Maintain your new puppy when it comes in the house

One of the good times when your home is the arrival of a new family member, namely a puppy is cute and funny. However, in contrast with your new puppy, when it arrives at your home, which was new puppy is certainly familiar with his new environment and feel comfortable with losing mother and his brothers. For early arrivals puppy into your home, try to continue with her so she does not feel fear and stress, because he was not familiar with his new environment and needs you to help him adapt. There are several things to do when the dog arrives at your home, so your puppy can adapt well to his new environment.

• Socialization

First of all you have to do is to make the process of socialization of your dog, do it gently to introduce your dog to his new environment and teach your puppy to interact with humans and other animals. Talk with your puppy with a soft voice to express friendship.

• Free from stress

Try to keep your dog does not feel stressed, avoid loud noises that suddenly, like a firecracker or a slamming door. At first, limit the number of people who make contact with your puppy, because it will make her feel scared and uncomfortable. Gradually accustom your puppy to recognize the many faces around your home. Do not allow children to disturb your puppy while resting or sleeping.

• Comfort

To provide comfort to your puppy, make preparations bed warm and comfortable. Put your puppy bed in a quiet and not many distractions. Your puppy will probably cry at the time of the first night without a parent and his brothers, the radio with a small volume or the sound of a ticking clock will help him feel calmer.

• Security for your dog

Similarly, while welcoming the arrival of a baby or small child in your home, you must be busy cleaning house from any form of threat to infants or small children who will come. Similarly, the arrival of your puppy, please consider the security for your puppy

1. Clear all hazardous materials (chemicals and toxic)
2. Make the electrical cables so as not affordable by the puppy bites
3. Make sure the puppy can not go into the wastepaper basket
4. Do not leave food wrapped in plastic in the box with aluminum foil that can be reached by puppy
5. Be careful with the plants that exist in your home and outside home
6. Avoid smoking because ash can damage the eyes and skin of your puppy
7. Beware when running the car in the garage of your house
8. Make sure the puppy can not be over the fence

Well that's the things you need to do to help your puppy adapt well to his new environment. In addition there are a few tips you should know to maintain your new puppy:

• Infection of human infectious dogs

Some dogs can be transmitted infection in humans, such as rabies, intestinal parasites such as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms. Leptospirosis and other bacterial infections such as Campylobacter and Salmonella, as well as fungal infections (ringworm)

Things that should be done to prevent transmission of infection:

1.   Avoid contamination from urine or dog feces
2.   Always wash your hands after handling dogs
3.   Do not let your dog lick your face
4.   Do not eat makana who has licked by dogs

• Rules in the house

The puppy is one group member in your family. You must teach your dog that you adalam leader in the group. Once the puppy knows his place then he will be easier to train and obey your commands as a group leader who will protect it and make decisions for him.
You must teach your puppy the rules of the house, such as not wasting water and dirt haphazard or indiscriminate biting objects. Then, after he was able to understand and abide by the rules in your house, you can start teaching him basic commands such as sit (sit), stay (quiet) hand shake (shake hands); down (lying down), come (here ) and the heel (to follow). The puppy can learn very quickly from the age of eight weeks. In general, the puppy will think in exchange for food or a toy he likes.

•     Food and water

By giving a diet of your puppy for a few days in particular and balanced will prevent the occurrence of digestive problems in dogs meets these demands, which usually have an impact like a hunger strike.
Make sure the water is clean and fresh always available. Tinggu bowl of anti-rust metal or clay will make the water cooler.

•     Play

Puppy love to play. Playing with other puppies is how they learn to compete to become more dominant in the group and also to train them that physical. But they must first realize that you are more dominant or as a group leader.
Children are also very happy dog ​​bite-bite variety of objects because it can help in the process of tooth growth and also because that way they learn their environment, because that's sometimes happy puppy bite-bite your hand. However, if excessive, it means that your puppy is experiencing boredom or stress. Puaskanlah their needs by providing toys, bones or objects that can be used as toys. But make sure that:

1.  Made from safe materials
2.  Large size can not be swallowed
3.  Not resemble the objects that you do not want to be bitten by your puppy. Suppose you give sandals   used as a toy for your dog, do not be surprised later kalu your shoes are still new and the best ideas will also be used as toys.

•     Training in house

At the age of seven or eight weeks, is a good time to teach and train your puppy. Because around that time the puppy began to develop a strategic preference (choice of material). He can quickly get used to select the grass or ground to remove dirt if such a place is provided and trained by you.

•    Territory (region)

Restrict your puppy in a narrow area of ​​your home until your puppy has been trained in waste water and dirt in places that you teach (ground, grass or newspaper). Once your puppy has been trained on waste water or dirt, you can give freedom in the house to your liking.
Dogs naturally have its own territory, and did not take long for him to recognize the limits of its own territory. Therefore, make sure that your home page is always enclosed for your puppy can not get out of the area or areas of your home.
Before your dog vaccinated, you should limit your dog to make contact with other dogs, because dogs are not vaccinated will be susceptible to the virus is usually the most common is Parvo virus, if not quickly addressed then your dog will not be helped.
That's helpful tips for maintaining your new puppy, may be useful for you and your puppy.

by: Dogs Friends