Buying a new dog and I am a beginner?

We have a puppy in the house at the moment- the most important thing you need is patience. Much harder than it sounds.

Go around your house and see if there's anything a hyperactive sharp-toothed animal could destroy or kill itself on. Make sure you have an area with no carpet or anything dangerous to keep the puppy in, and nothing below 2 feet of height that you don't want destroyed. Move all food, sweets, cleaning products, wires etc up high or make sure you have cupboards which can't be nosed or pulled open. Get a few good chew toys and balls.

No idea where you are so I don't know how you license a puppy there. Your dog's a mix so you may be able to register it with the AKC as a mixed-breed if you want to compete in agility and obedience. Find a good vet now, because your puppy will need to continue its shots. Depending on what your breeder's like your puppy may or may not be already a little housetrained- is it kept in a house or in kennels? When it has an accident indoors (not if), move the faeces outside to where you want the dog to ****, so it'll be able to smell it there. Don't give out to the dog unless you catch it in the act. When you're in the room and puppy starts sniffing, move it outside quickly. Don't let it out around the house unsupervised for 4 or so weeks- and that includes when you're sitting in the room reading. The advantages of an uncarpeted floor are that it can be cleaned so the smell is completely gone, and that pups don't like urinating somewhere with no absorption. Put down a sheet of newspaper for the pup so it can go at night, but encourage it to go outside and put the newspaper close to the door out.

Get a puppy book- a good book makes a huge difference. Try to get one which has a good emphasis on health and training, and has tips on dealing with the most common behavioural problems.

After that the first few weeks aren't too complex. Play with the dog during its hyper moments, discourage biting from the beginning (I find yelping better since pups sometimes think tapping on the nose means they should bite the hand that taps them), and give it somewhere safe to sleep during its frequent naps. Teach it to sit for food from an early age, just to get the hang of it. Ask the vet's advice for socialisation.

Have fun, and good luck!

Edit: oh, and goldendoodles aren't hypoallergenic so be careful around allergic friends. Ask to see the ***** and have pictures of the sire so you can see their size- if they're too big the pup will be too big as well. This can happen too if one of them is too big. If size is important you really need to see the adults.

These people are being jerks. You should have visited the puppy and the place that it came from before purchasing your puppy, but you didn't so whatever, they can get over it. I would buy a training book from the pet store, just to get a good idea. Buying a training book for puppies will likely come with "puppy essentials" that you will need. Call your vet now and make an appointment to get the puppy in within the first few days of receiving it. Ask your vet there how to go about licensing your puppy, and then confirm this with your local police department. Try to hide all cords and breakables. Remember, it's like having a child. You will love it, then you won't be sure if you have the patience. It gets better and easier with time, don't give up.

Steps:

1. Call your vet, get an appointment

2. Get a puppy training/bringing your puppy home book, do everything it says

3. Call your local police station or dog warden to be sure you dog will be properly licensed

4. Have fun and enjoy your puppy

Other than a dog license, you CAN'T register the dog, goldendoodles are a mixed breed, not a breed. No dog group recognises them as a breed.

Google 'housebreaking a puppy' and follow that. Sign up for puppy classes at your local shelter or doggie day care. Get over to the YouTube area with the Cesear Milan dog training videos.

The dog is not going to be reliably potty trained till it's about 10 months old, expect a lot of pee and poop on the floor. A puppy can't hold pee longer than 3 hours when awake, the younger ones usually can't make it to 2 hours, so do potty breaks every hour. They also need to pee and/or poop right after a long sleep and usually before and after eating.

Get a pet gate if you have carpets. Line up a vet and talk to them about the vaccination schedule and about heartworm. The vets can do the dog license too.

Expect to have the dog for 15-18 years with quality vet care. Put aside $500 a year for emergencies, this may be just the tip of the iceberg depending on what happens with the dog. Standard food/vet care will be in the range of $200 a year at least.

Your library has tons of dog training books.

If you are going to register a puppy, usually the breeder will provide you with papers because the parents would have also been registered through the same registry. However, I don't think a Mini Golden doodle is a breed recognized by the AKC, so therefor, it would not be registered with the AKC. Once you get the pup, call the vet of your choice (unless you want to use the one the breeder had taken it too for it's first shots) and set up an appointment for a health check and to set up when it's next shots will be. You will have to take it in at least twice for shots (depending on the health and if the breeder did their "end" of things). I would recommend crate training it right away. Puppies need to eat three times a day until they are at least 6 months old. The dog food you buy will tell you how much to feed it depending on it's weight.

