1.Make sure that your 首页 fits the dog's personality. Do 你 have enough 太空 in your house? A big, loud dog in a small house could drive everyone crazy. Do 你 have a backyard? 小狗 have lots of energy, and they need 太空 to exersise. Having a backyard also allows 你 to train your 小狗 to urinate outside.
2.Ensure that 你 have enough resources. Do 你 have time to care for your puppy? A new 小狗 needs lots of care and training for the first few months of it's life. It will always need at least one good walk every day. Do 你 have a stable financial status? Know that keeping a dog is not cheap, equipment, 食物 and vets fees can cost a lot.
3.Prepare a dog-sitter. Is there someone who could help take care of your dog? 你 can't always take your pet on vacation with you, so 你 might need a friend 或者 neighbor to look after it while 你 are away. 小狗 like company, so it's good for them when there is nobody around. If not, consider getting 小狗 from the same litter, so they can keep each other company.
4.Note that a dog can be mischievous. Are 你 worried about your furniture? 小狗 can be clumsy and messy - and they will chew anything including carpets and furniture. 你 might not mind, but others who live with 你 might not be happy. Some 狗 can live outside and be taken into the house a few times a day.
5.Check whether 你 have other pets. If so, 你 need to be sure they will be able to get along with your puppy. A male cat that you've had for a very long time could easily get jealous.
6.Choose the right type of puppy:
Male 或者 female? Male 小狗 tend to be 更多 lively and aggressive. While females may be 更多 home-loving.
Big 或者 small? Big 狗 like the Great Dane and the St. Bernard, are calm and gentle while breeds like the Jack Russel 梗, 梗犬, 小猎犬 are smaller, 更多 energetic. The tallest breeds are the Great Dane, the Irish wolfhound, the English mastiff, the borzoi and the Anatolian shepherd. All these breeds can stand at 3ft (90cm) tall at the shoulder. The smallest and lightest breed of dog is the chihuahua, which measures about 5 in (12 cm) tall at the shoulder and weighs between 2 and 6 pounds (0.9 kg and 2.7 kg).
Purebred 或者 mixed? Sometimes known as pedigrees, purebred 小狗 are 更多 expensive than the mixed breeds, but purebred 狗 are often easier to guess how big they are going to grow. Anyway, mixed breed 小狗 are generally healthy and strong and they also come in a wide range 或者 colors, types and sizes. Unfortunately, purebreds are 更多 prone to suffer from inherited diseases than mixed breeds.
小狗 或者 dog? Can 你 cope with an energetic puppy? 你 may say that a young 小狗 is fun, but it puts a burden on your workload. In the first few weeks, 你 will need to housebreak your 小狗 and teach it to obey simple commands. You'll also need to have it vaccinated, wormed and neutered. If this sounds like too much work 或者 if 你 just don't have enough time, why not consider buying an adult dog instead? your local pet rescue center usually has lots to choose from.
7.Know what exactly to do while 你 are choosing. While 你 are still making a choice whether 你 are at a local breeder's place 或者 pet rescue center,you have to know this information below.
If possible, choose a 小狗 from a healthy litter that has been brought up with it's mother, rather than in kennels. It will adapt 更多 quickly to it's new life in your home.
If you're buying a mixed breed, ask as much as 你 can about the puppy's parents - that way 你 will have a good idea of what it will be like when it grows up.
Make sure that your 小狗 is used to being handled from birth and has had contact with lots of people. It's 更多 likely to be friendly when it grows up.
Play with all the 小狗 and get to know them. Look for one that walks up to 你 and licks your hand while wagging it's tail. Be cautious of a 小狗 who is very shy, cowers, 或者 tries to bite.
If your buying a purebred dog, talk to the breeder. Good breeders spend a lot of time with their 动物 and should be able to tell 你 about each of the 小狗 personalities.
Even if 你 choose your 小狗 when it's tiny, don't take it 首页 until it's at least eight weeks old. 小狗 need this time to develop and learn from their mother.
Check the puppy's health.
Don't forget to bring 首页 important documents.
8.Neuter it before it's six months old. It's a good idea to take it to the vet before it's six months and have it treated so it can't breed. This operation, called neutering, can make the distinctions between male and female personalities disappear. So, in the end, weather your 小狗 is male 或者 female may not make any difference in terms of behavior. What 你 really need to think about is your 小狗 personality. Before 你 pick one over another, watch it closely to see if it seems energetic 或者 lazy, affectionate 或者 aggressive, anxious 或者 calm.
