I'm sure a lot of us wanna get a puppy, but dunno wat need to be prepare, how to care for a puppy, say..........2 months old.
WHat should be the brand of the food?
How much should the puppy being fed? How many times per day?
How to take care of the pee and poo problem?
What should be done for its health care, jab, pills.........
How to stop puppy from crying at nite?
How to make it understand that commands?
WHen should it be toilet trained?
For apartment dog, and working owner, how to take care of them?

etc etc........
Those who r experience it do share their knowledge. Although i din own one, but I'm willing to learn as well before getting one.

i never seen dog cry.. how it looks like ?
u should get more guideline from the clinic.

WHat should be the brand of the food?
science plan lamb and rice flavour ( do not buy those band which is from supermarket ) example : Alpo , pedigree and etc...

How much should the puppy being fed? How many times per day?
twice a day . morning and night . depend how u arrange the time .

How to take care of the pee and poo problem?
train ur puppy when the first day you own it . some people like their furkid to poo / pee at cage then have to wash the cage after their puppy do their bussiness , depend where you let ur puppy stay , outdoor or indoor ?

What should be done for its health care, jab, pills.........
every puppy have to take 3 jab . vaccination and deworm

How to stop puppy from crying at nite?
clap ur hand hardly. never hit the puppy . because they dunno anything when they still small

How to make it understand that commands?
Train it . patience is important . different command got different method .

WHen should it be toilet trained?
when the first day u get the puppy .

For apartment dog, and working owner, how to take care of them?
arrange ur time nicely . allow ur dog be more independent . make sure ur puppy will not make sure when let ur puppy alone in a home / room . make sure will not bother ur neighbour ^^

u ask this all question , u plan to get one puppy soon ar ?hope u will get a puppy soon then . good luck

Good thread.... I guess this would help many who are new dog owners....

Type of Breed
- Apartment dogs got to be medium to small size. Big dogs are hard to care for they are big, so space may be a problem. Big dogs are prone to joint disorders so if they are kept in an apartment with no daily excercise, they can lose the ability to walk properly and joint problems are very painful. Small dogs, people can always go for toy poodles, silky terrier, chihuahua, shih tzu, maltese, cavalier king charles spaniel, pugs... all dogs will surely bark so one must train them to be quiet in an apartment. If one has landed property, any dog would be suitable for the home but the type of dog depends on the person's lifestyle... mongrels are the best if someone has a busy lifestyle since they do not need much grooming and are not too big.

Brand of Food
- The best is of course Holistic. If you were to get a dog that is prone to skin problems, one should give California Natural a try. It really does improve the skin and fur. Other holistic types of dogfood are Canidae, NutriEdge, EaglePack Holistic, Innova Holistic... there are more brands but I will just mention those for now. If you can't locate holistic, go for super premium like Eukanuba, Nutro, Blackwood, ProFormance....
- How to locate a good brand of dogfood? Look at the ingredients, the first 5 listed food ingredients used should not be corn or wheat, should not be Meal, should not be Chicken Digest or by-products.... Choose one that says Chicken or Lamb.... not meal but the meat. Dogs can be allergic to beef and beef can attract more ticks.
- If one wants to feed a homecooked diet, you must take into consideration of the amount of meat, rice and vegie. Also, homecooked meals may not contrain minerals that dogs need so you must give vitamin supplement tablets and also Omega oils to keep the dog healthy. Dogs on homecooked meals are also proned to teeth decay so the owner has to clean the teeth after everymeal.

Times to be fed
- A 2 month old puppy would need 3 small meals a day.... the best is soaked puppy food. Soak the food with a bit of water is good enough. When it is about 5 to 6 months old, the feed can be lessen to 2 meals a day but the portion should increase since they have grown. Adult dogs should be fed twice a day also but if one can't feed twice a day, make sure the once a day meal is sufficient for them. Well, the best is still twice a day. Amount of food depends on the brand. On the packaging there is a diagram that gives a guide on how much food should be fed to dogs according to weight and size and age.

Puppy cries at night
- A young puppy will normally cry at night during the 1st week. Barks and whimpers and whines.... but you can lessen that. First, place your puppy in it's cage adn crate that it uses to sleep. Take an alarm clock that makes loud ticking noise. Place the clock next to the cage. The ticking noise can calm and sooth a puppy for it sounds like their mother's heartbeat. Then, you can add a soft toy to make it feel secure and get a hotwater bottle and wrap with a cloth to make it feel warm....
- A puppy likes company and they dislike being alone. For me, I let my puppy sleep with me. Just place the cage in your bedroom and it should be fine. If you want the pup to sleep in other place, follow the cage and clock method. The pup will still make noise at night but it should be much less.

