1.Make sure that your home fits the dog's personality. Do te have enough spazio in your house? A big, loud dog in a small house could drive everyone crazy. Do te have a backyard? Cuccioli have lots of energy, and they need spazio to exersise. Having a backyard also allows te to train your cucciolo to urinate outside.
2.Ensure that te have enough resources. Do te have time to care for your puppy? A new cucciolo needs lots of care and training for the first few months of it's life. It will always need at least one good walk every day. Do te have a stable financial status? Know that keeping a dog is not cheap, equipment, Cibo and vets fees can cost a lot.
3.Prepare a dog-sitter. Is there someone who could help take care of your dog? te can't always take your pet on vacation with you, so te might need a friend o neighbor to look after it while te are away. Cuccioli like company, so it's good for them when there is nobody around. If not, consider getting Cuccioli from the same litter, so they can keep each other company.
4.Note that a dog can be mischievous. Are te worried about your furniture? Cuccioli can be clumsy and messy - and they will chew anything including carpets and furniture. te might not mind, but others who live with te might not be happy. Some Cani can live outside and be taken into the house a few times a day.
5.Check whether te have other pets. If so, te need to be sure they will be able to get along with your puppy. A male cat that you've had for a very long time could easily get jealous.
6.Choose the right type of puppy:
Male o female? Male Cuccioli tend to be più lively and aggressive. While females may be più home-loving.
Big o small? Big Cani like the Great Dane and the St. Bernard, are calm and gentle while breeds like the Jack Russel terrier are smaller, più energetic. The tallest breeds are the Great Dane, the Irish wolfhound, the English mastiff, the borzoi and the Anatolian shepherd. All these breeds can stand at 3ft (90cm) tall at the shoulder. The smallest and lightest breed of dog is the chihuahua, which measures about 5 in (12 cm) tall at the shoulder and weighs between 2 and 6 pounds (0.9 kg and 2.7 kg).
Purebred o mixed? Sometimes known as pedigrees, purebred Cuccioli are più expensive than the mixed breeds, but purebred Cani are often easier to guess how big they are going to grow. Anyway, mixed breed Cuccioli are generally healthy and strong and they also come in a wide range o colors, types and sizes. Unfortunately, purebreds are più prone to suffer from inherited diseases than mixed breeds.
cucciolo o dog? Can te cope with an energetic puppy? te may say that a young cucciolo is fun, but it puts a burden on your workload. In the first few weeks, te will need to housebreak your cucciolo and teach it to obey simple commands. You'll also need to have it vaccinated, wormed and neutered. If this sounds like too much work o if te just don't have enough time, why not consider buying an adult dog instead? your local pet rescue center usually has lots to choose from.
7.Know what exactly to do while te are choosing. While te are still making a choice whether te are at a local breeder's place o pet rescue center,you have to know this information below.
If possible, choose a cucciolo from a healthy litter that has been brought up with it's mother, rather than in kennels. It will adapt più quickly to it's new life in your home.
If you're buying a mixed breed, ask as much as te can about the puppy's parents - that way te will have a good idea of what it will be like when it grows up.
Make sure that your cucciolo is used to being handled from birth and has had contact with lots of people. It's più likely to be friendly when it grows up.
Play with all the Cuccioli and get to know them. Look for one that walks up to te and licks your hand while wagging it's tail. Be cautious of a cucciolo who is very shy, cowers, o tries to bite.
If your buying a purebred dog, talk to the breeder. Good breeders spend a lot of time with their animali and should be able to tell te about each of the Cuccioli personalities.
Even if te choose your cucciolo when it's tiny, don't take it home until it's at least eight weeks old. Cuccioli need this time to develop and learn from their mother.
Check the puppy's health.
Don't forget to bring home important documents.
8.Neuter it before it's six months old. It's a good idea to take it to the vet before it's six months and have it treated so it can't breed. This operation, called neutering, can make the distinctions between male and female personalities disappear. So, in the end, weather your cucciolo is male o female may not make any difference in terms of behavior. What te really need to think about is your Cuccioli personality. Before te pick one over another, watch it closely to see if it seems energetic o lazy, affectionate o aggressive, anxious o calm.
