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- I AM YOUR
PUPPY
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- I am your Puppy, and I
will love you until the end of the Earth, but please
know a few things about me.
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- I am a Puppy, this
means that my intelligence and capacity for learning
are the same as an 8-month-old child.
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- I am a Puppy;
I will chew EVERYTHING I can get my teeth on. This
is how I explore and learn about the world. Even
HUMAN children put things in their mouths.
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- It's up
to you to guide me to what is mine to chew and what
is not.
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- I am a Puppy; I cannot hold my
bladder for longer than 1 - 2 hours. I cannot
"feel" that I need to poop until it is actually
beginning to come out. I cannot vocalize nor tell you that I
need to go, and I cannot have "bladder and bowel
control" until 6 - 9 months. Do not punish me if you
have not let me out for 3 hours and I tinkle. It is your
fault. As a Puppy, it is wise to remember that I NEED to go
potty after: Eating, Sleeping, Playing, Drinking and around
every 2 - 3 hours in addition. If you want me to sleep
through the night, then do not give me water after 7 or 8
p.m. A crate will help me learn to housebreak easier, and
will avoid you being mad at me.
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- I am a Puppy, accidents WILL
happen, please be patient with me! In time I will learn.
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- I am a Puppy, I like to play.
I will run around, and chase imaginary monsters, and chase
your feet and your toes and 'attack' you, and chase
fuzzballs, other pets, and small kids. It is play; it's what
I do. Do not be mad at me or expect me to be sedate, mellow
and sleep all day.
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- If my high energy level is too
much for you, maybe you could consider an older rescue from
a shelter or Rescue group. My play is beneficial, use your
wisdom to guide me in my play with appropriate toys, and
activities like chasing a rolling ball, or gentle tug games,
or plenty of chew toys for me. If I nip you too hard, talk
to me in "dog talk", by giving a loud YELP, I will
usually get the message, as this is how dogs communicate
with one another. If I get too rough, simply ignore me for a
few moments, or put me in my crate with an appropriate chew
toy.
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- I am a Puppy; hopefully you
would not yell, hit, strike, kick or beat a 6-month-old
human infant, so please do not do the same to me. I am
delicate, and also very impressionable. If you treat me
harshly now, I will grow up learning to fear being hit,
spanked, kicked or beat. Instead, please guide me with
encouragement and wisdom. For instance, if I am chewing
something wrong, say, "No chew!" and hand me a toy
I CAN chew. Better yet, pick up ANYTHING that you do not
want me to get into. I can't tell the difference between
your old sock and your new sock, or an old sneaker and your
$200 Nikes.
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- I am a Puppy and I am a
creature with feelings and drives much like your own, but
yet also very different. Although I am NOT a human in a dog
suit, neither am I an unfeeling robot who can instantly obey
your every whim. I truly DO want to please you, and be a
part of your family, and your life. You got me (I hope)
because you want a loving partner and companion, so do not
relegate me to the backyard when I get bigger, do not judge
me harshly but instead mold me with gentleness and
guidelines and training into the kind of family member you
want me to be.
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- I am a Puppy and I am not
perfect, and I know you are not perfect either. I love you
anyway. So please, learn all you can about training, and
puppy behaviors and caring for me from your veterinarian,
books on dog care and even researching on the computer!
Learn about my particular breed and it's
"characteristics", it will give you understanding
and insight into WHY I do all the things I do. Please teach
me with love, patience, the right way to behave and
socialize me with training in a puppy class or obedience
class, we will BOTH have a lot of fun together.
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- I am a Puppy and I want more
than anything to love you, to be with you, and to please
you. Won't you please take time to understand how I work? We
are the same you and I, in that we both feel hunger, pain,
thirst, discomfort, fear, but yet we are also very different
and must work to understand one anther's language, body
signals, wants and needs. Some day I will be a handsome dog,
hopefully one you can be proud of and one that you will love
as much as I love you.
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- Love,
- Your Puppy
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- May be posted, reposted,
cross-posted and used with permission as long as credit is
given. Copyright 2000, by J. Ellis - Southern Shadows
Rottweilers. http://hometown.aol.com/shadowsara/
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