hi there! i shall be getting a puppy soon, maybe next month....after many many months of "survey" & reading up abt keeping/caring for puppies. in fact i've been accessing this wonderful, useful website for some time now & have learnt a lot! thanks to all dog-lovers out there!
i intend to get keep the pup (toy-breed) in the house. my query here is....during the night, is it easier to keep the pup in a cage, or a fenced up area? after toilet training (esp 1st night), i thot it'd be easier to put pup in a fenced up area with it's basket at one end & it's "toilet" (newspaper in tray) at the other end.... then at night it won't make so much noise & ask to be let out to wee. if put pup in cage at night, it may make a lot of noise to wanna get out. could someone with experience in this matter give me some advise pleeez....b4 i make my purchases.....thanz......
The fence will be a good idea... after all the trouble u go thru toilet training the pup, I am sure u dun want it to dirty its sleeping quaters...Imagine the poor pup sleeping on all the poo & pee ... besides dogs are not as gross as many humans think they are... they are actually very civilized animals... they dun like to do their business at the same spot as they sleep... same goes for eating at the sleeping quaters if not a favourite either...
U are also rite... I dun think the pup will be too happy being caged up... the fenced up area can provide much needed space... it may be a lil messy the first few nites till ur pup get the toilet business under control... in the mean time u may like to lay newspapers on the fenced up area...
U may like to use a pet carrier as the sleeping quaters compared to wired cages... just a tot... a carrier is more practicle as it can be used when u need to bring the pup for holidays... attached are pictures of some carrier crate... these crates come is several sizes...
I hope what i have say helps... all the best in getting ur new pup & caring for it... do keep us all informed about ur future furkid...
thanz for de replies! so the fenced up area would be the better choice! the travel crate is a great idea too....will surely look into that! my future furkid would most likely be a silky terrier. top choice is actually aust terrier, but not many of this breed around....correct me if i'm wrong! i'm also looking for a silky terrier handbook, but couldn't find any at Popular nor MPH. anyone knows where i can get hold of one? tq.
I dun know alot about silky terriers or aust. terrier... I m a fanatic poodle fan & MS too... so sorry can't help much in this area... maybe u wud like to hop on over to the terriers gropu 7 look up the silky gang or if there is a aust. terrier gang... I m sure the ppl there wud help
About handbook... which MPH did u go to?... the MPH in MegaMall has a wide variety of breeds handbook... I have seen silky ones several times there... Will keep a look out for u too if i happen to be in book stores... meantime u may like to search MPH online... here is what i got... http://www.mph.com.my/...search.cfm?do=search...
yeah....i've yet to try Megamall's MPH tho i've tried Ikano's very large Popular & a few pet shops that sell books. ok....will be there one day. thx for your time & effort searching this out for me!
You have certainly received alot of great advise. I just to give you my tuppence worth or 2 cents worth. Toy dogs, are particularly difficult, why, because were bred to be like that and some where along the line owners have forgotten that they are dogs. Sometimes you can see toy dogs in obedience competition and these are the dogs the owners have reminded them as dogs. Fence up area is the best. Your little puppy, do pick him up but when it comes to socialising with bigger dogs do let him do it, try not to pick it up. Just picture this, when you are small your mum or dad would pick you up from strangers to protect you, can you honestly see that happening when you are in your twenties or even late teens.
Dog is the same, walk him. teach him to heel well and trust me you will one very lovely and good dog.
hi amanda85, do u mean that it's not a very good idea to hv pup's sleeping basket at one corner & it's toilet (newspaper tray) at the other corner within fenced up area? (btw, this fenced up area will be opened up for pup to get in & out freely during daytime).
should i just use a cage instead? that means during the night, when i lock it in the cage, it'll probably pee & poo in there, right? esp 1st night when it's not entirely toilet trained yet. is it ok if i just let this happen until such a time when it knows what to do? hmm...hope not confusing anyone. maybe i'm de one a little muddled up!!
anyway, i think this depends on de pup itself....some adapt & learn faster than others, right? hope my future pup will be a smart little furkid!!
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... besides dogs are not as gross as many humans think they are... they are actually very civilized animals... they dun like to do their business at the same spot as they sleep... same goes for eating at the sleeping quaters if not a favourite either... 
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hmm...hope not confusing anyone. maybe i'm de one a little muddled up!!