Never, EVER buy from a cucciolo mill.
2.Ensure that te have enough resources. Do te have time to care for your puppy? A new cucciolo needs lots of care and training for the first few months of it's life. It will always need at least one good walk every day. Do te have a stable financial status? Know that keeping a dog is not cheap, equipment, Cibo and vets fees can cost a lot.
3.Prepare a dog-sitter. Is there someone who could help take care of your dog? te can't always take your pet on vacation with you, so te might need a friend o neighbor to look after it while te are away. Cuccioli like company, so it's good for them when there is nobody around. If not, consider getting Cuccioli from the same litter, so they can keep each other company.
4.Note that a dog can be mischievous. Are te worried about your furniture? Cuccioli can be clumsy and messy - and they will chew anything including carpets and furniture. te might not mind, but others who live with te might not be happy. Some Cani can live outside and be taken into the house a few times a day.
5.Check whether te have other pets. If so, te need to be sure they will be able to get along with your puppy. A male cat that you've had for a very long time could easily get jealous.
6.Choose the right type of puppy:
Male o female? Male Cuccioli tend to be più lively and aggressive. While females may be più home-loving.
Big o small? Big Cani like the Great Dane and the St. Bernard, are calm and gentle while breeds like the Jack Russel terrier are smaller, più energetic. The tallest breeds are the Great Dane, the Irish wolfhound, the English mastiff, the borzoi and the Anatolian shepherd. All these breeds can stand at 3ft (90cm) tall at the shoulder. The smallest and lightest breed of dog is the chihuahua, which measures about 5 in (12 cm) tall at the shoulder and weighs between 2 and 6 pounds (0.9 kg and 2.7 kg).
Purebred o mixed? Sometimes known as pedigrees, purebred Cuccioli are più expensive than the mixed breeds, but purebred Cani are often easier to guess how big they are going to grow. Anyway, mixed breed Cuccioli are generally healthy and strong and they also come in a wide range o colors, types and sizes. Unfortunately, purebreds are più prone to suffer from inherited diseases than mixed breeds.
cucciolo o dog? Can te cope with an energetic puppy? te may say that a young cucciolo is fun, but it puts a burden on your workload. In the first few weeks, te will need to housebreak your cucciolo and teach it to obey simple commands. You'll also need to have it vaccinated, wormed and neutered. If this sounds like too much work o if te just don't have enough time, why not consider buying an adult dog instead? your local pet rescue center usually has lots to choose from.
7.Know what exactly to do while te are choosing. While te are still making a choice whether te are at a local breeder's place o pet rescue center,you have to know this information below.
If possible, choose a cucciolo from a healthy litter that has been brought up with it's mother, rather than in kennels. It will adapt più quickly to it's new life in your home.
If you're buying a mixed breed, ask as much as te can about the puppy's parents - that way te will have a good idea of what it will be like when it grows up.
Make sure that your cucciolo is used to being handled from birth and has had contact with lots of people. It's più likely to be friendly when it grows up.
Play with all the Cuccioli and get to know them. Look for one that walks up to te and licks your hand while wagging it's tail. Be cautious of a cucciolo who is very shy, cowers, o tries to bite.
If your buying a purebred dog, talk to the breeder. Good breeders spend a lot of time with their animali and should be able to tell te about each of the Cuccioli personalities.
Even if te choose your cucciolo when it's tiny, don't take it home until it's at least eight weeks old. Cuccioli need this time to develop and learn from their mother.
Check the puppy's health.
Don't forget to bring home important documents.
8.Neuter it before it's six months old. It's a good idea to take it to the vet before it's six months and have it treated so it can't breed. This operation, called neutering, can make the distinctions between male and female personalities disappear. So, in the end, weather your cucciolo is male o female may not make any difference in terms of behavior. What te really need to think about is your Cuccioli personality. Before te pick one over another, watch it closely to see if it seems energetic o lazy, affectionate o aggressive, anxious o calm.
Never, EVER buy from a cucciolo mill.