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Apparently, those two (2) over there are playing!
We have been reading some of your comments when it comes to Miss Kira the puppy!
Shelby is like: "I want to be" "front-center of this video today!"
"Let's talk about ME!"
Anyway, one of the things a lot of you are asking about is,
what you need to do to prepare for bringing home a puppy?
This video is kind of going to be a little bit about that.
Is going to be a 'How to prepare to bring home a puppy'
or if you get a rescue dog, the same things we talked about in this video
can be used for bringing home a puppy or adult dog.
Is basically just a way for you to prepare
to add a dog to your family.
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Let's get into today's video!
Hi Shelby!
Shelby's like: ♪ "I'm going to be" ♪ ♪ "Front-Center!" ♪
So, we did a fun little puppy haul video
which I'll actually link up above and down in the video description below,
for when we first brought Kira home,
which has a list for some of the essentials, the more basic essentials that you need.
This video is going to kind of go into a little bit more detail about what you need.
[growls]
One of the first things that you want to make sure you have before you bring your new puppy home
or your new adopted dog home, is food!
One of the things you'll want to do is ask the breeder that you're getting your puppy/dog from is,
what are they are currently feeding their dogs.
Same thing with the rescue shelter you are getting your dog from.
Make sure you have some of that on hand or hopefully they'll actually give you some bring home.
Then, you'll need to decide if you are going to keep them on that food
or if you are going to switch them to a different type of food.
If you do decided to switch them to a different type of food,
you want to do that gradually over about two (2) weeks starting off by mixing more of what they are on.
So like if you are doing, let's say a cup of food,
do like two thirds (2/3) of a cup of what they were on and then a third (1/3) of a cup of the new food.
Then gradually change that over the course of two (2) weeks.
Dogs stomachs can be very sensitive to changes like that.
So, you want to make sure that you just take your time and slowly change them over.
[growls]
Shelby!
[laughs] [growls]
Shelby is like: "I wanna play too guys!" "I wanna play too!"
Another thing essential... [barks]
to have when you are bringing home a new puppy or dog, is a kennel and baby gates.
I'm telling you, baby gates are your best friend when bringing home a new dog!
As you can see, I have one back there and actually one in the hallway
and I have Kira's kennel right here.
That is going to help you keep a better eye on your new puppy.
You want them to stay in the room with you as often as possible,
so you constantly be able to keep and eye on them.
Some people will leash their puppies when they first bring them home for quite a while.
I use the baby gates system because I have the other dogs
and I don't want leashes to get tangled.
So whatever room I'm in, Kira has to be in.
If I'm in the kitchen, I gate Kira off and put her in the kitchen
If we were in here, I gate her off and keep her in here.
The reason behind doing that is because you want to be able to correct any bad behavior as soon as possible.
And puppies are notorious for getting into a lots of things.
So is just a good way to be able to keep a better eye on your puppies.
So, baby gates, kennels, which we're going to try and do crate training videos.
I did one a long time ago with Memphis and I'm having some trouble with crate training Miss Kira.
Maybe we will do a video talking about that.
As we get a little bit further into our own crate training with Kira.
As you can see, puppies are very, very hyper and they love to play.
Another thing you want to make sure you do for preparing to bring a dog into your home...
Is puppy proofing!
Make sure, that anything that they can chew or anything they can get into, you have picked up out of their way
Even if they are in the same room as you, is a good idea to make sure each room they're in is fully puppy proof.
Including even things like baby locks on the cabinets.
Those actually helps cause puppies will get into just about anything.
Actually, I had to put this lid right here, cause Kira was trying to get into this box and behind the television.
I had to make sure to block it off so she can't get into the cords behind the television.
Again, she was doing it while I was here and was able to correct her,
but that's just another deterrent to make her not want to go back there.
Apparently, you guys are getting a puppy play video, while were doing this as well.
[grunts] They're just having a 'good ol time!'
Before your puppy even comes home...
You wanna do thinks like reach out to your vet's office
and make sure to schedule an appointment for a puppy wellness check.
Always get to do as soon as you get one. That kind of gives you a base line on how they're doing.
Make sure they are up to date on all their shots
and get them in the vet's office so that they can meet the vet and have the experience,
have a good positive experience while you're there
to kind of just get then introduced to and get used to the vet.
Another thing you should be doing, check for puppy classes in your area.
I don't care if you are a citizen dog owner
and you have multiple dogs that you are training on your own.
Puppy classes are not only beneficial but to kind of give those reminders that you need
when you're bringing a new dog into the home.
Also for a little bit of socialization with other dogs.
Getting your dog to learn to sit still while other dogs may be acting out.
Sitting still while other dogs are around. Puppy classes are, I think very beneficial.