Toilet training
- This can be done at an early age. You must be aware that puppies will pee and poo every 4 hours. So the best time is after it wakes up from sleep, after play and after food. Newspaper can be used as a training tool. Get a piece of newspaper with some urine soaked into it and use that as a guide. Everytime you notice the puppy circling and sniffing the floor. Carry it to the newspaper spot and make sure it pees and poos on the newspaper. You must stay and watch. When the puppy has done its business, straight away praise your pup, give lots of hugs and pats and use a happy tone. You can reward with a piece of dried dog food or its favourite toy. If this fails, can always buy doggy training pads, it may work.

Health care
- Pups should be taken to the vet as soon as you get them home. Ask the vet for a full check up. Normally the pup has already been vaccinated at the breeder's place. A pup can start vaccination at 2 months old, along with deworming. Then it will need to get a few more jabs before it can be done yearly. This you can ask the vet for they will give you a medical card with the details of when the next jab should be. Deworming can be done every 6 months. Once the pup is about 7 months old, you can start giving heart worm medication, again ask a vet for advice.
- if you are not breeding your dog, females should be spayed coz their heat(period) can be messy and attract many male dogs to your house. Male dogs may spray their urine everywhere to mark their territory so if they are nuetered, they will not simply urinate everywhere. Cleaner I would say.

Training and commands
- when you 1st bring home the pup, you must train it to anwser to its name. No need to go into other commands first, just make sure the puppy knows its name. Keep calling it during play and everytime you cuddle and pet it.... soon it will get the picture. Then you can move to the command "come". Use a leash to leash up your pup, then call it to come and pull the leash gently to bring the pup to you. Do this with treats and praises. Then once come is mastered, you can move on to more commands...
Keep training twice or 3 times a day. All training sessions should be not longer than 10 minutes coz puppies have short attention spans... do it everyday and in 3 days to a week, a puppy can master a few commands in no time.
The best is to get a guide book on training also.

WHat should be the brand of the food?
Hmmm, Go Natural, Evolve, Royal Canin are some food you can feed. There are also many good brands out there so wait others reply you.
How much should the puppy being fed? How many times per day?
Puppy should be fed 3 times a day but each time with small meals.

How to take care of the pee and poo problem?
Just clean them and flush into your toilet bowl.

What should be done for its health care, jab, pills.........
It should be vaccined either monthly or annualy (not sure). You should also buy med like heartguard to prevent disease. Frontline is used when ur dog is infected with mites/lice/ticks.
If you keep dogs like Shih Tzu, expenses might be higher since you will send him for grooming or if you want, you can DIY.

How to stop puppy from crying at nite?
Juz put a clock beside the pup. The ticking will resemble his mommy;s heartbeat. And dont visit the dog when he is crying coz it will only encourage him to cry coz he will think when he cry, the stupid owner will come running all the way to see me. .

How to make it understand that commands?
Repeat the commands when he is doing the action. Eg, when he is sitting, repeat the command sit. After that, when he sits, give him some treat and praise him. But do not ever scold him and show that you are frustated. Train only when you are in good mood.

WHen should it be toilet trained?
ASAP. You wouldnt want to clean his poo and pee everyday.

For apartment dog, and working owner, how to take care of them?
Buy him many toys to keep him occupied. Or take him for a walk/run before you go to work, so he might be tired and will sleep when you are working.

I answer this based on what I had read. So actually, I do not know if they are correct or not. LOL....

haha. i m so slow

This post has been edited by prophet007: Mar 13 2007, 09:42 AM

Good wor hehehe.... yups, good advice I think the best advice would come from a book.... I think I got 3 dog care books with me, read till memorize some stuff already. The vaccination, 3 jabs are done in 1 year.... after that cycle is over, jabs are done annually.

Also, puppies very smart. If they cry and we go to them, soon it will become a bad habit. Sometimes we must be stern and ignore them when they bark too much.

internet got tons of useful tips too...so v can try to be a little more environment conservative....

Not to forget another important aspect, how do you select the right pup as well as selecting the right breeder.

Get a book if you can, they'll teach you from A-Z when getting a pup in the book. That'll help you a lot.

very informative for new owners!!!!

Not exactly crying but whining lor. Whines in a very sympathetic tone lor. I guess the questions are all being answered above already. Very informative!!

another question comes to my mind, how often does a puppy poo and pee?? like just after meal?? or wat??
My fren jsut bought a shih Tzu last nite (thats y makes me wanna get one also, haha.....). before she goes to work this morning, she fed the puppy. Then she go back to check on the puppy during lunch time. But she did not find any poo in or under the cage, y?? the puppy din poo or it just ate it up??
SHe told me that she feed the pup 2 scoops (chinese soup spoon) of Nutriedge Puppy, enuf??

This post has been edited by joanalooidog: Mar 13 2007, 05:44 PM

yeah get a book will get a better information , or search website . last time i used to be that way

Your friend bought the puppy from where? Normally a good breeder would help you by guiding and giving advice... petshops normally won't give the correct answers...

