Many novice dog parents may still have a lot of doubts than mothers, how to buy a dog and choose a dog, how to feed the dog appropriate, how to bathe the dog, and the dog at home What to do about messing up, eating indiscriminately, whether to vaccinate the dog... and a series of questions, don't worry, after reading this article, all your doubts may all be gone!

1. Mattress: A good mattress equals good rest and sleep. It is very important to prepare a comfortable mattress for the dog. Available dog beds are mainly wicker beds, plastic beds and cloth beds.

Wicker bed: It is a long basket woven from plant rattan, and some have padding on the inside of the bottom. The wicker bed is ventilated on all sides, and it is cooler in summer, but the rattan is easy to become the object of the dog to vent when he is bored or angry.

Plastic Bed: Made of plastic in various sizes, with a slightly lower or notched side for easy dog access. Plastic beds are not easy to damage and are easy to clean, but they are hard and need to be put in soft cushions to increase comfort.

Cloth bed: It is made of cotton cloth and sponge as the basic material, and it is made into a dome shape, which can effectively block the wind and has good heat preservation. It is suitable for use in autumn and winter, but it is easy to get dirty and difficult to disassemble and clean.

When buying a bed, choose a size slightly larger than your dog's, allowing room for the dog to roll over and a quilt in it.

The dog bedding is divided into cushions and quilts that can be purchased or remade from old clothing.

The bedding should be removable and washable.

2. Food utensils: The dog's food has a food bowl and a water bottle.

Food bowls are made of plastic, ceramic or stainless steel. The plastic basin is easy to overturn, but the price is cheap; the ceramic basin is beautiful and hygienic, but it is fragile; the stainless steel basin is durable, and the weight of the base can prevent it from being overturned, but the price is more expensive. Generally, food bowls can be used as water bowls. You can purchase two food bowls at the same time, one for food and one for water. There are also two food bowls for sale. The size and shape of the food bowl depends on the size and shape of the dog's nose.

Water bottle: It is a drinking utensil for dogs, with a nipple-type water spout, which can prevent the water from being polluted by the dog, provide fresh and hygienic drinking water at any time, and can also be hung on the dog cage or fence.

3. Grooming utensils: A reasonable daily grooming can keep your dog looking good. The grooming utensils are composed of two parts: combing utensils and bathing utensils. Grooming tools include stiff brushes, hound gloves, metal combs, scissors and nail clippers. Wire brushes, hound gloves, and metal combs are suitable for short-haired, medium-haired, and long-haired dogs, respectively, and can be selected according to the length of the dog's hair.

4. Food: Generally speaking, it is puppies that are bought back. It is recommended to buy some puppy food and goat milk powder for pets to supplement Nutrition: Puppy and cat milk replacer.

1. It is best not to buy a dog from a dog dealer

Small dogs are best kept in professional kennels or individuals Buy from breeders, because this can ensure the health of the puppy, and generally such puppies are vaccinated. If you buy a puppy from a street dog dealer, it is recommended that you take the puppy to the veterinary hospital. Do a detailed examination and communicate with your doctor when the vaccine should be injected.

Suggestion: The puppy in the hands of the dog dealer cannot guarantee its health because of the complex growth environment, and most of the dog dealers will inject serum for the puppies they sell, so you can't be sure whether the puppy is not. When you get sick, when you get sick, everything is over.

2. Pay attention to reduce the dog's fear

Just arrived in a new environment, the dog may bark constantly because of anxiety, especially It is at night when the lights are turned off to sleep. At this time, as the host, you should prepare enough food and water, prepare a warm and comfortable nest or cushion for it, put your soft old clothes on it, and put the nest on it Places where you can be seen at all times (like the bedside, the base of the bedroom wall) can make it less scary.

Suggestion: If the dog howls, don't turn on the light to comfort him as soon as he howls, comfort him twice, and it will naturally be quiet after a few days.

3. Pay attention to the number of feedings and ingredients

For feeding problems, puppies are generally fed 3 to 4 times a day, if it is 1 and a half For puppies within a month, it is recommended that you feed puppies special milk powder, such as pet milk replacer powder for big puppies and cats, oatmeal, cornmeal porridge, and you can also make lean meat porridge, pork liver and duck liver porridge that puppies prefer. Remember Don't put salt and oil, these things are easy to digest and the nutrients are more suitable for puppies.

Puppies over 2 months old can almost feed puppies dog food, but they need to be soaked before feeding. In order to strengthen nutrition, you can feed some pet-specific nutritional products. .

