Help me with my dog please!!!

[001steven]

I will HOPEFULLY be getting a dog on Friday tommorow A Staff and im stuck on names....

Also How much are the ingections i hear they have to have 2 injections....and how should i train it NOT to pee on the carpet ect and go to its spot TO pee lol...

I know i should of found this out ages ago..but it has been very quick and HE the dog is coming tommorow...

Please HELP thanks :hello:

[Sunny_01]

This guy is awesome check out his site for advice about training

http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/

Also you need to take your dog for a health check and vaccinations, they get 2 sets of injections before they are allowed to be walked outside. This is to protect them from distempa, parvo virus and not sure what else!

You can get puppy house training pads now to help them work towards peeing outside.

Lots of love and cuddles is what a dog needs along with firm boundaries and training.

[001steven]

Ok thanks will have look...How much roughly are the ingections i heard they are around 90pound???


Any names for my dog wnat a Cool one though lol... it a boy

[001steven]

Good sight thanks :thumbs: So should i let it sleep on my bed and at night? i have a little laudury room AND IT WARM SHOULD I SET A BED THERE FOR THE TIME BEING?

[cepb]

You're best off calling him a two syllable name, ending with ie, or y. They respond best to names like that, e.g Charlie, Sooty, Rosie, etc. :thumbs:

[001steven]

oh ok thanks my mum not tooo happy about a dog as she is a cat lover lol...

ALSO i have 2 cats will it be ok with it? i know my cats will scream but they will get use to the dog right???

[cepb]

LoL we keep cats and dogs together and we do have the occasional problem. But it's normally ok.

I've got a dalmation called Rosie, and once my cat Polly had kittens, and then Rosie started looking after them and then she'd growl whenever the mother cat came anywhere near them. It ended up in a full blown fight. But all in all, we don't have too many problems.

It may take a bit of training your dog to get him completely on board with the cats but it depends what type of dog he/she is.

[001steven]

It a Staff..... i know they have had bad press but i love them....... My older cat does growl at dogs when she in garden and next doors are out.... what if i put them in room together? WITH ME PRESENT.....the dog im getting is only 7weeks old

[cepb]

I think it will take time. Probably after a few months they will be able to behave together without your supervision.

But at the start I'd keep an eye on them and then assess the situation.

They may get on fine, or they may not, but there's no reason why you can't train them to tolerate each other.

But it's hard to tell right now.

[Legend]

Originally posted by 001steven
It a Staff..... i know they have had bad press but i love them....... My older cat does growl at dogs when she in garden and next doors are out.... what if i put them in room together? WITH ME PRESENT.....the dog Im getting is only 7weeks old

I hate dogs, infact I loathe them (pets on a whole) but we have a staff and he is absolutely harmless, really daft, not aggresive in the slightest and rarely barks.

He's not even that smelly either.

[001steven]

yeah mine aint gonna smell lol.... when can i bath them? cause it only 7 weeks...

will keep eye on cats as the are more vicsous the yare Bitches lol

[cepb]

Best of luck with your dog. :thumbs:

[Sunny_01]

I wouldnt get into the habit of letting it sleep on your bed, if you must have it in the bedroom set aside a bed on the floor for it. Even the littlest of dogs take up A LOT of bed, I know from experience!

As for the cats, the puppy will quickly get used to it being there and the pup will quickly realise that the cats are the boss of it lol.

Staffs are lovely dogs, every dog is lovely its owners that are rubbish and let their dogs take control and become aggressive.

http://i43.tinypic.com/28iyd1w.png

[001steven]

thamks guys...i am getting him tommorow now it was meant to be today....but am going tommorow now....

when can i bath him as he is only 7weeks old?

[Kate..]

i bathed my dog on the first day! i was so happy to finally have one, the more unusual things u do to them at an early age you will get more of an advantage later on

in the first week it's best to train them to sit and come, also take them on a bus and things like that,

for instance, my dog's a complete whimp and everything i try to introduce him to now he refuses to co operate with lol
but he's fine with buses, cars, the street, new people and things like that cause i introduced them to him straight away

good luck with your dog and try not to think of names before u see the dog cause sometimes the name just comes to you :hugesmile:

[001steven]

thanks...i like the puppy smell though lol i cant wait till tommorow i will have him HOPEFULLy :colour::colour::colour: i agree about the name thing as sometimes you just think of one.....

ALSO how much are the dogs injections?

