December 9, 2013
Vaccinations:
Vaccinations usually start as early as 8 weeks old. Jay was less than 15 lbs for his first package and had to split vaccines in two visits. Jay got all his shots from "Lve my Pet" which provides all kind of vaccinations at a discount. They are scheduled at the local Pet shops for owners convenience. Jay was fixed at the Vet and so as his annual checkup. Planning to do the same thing for Joie.
I don’t know what the puppies need, but the group is professional and tell me what/when the puppies need.
November 27, 2013
House Breaking:
I’m a very nervous person and giving too much pressure on people around me; even for Jay. Joie is much luckier as I’m learning to take things easy.
When we trained Jay on house breaking, we were little too harsh on him for making mistakes. I’m so regret, you have to be patience with them. Jay is a smart and lovely dog. They are our good friends, they love us regardless. With being so demanding on Jay to learn, Jay still loves me unconditionally. Dogs are our best friends; and they can understand us completely. It is us that don’t understand them with their signals/body language.
Luckily for us, I don’t find it is too hard for Jay/Joie to learn house breaking. We trained Jay on the pad and he learnt it within a month. For Joie, she is using it right now; within a week she got home. Of course, at Joie’s age (less than 8 weeks old), she has accidents from time to time. Especially when she is excited and when she is playing, she forgets. But that’s ok, it’s no big deal. If you decide to have dogs; these accidents around the house is expected.
When Joie got home, we make sure to put her on the pad every 5 to 10 minutes after meals to "remind" her where to go. She got the idea after few times doing it. That’s also how we learnt that house breaking shouldn’t be harsh when we trained Jay.
Jay, thanks for forgiving us and still loving us.
November 24, 2013
At the time of Purchase:
I didn’t do any research when I purchased them; but I think I should. My mistake is jumping into it when I saw their innocent faces. Shame on me, it happened twice. We found them locally but don’t know much about the sellers or their parents. It’s important to know if the dog comes with a healthy background.
For Jay, it’s so far so good, the only thing is that he doesn’t have full set of adult teeth. Luckily the Vet told me it’s generic that some dogs don’t have full set of teeth and he is perfectly healthy. But for Joie, just recently notice that there is a bump on her stomach; it’s soft, but seems big compare to her petite size. Not sure if she born with that or that was developed recently. I will need to take her for a checkup and hope it’s nothing. Crossing my fingers.
For Jay, it’s so far so good, the only thing is that he doesn’t have full set of adult teeth. Luckily the Vet told me it’s generic that some dogs don’t have full set of teeth and he is perfectly healthy. But for Joie, just recently notice that there is a bump on her stomach; it’s soft, but seems big compare to her petite size. Not sure if she born with that or that was developed recently. I will need to take her for a checkup and hope it’s nothing. Crossing my fingers.
I know it’s hard to resist their adorable faces; but for our own sake and as for them, it’s better to check if any noticeable problem at the time of purchase. I know some commercial sellers will offer an exchange within a week if your puppy has any physical problem; which based on Vet examination.
Need to stop the emotional and be more rational buying habbit. It applies on everything.
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