WendyS
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Aug 29, 2005, 4:55 PM
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Re: [missyjac] Help! labrador mix ?
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Hi Jaclyn, sorry that I missed your post earlier. Oh...Dhora is 6-8 weeks old, your first post said she is 6-8 months old, I was wondering how come looks so small....actually her size is ok for a 2 mths old pup although not so big Nutro is dry food....I heard that Pedigree brand is not very good, but I think it's ok then if Dhora eats, just watch out for her progression. You might want to give her supplements. It's only the food & supplements that cost more for my GR, she doesn't need grooming, I only comb her as and when I'm free. Importantly she is born healthy, she sees the vet only for vaccinations, so the maintenance is I make sure she eats well so that she remains healthy, I bathe her weekly and spray with frontline once a month I think some dogs like food more than toys, as long as Dhora likes either of this, you can still train her She is still small, as long as you have the patience and spend time training her, she will learn it sooner or later. Ah, I find that teaching our dogs a command to eliminate is very useful too, you can make sure she pees/poos first rather than later she pees/poos at other places. To train is quite simple, when you bring her out for pee/poo, as you see her eliminating, you chooose a command (eg. pee/go toilet/shu shu, etc) and say that to her gently and praise her 'good Dhora', after she finishes you praise her more. Every time you do this when she is eliminating, after some time, she will know the command means pee/poo, and she will do it quickly if she has the urge. I usually ask my mixed breed pup to pee/poo first when I let her out to play or after playing for some time or when I see her sniffing on the ground, and it works! How much treats per day?....hmmm, there is no fixed amount, if you use that for training, then it's better to use soft treats (coz dogs need to bend down their head if eating hard stuff, and you won't want to wait too long for her to finish the treat!) and you offer them in very small pieces (you won't want your dog to gain so much weight and get full very fast & lost her interest!)....if you are giving for snacks, then few pieces a day is ok You can check the dog waist to see whether the dog is too fat, ideal shape is the waist is slightly in and can feel the ribs as you touch the body.
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