[Jackie]

My nans staff blade





http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee9/jackie46_01/DSCF0026.jpg

[001steven]

he cute :wavey:

anyone nkow how much the injections are ??

[Kate..]

can't remember
if u get a boy u should get em castrated too

[001steven]

why???? i might breed him when he is older oh i forgot they HUMP lol my dads dog GraBBED my couzin she was angry lol....

[001steven]

i brought him a bed and some puppy food from tesco didnt have much selection though... will have to go to a petshop tommorow

[GiRTh]

Call it Deefer. Geddit.:spin::joker:

As for diet, try Pedigree Chum

[001steven]

yeah will do...

anyone know how much the injections are puppies have to have before they are allowed to go out?????????????????:wink::wink:

[Kate..]

you can take them out just dont put them on the ground and dont introduce them to new dogs, anyway most of the infections are air bourne

[001steven]

Airbourne???? thats bad isint it??? i wont let it mix with other dogs anyway lol... will it be ok with my2 cats?

thanks for the advise people :bouncy: less then 20 hours left :bouncy::bouncy:

[Kate..]

Will be fine with cats, i had two cats when i got my dog, though unfortunately one of them died, airbourne, just means the things would get caught by air not by them touching the floor. I dunno just ask your vet lol

[001steven]

will do... sorry about your cat.....:angel: mine is on its way out she is 15 years old but as mad as ever....

I am just worried incase my dog catches anything asit wont be having injections till next week or week after

[001steven]

just a =nother question lol...what should i do if it has diaroea spelling bad lol please help thanks:thumbs:

[Noel]

You should call him "Dog".
My auntie did that.
Its very simple yet effective. =D

[001steven]

what do i do to cure dioarea

[001steven]

for the dog lol

[Noel]

Erm..dont feed him?

[001steven]

what about Solid food like biscuts ect???? doesnt diorea really happen if you feed them rich food like chicken ect or meat human

[Sunny_01]

if it has the runs, make sure it gets plenty of drinks and make sure you give it a really good puppy food of the dry variety to try and avoid the runs in the first place.

[001steven]

how do i avoid it??? sorry for the many questions just wanna know so i know lol im getting him today:hello::hello::hello::hello:

[bananarama]

Staffs are lovely dogs but tend to hate other dogs. Training and proper control is imperative if your cats are to survive.

Where I live Staff have become popular and sadly dangerous incidents have mushroomed. Local Staff owner is currently be prosecuted as his dog attacked another dog and seriously bit two people at the same time.

Two of my dogs in the past have been attacked by out of control staffs so beware make sure you are the master at all times.

Sorry to be negative as I know with my little jack russel I am escaping dangerous situation from staffs on a weekly basis.
Beautifull dogs from a breed point of view but could be a nightmare from a control point of view.

Injections (Also worming) are done every year. Costs me about £35 each year assuming no other problems. If your dog gets seriously sick and you dont have insurance then expect to pay hundreds of pounds in the future.....


Remember train.Train.Train.Control.Control.Control....Is the motto for Staffs in particular...

[001steven]

I have just got him... he isnt drinking or eating though??? :shrug: im namimng him Hugo he so cute i brought some Puppie trainig Pads where he can pee on them but he just stands on it lol..... insurance isnt that expensive is it??

[001steven]

Can i wash him now..as he has stepped in his own mess??? PLEASE HELP

[001steven]

PLEASE HELP Can i wash him now because he has stepped in his own mess :conf::conf:

[001steven]

Im stuck on names now I have a few:

Armarni
Hugo
Brooklyn

Any one help me or suggest a name thanks :thumbs:

[Sunny_01]

You can wash his mess off him yes, you dont want him to stink.

Can I suggest that you consider enrolling your puppy into a behaviour course for as soon as he has had his injections. I only suggest this as you seem so unsure about what to do for him. Also I would carry out some research NOW online about looking after a puppy, here are a few links

http://www.pedigreepuppy.co.uk/after_care.htm

http://www.petplanet.co.uk/petplanet/kids/kidspuppy.htm

http://www.doglistener.co.uk/puppies/newpuppy.shtml

Read through them to find out how to toilet train, when to bathe (not really appropriate to bath a puppy, just wash its feet etc..) what to feed, how to clean their teeth, how to check their nails etc.. as a responsible pet owner it is really important that you know all of these things so you are equipped to do the very best you can for your dog.

[Sam!]

