AKC Chihuahua puppies in Missouri
AKC Chihuahua puppies in Missouri
Puppy Education
This page is a work in progress. I hope to share articles, links and videos to help you train your new (and old!) puppy. Let me know if there is a topic you would like me to post about.
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I have started a YouTube Playlist with videos that talk about:
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Litter box training
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Crate training
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Transitioning your puppy to potty outside
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Trimming nails
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Managing poo
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And more!
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Articles & Helpful Links
Introducing a puppy to your older dog
http://www.clickertraining.com/what-to-expect-introducing-a-puppy-to-your-adult-dogs
http://dogtime.com/dog-health/general/712-bringing-home-a-second-dog-aspca
http://www.fidosavvy.com/introducing-a-new-puppy.html
How to Potty Train Puppies: A Comprehensive Guide for Success
Dog Separation Anxiety: Causes, Prevention, and How to Stop
Barking We use a water spray bottle to teach puppies at an early age not to bark unnecessarily. Please read more about our method on this page.
​Fleas & ticks: Since moving to Missouri, we have the new experience of living around fleas and ticks. Ticks have not been a problem with our dogs, as long as I serve them Grapefruit Seed Extract on a daily basis. I usually add it to their drinking water. (See benefits above.) I don't have any science to back that reasoning up, but it's a pattern I've observed. In addition, their dog run has mint growing around it which deters ticks. When going on walks, we spray the dogs with Wondercide or Vet's Best spray.
Fleas can be challenging at times. It is common for vets to recommend a chewable chemical pill on a monthly basis to deal with fleas and I like the idea of that convenience, but we strive to care for our pets holistically when possible. We have found that if we use conventional treatments to help break the life cycle of the fleas, we can then maintain prevention by treating the environment and using natural products on the dogs themselves (Wondercide & Vet's Best as well as natural flea shampoo such as TropiClean). On the puppies, we use those natural products as well and hopefully they don't have any hitchhiker fleas sneak to their new home, but its something to be aware of.