New German Shepherd Puppy Essentials A quick look at various items we suggest for your puppy.
These will make your life and your puppy's life more enjoyable. |
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Treat Balls: Provide
hours of  interactive
chewing fun for your dog with the Triple Crown Everlasting
Treat Ball™, and Fun
Ball. Made
of soft, yet durable puncture resistant
materials, it will hold up to even the toughest chewers, and the unique
design allows it to wobble and roll erratically. It’s great to
use for  preventing
destructive boredom behaviors or to simply keep your dog happily occupied.Chew Bones/Toys: We highly recommend the Nylabone products. For young puppies teething the "Flexable Chew" is great. We use the non edible "durable and big chews", and they last  very
well .
They are great for keeping teeth clean and white. Grooming
Supplies: Toe Nail Clippers, Slicker Brush, Rake, and Ear
cleaning Solution. We suggest grooming once a week to keep your dog
looking
healthy and well groomed. This can be a great bonding time with your
dog. Crate: We send you home with a medium plastic airline crate. We recommend getting a bigger crate as your puppy grows. The crate should be a good place for your dog and not a punishment.  It's
a place of safety, peace and quiet. Toss a couple of pieces of food
in and give them a bone and treat ball. Kennel:We
recommend the use of an outside
kennel. It's great for those times
when you can't supervise your puppy for a long
period of time. Give them some treat balls and a bone so they don't
get bored and bark. This also saves your flower bed and garden from
digging. TIE DOWN - NOT TIE OUT: We use tie downs in the house with young puppies who are not old enough to stay on their place beds. It is a non chewable 2' cable with  clips
on both ends. Using an eye hook into a wall, and clip to the puppies
collar, you can place them anywhere,
or just hook them around a table leg. This keeps them with you, but under control
while you cook dinner, watch TV, etc when you can't watch them 100%. |
Clicker: Using
the 
TOYS! We
highly recommend the use
of toys, balls, and tugs in the training of your dog.
Most of our work is done with the ball on a string and tug toys.
Toys and tugs are used to help motivate and maintain
an energetic and willing partner. 
There
are many varieties of toys and tugs and you will have to experiment
a bit to find what works
best
for you and your dog. 
We
use small cut up hot dogs as the basis of our training
treats. Find out what your
dog likes and will work for. His kibble,
hot dogs, cheese, etc. Once you know what they LOVE,
they will
really want to work for it and earn their "paycheck" from
you. 
When
we do not feed our dogs out of Treat Balls, then we use the 1qt
stainless steel dish. They
are chew proof. We use the 6qt water buckets in their 
kennels
and in the house. Less water spills out when they are drinking.
PLACE
BED: We like the Basic Obedience Training Equipment |
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