How To Choose A Puppy

How to pick the best puppy

Hi my name is Ed, in this blog I tell you about how to choose your dog and help you step by step to pick the best dog there is. A new dog is always fun and I hope your picked a breed that match with your personality. Let me tell you a little bit about me, I am an handler, I trained most of the times big dogs (German Sheppard's) for Pro-use "security or guard dogs" and always start with a puppy.

Why? because I want to shape my new dog my own way, it's going to be my best friend ever for most of the 'times 12 years", used dogs have most of the times issues (bite problems and other problems) that's hard to get out, and when you do it takes a lot of time and afford but that's a choice my personal choice. In a next blog I will write about having a new puppy, but ok here we go how to choose a dog.

 

Step 1

1.       What kind of breed you want?

2.       What do you want from the dog?

3.       Small middle or big?

4.       hairy or less hairy?

5.       want kind of sex you want?

All personal flavors!!!

Get as much information about the dog you can, use Google to find all the information you need about the breed you want. Does the dog character and breed fit to my personal life?? example: if you're in the mid 70's you don't choose a big dog that needs a walk every day for at least an hour "you choose a small dog and maybe an older dog, no puppy. Example: if you are very active with running every morning, it should be nice if your dog is running next to you, don't buy a heavy dog or small Bulldog.

 

Next step will be what do you want from the dog, a house dog don't go further then a few tricks and that's fine for a lot of people.

Step 2

1.       Housedog

2.       Housedog with training

3.       Housedog with extra training

4.       Pro-Dog for work or business

Ok done that!! now you have chosen your breed check!! you have make up your mind the breed fits in your personal life Check!! and how much time you can spend of your new dog ( how bigger the dog how more exercise it will need and care)

Puppy

Most of the puppy's leave there mother around 9-12 weeks that a rule, as a new buyer of your puppy you should know that already, also and I support that, buy your puppy by the breeders that specialized themselves at one breed. They are specialized on one breed and they will do anything to help you with your questions. More puppy breeds,  I'll found out in the past, "yes I made mistakes as well in the past" don't help the breed in the future with any new developed diseases or hip diseases.

In my case I want to buy a German Sheppard puppy to train with him, to do shows with him and do some guard work with him.

Step 3

1.       Make a appointment with a breeder

2.       Check if the breeder is well known

3.       Check if the breeder gave the puppy injections for sickness and worms

4.       Every puppy has a doggie passport ask that, you want to know if this is a good breeder

5.       Is area clean?? the puppy's are inside the house most of the time or in an barn is it clean?

6.       Are the puppy's well fed (round belly's) 

 I will pick a good father dog and mother dog and I'll want to see them in person, in action, and in real life. Most of the time it takes me a few mounts to select a good breeder with several visits, so don't buy one today!!!

Step 4

1.       Every young puppy is amazing to see

2.       Don't bring any children or your grandma with you till the last visit (they distracted you from a good choice)

3.       Bring something with you, something what is new for the puppy's example: a ball or doll, and a set of keys and a old sweater of something like that (we want to see how they react on new things)

4.       Bring a  3 set of ribbon red yellow and green with you ( for example: 5 puppies in a room you pick one and  next week it is hard to remember which  one it was. Most of the breeders do that already for you.

Ask the breeder to put all puppies in a area without the mother dog, closed area ( hallway, room, box ) now you have all the puppies around you. Without any interfering from others, (dog or humans) observes the puppy's (one is sleepy, the other one is shy, the other one is afraid and another is playful. It takes a few minutes for them to smell you, and they will do their own thing.

Take you new toy (doll,ball)  "in my case a doll" out of your pocket and throw it in the middle of the room, the one that is first at your toy is noisy (ferry good) for learning things to your dog. The one that stay sleepy is a good house dog but don't aspect much from him, the one that goes to the corner of the room is the worst choice you can make!! the one that react and then jump and bite in the toy is good as well.

 

Make one choice and ribbon him, next try out: set of keys or iron bowl throw them around as well, the one at first by your set of keys ribbon him. The last exercise is with an old sweater, sweep gently over the ground with your sweater, the one that bites in my sweater is my choice, your choice properly going to be to one that wait and then bites the sweater because that is the one that going to be a good home dog, the one that don't take interest in the sweater is not a issue.( in this case is biting not aggressive, but he want to learn (just like small kids they take everything in their mouths, it is a strong dog that need a good Alpha leader (owner) in my case I want a good strong dog, in your case probably the one that wait and then bites because you need the dog for at home.

In most of the cases I'll end up with two, tree puppies with ribbons on nice!!!!!

Test these 3 puppies again the next week and then pick one, they are all good dogs.