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MINIATURE BULL TERRIER
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Tips after you bring your pup home |
1. Paper
towels
or baby
wipes in case she has an accident in her kennel.
2. Leash and collar: she may need to relieve herself after a long trip so
a walk outside in a park or rest area may be necessary for her comfort. She
knows the word s "GO POTTY" so this will help.
Water: VERY IMPORTANT!!! She will be thirsty after a long trip, she is
just a baby! Just a small bottle of water will do until she gets home.
Once she gets home she will have to get used to her new surroundings so the back
yard is a perfect place to start to show her where you expect her to do her
business. Keeping the kennel by the back door or close to your bedroom where you
can hear her cry to go outside is ideal.
Once she gets to know her home she will instinctively know to go to the back
door.
3. Lots of patience!!!: As this will be a new venture and she will
be away from her familiar surrounding, so it will take her some time to get use
to her new home. We have found that putting a stuffed animal in their kennel
to sleep with aids in the transition a lot!
4. Chew toys or raw hide chew sticks: This will keep her occupied
as she is teething and keeps her from chewing your shoes and furniture
5. Remember dogs are not vegetarians: They need plenty of protein
to help build muscle. We use a high quality dog food Royal Canin 33%
protein for pups until 8 months. Activa,
which you can purchase from Pets barn as well. A variety of good food is always
best. Our dogs eat fruit and veggies and sometimes chicken and their diet of dry
dog food. I don't recommend canned food as its bad for their teeth and will
develop tartar quickly.
Stay away from
grapes chocolate and raisins!!! This can make a dog very sick or even die!
Yes bullies eat the damnedest things so the first sign of lethargy or pain when
you touch her abdomen is a sign to get her in a vet’s office. FAST!!!
A competent vet will feel an obstruction and have x rays taken. Cost can be up
to 800.00 but its better than the animal suffering and ultimately dying. It’s a
very painful death; no animal should have to go through something like that. I
almost lost
Sheba
but I have a wonderful vet! I didn't have the money at the time so they offered
a care card no interest up to a year, so it helped!
Well I will keep in touch. I hope for all my babies that they go to wonderful
caring homes!
5. Sleeping accommodations: Kennels are great but there is a misconception that it is cruel to put your dog in a kennel. Dogs by nature are den dweller a kennel provides this security for them. What teenager does not like his room; guess what dogs think the same. They need a place they can call their own and a kennel is ideal. If properly trained a kennel will give you piece of mind, leaving your dog at home alone. They give you the opportunity to leave home and know that your possessions are not being destroyed. Worse than that coming home to find land mines all over your new carpet. We have found our dogs love to sit and watch TV but get up when they get tired and sleep in their kennels. We rarely lock them in; it’s just time for bed they dash to their kennels as we head for the mattress. When purchasing a kennel we recommend getting the extra large at petsmart:
Petmate Portable Kennel
Size: X-Large (40''L x 27''W x
30''H)
One more thing dogs like privacy – A plastic kennel is ideal
Placing a cover over the door for your puppy helps him concentrate on sleeping. If they see you while in their crates they will want to be with you and cry. So place a cover over the door and they will sleep until their get hungry or need to potty outside. The open kennels are find but consider this, how many of you keep your door open while you sleep. It’s their den so get out!!!!!!!