Many pet dog friends are raising dogs for the first time, so they don’t know much about many things. If you want to raise your dog well and give your dog a healthy growth environment, you must understand the knowledge and precautions related to raising dogs. Below, the editor will briefly talk about what you need to pay attention to when raising a pet dog for the first time. Some questions.

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1. It is best to buy puppies from professional kennels or individual breeders. Because this can ensure the health of the puppy. And generally such puppies have been vaccinated. If you buy a puppy from a street dog dealer, it is recommended that you take the puppy to a pet hospital for a detailed examination. And communicate with the doctor about the time when the vaccine should be injected. Because the puppies in the hands of dog dealers cannot guarantee their health due to the complex environment in which they grew up. Moreover, most dog dealers inject serum into the puppies they sell. This way you won't be able to determine if the puppy is sick. By the time the disease develops, it's too late.

2. When the puppy has just arrived in a new environment, the puppy may bark incessantly because of uneasiness, especially when the lights are turned off at night. At this time, as the owner, you should prepare enough food and water, prepare a warm and comfortable nest or mat for it, use your soft old clothes to pad it, and place the nest where it can see you at any time (such as Next to the bed, at the base of the bedroom wall), this can reduce its fear. If it still howls, don't turn on the light to comfort it as soon as it howls. Just comfort it twice. It will naturally become quiet after a few days.

3. It’s a matter of feeding. Puppies are generally fed 3 to 4 times a day. If it is a puppy less than 1 and a half months old. It is recommended that you feed puppies special milk powder (price is high) or infant skim milk powder. Baby rice cereal. oatmeal. Cornmeal porridge. These things are easy to digest and have nutritional content that is more suitable for puppies. Puppies over 2 months old can almost be fed puppy dog ​​food. But it should be soaked until soft before feeding. In order to enhance nutrition, you can appropriately feed some pet-specific nutritional supplements (there will be detailed instructions below on nutritional supplements)

4. Puppies that have just arrived home cannot be bathed. Especially puppies that have not been vaccinated. If it feels dirty, you can wipe the puppy's body with a towel dipped in warm water. You can also buy pet-specific dry cleaning powder to dry clean your dog’s body (more suitable for long-haired dogs)

5. The defecation problem of the newly arrived puppy. Generally speaking. Puppies do not consciously urinate at specific spots. The baby will still urinate casually. Same goes for puppies. At this time, the host should adopt a tolerant attitude. Be prepared to train. The normal BB color of dogs is generally: yellow or tan. There are also some that are darker or yellowish white. Mainly related to the food you eat. Moderate softness and hardness. It is best to pick up the ground with your hands and there are just some marks.

6. No matter how hot the weather is, dogs cannot blow on the air conditioner for a long time. Especially puppies. Try not to blow the air conditioner, as this is veryIt is easy to catch cold and induce diseases. Even if it's a fan. You also shouldn’t blow the air vent on your dog. Be sure to keep warm when the weather is cold.

7. Puppies that have not been vaccinated within 3 months should not be taken out.

8. Some puppies like to destroy things. It even bites its owner's hands and feet. Because of the growth of deciduous teeth, the dog will feel very itchy and must be very uncomfortable. At this time, you need to buy some teething tools for it, such as molar bones (made of cowhide and edible), teeth cleaning ropes, dog chew sticks, vegetable sticks, etc. Biting hands and feet may be a sign of liking. The puppy doesn’t know how hard it is to handle, and it may hurt. When it hurts, just let go of the throat and scream in pain! A dog with clothes in its mouth may ask to come with you if there are enough toys. go out. It may also be that the shaking of the clothes aroused its curiosity. After all, dogs prefer dynamic things. Once it picks up clothes when it sees them, the owner should open its mouth, give it a toy, and tell it that this is a toy. If necessary, you can pat its forehead and nose, or give it a lesson.

9. Some dogs will eat their own poop or dirt. This is a lack of trace elements or a heterophilia. Generally, dogs fed dog food have balanced nutrition and will not eat poop. The corrective method is not only to have balanced nutrition, but also to buy special feces-repelling tablets for pets.

10. Dogs are just like humans as living beings. Will dream. Can snore. Will fart. Will shed tears. Don’t be surprised when you encounter these problems. This is normal.