How Should I Prepare For A New 16-month Old Havanese Dog Before We Bring Her Home?
October 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
You should have a crate to confine her when you’re not home – until you know she’s reliably house trained and not destructive. You’ll also need whatever food she’s being fed now, dishes, toys, collar and leash, treats, a bed, nail clippers, pin brush and slicker brush for grooming her. Other than that, just be ready to introduce her to your home and make her part of your life.
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As she is a young dog, you will want to completely “dog-proof” your home. Make sure to secure any loose wires above her reach. Also, remember, that anything on the floor is fair game to her. If you have anything you do not want destroyed, make sure it stays off the floor.
Make sure you have the usual items: food/water dish, the same type of food she is currently eating, toys, treats, bed, brushes, shampoo, and a kennel to keep her confined when you’re not home.
You’ll probably also want to enroll her in a training class once you get her home, so now would be the perfect timeto do some research. Check with your lcoal vets and pet stores for recommendations and pricing. Then, you’ll know exactly whose training course you’d like to join when you get her.
Also, call around and pick a vet. If you already have an established vet, make sure you get an appointment set up for the day you get her. That way you can be sure she’s healthy before you introduce her to any other animals.
Good luck with your pup!
Get on your hands and knees and walk around. Everything that is your eye level and down is what she/he will be getting in to. Go into the baby section at Wal mart or grocery store and buy little locks for yor cabinets, a crate that is big enough for her to walk around in a circle and stand, it may seem small but if it is any bigger they will go in their crate; keep you toilet seat down, make sure you have plenty of toys and bones, she will be teething and if you do not provide her with something to chew on she will. Be patient most puppy’s don’t learn anything overnight and most do have ADD (some never grow out of it). Enjoy the puppy stages.
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