How you can choose the right puppy for you
1. Make certain the puppy has been raised in an indoor environment where he will have come in close contact with a number of people and lots of household noises. The breeder and their family will have been doing a lot of the early socialisation and training work. Puppies learn a great deal, probably the maximum amount possible, between the ages of 6 and 18 weeks. This imprinting of the right behaviours is vital for puppy development.
2. Check with the breeder that the puppy has come in to contact with lots of different household noises; washing machine, television,microwave, pans being dropped, vacuum cleaner, in fact everything that makes a noise in your house. That does include the human element, children as well as adults. Make sure you puppy has been handled by a wide variety of different people, including children as well as men.
3. There are many other potentially scarey situations, an umbrella, different flooring surfaces and meeting your cat for the first time. Puppies who have been raised in relative seclusion will have problems and it will be your job, as owner, to help your puppy over those difficulties. That may take quite a considerable time.
4. Your puppy should feel at home being handled, so make sure you pick him up and put him down a number of times. Gently stroke and cuddle your puppy, make sure it is at ease and not uncomfortable.
5. What is the reaction of your puppy to people talking, children getting excited, you clapping your hands or making whistling or hissing noises. These noises will alert the puppy, but you are looking at how long it take for your puppy to get back to normal afterwards, hopefully not seeing it run off to hide in a corner somewhere.
6. Check what your puppy chews. Are there any special toys there to help with chewing, such as a Kong or Food Ball. All good signs the breeder has been doing a good job.
7. Check when and where the puppy is going to the toilet. Has the breeder put down paper for the puppy to go on, you will need to continue this at home. If paper is everywhere this might indicate the puppy can go to the toilet anywhere, a habit it may continue at home. So be prepared.
8. Does the puppy show any signs of basic manners. Will it come if you call it or clap your hands. Is your puppy just looking or actually coming towards you both. Does it sit or down when you ask it to? Does your puppy follow a food lure, signs it may be easier to train later on.
Then we come to the hard one. I like that one, or no I like the other one. Everyone in the family should agree with the final choice. Look for the puppy that comes to you and is happy to stay with you but do not ignore all the other important points you need to keep in mind.
1. Make certain the puppy has been raised in an indoor environment where he will have come in close contact with a number of people and lots of household noises. The breeder and their family will have been doing a lot of the early socialisation and training work. Puppies learn a great deal, probably the maximum amount possible, between the ages of 6 and 18 weeks. This imprinting of the right behaviours is vital for puppy development.
2. Check with the breeder that the puppy has come in to contact with lots of different household noises; washing machine, television,microwave, pans being dropped, vacuum cleaner, in fact everything that makes a noise in your house. That does include the human element, children as well as adults. Make sure you puppy has been handled by a wide variety of different people, including children as well as men.
3. There are many other potentially scarey situations, an umbrella, different flooring surfaces and meeting your cat for the first time. Puppies who have been raised in relative seclusion will have problems and it will be your job, as owner, to help your puppy over those difficulties. That may take quite a considerable time.
4. Your puppy should feel at home being handled, so make sure you pick him up and put him down a number of times. Gently stroke and cuddle your puppy, make sure it is at ease and not uncomfortable.
5. What is the reaction of your puppy to people talking, children getting excited, you clapping your hands or making whistling or hissing noises. These noises will alert the puppy, but you are looking at how long it take for your puppy to get back to normal afterwards, hopefully not seeing it run off to hide in a corner somewhere.
6. Check what your puppy chews. Are there any special toys there to help with chewing, such as a Kong or Food Ball. All good signs the breeder has been doing a good job.
7. Check when and where the puppy is going to the toilet. Has the breeder put down paper for the puppy to go on, you will need to continue this at home. If paper is everywhere this might indicate the puppy can go to the toilet anywhere, a habit it may continue at home. So be prepared.
8. Does the puppy show any signs of basic manners. Will it come if you call it or clap your hands. Is your puppy just looking or actually coming towards you both. Does it sit or down when you ask it to? Does your puppy follow a food lure, signs it may be easier to train later on.
Then we come to the hard one. I like that one, or no I like the other one. Everyone in the family should agree with the final choice. Look for the puppy that comes to you and is happy to stay with you but do not ignore all the other important points you need to keep in mind.
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