Never, EVER buy from a 小狗 mill.
2.Ensure that 你 have enough resources. Do 你 have time to care for your puppy? A new 小狗 needs lots of care and training for the first few months of it's life. It will always need at least one good walk every day. Do 你 have a stable financial status? Know that keeping a dog is not cheap, equipment, 食物 and vets fees can cost a lot.
3.Prepare a dog-sitter. Is there someone who could help take care of your dog? 你 can't always take your pet on vacation with you, so 你 might need a friend 或者 neighbor to look after it while 你 are away. 小狗 like company, so it's good for them when there is nobody around. If not, consider getting 小狗 from the same litter, so they can keep each other company.
4.Note that a dog can be mischievous. Are 你 worried about your furniture? 小狗 can be clumsy and messy - and they will chew anything including carpets and furniture. 你 might not mind, but others who live with 你 might not be happy. Some 狗 can live outside and be taken into the house a few times a day.
5.Check whether 你 have other pets. If so, 你 need to be sure they will be able to get along with your puppy. A male cat that you've had for a very long time could easily get jealous.
6.Choose the right type of puppy:
Male 或者 female? Male 小狗 tend to be 更多 lively and aggressive. While females may be 更多 home-loving.
Big 或者 small? Big 狗 like the Great Dane and the St. Bernard, are calm and gentle while breeds like the Jack Russel 梗, 梗犬, 小猎犬 are smaller, 更多 energetic. The tallest breeds are the Great Dane, the Irish wolfhound, the English mastiff, the borzoi and the Anatolian shepherd. All these breeds can stand at 3ft (90cm) tall at the shoulder. The smallest and lightest breed of dog is the chihuahua, which measures about 5 in (12 cm) tall at the shoulder and weighs between 2 and 6 pounds (0.9 kg and 2.7 kg).
Purebred 或者 mixed? Sometimes known as pedigrees, purebred 小狗 are 更多 expensive than the mixed breeds, but purebred 狗 are often easier to guess how big they are going to grow. Anyway, mixed breed 小狗 are generally healthy and strong and they also come in a wide range 或者 colors, types and sizes. Unfortunately, purebreds are 更多 prone to suffer from inherited diseases than mixed breeds.
小狗 或者 dog? Can 你 cope with an energetic puppy? 你 may say that a young 小狗 is fun, but it puts a burden on your workload. In the first few weeks, 你 will need to housebreak your 小狗 and teach it to obey simple commands. You'll also need to have it vaccinated, wormed and neutered. If this sounds like too much work 或者 if 你 just don't have enough time, why not consider buying an adult dog instead? your local pet rescue center usually has lots to choose from.
7.Know what exactly to do while 你 are choosing. While 你 are still making a choice whether 你 are at a local breeder's place 或者 pet rescue center,you have to know this information below.
If possible, choose a 小狗 from a healthy litter that has been brought up with it's mother, rather than in kennels. It will adapt 更多 quickly to it's new life in your home.
If you're buying a mixed breed, ask as much as 你 can about the puppy's parents - that way 你 will have a good idea of what it will be like when it grows up.
Make sure that your 小狗 is used to being handled from birth and has had contact with lots of people. It's 更多 likely to be friendly when it grows up.
Play with all the 小狗 and get to know them. Look for one that walks up to 你 and licks your hand while wagging it's tail. Be cautious of a 小狗 who is very shy, cowers, 或者 tries to bite.
If your buying a purebred dog, talk to the breeder. Good breeders spend a lot of time with their 动物 and should be able to tell 你 about each of the 小狗 personalities.
Even if 你 choose your 小狗 when it's tiny, don't take it 首页 until it's at least eight weeks old. 小狗 need this time to develop and learn from their mother.
Check the puppy's health.
Don't forget to bring 首页 important documents.
8.Neuter it before it's six months old. It's a good idea to take it to the vet before it's six months and have it treated so it can't breed. This operation, called neutering, can make the distinctions between male and female personalities disappear. So, in the end, weather your 小狗 is male 或者 female may not make any difference in terms of behavior. What 你 really need to think about is your 小狗 personality. Before 你 pick one over another, watch it closely to see if it seems energetic 或者 lazy, affectionate 或者 aggressive, anxious 或者 calm.
Never, EVER buy from a 小狗 mill.
