kelsey
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Oct 21, 2004, 6:07 AM
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Re: [o012cs] New owner of Golden
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hi.
7 weeks...ahh...how i missed those moments when my GR is 7 weeks. she is now 12 weeks and begining to look more like a GR than a stuffed toys that moves..:)
1. what i am saying is probably going to contradict with what the others is saying but as it was stated different puppy has different needs. when my GR is 7 weeks, i used to feed her 2 handful of kibbles and mix with water to soften it up. she would normally gobble it all up, never tempt to add more. dogs will eat anything till they throw up!. feeding her should not be based on performance. this is not the time to feed her and calculate if she does exercise today or not as she is growing. if she finishes the 2 handful of kibbles easily, perhaps u should increase in the next feed but the key is to feed small meals twice / 3 times a day. NO FREE FEEDING. if after 15 minutes she dioesn't want to eat, take away the bowl. it's about disciplining him.
2. i don;t advise u to feed him with calcium as a lot of it could aggravate Hip dylapsia. it's best that u feed your puppy the best dog food for the 1st 12 months so he will get good nutrition for growing. i would avoid puppy formula as they contain too much protein and other stuff that makes the puppy grow so fast. puppies that grow so fast will suffer when they are older. HD is very common in GR and u need to monitor this. i feed my dog Canidae, as it's a formula for all age. plus it has 10 skin & coat conditioner which will make any GR proud. of course Canidae is only 1 reason lah..i brush her everyday...so her coat looks really shiny.
3. he should not be bath everyday. every 2 weeks or even 3 weeks is fine. or even only when he smell then u bath him. they are generally water dog but bathing her often will make her coat look dull, plus they have double layer of coat(undercoat and outer coat). and if u bathe him, u need to make sure he is properly dried. use a hairdryer if necessary..tune it to medium setting and if ur hand is hot kena the hairdryer then u have to put it far abit from ur puppy. i however don't advise u to bath ur puppy till he has taken her 2nd shot. right now he is very susceptible to disease, 1st shot by the breeder will not anything as he already has immunity from his mother's milk. i suggest u keep ur puppy in your house until her 2nd shot, then u can start bringing her out. this period is very important to see if she has any disease.
training..ahhh.
toilet training..when my puppy reached my house, first thing i did was brought her to my balcony. (i live in a condo) and she peed!!haha so i have been bringing her to the same spot. rule of thumb, bring him outside to pee(whereever u prefer but make sure u don't change ur mind, later ur puppy also become confuse) after a meal, after a nap, when waking up the morning, when u see him sniffing the ground in circles, when u see him squatting (male pups will squat when they pee),immediately take him outside and praise him like "good dog" or "good boy" once he does his p/p. if u r consistent and dedicated enough, ur pup should be able to do his p/p by himself by 9 weeks.
this period is also very important for him to know his name. use his name a lot..call him..he may not understand but when he does, you can call his name so that he won't chew ur favourite shoes for example. never call his name to punish him. another important training tool is the word "no" never shout at ur dog, he will think u r playing with him, this is true for barking. but i always think dogs do things we don't like cause we lead them to do so. for eg, if u don't want your puppy to chew on shoes, keep ur shoes on the shoe rack and never let him to chew even and old shoe. i normally would gently close my puppy's muzzle and growl with the word no.i will not look away till she looks away or blink. this is especially true to tell him u r the boss.
this is not the time to make friends with ur puppy, they need a boss. you must train them with basic commands. it's never too early to train ur puppy. my time frame lah ok..some may be different. when my GR was between 9 - 10 weeks, she knows how to sit, come, her name, toilet trained, she stayed lah for like 10 seconds. but at 12 weeks, she will not take food unless i say ok, she will sit and greet me when i come hime instead of jumping on me cause she is going to be 50 - 60 pounds when she is big, cannot afford to ask her to jump on me when i get home, she will come when i call her name, she knows her commands by hand sign only (no voice) and she also knows her commands by voice only. of course all this comes with proper training and dedication. she has never been to obedience class. these are some commands that she knows...there are more..
crate training is very valuable for me. as i work 8 hours aday. the crate is not a bad thing, it's a very important tool to teach puppies. u probably have a crate for ben already? if not i can also share with u how i crate trained my GR and she doesn't even bark! of course above all this, without you hugging him and loving him, he will never listen to u..so adequate love (not spoiling him) and proper training, u will have a great dog. goldens are generally easier to train and good with other pets and kids but without proper training, they can also be very bad dogs.
with proper training, love and care, u will have the best doggie companion and will be hard to replace him. i think u will also find www.landofpuregold.com very useful..it is made by someone in USA but it's pretty good.
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