Originally posted by 001steven
Im stuck on names now I have a few:

Armarni
Hugo
Brooklyn

Any one help me or suggest a name thanks :thumbs:

No offence but Armarni and Brooklyn sound like names Paris Hilton would call her dog, call your dog sumin cute and normal :) Hope it goes well

[001steven]

LOL I am dropping Armarni I like Brooklyn BUT i keep changeing my mind

Oh and thanks sunny_01 :wavey::wavey::wavey::wavey:

[001steven]

I fed him Scrammbled Egg this morning he prefers OUR food to Tin...and later am giving him some mince with his biscuts :wink:

[Sam!]

Originally posted by 001steven
I fed him Scrammbled Egg this morning he prefers OUR food to Tin...and later am giving him some mince with his biscuts :wink:

are u sure dogs can eat scrambled eggs, just cause they like it dunt mean its good for them lol

[Sam!]

You should buy a book on dogs from like pets at home or sumins

[001steven]

they can my nan said... she fed her dog it.... and he still cooking anyway i read a recipe that egg is good for them BUT NEVER give Raw Milk it is bad for them it says...I mean the Dog food Is not that nice he not eating it

[Kate..]

Don't worry about him not eating straight away, he will want to explore his new home and he will probably follow someone around a lot for they are feeling vunerable as they have just been taken away from their siblings

A good idea is to give him a corner to let him know its his, that he can always go to

Also put a hot water bottle where he is going to sleep for he will feel secure with the warmth, it will remind him of his mum

Can you post a picture of him!!

[Sam!]

Well you aint gonna find the dog food nice are ya haha

[bananarama]

Originally posted by 001steven
I fed him Scrammbled Egg this morning he prefers OUR food to Tin...and later am giving him some mince with his biscuts :wink:


URGENT>>>>>>>>>

Not a good start. Like you have been advised. research. To many eggs i have heard can kill a dog.

Train it to eat dog food or you will make a rod for your own back and possibly poison him. Don't give him any milk chocolate which = poison......Dont give him milk. That is for cats.......

Train him at the outset to be obedient at all times. staffs can become dangerous dogs in the wrong hands.

You cannot excape the fact keeping a pet responsibly is not going to be cheap.

Insurance I think will be in the range of abot £10-£12 per month. Insurance does not cover you for visits to the vet for the cost of minor ailments or routine injections....

[Kate..]

It's true, he must learn to eat his own food.
A lot more things are poisinous to dogs than people think,
Chocolate
bread
Oranges.
you have to be carefull with what you give them and you should make them work for their food if you're going to give them treats, teach him the basic comands, especially stay come and down.
xxxd

[001steven]

yeah but im not feeding him excessive eggs:

for scrammbled egg i gave him
1 Egg
and drop of milk

He wont even eat the dog food i brought and it is expensive lol.....i would rather him eat then not eat i know not to give him choclate as i know it poisons there blood....

I have OFFICAILY Named him Brooklyn :tongue::bigsmile:

[Sam!]

Listen to Kate lol she has TWO dogs :P And their very sweet

[001steven]

I will listen BUT my Nan has fed her dog Normal food since he was a puppy... and he has never touched dog food...my mate goes to the Butchers everyday to get his dog meat....lol

I should be getting him weghied tuesday.. and Vet Checked

[Kate..]

I have one lol
the puppy is the same on as on the left
but i know they look SO different!!
but i do know what i'm talking about lol

but it's the first day, you have to give him a chance, his probably nervous and scared seeing as so much happened in one day, if you dont make a fuss about food, he wont either. My dog is really weird he doesn't gobble down food straight away. He just eats it when there's nothing else to do and he still gets through two bowls a day. Give your dog time.

[001steven]

ok thanks....

Pet Insurance from tesco starts from 4.20

[nicola001]

oh i was going to get a staff out of battersea dogs home called bouncer but when we got time in the room with him he got abit excited and was leaping all over the place lol and we found out he had kennel cough so we never got him .

[001steven]

Buy Privately.... i was going to get a Rottie a while back.... But they Check up on you every so often which i dont mind BUT they are basicly saying we dont trust you.... and that put me of........You can get a staffy for about 250 anyway i ave spent abou 300 on ine so far lol and i think that will RISE massively buy Summer lol :spin:

[Sunny_01]

Like others have said feeding him eggs and human food is not ideal. Dog food is designed to fulfill all your pets nutritional needs, they need different things to us.

If you need to soften his puppy food, or mix in a slight amount of your food for a short while to get him to eat it.

