Introducing a New Puppy into a Home with an Existing Pet.

It was November and I had spent 3 months searching for just the

right puppy. 

MAX

Finally we had found what we considered to be the

perfect one. Luckily she was already 7 weeks old so she could

already be separated from her mother. 

 I was so excited when we brought her home, our new addition to the family. I made 

sure I had all the required supplies; food and water dishes, food, a bed and a

crate. We were ready. The fact that we already had a cat never

really caused me much concern. I figured they would give each other

a good sniff and surely it would not take long for them to become the

best of friends and live happily ever after. 

A friendly Cat 'n' Dog

I had visions of our little puppy all curled up with our cat in front of the fireplace.

Reality hit when I walked into our house carrying a crate with our

newest family member inside. Our dog is a female so I will use she

when referring to a dog. The cat seemed a little curious so in a

moment of obvious brain freeze I took the puppy out of the crate to

introduce the two. 

Our cat in a split second armed herself for

battle. The hair was straight up making her look like I had just

taken her out of the dryer and she started hissing and growling as if

her opponent was a rottweiler rather than a puppy that could fit in

my hand. The poor puppy could barely walk so she just fell into a

ball and shivered and whimpered. I'm sure that as soon as we removed

the dog and put her back in her crate, the cat went to her bed and

started plotting a way to have the new puppy just suddenly "disappear"

like getting flushed down the toilet. 

Cat 'n' Dog

She considered herself to be

the queen of the household and it was obvious that there was going to

be a battle for the crown. Boy had I called this meeting wrong! 

In an attempt to help you avoid a similar situation I'm going to outline

a few pointers as to what you SHOULD do when you introduce your new

puppy to your resident pet. This information comes from research

done concerning raising a puppy, unfortunately the how to introduce

guidelines would have been much more beneficial if found BEFORE the

actual deed was done.

Firstly the introduction must be done slowly. If possible take a

towel and rub the new puppy with it then bring it home and put it

somewhere that your resident pet will frequent and be able to smell.

This will also work if you take something that has the scent of your

existing pet on it and put it in the carrier you bring your new puppy

home in. 

When you first bring a new animal into your home she should

stay quarantined from the other animals until it has seen the vet.

Once she has seen the vet you will still need to keep her separate

from the other animals.

Allow the animals to smell the new puppy

from under the door so they may become to each other. After a few

days to a week you can try the introduction but make sure you are

close in case you have to take on the roll of referee. If there is

some growling or paw raising don't interfere unless of course you

feel your puppy is in danger. 

 If your puppy is being crate trained

you can put her back in the crate and continue to take her out for

short intervals to spend time with the other animal. Make sure the

amount of time you let them spend together is increased gradually.

Doberman puppy with a German Shepherd

Most importantly never leave the two animals alone and be sure to

flood the resident animal with love and attention so they feel secure

in their place in the family. This will greatly reduce the risk of

having the new puppy take a whirl in the toilet. If you want all

animals to live in harmony you have to be patient and let the animals

deal with each other in their own way and in their own time.

Comfy Cat

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Why are regular check-ups important?

Why are regular check-ups important?  

Every dog owner asks this type of question, often. If you failed to do the regular check-ups, then the dog may end up having some major diseases that you don't know about.  Hence, you need to pay lot of money both to the veterinarians for consultancy and for the required drugs useful for the therapy of the clinical condition.

Dog out on the Street

You may not be able to find out the very commonly occurring clinical conditions in the case of your dog because of less experience with dog diseases or dog rearing.  This is why check ups are important.   

For example, if the dog has potbelly, the condition may not look abnormal many times. But if the dog is subjected to the regular check-up, then the veterinarian immediately finds it out and gives the appropriate therapy. If not, the animal may experience diarrhea and dehydration.

If the dog has any signs of illness, then don’t wait for the regular check-up. Instead, you need to approach the veterinarian immediately. Check ups if done in a regular manner will help to give vaccinations against canine distemper, parvovirus, corona virus, rabies virus, hepatitis virus, and more.

