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Alright so I have a english golden retriever pup who is gonna be living with me on aug 4th and it will be 8 weeks. So i need to know what I need to buy for it(kinda like a supply list) And any tips would be nice too!:) thank youu!!!!!!! 10 points for whoever answers best!
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Hi Jennifer,
What a beautiful choice of dog. An English Golden is a stunning dog that turns heads where ever he/she goes.
Here is a basic list for supplies you will need for your new charge:
1) Start researching foods. Find out from the breeder what she is feeding at this time. Go online and research the ingredients of this food. Look for what the protein source is. Meat needs to be the first ingredient as meal or meat. Only whole grains, if grains at all. No corn, no wheat, no soy. If you are satisfied with the breeder's choice, then pick up some. If not, buy the brand you do find the best for your pup along with a bag of what the breeder has been feeding, and slowly over the course of a couple of weeks, switch over the food from what the breeder fed to your new food.
2) Stainless steel food and water bowls. These can be sanitized and won't harbor any germs.
3) Wire Crate: Purchase a full sized crate for when your dog is fully grown. Buy one with a partition to section it off to a smaller size for training purposes. Get some old towels or blankets ready for bedding. Take them with you when you pick up your pup. Have the breeder rub the towels over the mom dog so to bring the scent home with you to soothe your pup over the first few days.
4) Grooming supplies: Natural bristle brush. This brush will get down deep through the dense coat and distribute the oils as well as take out loose hair.
Rake with spinning teeth for shedding times. It pulls through the coat and gets all the old dead hair.
Regular grooming shears: you can pick this up a beauty supply store. These are to keep the hair on the paws trimmed.
Pair of nail clippers: found at a pet store. Keep them good and sharp. And pick up some septic powder in case the nail gets clipped down too close.
A shampoo I make myself and have found far better than any I've bought:
This formula is of the proper ph for dogs, unlike human shampoos.
1/4 cup 7th Generation Dish Soap (I prefer the Lavender mint scent)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup water to dilute
1 tablespoon of glycerin (found in pharmacy section of WalMart)
Toys:
I love Kong toys, especially for the chewing ability of a retriever. The Kong toy with the whole in it, you can put peanut butter or cream cheese in it for a special treat to be used when you have to leave the pup in his crate.
Wubba is made by Kong, too. It is covered in a tough nylon webbing. Fun for fetching, be it in yard or the water.
This is a short list to begin with. Get on line and read up on how to discipline your pup. Take some time and make a list of the commands you are going to use, and teach your whole family them. Decide now what is acceptable behavior for your dog, and what is not. What is cute when he is a puppy, will only confuse him when he is grown and all of a sudden you don't want him on the couch, begging, etc. Start him right and keep consistent.
You have a lot of homework to do over the next month. Use your time well, and you will be totally prepared for this precious pup.
My 2cents worth,
Rose
Hi Jennifer,
What a beautiful choice of dog. An English Golden is a stunning dog that turns heads where ever he/she goes.
Here is a basic list for supplies you will need for your new charge:
1) Start researching foods. Find out from the breeder what she is feeding at this time. Go online and research the ingredients of this food. Look for what the protein source is. Meat needs to be the first ingredient as meal or meat. Only whole grains, if grains at all. No corn, no wheat, no soy. If you are satisfied with the breeder's choice, then pick up some. If not, buy the brand you do find the best for your pup along with a bag of what the breeder has been feeding, and slowly over the course of a couple of weeks, switch over the food from what the breeder fed to your new food.
2) Stainless steel food and water bowls. These can be sanitized and won't harbor any germs.
3) Wire Crate: Purchase a full sized crate for when your dog is fully grown. Buy one with a partition to section it off to a smaller size for training purposes. Get some old towels or blankets ready for bedding. Take them with you when you pick up your pup. Have the breeder rub the towels over the mom dog so to bring the scent home with you to soothe your pup over the first few days.
4) Grooming supplies: Natural bristle brush. This brush will get down deep through the dense coat and distribute the oils as well as take out loose hair.
Rake with spinning teeth for shedding times. It pulls through the coat and gets all the old dead hair.
Regular grooming shears: you can pick this up a beauty supply store. These are to keep the hair on the paws trimmed.
Pair of nail clippers: found at a pet store. Keep them good and sharp. And pick up some septic powder in case the nail gets clipped down too close.
A shampoo I make myself and have found far better than any I've bought:
This formula is of the proper ph for dogs, unlike human shampoos.
1/4 cup 7th Generation Dish Soap (I prefer the Lavender mint scent)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup water to dilute
1 tablespoon of glycerin (found in pharmacy section of WalMart)
Toys:
I love Kong toys, especially for the chewing ability of a retriever. The Kong toy with the whole in it, you can put peanut butter or cream cheese in it for a special treat to be used when you have to leave the pup in his crate.
Wubba is made by Kong, too. It is covered in a tough nylon webbing. Fun for fetching, be it in yard or the water.
This is a short list to begin with. Get on line and read up on how to discipline your pup. Take some time and make a list of the commands you are going to use, and teach your whole family them. Decide now what is acceptable behavior for your dog, and what is not. What is cute when he is a puppy, will only confuse him when he is grown and all of a sudden you don't want him on the couch, begging, etc. Start him right and keep consistent.