Anyway, 2 chinese soup spoon? It is better for your friend to weigh the food.... or get those measuring cups from the petshops.... How many times does your friend feed it? A growing puppy should eat as much as it wants for now... limiting food, especially when so little can cause growth problems... maybe slow growth or weak bones.... anyway, your friend should have 1/4 cup of dogfood, divide it to 3 meals... then feed the puppy 3 meals. Young puppies should eat 3 meals a day.

Has your friend brought the puppy for a check up yet? Dewormed? I could be it ate it.... you can always check by smelling the mouth. I know it sounds disgusting but a puppy is like a baby, they dunno what is right and what is wrong so you must keep up with them. Puppies poo more often than adults.... so if it doesn't poo, it could be constipation or if can't find the poo, it could mean it ate it.

juz some advice.. keeping a dog is a long time commitment. so buy only if u really/badly wanted one. dun wan dogs end up in SPCA later.

no offence though.

yeah a good breeder will guide you . and give advise. last time i bought miniature schnanuzer from breeder . and he do guide me and teach me the correct way to take care a pet.

SHe bought the puppy from pet shop loh, the SK pet shop........They advise her to feed the puppy that amount of food one. The Shih Tzu got cert, got her 1st jab and dewormed.... Will get her next jab i think around earlier of next month if not mistaken. She say got jab card, but din show me lah.
Anyway, she told me that last nite after work, she feed the puppy, then within 5 minutes, the puppy poo poo!!! then she clean it on the spot, no chance for it to eat!!!
When she bring her out to play in the living room, immediately it pee, so she ask me how to toilet train the puppy wor.....

Wahhh... so your friend is asking you to research for her but not doing it herself?

2 tablespoons of food is not enough for a puppy if fed twice a day.... if she feeds 3 or 4 times a day then yah, it is ok. As said before, petshops have limited knowledge sometimes.... 2 tablespoons of food works for a chihuahua but not a shih tzu pup lah.... later stunted growth then susah loh.... Last time my shih tzu, I will give him a handful of kibbles.... let him eat till he full, then leftovers I take away.... so how many times your friend feed the pup?

Toilet training is simple.... for now, puppy doesn't know anything yet so of course pee and poo everywhere.... where did the puppy poo? What your friend should do is let the pup finish pee and poo before playing.... just place the puppy in the spot with newspaper, let it smell and sniff the newspaper and when it pees and poos, praise it like crazy and make it know that you are damn happy about it. Doing this a few times will let the puppy learn than whenever it do on newspaper, owner sure happy. Then the newspaper, no need to clean all.... Leave a piece that got some urine so that the smell can attract the pup to pee there. For me, the best place to train is grass.... coz dogs seems to know grass is for peeing hahah.... learns faster too but newspaper is the basic. Just keep on doing this positive training, and the pup will be able to master newspaper training in a week. The Golden Tip, keep repeating the method and praise pup like gila gila happy happy.

oh...must praise.....not that my fren din find info, is she dunno whom to ask......Since I love dogs too, so i help loh.......
She is now keeping the puppy in a cage during her working hours. SHe fed the puppy twice, morning and evening. The puppy pee and poo in the cage. But now she said she fed the puppy morning, the carry it to the newspaper, wait for it to poo then only kept it back in the cage, then go to work.
When return from work, feed again, carry to newspaper, wait for poo, then carry back to cage.
After dinner (the owner lah...), let the puppy out, play, roam free, play until puppy tired, keep back in cage, then sleep..........
BTW, she stay in a condo.......

yeah saw lots of dog at SPCA now . pity of them . always bear in mind , keeping a dog is our responsibility to take care them .

new shih tzu owner here.....
less than 1 week. 2 month old shih tzu......
Y mostly the puppy sold are 2 months old geh??
i fed her twice per day, morning 7am, evening 7pm.
Every morning, i no need to tune my alarm clock, automatically she will bark bark bark, wake me up lah.....not late to work, haha.......tired now....

Congratulations on your purchase.

Most puppies are sold at 2 months old because it is a 'suitable' time for it to be separated from its mother. Puppies should stay with their mom until 8 weeks old for milk, love, etc.

I think you should feed your dog more. Try going 3 meals a day for 3 months more before cutting down to 2 meals a day when he's 5 /6 months old.

When i go home, she will bark....
take her out from the cage, pat her, then will diam diam....
She loves it when i rub her stomach.
How to deal with the barking problem, meaning sometimes when i dun wan her to bark, she'll be quiet. Can be trained at this young age??

Yes, everything can be trained at young age even though some might say start only after 4 months.

He is excited to see you, thus barking is a way to greet you "Welcome home, I missed you!" From what I have heard from ppl who has own dogs for many years more than I ever did, dogs build up gas within them so barking is part of their life, something they do (humans and cats dont bark, do they?) For dogs who seldom bark, they usually pass gas (kentut) very smelly...

