CLASSES OF PUPPIES

                                       Baby Puppy  3 - 6 months of age

                              Junior Puppy  6 - 9 months of age

                              Senior Puppy  9 - 18 months of age

                           

                            HELPFUL HINTS ABOUT PUPPIES AND DOGS

• NO SHOCK- NO CHOKE - NO PAIN - NO FEAR - NO PHYSICAL FORCE are the principles of the Pet Professional Guild, Association for Force-Free Pet Professionals and should be guiding principles in raising your dog.
• Don't leave puppies unattended with children and supervise older dogs.
  
• Use a gentle conditioning approach - Reward good behaviors with praise or
  treats, ignore undesired behaviors and use tone of voice to re-direct if
  necessary and only on occasion - and you will have a much happier and
  well adjusted dog.
• Small Dogs/Toys/Miniatures like Havanese are small, fully grown weigh 8 - 15 lbs - handle with care.
• Puppies cannot hold their bladder fully until 6 months of age so occasional potty accidents are normal and should be expected.
• CAUTION:  DO NOT give your Havanese Lepto vaccine - it is a "non-core" vaccine.  Lepto vaccine is not meant for Toy Breeds and can lead to anphylactic shock or death in 1/50 dogs especially toy breeds (Not specific to Havanese but they are a toy breed.) Happy Havanese pups are given the standard core required vaccines. NO PEANUT BUTTER for your Havanese. These two things to keep in mind and your Havanese is a very well adjusted happy and healthy dog.  Average life expectancy is 14 years.
• Talk to your puppy/dog as much as possible. An adult dog can actually understand 200 - 400 words. This not only promotes understanding and smarts but also compassion and bonding
• Havanese dogs in particular get anxious if left alone for too long and love to be with their owners. If you must, a Puppy Pen is a good alternative to a crate, costs less than a crate and provide up to 6-8 feet of room for playing, sleeping, eating and a litter box also fits nicely in it.  Pets should be allowed to enjoy the home environment.
• Articles about crate training: http://www.peta.org/living/companion-animals/dog-crate-cage-prison/ ;
  http://www.amazon.com/Ollieroo%C2%AE-Playpen-Exercise-Outdoor-Indoor/dp/B016U6VXJ4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1460508106&sr=8-2&keywords=Doggie+training+pens
• Don't give a puppy a bath until 12 weeks because any pup's lungs are not developed until then and they can get pneumonia. Use a damp cloth or sponge bath before then.
• "Baby-proof" your home - put cleaning products on upper shelves, tie lower cupboard doors shut, use inserts in wall plugs, use garbage container with a lid. Keep all cherished/breakable/toxic or chewable items out of reach - remember it's a new baby in the house. Remember to wash dog dishes and toys regularly.
• NOTE: Crates can be harmful to development if used for long periods of time. The original concept was use for travel only or in some instances, similar to a whelping pen where the mother dog needs the security of a sheltered area in the first 4-6 weeks. Continued design was for breeders to help keep separated dogs when in heat but are not recommended for long-term training.  If you can't supervise your pup / dog or make arrangements so that someone can, then don't get one.                                                                      
• PUPPIES LOVE GENTLE MUSIC - THE MOZART EFFECT - IT'S GOOD FOR PUPPIES TOO  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_effecct

        NATURAL REMEDIES FOR DOGS

    Always consult a Veterinarian for illness

• Rub Vitamin E oil on for dry skin
• Add Plain Yogurt to diet temporarily for yeast infections (puppies are especially prone to yeast infections, sometimes an effect from antibiotics)
• Cammomile Tea plain, for gas, anxiety, or for mild skin infections - spray on dog's coat.
• Eggs can help with digestive upset, raw or cooked use the whole egg    not just the whites
• DO NOT GIVE PUPPIES MILK
• For any persistent discomfort or illness always seek a Vet's advice.
• More on http://www.natural-                 dog-health-remedies.com/    

TURN IN YOUR GEAR discounts, trade old training methods and receive this PROJECT TRADE Discount.

Project Trade: 

How Would You Like to Trade Your Old Dog Training Equipment for Great Discounts?

We want to swap great discounts on our most popular services FOR your choke, prong or shock collars or any other qualifying pet gear. By participating in “Project tRade” you can earn up to 15% off our most popular services simply by giving us old pet gear* you have laying around. It couldn’t be easier!

What is “Project tRade”?

Project tRade is the Pet Professional Guild's (PPG) international advocacy program that promotes the use of force-free pet training equipment by asking pet guardians to swap choke, prong and shock collars (and any other devices that are designed to change behavior through pain or fear). Because we want all pets and their guardians to experience the huge advantages and long-lasting effectiveness of force-free training and pet care, we will give you great discounts on our most popular, effective, fun and pain-free training and pet care services in exchange for your old gear.

Effective, humane animal training and pet care methods are the foundation of any animal’s healthy socialization and training and help prevent behavior problems. Since a wide variety of equipment and tools are commonly used when training pets, the pet-owning public needs to be aware of the potential problems and dangers some equipment may pose. Specifically, the use of collars and leads that are intended to apply constriction, pressure, pain or force around a dog’s neck (such as ‘choke chains’ and ‘prong collars’) should be avoided. Distinguished veterinarians and behaviorists worldwide are joining the discussion and calling for the elimination of such devices from the training efforts of both pet owners and professionals.

What Do the Experts Say?

Respected veterinarian and thyroid expert, Dr. Jean Dodds, recommends against choke or prong collars “as they can easily injure the delicate butterfly-shaped thyroid gland thatsits just below the larynx and in front of the trachea. These collars can also injure the salivary glands and salivary lymph nodes on the side of the face underneath both ears.”

Bestselling author and canine behaviorist, Jean Donaldson, says: "These devices (choke and prong collars), when they work, do so to the degree that they hurt. With the advent of modern methods and tools they are irrelevant.”

According to veterinarian and veterinary behaviorist Dr. Soraya V. Juarbe-Diaz: "Using punishment to stop behaviors is not new. Notice I say ‘stop’ rather than ‘teach’ -- I can stop any behavior, but I am more interested in teaching my students, animal or human, to choose the behavior I want them to perform because they can trust me, because I do not hurt them and they are safe with me, and because the outcome is something they enjoy.”

PPG thus encourages all pet owners and pet professionals to embrace modern, scientifically based, training techniques and tools, especially the latest generation of no-pull harnesses which are free of the risks posed by traditional collars and offer far more benefits. So swap your gear and help create a kinder world for you and your pet!