Sarjette German Shepherds

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Before buying any Puppy please read the following

Before puppies know how to behave, are reliably toilet trained and have gone through the exploritory stage, (using there mouths, which lasts upto about 6 months old some can take longer), it is best to keep them closely supervised, or contained in a dog proof  environment, ie no access to carpets, chemicals, exposed electrical wiring, expensive furniture ect ect ect... and with easy access to a garden. For most this will be the kitchen or a Utility room.

Always make sure that your garden is escape proof, if there is a way to get out, your puppy will find it! Otherwise take your pup there only on its lead and properly supervised.

In the Garden

Young puppies should not be put out or left out on there own for any length of time. They can get bored and frustrated very quickly, then can become both noisy and destructive and can potentially become territorial.

Unsupervised puppies can get into all sorts of mischief, from digging up lawns and flowerbeds to chewing on dangerous, (and sometimes leathal), plants, they also learn to chase cats squirrels and birds which can develop into chasing joggers, cyclists ect.. in the local park. They can also eat bees and wasps which can also be dangerous, and if you have a garden pond, even drown.

As you can imagine it is far better to go into your garden with the pup at regular intervals, so that it is clear to the pup that it is going there for toilet training.

Avoid leaving the back door open, because if your puppy has access all the time to the garden it can affect toilet training, as well as recall response, as well as mud and bits of stuff from the garden that can be brought in on the puppies paws.

Home Alone

A growing puppy sleeps a lot and this is an ideal opportunity for your puppy to get used to being seperated from you and other animals, for short lengths of time every day. This helps the pup to be less dependent on the company of others and constant company, If you don't get your pup used to being on its own while you are around it could suffer from seperation anxiety when left on its own when older, this can be a serious problem and it is best to get this sorted asap, so always put your pup back in its sleeping area when it is tired, sleeping or resting.

Never return to your pup when it is crying or whining or even barking, as the pup will think that this behaviour brings you back and this will not always be the case, so if you do go back to the pup when it is doing this be prepared for complaints from your nieghbours about your noisy pup/ dog.

If the puppy is whining ect when you are training try to make some sort of diversionary noise that will divert the pups attention, but be sure to use a different noise every time or the pup will associate that noise with your return. once the pup has stopped whining ect... only then do you enter the room, do not at this point fuss the pup do something else pretend to do something ie go in a cupboard, then pretend to finish and then fuss the puppy by saying hello you and giving it a quick fuss, this will help stop attention seeking later on especially if you are laiden with heavy shopping bags ect...

Once your pup is used to being left for short periods of time and toilet trained, then you can strt leaving the pup on its own gradually for slightly longer periods of time.

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