Yes, all dogs love tummy rub. You can judge his comfortableness with tummy rub. Does he turn around and expose his tummy to you for rubbing? If so, then your dog is very comfy with you and the environment.

When you take the dog out from cage, always hold it for a while - I read this soemwhere, its so calm the dog down, slow his heart beat. Dont let it come out like a mad dog - bad habit.

hahaahahha ... i do agree what u say for the cage matter . take out ur furkid and hold it awhile to avoid they come out from cage just like a mad dog . hahahaha ..! is true honesty . have to let them calm down ...and normally dogs do like people to touch and play with their tummy , they feel very comfortable with it . just like my furkid oso . she really like it

IMHO, When your dog barks, it is not advisable to carry him out immediately. In future, your dog will think that, by barking you will allow him/her to be released from the cage.

hahahaha.. maybe your dog is active wit his new home.. that why keep barking every morning as it is 1day for him at your house..

yeah .. when my doggy cry .. i wont go and take her out , i just ignore her , then she will sleep/rest when she's tired because she know no one is coming for her haha..

haha when my dog first came to my house, she was as timid as a mouse. and so GOOD GIRL. But after a few days she began to run here and there.

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Added on March 18, 2007, 1:13 amYa I do the same too. Or I will use a rolled up newspaper to smack her nose. Which makes her uncomfortable. That's how I train her to keep quiet. I couldn't risk having her barking out loud cause I'm staying in acondo.


This post has been edited by babymiki: Mar 18 2007, 01:13 AM

LOL u smack her nose ? not afraid that she might die ? dog's nose very sensitive and important ah , don smack her nose la.. smack her butt a Wah u stay in condo still rear dog ah .. ur neighbour didnt complain ah ?

unfortunately my neighbour is a malay. i wrote a note to him telling him that I'm helping a friend to take care of the dog. If there's any barking when I'm not around please tell me lo. Anyway so far my dog did not make any noise. I'm gonna shift end of this year hopefully nothing bad will happens.

As for the nose, I learned from a breeder. I hit very softly only. Not like hit till berdarah, LOL I will not forgive myself man.

Oh then ur neighbour quite a good guy la , mostly Malay doesn't like dog .

Hmm i think i hit my Shandy's nose , she sure bark at me LOL..

haha what breed is your dog ya?

Mind you, I really spoiled Germaine. Too pampered which cause her to be like this. The other day we went to Ikano's Pet Safari, to meet up with my friend's silky. Wa, first time see Comet (my friend's male silky) she barked so loud, and growl at him as if wanna bite his nose off. Just don't now what's wrong with her. Likes to whine when I don't give her something. I guess it's time to teach her a lesson lo. Have to be strict with her.

hahah actually some Malay love dogs wan .
my friend tell me some body pass by her shop , will look at her dog and say '' very cute ''
and some malay really eager to own a dog . but pity their religion make them cant own a dog .
sumtimes i went 1u pet wonderland , and malay even say dog really '' comel ''

ya the other day i went to ikano, a cute malay guy tried to sayang my dog. then his gf tarik him away LOL

ya i got bring my furkid to ikano also . then a malay girl even touch my furkid and ask many thing . my gf say perhpas she is not a malay . but is true , she and her friend is a modem malay . that's why i prefer modem malay thinking , cuz from what i noe their religion make them think that dog = '' syaitan '' >..< but now getting better , some of them no more hate dogs edi

My doggy is PUG mix SPITZ .. i last time got one dog also.. but i spoiled him , then he grow big already very very naughty , difficult to teach .. so now this new puppy i wanna teach lo.. if not later grow big already naughty again ..

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Added on March 18, 2007, 11:42 amYeah , last time in JB .. i know one pet shop , the vet in there is a Malay girl.. she love dog so much LOL.. i was so shocked when i saw that ..


This post has been edited by terrorist: Mar 18 2007, 11:42 AM

hahha sure u can train ur dog well wan because im sure u dun wan ur pug look like ur last time dog become notty how notty is ur dog last time ah ? mind to tell ar

Mine last time very notty one.. simply bite those slippers , then u wanna leash him , he wont let u leash , somemore wanna bite back, will run here run there .. lol ..

lol...hahahhaha bite slippers ah , that's no good lor , have to buy new slippers after bite spoiled ur family member and urs slippers lor . aiyoyoyo sumore dun wanna let people leash ... very stuborn then next time u take pic with ur 3 pets and post it here lah , i want to see how it going ='X put ur posting with iguana at ur shoulder. hugging ur pug , and the trantula at ur hand

hi, i heard that the kibbles for puppies need to soften by warm water before feeding them, but y is that?? Before that i just feed my shih tzu wif normal kibbles. When i try soften them last nice and fed her, she doesn't like to eat leh........
So is it necessary???

