[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

[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 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.

[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.

[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.

[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

[001steven]

thanks...i like the puppy smell though lol i cant wait till tommorow i will have him HOPEFULLy 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

[001steven]

he cute

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.

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?????????????????

[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 less then 20 hours left