Sentences with phrase «puppy as our family pet»

My wife surprised our children by bringing home a puppy as our family pet.

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To that end, we require that each puppy get a basic obedience or rally title — enough to insure basic discipline as a family pet.

But when you drive by a family - filled pet store selling dogs as if they were toasters, or learn about horrific puppy mills still profiting from cruelty, you begin to realize the adoption message is still not getting out strongly or widely enough.

The best way to protect the humans in the family is to be scrupulous about personal hygiene and hand - washing after playing with / petting the puppy AND to make sure you have your puppy checked for worms as soon as you bring him home.

As the world's largest no - kill pet rescue and animal adoption organization, North Shore Animal League America has hundreds of puppies, kittens, dogs and cats just waiting to join your family.

While this humanization — treating cats and dogs as members of the family — could be part of the reason for the decline of pet sales, Elizabeth Oreck, national manager of the Best Friends Animal Society's Puppy Mills Initiative, thinks it has more to do with a general shift in where people choose to get pets today.

Puppy / Kitten Preventative Care includes: • Full veterinary «nose - to - tail» physical examination • Vaccinations and deworming as needed • Discussion of proper nutrition • Discussion of spay / neuter • Internal and external parasite checks • Heartworm prevention • Information and suggestions on basic training • Dental checkup and discussion of dental care for your pet • Microchipping recommendation You probably have many questions about your new family member — we encourage you to ask us!

Many families unknowingly purchase puppies at pet stores as gifts, to rescue the puppy or mostly on impulse.

The best family pet prospect may not be the same puppy who shows early potential as a hunting dog; they would be ill - suited to the wrong families.

But if Joe Public wants a puppy for the family and doesn't know about the shelter, or has heard it's a hell hole (as many are), or can't get there during work hours (the only time they're open, often), or gets treated rudely by people who work there, why is he NOT going to just go to a pet store and pick up a pricey pup?

Our puppies are bred for wonderful dispositions and temperaments to provide great companionship and use as family pets, therapy dogs, seeing eye dogs and of course, hunting companions.

Dogs released become facility dogs at the training center, service dogs at other organizations, adopted by other families as pets, or released back to the puppy raiser / foster parent family.

Every puppy that has ongoing training after they leave us has potential to become a service dog as well as a loving family pet.

Our puppies are bred for wonderful dispositions and temperaments to provide great companionship and use as family pets, service dogs, therapy dogs, conformation and hunting companions.

Our veterinarians at Winter Park Veterinary Hospital have designed detailed puppy care programs that both includes thorough evaluations and provides pet owners with the guidance and information they will need as their new family members develop.

As a proud pet parent to an adorable French Bulldog and Wheaton Terrier, Marion enjoys educating new puppy owners about their new set of responsibilities and what to expect from their latest addition to the family.

If the wait becomes unbearable for your family and you choose to go elsewhere, please buy responsibly and avoid pet stores and internet sites as these puppies have come from mass breeding facilities that have no regard for genetic integrity.

Her pet family includes her dogs: Daynie (pictured as a puppy), Tessa, Skyler and Raina and her cats: Catera and Indy.

Your purchase of a mill puppy (often billed as «farm -» or «family - raised» or purchased in pet stores) continues the cycle of cruelty by putting more money in the pockets of those involved, allowing the profit to be reinvested into the business so that the breeding continues.

Adorable balls of fluff as puppies, it is easy to see why many people choose huskies as a family pet.

A person that breeds from a bitch who lives as a family pet or has a good life as a well cared for working dog, is not a puppy farmer because they make a few pounds from their puppies.

If you can not come home to let your puppy out yourself, you need to hire a pet sitter or find a friend or family member who can do it — as your puppy grows, he will be able to hold his bladder for longer so you will be able to keep him in the crate longer.

Dr. Pomerance is an animal behavior specialist and an expert on topics such as deciding which puppy is best for your family, how to pick out a rescue, and on healing from the loss of a pet.

A puppy sold as a pet only means that the puppy is well suited for a family who does not wish to breed or show their dog.

These puppies need excellent pet care as they prove to be the best canine companion for you and your family.