And i just bring my puppy for deworm last nite. The guy said that is better to deworm around 4 hours after meal. He just open my pup's mouth, then poke the tablet to her throat, then wala........so fast!!! So i'm wondering, if its a puppy, ok lah, easy, but when its an adult, teeth sharp.....If u do like that, fingers also putus wor....so how to feed them medicine? And how often should a puppy deworm? She will got her 2nd jad next week.

The other thing is, when i play wif her, she like crazy liao, run here and there, and like to bite ppl's toes and fingers, but since she's still young, not pain lah. When i slap her face lightly and said NO, she even crazy, bite again......Can stop it ah?? i scared she got used to it and bite ppl when she's grown up.

This post has been edited by shittzu: Mar 19 2007, 09:25 AM

LOL , same , when i play with my puppy , she also like crazy , and will bite ppl one.. then when hit her butt , she more fierce , bark at me somemore LOL , but i know she's playful la .. not really fierce that type.

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Added on March 19, 2007, 11:39 amErr guys , every time when i feed my pup , she will eat a bit only then don wan eat already.. why like that ah ? she whole day really eat a bit only leh.. she don wan to eat.. what should i do ?

This post has been edited by terrorist: Mar 19 2007, 11:39 AM

erm....feeding medicine to a grown up dog isn't too hard. u hafta do it. the vet can't do it anymore after she's grown up. if the owner push his/her finger into the throat, the dog will just respond to pushing ur finger out with her tongue. make sure u push deep, else the dog can somehow push the tablet back out. once its partially dissolved in saliva and its bitter, its gonna be hard to force her to open her mouth again.

I bought a bout 7`8weeks old male shih tsu puppy 2 days ago.of course,i'm inexperience.
i keep him in my room,wif a cage,but most of the time i jz let her out in my room n balcony area.

1)he likes 2 bite wadever...especially my fingers n legs..sumtimes is quite painful...so i bought a pack of "mom chewy" value pack of little boon 4 him...but he like not really like,mayb wif his teeth stil not able 2 bite tat bone...but sumtimes he jz use his mouth 2 hold it laa...he also likes clothes as well..so how?any opinion?stil keep letting my fingers 2 suffer?

2)his pee n poo proble. got few timew,he pee n poo in my living room or housemate's room...so funny..mostly he wil pee n poo in 2 diff area in my room..so i left newspaper on tat 2 specific spot b4 i went 2 class tiz morning...but end up wif,he change his habit n pee n poo in another 2 diff area..ishh
ya,another funny things is last midnite,bout 5 sumthing,i sudd hear his crying pityly sound quite loud and awake me,so i quickly woke up n on de light,scared his noice wil awake my housemates...then after i open de cage door, he quickly cum out n go 2 de normal area,2 pee...but i rather him 2 pee in his cage,since i got a container n newspaper under it...tiz incident make me feel angry but also funny..haha..but really hav no idea 2 train him since,he likes 2 pee n poo in diff area sumtimes,n not on de newspaper tat i hav prepared,instead of biting de newspaper as well..so any opinion?

3)My doggie likes 2 stick wif me so much,he dun like 2 stay in his cage,he wil make weird sound n bark n also shake de cage door...so hav no option,end up wif i hav 2 clear his pee n poo outside his cage n also stop him frm biting my things n especially wire,so dangerous..another thing is he wil cry n bark like hell when i leave my room,if i dun allow him 2 accompany me...according 2 my housemates,he barked n shouted 4 quite a long time after i left my house 4 meal...even i went 2 toilet or bath...how lehh?i'm a university student,hav 2 leave my house few times a day...lock him in cage he wil make noice,let him play around in my room alone,he also wil make noice..so any opinion?or method?

4)do u guys clean ur dogs' "ass hole" after they poo?

5)sumtimes when v dun allow him 2 do sumthing or wad,he wil jump bite ppl like mad,sudd so aggresive (luckily he is a shih tsu),how 2 calm him or stoop him?

5)how u guys punnish ur pets?got beat him?i did beat his backside tiz morning...but like not vry effective sumtimes....but also sympathy wif him..coz he likes 2 show his innocent face..haha

hope all pros here can answer or giv opinion 2 me...
hope me n my doggis happy always...thx ya

my shih tzu(female) likes to bite me when she is small
is a very NORMAL things
so u must tahan abit la...until she grow to 7-8 months

1st advice:
shih zhu cons is cannot live alone..never ever leave ur shih tzu alone for very long time in dark place.mine died because of that when try to come out of cage,head got stucked.we left her in her cage.my stupid maid lock the door and off the light.after 2 hours found her dead.god bless her soul.very sad
2nd advice:scould ur dog whenever bite ur finger.squeeze behind her neck like cat does for kitten to show u mean serious...spray the special solution to indicate to the dog where not to pee or poo
3rd advice: when she pees /poo at the correct place,praise her and give her treats ( this takes paitence)
4th advice: groomers did mention need suqeeze backside of shih tzu to make sure all is clear..eheheh but i dont do that.but commen sense if u see piece shit still stuck there,clean with warm wet cloth
5th advice: ur dog jumping wants to play with u.biting is also playing..firmly say no and beat her backside...