Booster vaccinations will be carried out in such cases without any delay in the injections and this helps to improve the immunity level of the dog against such diseases in a remarkable degree. Regular check up is the essential one with proper stools examination.  Hence, the deworming may be carried out with drugs like fenbendazole, albendazole, etc.  

Abnormalities like signs of pain may be ruled out during such  examinations.  If not, helminthiasis may affect the animal and diarrhea may occur in addition to the other types of digestive upsets and anemia. Regular examinations help to rule out the external parasitic conditions like lice or tick infestations.  

Dental problems are also found out during the regular check ups in reputed veterinary hospitals.  

  

House-training - The Good, the Bad and The Ugly!

House-training-The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

While housetraining is often an issue with puppies, it can also be a problem with older dogs at times as well.


One of the very first training exercises you will want to work on with a new puppy or an adult dog moving into your home is house-training! 
House-training is indeed a real test of your patience, but it is one of the first opportunities that you and your puppy will have to bond together.


House-training is a lot of hard work, but it is a necessary evil. You will need to have a lot of patience and maybe even a sense of humor as you train your dog. But don't worry, after all of your hard work, you will have a dog that is housetrained!


When it comes down to it, house-training each dog will succeed at it's own rate. It takes some dogs only a few weeks to learn, where it may take other dogs several months.


Here is perhaps the most important thing to know about house-training; 
The rate at which a puppy succeeds is determined by the amount of consistent training that you as the caring owner give him. Good quality dog training resources can help you to make this process much easier.


You should begin house-training your puppy as soon as he arrives at your home, which is generally around 7 or 8 weeks old. It is important to understand that he does not have full sphincter muscle control, so puppies are not able to hold their bladder and bowel movements for very long periods of time.

Training the Older Dog;


If you are bringing an older dog into your home, that has not yet been house-trained, it may be more of a challenge. Older dogs already have developed their habits, so it will take time and a lot of patience to retrain him. However, it can be done!


All of the lessons below can be applied to both the younger and older dog. It may just take longer with the older dog, so be patient.


Additionally, older dogs eliminate fewer times than puppies throughout the day, so you have fewer opportunities in the day to train him.


Things to Know about House-training;


Before you begin housetraining with your dog, there are some basics that you should know. Including:

Where Dogs Won't Eliminate!


Dogs develop natural preferences for where they want to eliminate. For example, dogs usually don't want to eliminate where they eat, sleep, and spend their time.


You may be wondering "So why does my dog eliminate on the rug?" The reason is probably because he was expected to "hold it" too long and wasn't let outside. Or, he may have gotten overly excited about something.


Physical capacity to Hold It;


Young puppies will need to eliminate every one to two hours during the day when they are active. If your pup has been eating, drinking, playing, or exercising a lot, he may need to go even more. They may or may not be able to hold it, throughout the night. Generally, the younger the puppy is, the less he can hold it.


Older dog's that are healthy have the ability to hold it for six to eight hours during the day and eight to ten hours over night.


Then, once you see a pattern, let him out 10-15 minutes before that scheduled time. Of course, he may need to go out more if he has been eating, drinking, playing, or exercising more frequently.


If the situation arises when you need to leave your dog for a longer period than which he can hold it, don't keep him in his crate. Rather, put him in a small room such as a laundry room or bathroom where he can eliminate in an area on newspaper if he needs to, and still keep his sleeping and food area separate.


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Sharda Baker has published several dog ebook and audios.

Boredom and Variety for your Dog

Puppy with his Favorite Toy!

       Boredom and variety are always inter connected in the case of a dog misbehaving. 
Yes. This is true. Many a times, boredom can be managed with variety of materials that will distract the animals to a greater extent.  Hence, the dog may not do the abnormal or unwanted activity arising out of the boredom experienced by it. 


Boredom experienced dogs may have different types of behavioral patterns.  For example, some dogs will be seen barking continuously and some may be engaged always in some digging activities, others will chew soft furnishings. 


