New Pup And Advice Wanted Please

[Andrew24 5]

Hi everyone well first let me introduce my new pup bailey he's 10 weeks old.

Would like a bit of advice on feeding regime and training because I Want to give him best start in life.

Could I feed Tripe with mixer biscuit as a main meal for him every day? Been told it's one of best meats to get him on so went our Nd brought several bags, chicken Tripe, beef Tripe etc woukd this be ok?

Also any tips training wise we started on house Training he's getting better at that now. Cheers,folks

[terryd 8,409]

Just persist with the house training and keep carrying it out every time you catch it in the act they soon learn. As for other training just keep at little and often day in day out while young before you know it it will be 12 months old. Don't let any little habits form now that will be a right pain later for example chasing the hoover might be fun when it s a pup but do you want it hanging off the hoover for the next 14 years things like that. Once jabbed get out with stock as much as you can and more

 

to add I am learning the ropes my self there are lots on here with dogs to a very high standard who actually know what they talking about

Edited September 24, 2014 by terryd

[roybo 2,873]

A bit of tripe is ok but give a variety if meats if you can with some chicken wings or similar for calcium and table scraps veg etc

[tb25 4,627]

if theres one thing i have learnt,,its that not to get to in to the feeding thing,,it can send you potty..

 

good meat and bone with a bit of fish and egg and bread is what mines has ,oh and abit of veg,,

 

 

training wise..still young mate..get it house trained and abit of recall is all did with mine at that age and the rest seems to follow..

 

enjoy

[chrispyduck83 4]

For now as everyone says, Stick to the basics, small amount of obediance and house training and good varied healthy diet. Tripe is ok but i wouldnt feed him that all the time. You need to keep his intrest high by trying new games, even if its hiding and finding his favourite toy around the house to start and help him by leading him in the right direction so he has to use his nose where your going,

[sandymere 8,263]

Chicken and tripe, beef and tripe should be fine as long as its decent stuff, for a pup about 2/3rds meat and one 3rd biscuit, veg, table scraps etc. Think about some soft bones like lamb ribs occasionally, your butcher may let you have the portion that they throw away.

 

[toobendy 2]

i feed a totally raw diet, best thing i ever did for my dog. she used to be on dry food & was always slightly underweight as she ate just enough to get by but now she actually enjoys her food. i just make sure she gets plenty of variety, try to give her 6 different proteins within 2 weeks & look at poo to see whats needed, if its crumbly then she's getting too much bone so i go easy on the bone & give more meat & a bit of offal, if its a bit soft as in consistency of dog poo from most dogs not fed raw then she's not getting enough bone. poo should be firm but not crumbly. green tripe is fantastic, a lot of good stuff in it but is fattening so keep an eye on weight

 

with house training i start out with pup sleeping in a crate next to my bed that way when it wakes i hear straight away so can get up & get her out quick. praise for going outside ignore when theirs accidents inside. you'll soon get the hang of recognising the signs that the pup is about to 'go' and get very fast at scooping up pup & getting it out. my last pup i got at 8 weeks, last accident was at 10 weeks, its a matter of getting them out often & watching closely so accidents are avoided as much as possible

 

i'd say recall is most important thing to train. socialisation is important, you don't want your pup to be scared of for example people wearing hats because during the socialisation window it didn't encounter anyone wearing a hat so get it out as much as you can around as many different sights, sounds, smells & different people as you can. make sure to try to include people who are using sticks, crutches, wheelchairs, powerchairs, mobility scooters which are all things many dogs are scared of

 

most important thing is make training fun, if its just a fun game to the pup they'll be keen to keep learning. have fun & enjoy your pup & when its driving you mad remember they grow up quick!

[toobendy 2]

forgot to mention frozen lamb spines are fantastic for saving your furniture when pups teeth are bothering it & its wanting to chew everything. also chewing on bones tends to relax dogs & tires them out. if your puppy falls asleep on a lamb spine & then comes out his bed later with blood all down one side remember not to panic its just blood from the bone, my last pup did that often & first time i didn't realise until i'd checked the pup over where the blood was from, that was a worrying few seconds until i realised!

[frazdog 252]

check out dave sleight mate on youtube,type in purdeys progess,theres three vids,excellent

then the follow up lurcher fieldcraft also three vids.

 

tripe an chicken an red mills my dogs are on

an there in great nick atb lad