You have a lot of homework to do over the next month. Use your time well, and you will be totally prepared for this precious pup.
My 2cents worth,
Rose
How do I get my golden retriever to stop chewing on everything?!?
jennifer p
I have a golden retriever that will be 1 in April. I buy rawhide bones all the time but he chews through them in no time. They're getting expensive, lol. I have a one year old daughter and a 7 year old son and he prefers chewing on their toys. I've bought him puppy chew toys and he just tears them up. Help!
Answer
It is perfectly normal for a puppy to chew things at this age, or really at any age, but of course it isn't impossible to keep him from ruining your things.
If it seems the toys you buy him are easy for him to break apart go to a large pet wearhouse and ask if they have any toys suitable for dogs with very strong jaws, I'm sure they'll have some.
As for your dog chewing through your kids toys there are multiplet hings you can do to stop destructive behaviour:
1. Make sure he is getting enough exercise. If your dog isn't being walked daily then he needs more exercise. A dog that is under-exercised becomes hyper and frustrated, and as an outlet for the frustration he can develop behaviour problems like obsessions or destructiveness. Exercising your dog more might help reduce how destructive he is.
2. Obedience training. Teaching your dog a few commands around the household can be a LOT of help. Teach him the commands "leave it" and "drop" so when he goes to touch somehting he shouldn't you can command "leave it", or when he is allready in possession of somehting you can make him hand it over.
TRAINING THE LEAVE IT COMMAND: http://www.cesarsway.com/tips/trainerscorner/LEAVE-IT
TRAINING THE DROP/GIVE COMMAND: http://www.universityvet.com/resource/controlling-stealing-and-teaching-give-command
3. Discpline is really the only thing that can immediently stop any behaviour Issue. Make sure that , when he chews HIS toys you give him POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, but when he chews through YOUR things give NEGATIVE enforcement instead so he learns what he should and should not do. It is for both your benefit and the dogs that he knows what is expected of him, otherwise it can get stressful. When your goldie goes to chew on on eof your kids toys go up to him and firmly, in a clear voice and looking him straight in the eye, say "no" or "bad". When correcting a behaviour make sure you NEVER yell, be aggressive or threatening, hit or hurt him, or become annoyed or frustrated. Be calm, clear and strong minded, consistant and make corrections immediently with an air of authority. If he won't give it over perhaps leave him on a leash for a week or so so that when he gets his jaws on somehting he shouldn't you can keep control of him and remove the item from his mouth. No dog learns immediently, so be calm and consistant and never give up. It's also a good idea to get your kids into the habit of correcting the dog so they learn to control the dog too, making the job easier for you. (I don't have a son but my 9 year old nephew who visits often can make all my dogs do commands)
4. Sometimes even the most well trained dog can get into trouble when you aren't home, so perhaps invest in crate training him. Crate training is having your dog in a crate while you aren't home and as a bed for the night.
I hope this helps and good luck!
It is perfectly normal for a puppy to chew things at this age, or really at any age, but of course it isn't impossible to keep him from ruining your things.
If it seems the toys you buy him are easy for him to break apart go to a large pet wearhouse and ask if they have any toys suitable for dogs with very strong jaws, I'm sure they'll have some.
As for your dog chewing through your kids toys there are multiplet hings you can do to stop destructive behaviour:
1. Make sure he is getting enough exercise. If your dog isn't being walked daily then he needs more exercise. A dog that is under-exercised becomes hyper and frustrated, and as an outlet for the frustration he can develop behaviour problems like obsessions or destructiveness. Exercising your dog more might help reduce how destructive he is.
2. Obedience training. Teaching your dog a few commands around the household can be a LOT of help. Teach him the commands "leave it" and "drop" so when he goes to touch somehting he shouldn't you can command "leave it", or when he is allready in possession of somehting you can make him hand it over.
TRAINING THE LEAVE IT COMMAND: http://www.cesarsway.com/tips/trainerscorner/LEAVE-IT
TRAINING THE DROP/GIVE COMMAND: http://www.universityvet.com/resource/controlling-stealing-and-teaching-give-command
3. Discpline is really the only thing that can immediently stop any behaviour Issue. Make sure that , when he chews HIS toys you give him POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, but when he chews through YOUR things give NEGATIVE enforcement instead so he learns what he should and should not do. It is for both your benefit and the dogs that he knows what is expected of him, otherwise it can get stressful. When your goldie goes to chew on on eof your kids toys go up to him and firmly, in a clear voice and looking him straight in the eye, say "no" or "bad". When correcting a behaviour make sure you NEVER yell, be aggressive or threatening, hit or hurt him, or become annoyed or frustrated. Be calm, clear and strong minded, consistant and make corrections immediently with an air of authority. If he won't give it over perhaps leave him on a leash for a week or so so that when he gets his jaws on somehting he shouldn't you can keep control of him and remove the item from his mouth. No dog learns immediently, so be calm and consistant and never give up. It's also a good idea to get your kids into the habit of correcting the dog so they learn to control the dog too, making the job easier for you. (I don't have a son but my 9 year old nephew who visits often can make all my dogs do commands)
4. Sometimes even the most well trained dog can get into trouble when you aren't home, so perhaps invest in crate training him. Crate training is having your dog in a crate while you aren't home and as a bed for the night.
I hope this helps and good luck!
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