good luck

This post has been edited by kimmie: Mar 19 2007, 01:17 PM

omg..pity the dog

i have difficulty in stucking the tablet into my dog's throat too she keep struggling man

my shih tzu also same... for the first 1 month.. everynite i have to sleep next to her.. and when i go work.. she will make a menace around the house.. that is quite understanable coz her teeth is itchy .. like a newborn baby.. but after she shed her new teeth.. it will be less and less..

if u wan to train her.. beating sometimes dont work.. i recommend using positive reward..

u can tell when she is about to pee and poo...
when she does that.. carry her to one spot only
after she did her business.. reward her with cookie from eukanuba.. most dogs wont be able to resist it..

until she learn where and exactly when to pee or poo...
after u catch the timing .. most of ur problem soft..

second.. leave her in cage when u wanna go out.. initially she will yip and bark like crazy.. so u have to have a solid heart...

or else u house will turn up side down.. i stay by myself its still ok..
but i assume ur housemate doesnt like the idea of ur dog pising around his/her place.. no matter how much a dog lover is also the same..

my last time experience : my shih tzu go chew around wood base furtinure leg..
and all my favourite cd... my shoes .. my socks.. practically everything..

u might wan to consider a large cage maybe meant for rotwiller.. but be careful of the cage gap where ur shih tzu step.. i had a friend the shih tzu leg got stuck and now the leg like walking akward.. so put a plastic netting on top or buy the blue plastic like what the petshop ppl use.. shih tzu is the kind of dog need attention and care... and they are quickly adapt to new teaching.. but u must also Know let the shih tzu knOw when u r playing with her or when u r serious or angry..

good luck with ur training btw.. shih tzu can learn how to open the cage by themselves.. so becareful on that... when u say u stay in balcony i assume u live in flats or condo.. malaysia law dont allow pets in that kind of spaces.. u better be careful not to let ur shih tzu bark or yip too much.. one call to spca and bye bye to ur shih tzu. last reminder.. had a friend who siberian husky fell from 8th floor via the balcony grill gap.. so u know whats best for ur lovely dog..

yaya my dog cannot resist any type of treats one. very "wai sik". people can easily kidnap her away. lol

my dog use to like biting blankets, my leg when im sleeping, etc i just say NO and then give her her toy, if she plays with it, i reward her

Soaking kibbles in water is when the puppy got problem to eat hard food. So if your puppy can eat the kibbles with no problem then no need soak lah.

Finger won't putus. You must not show you are scared of the puppy. If you show you are scared, it will never listen to you and will bully you when it is older. You must be stern. Deworming should not be done often.... actually, once your pup finish all the vaccination and can take heart worm prevention medicine then no need deworming tablet. Heart Worm Prevention tablet is called Heart Guard, it is given monthly. Normally give puppy when they around 4 to 5 months old....

Do not slap your dog. The thing is, in dog body language, if you slap the dog during play, means you want to play more. What you should be doing is when she start to bite or be naughty during play, you say NO and move away. Do not play with her till she calm down. If she calms down, then only play with her. If she likes to bite fingers and toes, then what you can do is a trick. Buy a dog repellent herbal spray. It taste bitter. You spray on your hands and toes. Let her bite and taste it. Soon she will think that hands and feet are bad taste.

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Added on March 19, 2007, 4:24 pmThere is a special syringe for feeding tablets. First, fill the syringe with water. At the mouth of the syringe got a clip to put the tablet. Then place the syringe in the dog's mouth and squirt the water. The water will wash the tablet down the throat. You can find this syringe at Pet Safari payment counter, or Ptaling street pet shop.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 19 2007, 04:24 PM

in my opinion shih tzu are one of the gullible dogs around;p very greedy.do anything for food

oh isit? wut about pyramid's pet shop? the one which is same as pet safari

very sad , when u say ur shih tzu die because stay long time in a dark room , so sad.... very long time stay in a dark room very die one meh ...really pity ler

we never leave her alone for long time without lights close.that day got lots of guest came over.and the maid forgotten got dog there and closed the doors and light...had a bad feeling halfway thru the meeting but noticed that the door locked.the maid clamly just said later la open...then i grab the keys and open only to find the horror..how come the head can stick out while the cage is still close...sigh

OMG .. poor doggy ... my her soul R.I.P ..

My doggy also will bite leh.. when i beat her butt , she become more naughty , wanna fight back .. bark at me =.= ..

