Getting a new puppy!

[irishbunny]

Hey guys, like the title says we are getting a new puppy in four weeks, soooo, I need some training advice (links) she is a jack russel mix so I am worried about her with the chickens and rabbits, I have a faint idea on how to do this but all links to websites and personal experience appreciated! I am registering on a dog forum right now to get the best start, I am very excited!

 

[pamnock]

Our Jack Russell "puppy" (now about a year old) is fine with our rabbits and other animals because he was raised around them.

Pam

 

[irishbunny]

Oh thanks Pam, this is what I am hoping for with our JRT I am going to bring it out with me everyday when feeding the poultry and rabbits, reward it for being good and pull it away and say no firmly when it's being bad, hope it works!

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

JRT are great, wish I still had Oscar.


They are very easy to train ( taught Oscar sit in 2 days and toilet trained him less than a week time )but I found it hard to get Oscar's attention at times and so keep training times short, I did 5-10min a day. Puppy school helped greatly for me, plus after puppy school he's always tired! tired puppy = good puppy hahaha.


which dog site are you registered on?
I'm on www.i-love-dogs.com

username is just Prisca.

and also dogtime.com is a good site.

anything in particular u want help with?

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Oscar :

as you can see he's very mischievous, he puts everything in his mouth!

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

I'm sorry its so big!! I cnt resize it!

 

[irishbunny]

I am just on dogforum.com but there doesn't seem to be many people on there
I had a look online and I found some stuff about house training and stuff so I think I'll be ok, it's just the poultry I'm worried about lol! Dad said if it kills any it has to go so....

 

[Flash]

I would start with a crate it's a great training tool. But she shouldn't be in there for more then 3 hours at first. Put a pad in there with a blanket and your shirt you were for your scent. Use treats to have her go outside. Don't use wee wee pads it's very hard to break a dog of that and go outside.

 

[iann]

are you shure you want to mix the dog and the rabbit? im no expert but terriers instinct is to hunt. even if you do train the dog to treat the rabbit and a frend, there is still a chance the dog wud turn, it happened with my auntie, she had 2 rabbits and a dog.. after a while the dog broke into the cage and left 1 and 1/2 :S sorry but IMO i wudnt risk it

 

[irishbunny]

The rabbits live in the shed and the dog in the house so the only time he would be near them is when I'm standing right there and even then the rabbits would be caged It's the same with the terrier I have right now that loves the rabbits.

Flash- What is crate training for? I can't see why I would ever leave it in there

 

[irishbunny]

Pictures!

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

crate training is so that your puppy has a "den" to stay in.
And no before you ask it is not cruel (unless left for more than many many hours!) crates are great its so that they feel like they are safe (kinda like having your own room) Oscar didn't have a crate but a playpen instead.
Crate training is also good for night time since then you know that they are safe in their crate at night, it reduces separation anxiety that some dogs may develop. Plus you won't wake up with a whole load of fluff on your face in the morning from your ripped up, peed on pillow! .
Also say you're going to the shops for 5min (or longer) you can just put her in there so you know she won't be up to any mischief and possibly hurt herself.

She's very cute btw!

 

[irishbunny]

If she is a very bold girl then I might try that if she's good I won't

 

[Flash]

Thanks Prisca, it's basically to house train your puppy so she won't go in the house or get into trouble. She'll be out when supervised but when your not around or doing laundry or have to run out it's a place that's theirs and it's safe.

Crate training wasn't popular when we had dogs many years ago but all my clients use then and they work great. It's only for awhile until they reach an age of about 7-8 months usually depends how quickly they are house trained.

Look into it, it might be worth it.

 

[irishbunny]

Thanks I don't know anyone who has done it before, I probably won't do it I'll see how hyper and destructive she is first.

 

[degrassi]

Crate training is great for puppies and potty training. When you leave the house its a great place to put them and know they are safe, you wont' come home to accidents on the floor. If they are in their crate at night you dont' have to worry about them getting into anything or waking up to puddles all over the floor. My dog also liked having his own "bedroom". Any time he was tired or need some time alone he'd go into his crate as he knew it was his and was safe.

Now that he is old we dont' lock him in the crate but he still has it and can go into it whenever he wants. He knows no one will bother him if he is in his crate.

Its a great puppy teaching tool.

 

[missyscove]

Crate training is definitely great for puppies and older dogs too!

Congratulations on the puppy.

 

[irishbunny]

missyscove wrote:

Crate training is definitely great for puppies and older dogs too!

Congratulations on the puppy.

Thanks

She'll have her own safe room, where she will go when we are going somewhere and at night, which will be totally papered and we will be house training her aswell. That way she'll have a nice big place to run around and play with her toys instead of being in a crate

 

[MyLOVEABLES!!]

Thing is a big room for your puppy is totally different to crate training, crate training is so that she won't "soil" the place because it is her "den" dogs do not soil their den.
Oh and the toilet training thing, I took Oscar out every 4 hours when i can but when i couldn't i brought him out after: a nap, 5mins after he drinks, after he eats and exercises.
That's my method. And Oscar had a "litterbox" where he pees if we can't take him out, works the same way as litter training bunnies (wipe her pee on newspaper then place it on etc, mind the shredding!)

But i don't recommend fully "litterbox" training him since its harder to get him to poop outside when he's older (newspaper to grass) more pictures?

 

[irishbunny]

Well you see I have never known anyone who used a crate, so what we do is paper the whole floor and they soon find an area where they use the most, then you slowly remove the paper until they are using that one spot. While we are at home, which is nearly all the time except for maybe a few hours on the weekend, we will bring the puppy outside after it eats, sleeps etc. I just don't want to spend a fortune on something I won't ever use. When I get the puppy and I think it might be usefull then I might get it. I don't have anymore more pictures None till I get the puppy.