May 18, 2011
I just got a puppy and I live with four other roommates. I need to set rules on how they handle him. Do you have any suggestions?
Full Question:
Hi there,I live in an apt. in New York City with 4 other people. I just got a boston terrier puppy that is 11 weeks old. I am very concerned about my roommates handling my puppy...I need to limit their interaction with him and I don't want to come off as selfish or over protective. I work during the day, but I am close enough to my apt. that I can run home and lunch time to take him out and feed him, and play a bit. But often I am not the first roommate home in the evening...do I tell my roommates not to pet my puppy or take him out until I get home? Not sure what the rules should be...do you have any suggestions on what sort of ground rules I need to lay for my roommates? I need something straight forward that I can print out, or email to them.
Right now He is sleeping in a crate in my room (which is upstairs and away from the main living area and kitchen, so it is nice and quiet), but during the day he is in a small pen (27"x39") in the main living area.
Thank you so much for your help,
Stephanie
Cindy's Answer:
Here is a directory of training articles just for pups. We have one dealing with "who is allowed to pet your puppy."
There are a couple of DVDs I think would be helpful also, and maybe you could get your roommates to watch them also.
I would recommend the DVD titled Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months
Ed has owned and trained German Shepherds for 45 years. In the past 30 years we have bred over 350 litters of working bloodline German Shepherds. We give this video to all of our puppy customers and we never get questions on how to raise a pup.
You should also consider the 4 hour DVD on Basic Dog Obedience. I recommend the handlers start studying this DVD right away even though you won’t use some of this training material for several months (usually not until the pup is 4 to 6 months old).
I also recommend that you go to the web site and read the article on “Ed’s Philosophy of Dog Training.” I believe you will not only learn something about dog training, I hope you will also adopt the same philosophy on dog training.
Hope this helps.
There are a couple of DVDs I think would be helpful also, and maybe you could get your roommates to watch them also.
I would recommend the DVD titled Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months
Ed has owned and trained German Shepherds for 45 years. In the past 30 years we have bred over 350 litters of working bloodline German Shepherds. We give this video to all of our puppy customers and we never get questions on how to raise a pup.
You should also consider the 4 hour DVD on Basic Dog Obedience. I recommend the handlers start studying this DVD right away even though you won’t use some of this training material for several months (usually not until the pup is 4 to 6 months old).
I also recommend that you go to the web site and read the article on “Ed’s Philosophy of Dog Training.” I believe you will not only learn something about dog training, I hope you will also adopt the same philosophy on dog training.
Hope this helps.
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