk increases to about 8%. If spayed at any time after the second heat period, the risk of mammary cancer is about 25%in the dog (same as in an unspayed dog).”
Of course I am also concerned that my dogs are going to good homes and that they are not going to be used for breeding by people who don’t intend to give them the quality of life that they deserve. If people care for them the way that I do, then I don’t have any problem selling a dog to someone that will want to breed it. I will consider each case individually.
TRAINING AND GROOMING
Terriers are fun enthusiastic dogs that are relatively easy to care for. They are small enough to sit on your lap and large enough to do some serious hiking. Our dogs love to run and play when they are out in the yard or when we go for walks, and yet, after they get to be about one year old, they are quite happy to lay around the house much of the day.Terrier puppies have lots of energy and they will need spend lots of time going for walks, playing with other dogs, chasing balls or what ever else you can think of to keep them busy. Committing the extra time during the pups first year, will ensure that you have a happy, well behaved dog that is a pleasure to live with for perhaps another 12 - 15 years or longer.
Terriers coats are long enough to protect them from the weather and yet are quite easy to care for. They shed very little and their coats never seem to mat. Compared to many breeds their coats grow quite slowly, which means fewer trips to the groomers each year. People who show terriers must hand strip the coats from the time the pups are just a couple months old. However if you just want to keep a terrier for a pet you can leave the coat natural or clip it once or twice a year.
Generally terriers are smart and easy to train. However, they were originally bred to keep down the rat population in Scotland and they still have the tendency to want to chase small animals. It is important to introduce your terrier puppy to cats and other pets as early as possible. Because of this instinct to chase things, terriers should never be let off leash when there is traffic nearby.
As with any puppy, terriers should be well socialized at a young age. I think it important to let your pup run and play with other dogs in a safe place. Introduce them to friends and family. Take them in the car.
Get them used to the sound of a hair dryer and it will be less stressful for them when they get clipped.
All pups reach a certain age when they are more independent and then they often decide that they are having way too much fun playing and would rather not come when called. I always carry a little bag of treats when I walk my dogs. Every so often I call them and give them a treat. Now, all I have to do is shake the little treat bag and they all come running.
When my two little cairn pups refused to come back in the yard after a walk, I started leaving a long string attached to their collars. When we got near to home, I would call them, give them a treat and pick up the string. I only had to do that for a couple of weeks until they developed the habit of going back in the yard after a walk.
I recently discovered a show on the National Geographic channel called “The Dog Whisperer.”
I have been fascinated watching this man called Cesar Millan who seems to magically and almost instantly fix serious behavior problems in dogs.
Everything from very aggressive dogs, to nervous dogs, dogs that won’t eat, dogs that destroy the house, etc. Cesar’s simple and natural approach works miracles.
http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/
I have his books and they are good, but I don’t think you will understand the severity of the behavioral problems that the dogs have or how easily he seems to solve them if you don’t watch a few of his shows. You can order his shows on DVD’s from his website.
Cesar does not teach you how to get your dog to sit or stay or roll over. What he does teach is how you must be the “pack leader” in order for your dog to be emotionally well balanced, happy and a pleasure to live with.
He always says first you give exercise (the walk), then discipline (rules, boundaries, and limitations)
and then affection.......In that order!!
Many people give affection first and what you create is an unbalanced dog. This is hard for those of us who love our dogs so much. Watch his show though, and you will become a believer in his methods.
TIME FOR NEW HOMES
All of our puppies come with a 2 week general health guarantee and a one year genetic health guarantee.
Our puppies are generally ready for new homes around 7 1/2 -8 weeks of age. At 6 1/2 - 7 weeks they are vet checked. They will also have been wormed twice and had toe nails trimmed twice by the time they go to new homes.
Although I recommend that people feed their pups raw food, I realize that some people are not ready to make the leap. For those people, I will wean their pups onto a high quality kibble called "Go Natural" (Chicken and Veggie formula) Their website is http://www.petcurean.com/
Please read the information about nutrition and the raw food diet on my "Caring for our Dogs page."
Also, it is very important that you read my "Vaccination page."