There are many ways to get your dog out of its boredom activities. Many toys are available which simulate duck, dog, and other noises.

Cat and Dog Playing Together!

These may be kept inside the dogs bed and in particular, puppies love these items.  A buster cube with multiple treats may be placed in the dog's kennel and the animal soon understands how to roll the buster cube to get the treats it prefers. A Buster Cube is an ingenious toy, use for stimulating and activating your dog during play and feed time.  Instead of placing the food monotonously in one place, change the place of feeding suddenly. 


Such actions will be helpful for removing the boredom like activity in your dog. Activities pertaining to boredom need to be redefined well by the dog owners.  This will help them to a greater extent to drive away the unwanted behavior patterns in their pet dogs. 


For example, some dogs may often have destructive biting characters and will be seen biting chair, cloth, mats, and everything that can be seen. After ruling out the teething problem if it is a puppy, provide  it with some large sized balls, mineral mixture based bone materials and its own toys. 


Such variety of materials will help to reduce the boredom related activities.   

Get your Own Toy's!

Soft Dog Store

My young son bought this with some Amazon gift money he had and he loves it. And he can play with his spaniel online with his other Webkinz animals. Great gift for any child who likes to play on a computer.

Dog Food allergies

Food allergies are something that is difficult to identify unless you are well aware of the baseline information with regard to this type of allergy. The main symptoms of food allergies in dogs include, facial itching, limb chewing, belly itching, recurrent ear infections or skin infections. 

Not your Average Dog food

Since the dogs consume a lot of prepared food including various kinds of proteins, fillers, coloring agents and more; in the commercial food, the incidences of food allergies are higher than one can imagine. Allergic reactions mostly involve the skin or the gastro intestinal tract. 


If you come across your dog itching after eating a specific food, then suspect a food allergy in this animal. However, conditions like fungal infections need to be ruled out in general before the conclusion of itching as a sign of food allergy.

Good wholesome Food

There are many recorded incidences of allergies of dogs to corn or to wheat. However, the food allergies vary from dog to dog.  Read the labels clearly before feeding your dogs with commercial pet food. Too much colored food should be avoided since it may cause allergies to your dog.


Food allergies are often linked to the hyper active behavior noticed in the dogs.  Added colors, preservatives, and high fat diet might cause such food allergies. Therefore you have
to be careful in providing any new kind of diet to your dog and closely monitor the dog for any signs of allergy.   

All being well your Dog will grow up Healthy and Happy

There are many occasions that food allergies might be diagnosed in dogs, but the dog may have other problems like pancreatitis. To rule out the food allergies, observe your dogs everytime you feed them. Look for reasons to link the signs of dog allergy with the food given. Note any changes in your dogs behavior after feeding and keep the notes to show to your dogs vet.

Dogs Need Different Diets At Different Ages

Patch an American Bulldog Puppy

Dogs need different diets at different ages. Yes. This is true. 


For example, the puppy needs milk as the major food item while an adult dog may need beef or chicken in addition to the boiled egg and milk. So depending on the age factor, the diet schedule varies in reality for the dogs like any other species. 


Puppies need greater amounts of protein, fat and carbohydrates than adult dogs. Furthermore, puppies need more frequent feeding schedules in a day, unlike an adult dog. The movement based requirements of diet are more in the case of puppies, since they are often more active than the adult dogs. 

Patch a Six Year old American Bulldog

Elder dogs need restricted protein but the protein needs to be easily digestible and easily assimilated in the body. The diet schedule should have ample supply of water for them. Feeding aged dogs too much protein may finally lead to over burden to the renal structures and ultimately, the dog may end up damaging filters in the kidney.
This is true especially when the immune system of these dogs is compromised due to many factors. 


Similarly, the elderly dogs need less food only because the movements of the adult dogs are highly restricted and hence, they have to spend a limited amount of energy. 

A Beagle

Female dogs in the pregnancy stage need not be fed a full stomach since it may cause some discomforts to the animal. However, the pregnant animal and the nursing animal need a special type of food, that delivers a balanced type of nutrition, with proper supplementation of vitamins and minerals. 