"mini goldendoodle"

No you purchased a mutt.. and no guarantee on what size the dog will be.

Distinguished breeders DO NOT breed mutts.

Evidently you did not do that much research about your selected "breed".. its not a breed at all.

You cant register a mixed breed puppy. Registration is for PUREBRED animals that come from registered parents.

Start puppy proofing the house.. get down on your hands and knees and look for anything that might be fun for a puppy. Invest in a crate, and some baby gates.

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Your justifications for your purchase made NO SENSE.

"forced" mating or not.. its not that hard to prevent a pregnancy.

You pay money for the dog, you support the unethical breeding.

Just because one parent was a Mini poodle, does not mean the dog will be small- it can still be the size of a golden.

Having poodle in the mix does not mean it gets a poodle coat, nor does it guarantee that the dog will have the temperment of a golden retriever. Breeding mixes accomodates for nothing but to line the pockets of the crappy breeders.

Just because more people are breeding mixes does not make it right.

Yes mixes deserve to be loved.. there are plenty of lovely mixes in shelters- NO reason to support unethical breeding to obtain a mix.

The "breeder" is NOT distinguished AT ALL.. its a back yard breeder or a puppy miller.. end of.

Obviously you did not do enough research or else you would know that you dog is most likely coming from a puppy mill. You don't think so? Did you visit this "distinguished" breeder, did you visit where this puppy was born and raised and you met the parents? Sounds like you got him off the internet which is where most puppy mills sell their dogs to suckers besides pet stores. No "distinguished" or reputable breeder would ever EVER make such a dog such as a "mini goldendoodle". Seeing as golden retrievers are 50-100 pounds, I can't see how this dog is "mini" but seeing as you probably did not meet the parents, you have no clue as to what your dog actually is. So you just added to the list if idiotic selfish people supporting puppy mills and backyard breeders when over 5 million animals are dying in shelters every year because of people like you. Thanks

Good question. I'm thinking training is a solution here, but it must be easy on you and the dog while being quick and effective. That pretty much describes secrets of dog training program tht has been around for several years I think, I got it about three years ago to train my nice mutt from the pound who was about a year and a half or so. You might try it, I'm really happy with it.

I planned on getting my own dog for 10 years before i got one. Studied it's breeds nature and waited untili knew for sure I'd have the time to be around it for most of the days of it's 3 first critical years of life. Please don't buy a dog on a whim.. It's how disaster cases are born. If you are serious about it, start studying the breeds, and find the one which appeals to you, then find proper breeders, and then be as sure you can, that you will have time and money to take proper care of it for the rest of it's life. Keep in mind that you will be bound to this dog, and have to see to it's needs for many many years. It can interfear with holliday trips and so on.

for starters you and your family should talk about if they are ready for a family pet because they can be a big responsibility. since you live in a suburban area i recomend get leashes and collars because i doubt there arent rules in your community about walking dogs on leashes. before you get the dog i would move alot of things that are closer to the ground that the dog would might like to chew. since it is a puppy it garuantee you that he/she will feel the earge to chew on things just like a baby is teething. NEVER and i repeat NEVER look a dog in the eye because it will make the dog more aggresive when it gets older. And about house breaking the dog since im pretty sure it will be an inside dog since you live in the suburban area i would start with putting doggie pads all around the house so when ever it has to go pottie it wont have to wake you up in the middle of the night to take it for a walk. training can be kinda be a little harder depending on what kind of dog it is. i would start with buying little samples of different kinds of doggie treats because different dogs like different treats. when you find the right treats start with a dog training book and first start with an easy command such as "Sit" first start with saying the command to them and hold the treat up above them in jumping distance for the dog. once they do the command give them a treat and love and praise.once you praise them more and more they will start doing the tricks without treats but still to make sure they wont stop doing the commands i would give them treats.

Hope this helped! Good Luck!

Plenty Of Toys

When you are working on how to educate a puppy not to bite make certain your pup is given toys to bite and chew on. Should your dog bites your hand say ouch or even yelp. Remain consistent in this. When your puppy backs off let him know this pleases you.

Love And Attention

Your puppy naturally requires lots of love and attention. Loads of play time with the right toys is also important. Puppies like texture. It’s a good idea therefore to keep plenty of different types of toys on hand. He will pick his favorite one. Use that one when you are teaching him not to bite.