Sentences with phrase «during puppyhood»

Dogs who don't grow up around other dogs during puppyhood often suffer from what we call lack of appropriate socialization.
Chihuahua puppies need loads of socialization during puppyhood so to help them differentiate friend from foe.
On the other hand, because they are the same as premature infants in humans, they might require much more attention and care that we typically give to average sized breeds of dogs especially during their puppyhood.
Dogs that are not properly socialized during puppyhood tend to be more cautious and fearful of new people and unfamiliar situations later in life — that's not what you want for your puppy.
Start while your Labradoodle is young — training should be started during puppyhood for the best results.
These attacks usually occur during puppyhood when the dog is more vulnerable.
In hip dysplasia, this uniform growth during puppyhood does not occur.
Great Danes are prone to rapid growth during puppyhood, which can result in painful and disabling bone conditions like hypertrophic osteodystrophy and panosteitis.
However, should your dog snap or bite because he has been frightened or hurt, one hopes that he causes little if any damage because he developed good bite inhibition during puppyhood.
This is especially important during puppyhood when the pets» weight is rapidly changing.
But they need to be introduced to them slowly and usually during puppyhood.
While originally bred to be a hardy working dog capable of independent actions, often without supervision for extended periods, OES are in every respect a superb companion dog and are wonderful with children, although perhaps a bit rambunctious during puppyhood for very young children.
Bite inhibition can only safely be established during puppyhood.
If during puppyhood the animal is malnurished, excessivly exercised or simply has the genetic precursors to hip dysplasia, there is a greater chance that he or she will go on to develop hip dysplasia later in life.
Cavaliers can also develop progressive hearing loss, which usually begins during puppyhood and progresses to profound deafness between the ages of three and five years.
The more we socialize, train and condition puppies during puppyhood, the better off they will be as adults.
Every time I adopted one of my black dogs, besides the ones we got during puppyhood which always go fast, the dog had been there twice as long as the lighter dogs.
Figuring out what size crate for Great Dane is best will look different during puppyhood and the adult dog years.
As the name implies, puppy teeth are present during puppyhood, and as the puppy grows, adult teeth replace them gradually over the course of several months.
A client told me her dog fell into a trashcan during puppyhood.
, being notorious for not good behavior during puppyhood.
Dogs that survive infection during puppyhood may suffer enamel hypoplasia — poorly developed tooth enamel that's pitted and discolored.
At a minimum, vaccination during puppyhood or kittenhood is the best way to ensure your pet will not contract a severe infection, including one that could prove fatal.
Feed your little tyke three or four times daily during her puppyhood.
While your dog is going through growth spurts during puppyhood, your primary job is to keep the animal safe.
On the other hand, there is much we can do to strengthen and positively influence the building of this foundation during puppyhood by making the right choices.
Common in most breeds during puppyhood and in retriever breeds at all ages, mouthiness means a tendency to nip, chew, and play - bite (a soft, fairly painless bite that doesn't puncture the skin).
Socialization to children is easiest and most effective during puppyhood — between 6 and 12 weeks of age — and may prevent adult dogs from being fearful or aggressive toward children.
To keep the breed from becoming too timid, they have to be made accustomed to noises during their puppyhood.
Although they will have little effect upon your Sheltie being a good pet, prick ears and hound ears can be avoided with proper care and ear bracing during puppyhood.
Italian Greyhounds are affectionate and personable, but should meet a variety of people during puppyhood, as they can be aloof with strangers.
A bit of effort during puppyhood will produce a well - adjusted canine co-pilot for all of life's adventures!
As such, we can not control for any runting or stunting that your pup might have experienced due a high litter number or malnutrition during puppyhood.
Puppies are prone to picking up parasites, as well as other nasties, as the immune system is still weak during puppyhood, so ensure that you don't neglect this subject.
This is the most essential macronutrient in any dog's diet, and there is a great amount of misinformation going around about controlling protein intake in Great Danes during their puppyhood.
A: Three times per year during puppyhood (which ends at about 1 year for small - and medium - sized breeds and between 18 and 24 months for large - breed dogs).
Feeding this style during puppyhood, will increase the likelihood Tate will develop into a mature canine without suffering from many of the ailments affecting dogs that eat pet grade, commercially available, dry and canned foods; allergies (skin and digestive tract), organ system problems (kidneys and liver disease, pancreatitis, etc), and cancer.
When and how these dogs «learned» their names is a mystery — mine weren't born knowing theirs, nor did a few repetitions during puppyhood do the trick.
The actions and antics of children can be extremely scary to adult dogs that are not socialized with children during puppyhood.
Basically, an adult dog's temperament and behavior habits (both good and bad) are shaped during puppyhood — very early puppyhood.
Adult dogs with well - established bite inhibition often mouth during play, and should they bite, the bites almost never break the skin because during puppyhood the dog learned how to register a complaint without inflicting any damage.Bite inhibition is one of the most misunderstood aspects of behavioral development in dogs (and other animals).
Adult dogs who use people as chew toys most likely never learned how to be gentle when mouthing humans during puppyhood.
Handling the ears, paws, muzzle, collar area, and rear end often provokes a defensive reaction in an adult dog if these areas have not been desensitized during puppyhood.
Goldens are a Sporting breed and need regular exercise, and this is most pronounced during puppyhood (up to approximately two years of age).
It has been observed that puppies that are transported by air cargo during puppyhood (specifically, around 8 - 11 weeks) have a higher likelihood of developing separation anxiety.
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