A Golden Retriever Pup

The nursing animal with puppies needs to be fed with enough calcium,
hence there will not be any calcium based deficiency and the bones of the puppies will be strong without any curving.  

Common Questions About Heart Worm

The most common questions asked about heart worm, are often related to the

species affected by heart worms in addition to the dog's. 

You should know that in addition to dogs, the cat, fox, wolf, horse, 
sea lion etc. are also affected. Can this be cured-or not? 


Yes. This can be treated.


What is the drug used often for the prevention of heart worm in
dogs? 


Ivermectin is the drug used often to have preventive actions for these 
heart worms. Dogs affected reveal constant coughing, panting and 
dullness in many occasions.


What will be the size of the worms? 


In the case of the females, it is about twenty-seven centimeters and in the case of males, it is about seventeen centimeters in length. 


Is there any vector involved in the transmission of the disease? 


Yes. Mosquitoes often get associated as vectors in which the early development of larvae of heart worms occur in them.


Is the prophylaxis meant only for heart worms or others also?


The prophylaxis is meant not only for the heart worms but also
for the hook worms, whip worms, and round worms. 


What is the infective type of larvae that is associated with the transmission
of these heart worms? 


The third stage larva that is transmitted by the mosquito bites.
This occurs through-out the world. In some areas, the incidences are 
less in colder months in which the mosquito breeding will not be there 
and may be dormant during these periods. 


What is the name of the drug used for therapy and prevention? 


Ivermectin and milbemycin oxime may be used for both purposes. 
Ivermectin is available in injection form and oral form.


Additionally, the forms for external application are available. 
The cost factor needs to be worked out for all these treatments. 


What is the frequency of drug used for prophylaxis?


One month before the mosquito season and up to two months after the
mosquito season, ivermectin or milbemycin oxime may be given once 
monthly for the prophylaxis. 


Diethylcarbamazine may be used for therapy purpose. 



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Dog Seperation Anxiety Affects Your Dog's Physical and Mental Health!

Written by an animal advocate and trainer, Stephanie Abel, "Curing Dog Separation Anxiety" contains the insider tips, tricks and secrets you need to help train your pet to be a  loving, warm, and confident animal.

It is now very common for  people to  adopt stray animals and especially puppies. Some of these dogs have been left to fend for themselves and are mentally exhausted.

They feel abandoned and as any small child will do, they will act out so as not to be left alone or abandoned again.

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She shares her amazing facts, figures and revolutionary strategies with you in this e-book.

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A Bull Dog plus My First Puppy, with Photo's.

 I just saw this photo on a 'TWEETPHOTO" Blog and they allowed me to share it here with you.

I think he's a real kool Bull Dog.

What do you think of him?

Keep calling in to see more photo's of Kool DOG'S HERE !

Max my 1st Puppy

This is MAX, he was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with an excellent Pedigree.

Max was my first puppy. I house trained him fairly quickly.

He was a very intelligent and very loving, loyal little dog.

Cavalier K C Spaniels are prone to heart problems and many die prematurely from heart failure.

Max had a good strong heart and he proved to be a real fighter when he did get sick.

Poor Max developed a very severe skin disease. He visited the veterinary surgery at least once every week, to get regular bathing in a strong chemical smelling solution. But he stayed happy and boisterous, and became a favourite with the veterinary nurse that would bath him weekly.

He lost all of his beautiful fur coat more than once and he used to chew his paws, so had to wear a cone type collar to stop his biting.  His skin would become scabby and he'd go bald. He never lost his sparkle and his enjoyment of life, running happily in fields with my son's.

Eventually nothing more could be done for poor Max   and   he took his  final journey to the veterinary surgery one Friday evening. We were saddened to return home without our poor little Max.

"Baby Max asleep in my son's bed"

MAX THE LITTLE POSER

Max when poorly

Max wants to go for a ride!

Max liked to have his photo taken