If You Were To Get A Puppy....

[ARottMweilerY]

Hey guys, I was just curious to know, If you were to get a puppy, what would you want it to already know by the time you got it into your home? Be as realistic as possible lol. I'm hoping for some ideas to train the pups before sending them out. We already do quite a bit with them, but I'd love to hear what everyone has to say. Thanks

~Amy~

 

[Saje]

I would only ever get one from a shelter but if I was to get one from a rep breeder I would want:

- socialization with kids, strangers, other animals
- nails can be clipped
- housebroken (or good start)
- good start on basic obedience (sit, down...)

I'll think of more later..

 

[jess2416]

I would only ever get one from a shelter but if I was to get one from a rep breeder I would want:

- socialization with kids, strangers, other animals
- nails can be clipped
- housebroken (or good start)
- good start on basic obedience (sit, down...)

I'll think of more later..

That sounds good to me too..

 

[ARottMweilerY]

Glad to say we are doing all of the above . Plus baths. We are still working on socialization, but we are doing as much as possible! lol anybody else? It's harder to raise a litter in the winter. lol I don't think we'll be doing anymore in the winter.

~Amy~

 

[Rubylove]

I'd like for my pup to be used to being handled - for clipping, grooming, bathing etc. Some socialisation, and some basic toilet training wouldn't hurt, either. Apart from that, not really much. At 12 weeks they are still young enough to learn from their new owners, and I think as long as they're learning to be handled, they know a little bit about their toilet habits, and they've had a little experience with other puppies, that should be enough. Oh, and a reasonably firm bedtime routine, too, would be useful!

 

[neko12_48767]

I would not want it to know anything because I love training dogs. It so much fun.

 

[aelizilly]

Not much new from me. I would like it to be on a great progress toward potty training & allow you to groom it (toes, mouth, ears and all over w/out freaking out).

 

[bubbatd]

Daily handling and grooming from the beginning's so important.....keeping their areas as clean as possible helps with the toliet training. Socialize like mad !

 

[Doberluv]

Pretty much what was said; socialization being #1...raised in a house with lots of comings and goings....kids, grown ups, pots and pans....everything.

Start on crate training...getting the pups use to sleeping in a crate.

A little start on potty training, but that must be extremely difficult with a whole litter.

And yes....being accustomed to being gone over...nails, ears etc....

Neko...there will always be plenty to do in the way of training yourself. But these little things can make or break a dog's personality and it's really a good thing to start from day one.....especially socialization. No time should be wasted. They're such little sponges.

 

[keller]

I agree with what was said, along with being comfortable with wearing a collar and leash. I wouldn't expect it to know how to walk on leash, but just be okay with it being attached. It would also be nice if the dog knew how to walk up and down short flights of stais.

 

[ARottMweilerY]

Again glad to say we've been doing all of this . We've been trying out best to do as much socialization as we can, we know how important it is. They've had a ton of baths, and used to getting hair dryed even . Little buggers are hard to keep clean somtimes lol. They are already crate trained, and quiet through out the night. They have a good start on house training, new owners will just have to keep up on it. They've gone on rides, and all that. Have been introduced to collar and leash, and beginings of obedience. They've been taught how to learn. Their nails have been clipped many times so they've gotten used to this, and you can handle them all over their body. They've been heavily reinforced for recalls, and coming when called. They've also had some good experience at the vet. We've done much with them, and will continue doing more until they go to their new homes. We still have 3 available, 3 males. We've been doing a little bit of house manners, and will be doing even more of that through the next few weeks. If interested, check out our site: http://www.reinasguardians.com . I'm sure there are many things I didn't put in here, we've done a lot lol. Any other ideas besides what's already said? Thanks!

~Amy~

 

[Doberluv]

Hey, that looks great! May I ask where you got certified? What organization are you affiliated with? I've been looking into this and so I thought I'd ask.

 

[ARottMweilerY]

I went to Triple Crown Dog Academy in Texas, but I mostly self trained myself, have watched many many videos, read many books, gone to many different group classes, volunteered at shelters, and helped with other's dogs as well as that. By the time I got to Triple Crown, just about every thing they tried to teach me, I knew. I did get a little bit from their school though. I don't nessisarily agree with their Teaching / Training Techniqe though. The guy on the site is my boyfriend, we met at Triple Crown.

~Amy~

 

[Doberluv]

The guy on the site is my boyfriend, we met at Triple Crown.

Hey! Cool! You couldn't find a better boyfriend I bet....someone who has so much in common with you. That's terrific!

Well, that's very interesting. There are a couple of international and national organizations which I've been looking into.

 

[Mordy]

Amy, I'd highly recommend buying Dr. Ian Dunbar's "Before and after getting your puppy".

It's not only a great book for new dog owners (maybe you could send it to the new homes with your puppies), but it also outlines what people should be looking for in a dog from a good breeder, which you will probably find very useful.

 

[ARottMweilerY]

Thanks Mordy, I'll look into that . Yeah, it is pretty cool, we have a lot of things in common lol, but the way we do them differ so it can cause some conflict lol. But all in all it's great. What all have you been looking into Doberluv?

 

[RedyreRottweilers]

Amy, I don't see any reference to health testing on your website.

What testing do you do before breeding, and why?

Do you sell with a contract?

What is your opinion on breeding untitled dogs?

 

[ARottMweilerY]

Amy, I don't see any reference to health testing on your website.

What testing do you do before breeding, and why?

Sure you do, you just didn't know them when you saw them. The sire and dam both of this litter were tested and certified HD-FREI ED-FREI in their home countries of Yugoslavia and Hungary, respectively. HD-FREI and ED-FREI mean there is no displasia, it is the highest rating allowed for on both hip and elbow displasia. Those 2 dogs Alex and Akka are the only ones that are over 2 years old at the moment and as such the only pair of dogs that has ever been bred under our ownership. For the dogs about to turn 2, they will get OFA'd for hips and elbows, they will also receive CERF testing as will Alex at the same time. Incidentally our 2 newest imports from Yugoslavia were prelimed there before we bought them and also were HD-0 ED-0.

Do you sell with a contract?

Yes. We have different contracts depending on what the pup is being bought for (pet, show, Schutzhund etc). In all of the contracts there is a 2 year guarentee on the hips as well as stipulations on breeding (if allowed at all) and for the return of the dog to us if they are unable to keep it for any reason.

What is your opinion on breeding untitled dogs?

There is no reason for an untitled or unpointed dog to be bred.

~Amy~

 

[RedyreRottweilers]

Seeing as how I have a 9 YO import, I certainly know about HD and ED -, +/-, etc.

I was just wondering as I did not see it displayed anywhere on the site. I also did not see any mention of titles. Maybe I missed it.

 

[ARottMweilerY]

They are there, you go to the males or females page and click on their pictures. There you can see everything . Hope that helps.

~Amy~