8 week old new puppy help?

1. At 8 weeks old, the puppy can only be in a crate for 2 hours and then must be taken outside to pee. Crate training at such a young age is good - but someone has to be there to let it out. Puppies can generally be left alone for as many months old as they are at one time. So at 3 months old = 3 hours and so on until about 6 months of age where they can hold their bladder better.

2. Puppies this young need to be fed at least 4 times per day. Their stomachs are too small to eat all of the food they need to eat in one or two sittings.

3. Feed the puppy a high quality puppy food only.

4. Do not feed puppies treats. Avoid giving treats at this young age because puppies stomachs are so small, they can fill up on the treats and not get the nutrients they need from their puppy food.

5. Avoid any dog that is unvaccinated and avoid any places that dogs may have been that are unvaccinated until your puppy has had all sets of puppy shots. Unvaccinated dogs have a chance of carrying parvo and parvo is deadly to puppies. The last set of puppy shots should happen at 16 weeks of age at which point the immunity is stable to build antibodies against parvo. Therefore you would not want to take your dog to dog parks or pet stores until after this last set of shots. (Amongst other places.)

6. It's important to socialize your puppy with lots of people and as many different types of people as possible. Expose the puppy to light skinned, dark skinned, tall, fat, short, children, male, female, etc. The more exposure you provide, the less scared your dog will be of people.

7. Expose your puppy to VACCINATED dogs to socialize the dog as early as possible to ensure they do not become dog aggressive. Going to puppy classes is a great way to do this because puppy class instructors require all puppies to be vaccinated and therefore it's a safe environment to take your puppy to.

8. Every single day of the dogs life: Provide fresh, clean water - for an entire day. Sometimes means changing it more frequently than once daily - but so important your puppy stays hydrated!!

There's so much more, but these are really important! Invest in a puppy raising book and read that book as soon as possible to ensure you're prepared.

1. There are treats made for puppies, but another route would be all-natural dog treats broken down into very small pieces. I don't recommend giving your puppy treats of any kind for another month or so.

2. A kennel is a good idea, as long as its spacious. Keep a puppy pad in her crate just in case she has any accidents, and when you're home, always reinforce good potty behavior.

3. Look up on the internet how to best prepare your home for a new puppy. Aside from the basics, be sure to have soft toys, as well as toys made for teething doggies. This will help you teach her not to bite on your furniture. If this isn't work, try to find a sour spray to put on wires and furniture from your pet store. Train her every day, but keep in mind that she has a short attention span, so you need to make it fun! & Be sure to introduce your puppy to different kinds of people, different places, and different dogs. She needs to learn to be tolerant, and calm in all situations. Also, GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!

You should not give your pup any hard treats for 6 months. And NEVER give real bones or raw hides; especially if it is a smaller breed dog. Smaller dogs are more likely to choke on bones and it is a TERRIBLE experience for both pup and owner. I read all the horror stories when I first got my pup and ignored them. Sure enough a month or so later my poor Douglas choked. Two days and $2000.00 later my pup was finally able to come home.

Crate training is always the best. Your puppy will have accidents in the begining, but he/she will eventually learn. It's good your mom can go home before the 7 hours because that is a pretty long time.

Teach your puppy how to use pee pads early on and use one of the bitter chew sprays to prevent chewing. Also get a Kong toy. My pup lovesss that thing. You can also freeze it with the filling to keep your puppy occupied for a longer period of time.

Good luck!!

ys start off my feeding the puppy what the the breeder was feeding him/her. If you personally don't like the food that he was originally being feed change the food by mixing the old food with the new food( more of the new food each time until he has completely changed over to the new food). Also I would suggest a soft food/wet food because they really don't have all their teeth yet.

Most puppies 8 weeks old are "clumsy". After all, most puppies just learned to walk at 3 weeks of age and run at 5 weeks of age, which was just a few short weeks ago. They are developing their gross motor skills that help them to run, play, and "hunt". Their fine motor skills will come later. Puppies also learn to jump up at this stage. This is a normal behavior that can turn into an undesirable behavior when the puppy reaches adult-hood and jumps on every visitor. You can begin correcting your puppy and giving him positive reinforcement for good behavior.

8-week-old puppies have a baby type hair coat that is very fine and does very Fine and little shedding.

Remember to take your pup the the vets within 48-72 houres of having him, to ensure he's ok, so your looking at about £100/$90 there, mak sure you do this this is crucial.

Here's some tips,

Start crate training

Take him out at least every 3 hours

Maintain a housetraining schedule

Be patient

Get your puppy used to grooming and being touched

Feed him 4 times per day

Never hit your puppy

Give positive reinforcement for work well done

Expose your puppy to different noises to minimize fear

Socialize!

