|
|
Article: The learning weeks. (Case Notes).(training puppies)
- Article from:
- Animals
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
After a history of adopting adult dogs, we just acquired an eight-week-old German shepherd puppy. Help! Housetraining is going OK--we know that takes time--but how do we get this little beast to stop biting us? A lot of people are telling us to take Rudy to a puppy kindergarten class. Is this really necessary?
It's so hard to resist that cute little ball of fluff, yet a puppy can be a lot more work than most people bargain for. Teaching a puppy not to soil in the house or chew on everything in sight can be a full-time job. Know, however, that this is the most important time in your puppy's life, and there are other aspects of dog rearing that you need to pay ...