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What kind of food is best to give a 8 week old puppy? And hoe often should I take him out to work on house breaken and any ideas how to do keep him from chewing cords
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Only take it to places a lot of dogs have NOT been, no parks.
Only take it to places a lot of dogs have NOT been, no parks.
You want to use a good quality puppy food. Blue is one also.
What breed is your pup?
You can start y adding a little warm water to soften it it he has a hard time chewing it now. You should feed about 3 - 4 times a day. Always have fresh water available. No table food.
Yes, crate train!! You can look that up.
Do not give the pup the run of the house. Take it out often to where you want it to go, say, "let's go out!" Etc. praise when it goes.
Take out when it wakes up, a little while after eating, if it has been playing a lot.
There will be accidents but be patient and consistent.
Electrical cords can be dangerous so make sure they are not accessible. You can buy those covers that cover cords, like long hose things. I keep them on the cords to my computer stuff.
Go around your house and puppy proof. Think like you have a Twp year old human child. Get on the floor and see what it can get into. Make sure it cannot get into trash in any room. Watch fir small objects. As the pup teethe, it will start chewing on more things. Get some sturdy chew toys or large rawhide or bully sticks it really can't eat but chew on, unless this is a large breed.
Good luck and feel free to ask questions.
Word of caution, do not take the pup out to public places until it is completely done with it's shots!! One or two shots is no guarantee the pup is covered yet. You need to worry about Parvo. It needs to be socialized so only take it to places you know a lot of dogs have been, family, friend's houses, rides in the car ( best in a crate), etc.
What breed is your pup?
You can start y adding a little warm water to soften it it he has a hard time chewing it now. You should feed about 3 - 4 times a day. Always have fresh water available. No table food.
Yes, crate train!! You can look that up.
Do not give the pup the run of the house. Take it out often to where you want it to go, say, "let's go out!" Etc. praise when it goes.
Take out when it wakes up, a little while after eating, if it has been playing a lot.
There will be accidents but be patient and consistent.
Electrical cords can be dangerous so make sure they are not accessible. You can buy those covers that cover cords, like long hose things. I keep them on the cords to my computer stuff.
Go around your house and puppy proof. Think like you have a Twp year old human child. Get on the floor and see what it can get into. Make sure it cannot get into trash in any room. Watch fir small objects. As the pup teethe, it will start chewing on more things. Get some sturdy chew toys or large rawhide or bully sticks it really can't eat but chew on, unless this is a large breed.
Good luck and feel free to ask questions.
Word of caution, do not take the pup out to public places until it is completely done with it's shots!! One or two shots is no guarantee the pup is covered yet. You need to worry about Parvo. It needs to be socialized so only take it to places you know a lot of dogs have been, family, friend's houses, rides in the car ( best in a crate), etc.
I recommend Hill's Science Diet Puppy food. It comes in dry and moist. You should try the dry first, as chewing on things is his joy right now. :-) And I recommend that you KENNEL TRAIN him. This is the best way to housebreak a puppy, while not driving you berzerk with messes in the house. Just google kennel training for young dogs. Blessings - Blu
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