He will be unsettled, he has just left his mum and siblings, it will be a scary time for him and a few days off his food wont hurt him in the very short term.

I have one dog now, I lost my 14 year old dog 3 weeks ago and believe me I know the trials of being a dog owner.

Training and making sure this puppy knows you love it but are it's master from day one are very important.

[001steven]

I have he is peeing in different places and i raised my voice.... he is now doing it in the place i want him to..

[001steven]

What should i do....he keeps howling at night I ignnore him BUT when i wake in the morning he has dragged his bed into his bed so i have to clean him and wash him his Toys were ALL full of his mess and i was nearly sick what can i do to stope this from happening? will he grow out of it really annyonying me :conf::conf::conf::conf::conf::conf::conf::conf::c onf:

[001steven]

Someone Please help!!!!!! thanks :conf2::conf2::conf2::colour::colour:

[Kate..]

Be patient with your dog, he is only a puppy.

It's good that you ignore him at night, dont ever let him sleep in your bed after howling, and you shouldn't let him sleep in your bed anyway so that's good.

You have had your dog for two days, of course he isn't going to be puppy trained yet, just every time you see him peeing inside or about to pick him up and put him outside, praising him when he does it..
These are the signs for about to go toilet
Sniffing around,
Circling where he is about to go

Also they normally go toilet after being asleep and eating so it's best to take him outside straight after this.

[001steven]

ok thanks alot :wavey::wavey::wavey:.......what if i put his bed beside my mine AS my Room near kitchen i wont put him in my bed just down next to mine with his bed????

[Retroman]

Originally posted by SumminAboutKate
A lot more things are poisinous to dogs than people think,
Chocolate
bread
Oranges.
you have to be carefull with what you give them and you should make them

That's not to say bread/oranges/chocolates WILL be poisonous however...
So don't worry if you occasionally decide to give your dog a piece of your chocolate biscuit or something.

As for sleeping near your bed, that's fine.
My mum has both of our dogs sleep on small dog beds at either end of the bedroom, unless one of our dogs occasionally decides to sleep in my room.

Though im aware your dog is a puppy, which would usually be a bad idea in regards to sleeping in your room...but if you're near the kitchen then it sounds practical.

Make sure the puppy is tired out by night time, in order to make sure it goes to sleep...
Otherwise you might have problems >_< lol.

[001steven]

yeah he is so lively at night and howls i gonna put his bed beside mine as his toilet is next to it aswell... i want mine to sllep in my room when it older anyway

[001steven]

well he slep near my bed and his awas good...he didnt howl onece.......

but i made him his dinner just now he ate it and now he has peed on the carpet in the living room.. iknow it aint his fault BUT i did have a go at him if he keeps doing it and i keep telling him off will he learn to NOT pee on the carpet?????

[bananarama]

Originally posted by 001steven
well he slep near my bed and his awas good...he didnt howl onece.......

but i made him his dinner just now he ate it and now he has peed on the carpet in the living room.. iknow it aint his fault BUT i did have a go at him if he keeps doing it and i keep telling him off will he learn to NOT pee on the carpet?????


Folow SumminAboutKate advice above. Don't train your dog to pee or whatever in the house at all. He should not have a toilet area in the home at all. Allow that now and you will regret it later.

As soon as he starts to toilet in the house pick him up and take him outside. Even if you are aware of it happening in the middle of the night.

You say you prepared his meal if that means you are still giving him human food then please don't.

Although the odd bit of chocolate or bread may do no harm to use either as feeding could harm him or worse.....Advice from a vet. Dark chocolate is the worst never give him that.

Have you registered him with a vet. If not you neeed to do so and at the same time ask for advice from them about feeding. They will also probably supply you with diet linformation litrature.

I know you are excited with your new pet but settle down and find out the proper things to do as of the moment you are doing all that you should not do....

1.Do not allow him anywhere in the house to toilet. You may have a place at night where you don't mind as much but never give him the impression it is ok to mess in the house.

2.Do not feed him any human food. prepared human food may have high salt content. Not good

3.Put him outside to wee etc frequently and reward him after toileting outside.

4.Register him with a vet right away and obtain his advice

5. Cheap insurance=cheap cover and probably high excess fees to pay. For a staff at least £8 a month.....

6.Look for puppy foods and stick to them

7.Treats are the equivalent of junk food so don't let him make a meal of them......Use treats to train him

8. Being a staff which are potentially deadly dogs it is important he is socialised with other dogs.

9. Phone you local authority dog warden and ask where your local dog training is held. getting him to remain friendly with other animals is imperative.

