The most frequent questions are received pertain to how to select the best pup from a litter. In fact the puppy selection is debatably not a training topic. No doubt, selection of the right pup to meet one's particular expectations is extremely important. Making a correct choice can improve the odds of producing an excellent retriever with the least amount of frustration and perhaps even avoid disappointment.
The first and most important point to consider is that one must approach puppy acquisition as a genetic or breeds selection process rather than trying to utilize methods to select a promising prospect from a particular litter. You should not bring home a puppy only because of it is beautiful or cuteness.
Many people get fascinated towards a current movie for choosing a puppy. For instance, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians caused a virtual run on Dalmatian puppies. In fact these Dalmatian puppies can be gorgeous. Some people are not able to understand the facts about Dalmatians, but still they go for buying these breeds, which can be very dangerous toward children, the children’s friends, and other strangers. That is why you should be evaluated very carefully before bringing them home to a family to these individual pups.
Anyhow the breeds of Dalmatian dogs are very high energetic. You should run with them, run them on a bicycle, roller-blade with them, or run them on a treadmill, because a mere walk will not sufficient for them. In fact they need this minimum of twice a day. If you will not allow them to release their Energy in one way or another, the confined energy of these dogs may burst in to destructive behavior or aggressive.
However, you should go through the proper procedures in evaluating and selecting them, and they understand fully the very special care requirements of the breed. In fact not only for Dalmatian dogs but for all types of dogs, you should research carefully while you selecting them. Fortunately the breeds of the Lassie and Air Bud fans, can well adapt to family environments. The breeds like Collies are versatile, sweet dogs are very protective to the children of a family and also they are very gentle and easy to train them as you like. For their long hair, they do just fine in a home. Even most families will be pleased with their pups from these dog breeds of Golden Retrievers which are same as to other dogs also.
In fact you need to do some research or discuss with professionals selecting to a right dog breed for you and your circumstances, if you have no experience with the breed. There are definite appeals to most of dog breeds. So you have to choose according to your personality, your home and family, your environment, your schedule, your purposes and requirement for having the dog etc.
Your search begins if you have once selected the suitable and desirable dog breed or breed mixes for you. You can read newspapers, access the internet, or other postings, as well as your local veterinarian or animal shelters to get all sort of information about your selective breeds. In fact the local veterinarian is the best source to get the information, because he or she is very familiar with both the people (family or breeder) and animal (dam or sire). You can get a good insight into their personalities and the physical qualities of these kinds of dogs.
You should make an appointment or visit to the locations of puppy litters with your above targeted list with you. It is very important to make careful observation of the interaction of the puppies with their siblings. If you are attracted with their personality, physical features then spend some more time to observe their interactions. This may be a good pup to have around children if you found the pup lying care-free in the corner looking bored.
May be the pup looks adorable if it is a perky rascal who is adamant upon being the boss of all. It will also be much harder to train and could have some aggression or dominance issues. So you need to be careful to them.
You need to understand the dangers that can increase with some beautiful pups, by reading about them. You may found some destructive dog behavior, aggression dog dominance behaviors in them. In fact you need not be fear about them but do be aware of them.
There are some pups which are excellent for family pets because of their self-confident, active darlingness. You should keep patience, consistency, and focus while you are puppy training for them. In fact it will bring mostly enjoyable and highly reward to you.
If the puppies are belongs to clear "alpha-potentials" then they will be going to keep trying for dominance with them. For instance, if you will select the alpha female dogs from an Old English sheepdog litter and one from a Golden Retriever litter then both of them became absolute sweethearts with lots of personality and sporting fun, but with good obedience and balance.
If you will go for little mixed breed cross then there will be some people aggression problems can be found and was very possessive of her "lair". So you must have to evaluate the particular pup and the temperaments of the dam and sire. Even you have to check their particular personality, treatment, or environmental stresses from the pup’s early life.
However a placid dog is much easier to train than a dominant one and you need to remember this. Even if a pup which prefers people affection over other canines will be more likely to have a great desire to please you, so there is a chance to learn and obey. This will make your puppy training task relatively easy and bring you much joy.
Awareness and observation are keys to your understanding and puppy selection to get the best pet for you. So select wisely.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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