Puppy proof your home

Make sure he has an ID tag

Provide good chew toys

Play with Your Puppy

And get his vaccines, or hel catch diseases that will kill your puppy verry slowly and painfully I'm sure you wouldn't whant that,

Happy pupping :) enjoy your new pet

Thanks for reading

Dilan.;)

Iff you need any help with anything contact me,

Dilan-rules@hotmail.co.uk ;)

First of all sweet heart, you should always do your research before getting a dog. From reading what you've written you are indeed clueless and to a point, I don't see it good that you get a dog.

First of all a 8 week old puppy is not a newborn. It is a young puppy, but not a newborn. Secondly, young puppies should eat puppy food, and milk bones should be treats. For now, a puppy does not need bones to chew on, they will however need toys and other things to bite on. Bones can cause issues if the dog swallows them, especially rawhide bones and chews.

Secondly, who is caring for her for 7 hours when you are at school. A puppy should NEVER be left alone for more than 4 HOURS and that is RECOMMENDED. A puppy left alone for more than 4 hours is prone to behavioral issues like separation anxiety, socializatoin issues and more. Puppies need constant socialization, especially at a young age. Also, puppies need to be taken out every 2 HOURS to pee/poop. Puppies cannot hold their bladders that long, their bladders are small. So..........who is going to be there to take her out every 2 hours?

It is obvious you do not have the education nor the time to care for a puppy. It's not a good idea.

Depending on the breed, a puppy can have those sorts of treats. I'd recommend liver treats instead and let her chew on a good quality bone during the day.

Dogs can only hold their bladder for however many months they are plus one in hours. So a 8 week old puppy (2 months old) + 1 can hold their bladder for 3 hours at most. She has to be able to go outside and use the bathroom every three hours no matter what. So take her out before you leave for school, then have your mom take her outside to use the bathroom three hours later.

If you want her to be house trained fast--take her outside every hour on the hour that she isn't in her kennel (or whenever you are home regardless). She'll be house trained within a day or two if you do it correctly.

Make sure to give her LOTS of chew toys. Kong chews, bones, treat dispensing toys, balls, etc. The more toys she has, the less likely she will to chew your home. My puppy ended up destroying three bathroom tiles by ripping them up and tore the paint off the wall with his claws before I invested in good quality toys. Switch them out each day and they will stay exciting.

Learn how to use a clicker and start training now. Youtube videos on clicker training and teach her basic things now such as sit, stay, come here, lay down. This will be good bonding for you both, will mentally exhaust her and make her less destructive, is fun for her, and it's just good for her to know.

You can train with her kibble (say she gets 1 cup of food per meal, soak one meal in water and use it as training treats instead of feeding her out of the bowl).

Hard treats are fine... crate is fine but through puppy hood you need to find someone to take the dog out around noon. Email me anytime... skellyann@hotmail.com

I know a ton about pups... I used to be a breeder

2 meals. You should get the pup out every HOUR when your home. You seem fine. Dont listen to the other people your pup should be fine... your gonna have 1 or 2 accidents but you should expect it

Seriously listen to me! I have a pup at home... We went through all of this...

Also! Always have a bone for your dog to chew in the crate so they day goes by quickly.

More info... make sure you have a healthy dog food and dont use puppy pads or anything... it encourages accidents

Your puppy does not have a biting problem, and it is not just teething. That is how puppies play is by mouthing each other. If you want her to stop, then scream ouch really loud, out her down, and then move away. This will end the play session and after a couple times, the puppy will get the message and realize if it wants to play it has to stop the biting.

My dog has had 3 litters so im VERY experienced with pups. Theyre a BIG responsibilty so make 100% sure youre ready. Question 1. Can they have milkbones? No. Personally i wouldnt. Their teeth are still developing and it will be hard on them to chew that up, much less digest it with their sensitive stomachs. Wait until hes about 2 months old before trying that. Give him things that are easy to chew. You dont feed a new born baby a steak do you? :p Question 2: That puppy is going to make a mess EVERYWHERE if you keep her caged for 7 hours. Puppies use the bathroom alot more often than adult dogs. Your mom is going to get REAL tired of cleaning up a poopy puppy everyday. I would wait until she is ATLEAST 3 or 4 months old before trying to crate train her. What we did with my pup is confine her to a room, put pee pads down, and put a baby gate up. Ill go ahead and tell you now its going to be impossible to train that pup to go potty outside if there is nobody there to take it out every hour on the hour. Dont even try it. If you want it to potty outside you have to be there to teach it, otherwise it will go anywhere and everywhere and youll constantly have a mess. Potty pads sounds like a better option for a family like yours that will be away for hours at a time. They have a special smell in them that attract the pup to potty there. But when he makes a mess, you HAVE to pick him up and put him on the pad to teach him thats the proper place to potty. You have to keep fresh pads down, but its not really that hard. Change them once a day, twice at the most if he pees alot, and youll be fine. Puppies are a huge responsibility and theyre hard to train. Its going to whine all night, its going to make messes, itll chew anything it can get in its mouth. PLEASE make sure youre ready! But good luck to you and your new addition to the family. If you need anything else, here is a good website to keep handy.

http://www.perfectpaws.com/pupstuff.html