Kira actually just started hers on Wednesday. That was pretty funny!
She was the only one that sat still in the class
because I actually had been working on her with that!
I think, make sure to find puppy classes in your area.
You can do all these things to prepare before you even bring your dog home.
Another thing you can do in preparation for bringing the dog home,
has a lot to do with the training classes as you can decide,
what type of training methods you'll want to use for your puppy.
I do a lot of treat training and high praises training.
Which means when our dogs do something good, they get a treat or they get a lot of praises.
I kind of try to do a combination of both.
Specially if my dogs are very food motivated.
Some people will do tug training like having a toy that they find that their dog really likes
and that becomes the reward for the dog, every time they go to the bathroom,
every time they do something good, instead of getting a treat,
they get high praises and a toy that they really enjoy.
But the toy's only given to them when they do things correctly.
This is something we can also talk about in future videos if you guys like.
Let us know down in the comments below what type of training videos would you like to see on here?
Again, we are not professional trainers.
I would just be teaching you things that we had used and had worked with us.
But, may not work for everybody.
Not every training technique will work with every dog.
or every person.
Trust me! We're finding that out the hard with Kira!
I had crate trained many dogs in the past, but Kira has become...
Very hard to crate train!
We're going to get past it thought. We're going to win! We really are!
So, as I said earlier, I did a video of the 'Puppy Haul' a couple of weeks ago
which I'll link, but I will also put an 'Amazon Affiliate' list down in the video description below
to kind of give you a list of basic necessities that you are going to wanna have
for when you bring your puppy home.
Things like bowls, leashes, collars, chew toys, treats, brushes, nail clippers...
[grunts]
Shelby is just talking away!
'Nature's Miracle' because accidents do happen and 'Natures Miracle' is amazing to clean things out!
KONG Toys, soft chews... One of the KONG toys right here, best for your dogs!
I'm going to put a list to some of the things that we like to have
when we bring a new puppy in our house.
[grunts/growls] [laughter]
No, I'm not going through all those things down the list.
There are a lot of basic essentials you'll need.
I wanted this to be a little bit more of things people don't necessarily think about when bringing home a puppy.
You definitively need one of those 'Giggle Balls', cause... Kira really, really likes that!
It goes off all the time!
[laughs]
But, the other thing that I think you really, really need probably
the most important thing you will need
when you are bringing home a new puppy...
That ball still going off!
A new puppy or a new dog into your home!
Are you ready for it? What you think the most important thing is?
Comment down below!
The most important thing to have when bringing home a puppy or a dog is...
Are you ready for it?
Patience!
Patience is the most important thing!
You dont want to get frustrated with your puppy!
When training, make sure you do training in short little burst
so you don't want to be training for like 15 to 30 minutes at a time
because your puppy is going to get frustrated.
They are going to get burn out. You are going to be frustrated.
They are not going to want to do what you ask them to do.
Which is going to make it a bad situation for everybody.
You always want to make sure short training sessions, patience with your puppy.
They don't automatically know how to do everything.
You really have to work with them on that.
If you set yourself up to be successful,
your puppy will be successful as well.
Always end your training sessions on a positive note
Even if your puppy didn't do anything right,
during the whole training session like crate training.
Right Kira? Like crate training?
You're really having a hard time with that.
But we still always try to end on a positive note
like she knows how to sit,
so even if she's not doing what I wanted her to do in the crate,
we come out of the crate and we go into a sit and she gets rewarded.
Always end on a positive note!
Good for you and good for the pets!
That is our video for today! Kind of like a mini "Fan Friday!"
I got so many questions from so many of you on different things
when it comes to the puppy.
I thought today would be another good day for an informational fun video.
If you guys wants to continue watching Kira's growth, check us over at
YouTube.com/SnowDogsVlogs
Where we upload Monday to Friday, more of our daily lifestyle videos.
So, if you want to see that, head over there and check that out.
Let us know down in the comments below,
what do you think should be the first training video that we show you with Kira?
Do you want to see how we teach her on how to use the bells?
Potty traininig?
Crate training?
Probably won't be happening for a while...
But, let us know down below! We love to hear from you guys!
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They are listed down in the video description below.
We're gonna go and yeah!
She's over there having a good time now!
She wore out two (2) big dogs and now she's like:
"Look guys! I can play with this toy" "all by myself! It's great!"
Another essential thing to have when you have a puppy?
Lots of things for them to chew on!
Because the more stuff they know belongs to them,
the less stuff of yours they're going to chew on
Alright you guys! We hope you enjoyed today's video.
Thanks so much for watching! Thanks for subscribing!
Stay positive and dream big! We will see you again soon!
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