[001steven]

he is now well hopefully eating his dog food i took him vet today as he needed worming and he is having his injections on the 21st on THIS MONTH so i can Hope fully in 5 weeks take him out :hello: he mixed with other dogs today so that was good and my mate gonna bring his dog in a few weeks so they can play......im dreading his wroms coming out :cloud: they are so ugly lol

[bananarama]

Try this forum.....


http://www.seefido.com/dog-discussion-forum/index.php

[001steven]

thanks FOR ALL your help people:thumbs:

[Sunny_01]

Originally posted by 001steven
he is now well hopefully eating his dog food i took him vet today as he needed worming and he is having his injections on the 21st on THIS MONTH so i can Hope fully in 5 weeks take him out :hello: he mixed with other dogs today so that was good and my mate going to bring his dog in a few weeks so they can play......Im dreading his wroms coming out :cloud: they are so ugly lol

You cant really take him out until he has had his second set of injections and really you shouldnt be mixing him with other dogs just yet.

I would really read through what Bananrama has said and take note.

Try picking him up every half hour and popping him outside to see if he needs to wee, he surely will some of the time and then you get to lavish praise on him and get him to see the benefits of going outside.

Shouting at a puppy is a complete waste of time, they dont know why you are doing it, you need to reward good behaviour and be patient, he is a very young dog who will need to be shown the right thing to do many, many times before he will get it right.

[001steven]

yeah but i cant put him in garden...... he hasnt had injections.... and im not taking him out till sfter his second injection anyway lol.....

[001steven]

HELP He got wormed today and Now a worm is hanging out of his bum lol what should i do????? Will it come out on its own??? or will he feel it and poo it out ????? HELP PLEASE

[bananarama]

Originally posted by 001steven
yeah but i cant put him in garden...... he hasnt had injections.... and Im not taking him out till sfter his second injection anyway lol.....

Should be safe to put him in the garden as long as no other dogs are there or have been there recently.


Although he needs to socialise with other dogs don't allow your friends dog near him until it is safe to do so after injections.

Socializing with a friends dog may not be enough by a long shot. Find your local dog training centre when he is allowed the freedom to mix.

I live in an area where staffs have become more poular seems to be some sort of status sympbol with some. However most of them are a menace and danger as they are hostile to other animals in fact deadly to other animals.

I cannot stress hard enough. Socialise him. Train him. Control him or other dog walkers will walk there dogs in fear.....I have even seen a staff still a puppy attack another dog which took two passers by to get him to take his bite off the victim. Then it went on to persue the owner who esacped into a local office building.

In the wrong hands Staffs are deadly in a similar way to pitt bulls.......They fight to the death.....Note... Never leave it alone with a child.....

[001steven]

All staffs are not dangerous.... i was apeaking to a woamn in the vet and said same thing what you said BUT she said as long as he is taught right from wrong and NOT to rag he will be fine....

No dogs have been in my garden...so is it ok to put him in the garden...what is it been raining as it is now? But Damp?

[Sunny_01]

As long as no other dogs have been in your garden yes it is ok to put him outside, you want to get him used to going outside for the toilet as soon as possible.

Staffs like any other dog have the "potential" to be dangerous but with good firm training and love and kindness he should turn into a lovely dog.

[001steven]

Yessssss he is now peeing in garden i have been taking him out after half an hour after each meal to ppo and wee and every hour and half to wee he loves gonig outside :dance:

[Sunny_01]

cool well done, sounds like he is settling in, dogs love routine so thats a good start.

[001steven]

yeah i mean hes NOT FULLY trained but is getting there

[Sunny_01]

yep that all takes time, but with routine it will be much easier. Remember to lavish praise on him when he manages to do something outside rather than shouting at him when he doesnt. He will quickly enjoy the praise.

[001steven]

yeah i am praising him when he wees out side :spin: he is now eaing Bakers Complete Puppy food

[001steven]

he is getting really good now....... :wink: he is so playfull as well

[001steven]

HELP My dog now has bad Dandruff can i wash him to get rid of it i have Johnsonns puppy shampoo?

[001steven]

can someone help please??????????????

[bananarama]

Simply phone yor vet and ask.........

[Conor]

I would also ask the vet first, to see if they have a better solution to the problem.