Errr , my puppy eat a bit only leh.. what to do ah ? the whole day she can just eat a bit only.. she doesn't want to eat.. always want to play only.. why ah..

careful she is bullying u

u all should c the meat chunk in a bottle from pedigree..
every weekend i go giant do grocery shoping.. i sure buy one tin back..
she can actually finish the whole tin in one go..
and still lick the bowl dam clean.. until i cant find the oil stain..
no need to clean and worry bout the ants...
ppl normally feed their shih tzu around 10-20 pcs of dog food..
i buy eukanuba small breed 3kg pack..
and i give her a chunk of it.. around triple the amount most ppl give..
twice a day.. haha and she is the fattest shih tzu i have ever seen..
hahaha.. also shIt a lot...

My answer in blue.

lol ya.. but what can i do ? whack her harder ? the only way i can do is ignore her.. haha..

kimmie , im so sad when i hear what have happen to your shih tzu . sigh , may ur shih tzu rest in peace too . honestly , is really sad when i hear your story of ur beloved shih tzu . then ur maid surely will shocked when ur maid saw ur furkid die already

oh, many ppl own a shih tzu wor............I think becoz the price is cheaper. But the thing is its quite stubborn, needs more patience to be trained. Like my frens shih tzu, noti loh....but stil young lah, can be trained.
That day i go to the Tmn Megah Pet Shop (4got wat name), i see a yorkshire terrier, very very cute!!! The sales asst there told me that this type of breed are very intelligent and less yappy than a shih tzu. and can be easily trained, is it true?? Since its a terrier, will it suitable to be kept indoor? is it a hyperactive dog like JRT?
But the price is RM2k+ lah......too much for me for now........

yorkshire terrier is very xpensive wan .
but yorkshire breed is more friendly , self confident , and vocal . although yorkshire is a terrier , but one of my neighbour own a yorkshire terrier too , is a very quiet dog . and not a hyperactive dog . she told me that she bought her yorkshire around rm 3K + . so you plan to buy a yorkshire terrier soon ? but the way their maintainance to take care is quite high , because their coat is glossy , silky . so have to take care their fur very very gentle.

ya she cried also refuse to let the dog go...we had to burry the dog the same day...

sigh , i know ur last time shih tzu go to heaven edi . rest in peace

I just got back home a puppy, he is a mixed breed of poodle n shitsu(I'm not sure how to spell...lol)....white colour...

He is very cute n very adorable, but I really have no idea how to teach him to pee on the specified area, such as newspaper, he WAS a very good dog, he always pee on the newspaper, but 2-3 days after, he begin to forget to pee on the newspaper, then i warn him n shout at him, after that, he pee on the newspaper again, very good dog...ok...the most headache thing has just begun, he pee on the floor again!!!!! he is very cute, I really don't want to beat him, but this time, I have no idea but just to beat him, ok, things change better....and then after a period, he pee on the floor again!!!!!!! What the hell is he doing, I feel that he purposely do that...

What can I do? I really don't want to beat him, He will cry...I can c his tears....

Firstly, your teaching method is wrong. Your puppy will learn faster & happier by praising them, when they pee at the right spot, make sure you praise them a looo000OOOt!!! Or perhaps u can give him treats. Dogs love to do what their owners like them to do, they love to be praised, so if you beat your pup when he pee, he will only think that it is wrong to pee in front of you, so he will wait u r not there & pee. Since he doesnt understand human language, u need to show him what you like by praising.

Secondly, you said you just bring the pup back & the fact that it is just still a pup, he needs time to get use to the environment, & since he is a pup, he cant hold the bladder for long, so you must accept accidents do happen.

To me, your pup considered achieve great achievements already, so fast already understand where to pee, but remember for a pup understand is real smart already, if they miss sometimes, you should forgive them.

hmm , actually ur furkid is a fast learner edi lor , dun angry ur furkid ya ^^
well , if u no time to train ur furkid , u may consider to buy a wee wee pad to train ur furkid . is economy , clean , cheap and easy btw . white palace do consider those dog and owner and found that a wee wee pad is more economy !

here is the link :
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=424775

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Er...not really just got it back, ad got it for 1.5 months, lol...
I did praise him by giving him dog food immidieatly, yes he listen, but he will pee on the floor another day... -.-"
So headache ar, he is a "water tong" (sui tong in cantonese), he loves drinking water, he can pee more than 10 times a day...-.-"
Any special treats to praise him? -.-" Wat he os likes to eat 1, paper, orange skin, bread -.-", he is not hungry, but just loves to eat....-.-"

U c how cute is him...really feel hurt to beat him....

This post has been edited by DaViDcHiN: Mar 23 2007, 09:42 PM

ur furkid is co cute . still so young , have to take lots of time to train ya .

Merged... questions and answers are here.

For some reason this could make a very nice sticky. Just modify some posts to have it more informative and Voila!

HAhah... yah... well, give it time for awhile... and see who is free to summarize everything heheheh....

dogs have short term memories. u have to keep reminding him. just like u teach ur dog tricks, u have to keep practising.

