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|Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Even if you have never owned a dog, the Maltese breed makes pet ownership a joy. These intelligent dogs are friendly, sociable and easy to train. With their intelligence and personality, there is no doubt that they are so popular.
One of the delightful things about this breed is that they are incredibly easy to train. These puppies are willing to learn whatever that you are teaching. If you have never had a dog, or perhaps just discovered this dog breed, here are a few tricks that you can apply in your Maltese puppy training.
Puppy Proofing
In order to reduce the stress that puppy training can cause, do things the easy way. Before you bring your new Maltese puppy home, you will want to puppy proof, much like you would do for a toddler. Since your dog will be curious, make sure that you have put everything dangerous or irreplaceable away from your puppy’s reach. It will make training much easier if you have to spend less time correcting your dog.
You can spray Bitter Apple (a chewing deterrent available for dogs) on furniture legs and other potential chewing posts.
Make sure that your puppy has his own basket of “good” toys. Maltese are very smart, and will become protective over favorite toys. You can even teach them to clean up at the end of the night and put their toys away.
Puppy Potty Training
Your puppy’s housebreaking should progress smoothly, as long as you keep your puppy on a schedule. When puppy potty training, your Maltese should be taken out the very first thing in the morning and last thing at night. You should also take them out after meals and after nap time.
You can also train your puppy to use puppy pads. Since many Maltese are apartment dwellers, they will often use the pads throughout their life, and not just during their puppy training.
When you are away from your dogs, keep them in a crate large enough to turn around in. Dogs are den animals, and being in a crate replicates being in a cave or den. Your dog will feel secure, and is much less likely to have an accident when in fairly confined quarters.
Don’t punish your dogs when they do have an accident. Be persistent, and your little dog will catch on. Remember that when a puppy isn’t housetrained, it is a human error – not a dog’s mistake.
Puppy’s Behaviors at Home
From the first day, decide what is acceptable from your Maltese. For example, if you don’t want a dog that begs from the table, or one that jumps on company, you must start with the first day home. With consistency, your dog will become a well behaved companion that you will enjoy for many years.
When puppy training your dog, use quick and strong “shh…” sound in stead of “No” to mark for undesirable behaviors will be more effective. The reason is the word “No” is always in use in your daily conversation. Don’t forget to give plenty of praises for the good behavior as dogs will always learn better with positive reinforcements.
I believe that you couldn’t wait to apply the above tips on puppy house training at your home. You should check out my website if you want to learn more tips and techniques on Maltese puppy training.
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
This article focuses on some of the nutritional foundations needed to insure your puppy grows into a healthy adult.
The mother’s milk provides the puppy with all the nutrients and antibodies he needs for the first four weeks of life. You can introduce moistened puppy kibble around the age of four weeks. This will be introduced to the puppy as he continues to nurse. You may feed the puppy his kibble twice a day as long as he is still getting enough of his mother’s milk. Whenever he gives up his nursing, which will be around the age of seven to eight weeks, his dry food feeding will increase. It is still advisable to moisten his dry food with warm water for a few weeks until he has adjusted. Unless your breeder or vet advises, it is not necessary to add canned puppy food to your puppy’s dry kibble. The dry puppy kibble is sufficient as long as you use a high quality puppy food.
Giving your puppy the right nutrition will provide him a healthy beginning for a healthy life. During a puppy’s first six months, he will need a highly digestible diet consisting of more protein and fat. A puppy is usually fed three to four small meals a day until he is about four months old. The amount at each feeding will be determined by the brand of food and the advice of the breeder and your vet. It is very important not to over feed the puppy as this may lead to problems later in their life. Along with the vet, your breeder will be able to guide you on the proper feeding plan of your new puppy.
When the puppy is four months old, you may start feeding him three times a day. Once again, the amount of each feeding will be determined by many factors including brand of food, breeder and vet advice. Around nine months of age a puppy is fed twice a day. Some vets recommend feeding a puppy once a day when they reach a year in age. There are some who think you should continue feeding a dog twice a day; just feed them smaller amounts in the morning and evening. This will help avoid gastro-intestinal problems, especially in larger breed dogs. This varies of course and should be discussed with the vet and breeder.
There are many commercial pet foods available for puppies and the quality of these foods vary. Normally the higher quality foods cost more as they use higher quality ingredients and less fillers. This means your puppy will be able to get more nutrients while consuming less food. During a puppy’s growing stage is not the time to try to save money on cheaper pet food or to feed your puppy table scraps. A quality puppy food will have all the necessary vitamins, proteins and nutrients the animal needs. Also, it is not necessary to give your puppy extra vitamins or supplements if the animal is on a quality pet food unless your vet advises you to do so. Along with quality puppy food make sure your puppy has fresh water at all times.
Large breed puppies actually need less calories and calcium in their diets. A puppy who consumes too many calories and too much calcium may develop joint problems. Large breed dogs have a slower metabolic rate and actually reach their adult weight later then smaller breed dogs. It is essential that large breed puppies don’t grow too fast or put on too much weight as puppies as this could cause developmental skeletal problems in later life. Large breeds are usually kept on puppy food longer then smaller breeds; sometimes from one year to eighteen months. Ask your vet or breeder when the large breed puppy should be switched to adult dog food.
As discussed before, table scraps are not recommended for dogs. Any human food that contains salt, sugar or other addictives may upset the puppies or dogs gastro system. Animals don’t need salt or sugar in their diet and human food is loaded in these ingredients.
Good nutrition for your puppy is the stepping stone to a healthy, happy dog. A well cared for puppy is easier to train and will make an obedient and trusted member of the family.
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
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