The best method for including a Belgian Malinois dog in your family life is to socialize this dog as a puppy to all other family members, including children and pets.

This course focuses on socialization of young dogs to teach them to interact with dogs and people appropriately, desensitization to sound, actions, people, and objects, housebreaking, crate training, bite inhibition, establish respectful relationships within your family, control nipping, chewing, digging, barking, resource guarding, household manners, how to handle of your dog calmly, how to be respectful with food and other items around the home, understand pet wellness and nutriion, as well as to understand your puppy's mindset.

It's astounding to think that in a nation that treats dogs and cats as members of the family, and shares their beds with pets can also purchase so many from puppy mills.

Thank you Angie and Jay for choosing a puppy from rescue as your new family pet.

We like to help «educate» those looking to add a puppy as a family member.Our site is meant to be helpful and informative for those looking for show prospects as well as family pet members!

These puppies have been family raised with lots of love, they are well socialized and get along well with children of all ages, as well as other pets.

I HAVE A DREAM, THAT WE COULD DO AWAY WITH PUPPY AND KITTEN MILLS... Then the shelters could be used for what they were intended, as a safe haven for lost pets until their family comes for them, or they need to find a new forever home.

This means that even if you don't have the time to commit to potty training and raising a puppy, there are many adult dogs, just as friendly and fun - loving, who would make a perfect pet for your family.

WebMD veterinary expert answers commonly asked questions about how to choose a healthy, friendly pure - bred puppy as your new family pet.

We have about 490 puppies born here every year, of which 365 are placed with our puppy raisers, 80 are placed with other organizations, and the approximate 45 pups that do not demonstrate the inclination to be a working dog are sold as cherished family pets.

We raise and treat our dogs and puppies not as pets but as members of our family!

Individuals known as «bunchers» routinely answer «free - to - good - home» ads, posing as people who want family pets when, in actuality, they may sell pets to research laboratories and puppy mills.

Lisa and Diane immediately bond and have a delightful conversation as Diane speaks about helping pet loving families teach their children compassion, patience, consistency, kindness, responsibility and unconditional love through her wonderful books - JJ The American Street Dog and JJ Goes To Puppy Class.

Keep the puppy's introduction to other family members and pets as quiet and stress - free as possible and, most of all, allow her a day to become used to the new surroundings.

If the wait becomes unbearable for your family and you choose to go elsewhere, please buy responsibly and avoid pet stores and Internet sites as these puppies have come from mass breeding facilities that have no regard for genetic integrity.

He was purchased as a puppy from a top breeder in Texas and he has been a great family pet.

They have an extensive interview of the potential buyers, they stopped breeding their female because it was no longer healthy for her age, and if there's any «leftover» puppies, their 8 adult children always make sure they have room to take them in and alter them and keep them as family pets.

She started working with pets when she and her family raised guide dog puppies as a 4H Project for «Guide Dogs for the Blind of San Rafael».

To help prevent reactivity or guarding, instill strict guidelines that the whole family follows such as having the puppy sit before being pet.

Her family always had pets, and she claimed two puppies as her due for her 5th birthday, though she later regretted naming them after her My Little Ponies («Peachy» and «Butterscotch»).

These animals are usually the offspring of a beloved family pet who had an unintentional litter, and, as is common in most cases, the owner wasn't able to find homes for each puppy or kitten.

The puppies sold by Petland, say the plaintiffs, «are  misrepresent [ed]... as â $ ˜the finest available» puppies from â $ ˜professional and hobby breeders who have years of experience in raising quality family pets,» which are â $ ˜USDA approved»».

were â $ ˜healthy,» â $ ˜the finest available,» and by deliberately misrepresenting puppy mills who bred the dogs as â $ ˜professional and hobby breeders who have years of experience in raising quality family pets,» and by deliberately misrepresenting that the puppies were from USDA - licensed breeders.

When a pet comes into your life as a puppy and lives as part of your family and then has a critical accident, becomes very ill, or dies of old age, it is hard to understand and deal with the sadness you feel.

When the family takes the puppy back to the pet store to claim reimbursement as per the guarantee, the pet store merely offers to trade puppies instead.