Bringing in puppy

[Shamas mom]

My adult daughter has decided to buy a puppy. It is a puppy from a kennel Club GSH breeder, and will be temperament tested to suit our household. Shamas has been described, including his fear of strange dogs, etc on walks. . She is spending a LOT of money ($2400) on this puppy, and I want to make sure that I introduce it correctly so that Shamas accepts it into the pack. Shamas's dog issues are with OUTSIDERS. Dogs that are a threat to him, or those he loves. He does have a pack, and gets on well with the dogs in it. HE also gets on well with puppies in general.

We need to Make sure that this puppy is introduced to the household in a way so that Shamas doesn't feel that it's encroaching in on his space or attention.

For starters, it will sleep in it's own room, with my daughter, whilst Shamas sleeps in our room with us. There's a gate to that room and also one to ours.

When she starts to bring it out into the house, should it be in her arms? Or on all fours? He's going to get excited and want to SNIFF as he does with cats and other small things.

What do I need to know to have a puppy in the house? All my dogs have been adults....I don't want any mistakes or accidents.

Are there any specific things I should teach Shamas to help him manage his excitement? He loves small furry animals.

Best health plan? pet insurance? All information will be organised and passed on to the puppy's owner too, so feel free to pile it on.

For the record, I don't plan to go back to work as many hours as I did before- I believe that contributed to my illness. And she is only entitled to 16 / week

 

[snowbunny]

I certainly wouldn't carry the pup - that can be a real trigger to some dogs. My sweet little Squidge, who is generally rock solid with everything, gets all sorts of agitated with people carrying dogs and children and will jump up at them. I'd start off with a physical barrier between them, like a baby gate or the puppy in a pen (rather than a crate, which might be intimidating for the pup) sot hat they can get used to each other's smells and being there without any actual contact. You'll be able to assess Shamas' reaction safely and without having to restrain him, which might impede his natural behaviours.

 

[MellowYellow]

Is there any way you can introduce them outside the house?

 

[Shamas mom]

Tim Hortons is "safe Ground"

If we were to have them meet me and Shamas at Tim Hortons with the puppy, he'd be meeting on neutral ground.

But the walk home would be too long for the puppy, so I'd either have to seperate them and have the puppy driven home, or else meet close to the house.


I was thinking along the lines of a week or two with the puppy in her room, and Shams would be able to smell the puppy, perhaps see it past the gate. For initial meeting, perhaps they go into the yard at the same time on lead? That way Shamas can be with me, while the puppy is with her- making the distinction that this puppy is family, and is her dog. He understands that with my dad's dogs. They come in on Dad's lead and go where he goes in the yard

 

[Boogie]

I’ve brought in many puppies. But we do it the other way round.

Tatze goes on holiday for a few days while the pup finds his feet and gets to know us. When she arrives home the pup is in his pen with me, she is outside the pen with Mr Boogs. Once lots of sniffs have been done we open the gate.
I have lots of videos. Some are gentle and some are mayhem if the older pup is still with us!

This is Echo and Tatze’s first meeting. He didn’t have a pen so I just sat with him.

 

[Shamas mom]

@Boogie That would be Shamas. That's about how he is with the cats, only they react badly and then he chases them because well- prey drive.

One of the kids walked in and asked "why is the dog so excited and the puppy so calm?"

I don't know if anyone could take Shamas for a few days, but he definitely reacts better to finding another in a place than he does to having it enter. Might take him on a walk and have the puppy brought out when he's gone

We're still waiting on word from the breeder, as to which litter the puppy would come from. She's got one due any day, and one due in May. She told my daughter she'd email a contract/adoption request as well as the information to send the deposit.

DOes the deposit secure a puppy, or just secure a spot on the list of eligible persons to recieve one? (assuming of course that one pays the rest of the fee)

 

[Boogie]

Goodness this is exciting @Shamas mom!

This was Spencer’s first meeting

Those EARS!

 

[snowbunny]

DOes the deposit secure a puppy, or just secure a spot on the list of eligible persons to recieve one? (assuming of course that one pays the rest of the fee)

I'm sure it depends on the contract, but I'm pretty certain that it cannot guarantee a puppy, because even if the breeder has had the bitch scanned and knows how many she's brewing, there can be complications which means that puppies are lost during delivery or afterwards.

Luna's breeder took the deposit when we first met the puppies, at four weeks of age. As much as we were on the list before that, she waited until she got more of a feeling of us and whether we were good enough for one of her puppies before taking money from us.

 

[Ashley]

DOes the deposit secure a puppy, or just secure a spot on the list of eligible persons to recieve one? (assuming of course that one pays the rest of the fee)

It depends on the breeder, but most put you on a waitlist once you are approved (application and follow up conversation at the minimum) and once the puppies are born, if you are high enough on the wait list for what you want (gender, colour) you pay a deposit and sign a contract. Some do want a deposit to be on a wait list and will refund if you don't get a puppy from a litter within a certain time frame.

 

[Shamas mom]

I talked to the breeder today. The deposit basically promises us a puppy, barring unforseen circumstances.

There are a total of three upcoming litters. one anyday, and two in May- she is pretty sure that our puppy would come from one of the May litters, as we're looking for a housemate to Shamas, and have described him to her. We want a steady, curious personality and female if possible because she'd like to call it Luna.

The breeder says Shephards don't generally do well on harnesses, so I'm going to get Shamas a collar that fits better, so that the two are trained equally. His collar is getting too big on him-don't know if it's stretched out, or if his neck is just thinner? It's a good leather one. I'll put it aside, it should be great for a 80-100lb shephard

What sized collar do we want for a baby?? Toys?? Should we use bedding, or old blankets in the crate?

That part of me that researches EVERYTHING is going overdrive now...I've never had a puppy in the house before

 

[Jen]

Oh my goodness! They’re the cutest puppies!!

It will have huge ears and huge feet