Regarding deworming....
I read that puppies need to be deworm every 3 months rite?
Regarding heartworms, not quite understand.....
Info says that a blood test need to be done on puppies after 6 months old, to check whether they r infected wif heart worms, coz the heart worm will take around 6 months to be full grown.
HeartGuard cannot be taken by dogs which r infected wif heart worms.
Heartguard can only kill young heartworms, not adult. Heartguard should be taken after the 3rd jab, this time the puppy will be around 4months old rite?? so can take heartguard or not??
need to do blood test??
Since the heartworm need around 6 months to be matured, so a 4months old pup should not hv adult worms rite?? so Heartguard can kill the young worms rite?
If the pup is given Heartguard since 4months old, meaning chances for them to be infected is rather low rite??
And if Heartguard is taken, the normal deworming pill can be excluded rite??

If your pup is from a bad breeder or petshop, yes, you will have to test him for heart worm. Certain animal clinics got do heart test, takes about 2 days to get the results.

HeartGuard is a heart worm prevention drug. It needs to be eaten every month. Once a month. The active ingredients that are in HeartGuard not only kills heart worms but also tape worms and round worms and hook worms as well so you do not need to deworm your dog often. Yes, the normal deworming pill can be excluded. Dogs will get worms if they eat rubbish, old dogfood, dirty rotten food and unfresh meat.

Just do a blood test lah if you wanna make sure. No harm to it. Ask a vet for advice.

For the HeartGuard, best is to start the puppy after all vaccination. Normally I let my dogs start HeartGuard at 5 months old to be safe.

yupyup. and becareful on vets which slaughter your money. i have read one before, after the vet drew blood from the pup, the dog went ill.
look for a trusted one.

Draw blood till become ill? Maybe the vet reused needles...

Anyway, I sent my dog to Brickfield's vet for blood test before. My friend brought a german shepherd there too and had a heart worm test done before... but I forgot the price LOL....

huah...after draw blood can get ill one ah??I think mayb the pup is scared gua......

dunno. maybe poked the wrong vein

Any vet to recommend at Subang area ?

terrorist , how's ur puppy now ? getting better ?

Yeah , better , these 2 problems now :

1.Diarrhea
2.She doesnt wants to eat the dog food, but she ate a piece of small biscuit which i gave her. I'm thinking of buying a new pack of dog food, maybe she don like this brand already ? but she's been eating it for 1 month .

A dog will eat food when hungry. Any dogfood will do as long can fill the tummy. If you change dogfood, there is a chance diarrhea can continue since her digestive system is now unstable, introducing new foods may make her sick.

You still never say what brand you feed.

Also, feeding human food won't help. You will just spoil her.

Diarrhea is serious coz it can cause the body to dehydrate and become sick. If it doesn't drink water and take some glucose or minerals into the body, it can be dangerous especially puppies. If human got diarrhea and never get treated, severe dehydration will come about. This is why when we go to doctors, they give us rehydration salt for diarrhea cases.

Ok i went to the Mayo vet just now , then the doctor check , everything fine, he gave me a bottle of medication ask me to feed until stop diarrhea.


then the main problem is my dog is choosy fellow =.= , she likes to eat those expensive food, the doctor give me a pack of sample Royal Canine food and she likes it.

Guess i gotta get one pack for her soon LOL .. 2kgs cost bout Rm 35~45

how many times u feed ur dog a day? free feeding style?

my dog was once choosy. i used to feed her california natural. until she did not eat for 3 days. i asked pet shop. the lady told me that maybe my dog doesnt like big biji kibbles. does dat makes sense? haha my style of feeding is, once i put the food down she doesn't eat i take it up. that's how i train her. now dat she's 1 and 1/2 yrs old, i only feed her once a day. she wollap everything in seconds.

I feed her 2 times a day , morning and evening, my doggy eat very slow one.. she eat 1 or 2 piece each time only.. then slowly chew.. like no teeth like that lol.. she wont wallop everything one shot.

i see..how old is ur dog btw? lol

4 months old only .. its a puppy .. a naughty one

Some dogs eat slow and some eat fast.... My dog eats 1 kibble each bite and chew before swallow but my bigger dogs can finish their bowl in minutes....

Well terrorist, at least your pup eat lah but once your pup eat royal canin, later other brands it won't eat.... what was the previous brand you use?

Babymiki, California Natural is so pure that memang not tasty.... hahaha.... but if no choice sure eat wan. My dog was like that. When 1st intro California, she eat only a bit once a day. Then we change to NutriEdge to get her to fatten up and gain appetite... then intro California back then now she eats California Natural twice a day till finish. I guess it is a habit. If we spoil our dogs with choice and treats, they sure won't eat their own food.

My dogs don't eat those dog treats but natural stuff like apples, pears, carrots and egg and cooked liver.



This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Mar 28 2007, 03:51 PM