The puppy's digestive system is not fully developed, so it is best not to feed it other than 3 meals a day of dog food. Any fake bones, chewing gum, and snacks should not be fed. This is not reluctance, but for the good of the dog.

4. Puppies who have just arrived home cannot take a bath

Puppies who have just arrived home cannot be bathed, especially those who have not been vaccinated. If it feels dirty, you can wipe the puppy's body with a towel dipped in warm water, or you can buy a pet-specific dry cleaning powder to dry clean the dog's body (more suitable for long-haired dogs).

Suggestion: It is very dangerous to wash your dog in a hurry. Because the puppies leave the original environment and group, it is easy to cause endocrine disorders, thereby reducing the resistance. At this time, even vaccinated puppies are likely to induce other serious diseases under conditions such as colds.

5. Tolerating dogs can’t defecate at a fixed point

The puppy’s defecation problem just arrived at home. Generally speaking, the puppy will not be very conscious of the fixed point Babies will urinate casually, and the same goes for puppies. At this time, the owner should adopt a tolerant attitude and do a good job in training. The normal BB color of a dog is generally: yellow or yellowish-brown, and some are darker or yellowish-white, mainly related to the food eaten, moderately soft and hard, and it is best to pick up the ground with just some traces.

Suggestion: Before taking your dog home, find a place in advance, and in the future, you will train your dog to defecate at the place you designate. You can observe the performance of the puppy, and then lure the puppy. Don't beat and scold the dog for urinating, otherwise the dog will think that urination is a wrong thing, and will only dare to urinate and urinate secretly when the owner is not paying attention, and it will be troublesome to train in the future.

6. Dogs can't blow air conditioners for a long time

No matter how hot the weather is, dogs can't blow air conditioners for a long time, especially puppies, try their best to Do not blow the air conditioner, which is very easy to catch cold and induce diseases. Even if you are blowing a fan, you should not blow the air outlet on the dog.

Suggestion: Now in autumn and winter, the temperature difference between day and night is large, so you must pay attention to keeping your dog warm. Look for signs that your dog is feeling cold in time. Dogs, just like people, shiver when they feel cold.

7. Have the concept of vaccinating dogs

It should be vaccinated for dogs a week or two after entering the house. Canine five or six can prevent most infectious diseases that are deadly to dogs, not to mention rabies vaccine, which must be shot.

Recommendation: In general, puppies who have not been vaccinated within 3 months should not be taken out of the house.

8. Dogs should be disciplined for biting things

Some puppies always like to destroy things, and even bite the owner's hands and feet because the deciduous teeth grow , the dog will feel very itchy, must be very uncomfortable. At this time, you need to buy some things for teeth grinding, such as teeth grinding bones (made of cowhide, you can eat), cleaning ropes, dog bite sticks, vegetable sticks and so on.

Biting hands and feet may be a gesture of liking. The puppy doesn't know how to pinch it. You must discipline it at this time, and you don't want it to develop a bad habit of biting in the future!

Likes to bite Clothed dogs, with plenty of toys, may be asking to go out with you. It may also be in the process of shaking the clothes, which aroused its curiosity, after all, dogs prefer dynamic things. As soon as it sees the clothes, it will take it, and the owner will open his mouth, then give it a toy, tell it that this is a toy, and slap the forehead and nose if necessary, or teach it.

Suggestion: Sometimes a dog will put your hand in his mouth or lick your hand, so he wants to be close to you or to play with you. You can't put your hand back right away to avoid slipping your hand from its teeth. Pets rarely attack people. It should open its mouth and slowly stretch it back, which is correct.

9. Correct dog eating poop or dirt

Some dogs will eat their own BB or eat dirt, which is dog pica , the lack of performance of trace elements. Generally, dogs fed dog food are not nutritionally balanced and lack some trace elements and calcium.

In addition to balanced nutrition, you can also buy calcium powder and trace element powder for pets, and you can buy some pet-sized instant calcium vitamin, which can supplement a variety of calcium and 12 kinds of trace elements at the same time. And 8 kinds of vitamins, nutrition is quite sufficient.

Suggestion: Newborn animals do not defecate by themselves, and must rely on their mothers to urinate and defecate while licking food. This not only keeps the environment clean, but also prevents the leakage of smell and attracts other animals Therefore, whenever dogs feel threatened, they often eat their own feces to increase their sense of security.

10. Don't be surprised that dogs can fart too

Dogs, like humans, can dream, snore, fart, and Tears, don't be surprised when you encounter these problems, it's normal.

Suggestion: Dogs gobble their food and swallow with a lot of air, so occasional farts and no other digestive problems are completely normal, don't worry.