I have just joined the forums after doing a ton of reading all over the site. We are preparing to add a dog to our house this coming summer, so we're getting educated now to make it a smooth and happy transition for all.
I will be the primary trainer/master with our new dog, although my husband will play a support role in the process too. The main thing I'm trying to figure out at this stage is how much time to take off work to bond with and start training the new addition.
What would be the minimum that you'd absolutely need to take off and spend with a new pup? What would be the optimum amount of time? I have plenty of time to catch up on the specifics between now and the time the pup will come home, but time off is something that has to be planned far in advance. Any opinions or suggestions would be much appreciated.
This will most likely be an untrained pup in the range of 8-16 weeks old. We are divers and will most likely be adopting a dog on our next dive trip to Turks and Caicos. They have a pretty good program there for adopting local dogs to foreigners. Most of the dogs seem to be youngish puppies.
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This will most likely be an untrained pup in the range of 8-16 weeks old. We are divers and will most likely be adopting a dog on our next dive trip to Turks and Caicos. They have a pretty good program there for adopting local dogs to foreigners. Most of the dogs seem to be youngish puppies.
Will you have someone to let the puppy out (or will you) for potty runs during the workday?
I have a petsitter who lives only 5 minutes from me. She usually just sits for our cats when we go on vacation, but she does daily sitting for a bunch of people in the area too. She is available to come in and do walks/potty breaks during the day while we're working.
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I have a petsitter who lives only 5 minutes from me. She usually just sits for our cats when we go on vacation, but she does daily sitting for a bunch of people in the area too. She is available to come in and do walks/potty breaks during the day while we're working.
Wow! If I had that in place, with someone I trusted, I'd probably feel OK with even as little as two weeks to get a start at establishing a bond with the new dog.
Two weeks seems like a reasonable amount of time to take off, thanks for the recommendation. I feel an overwhelming responsibility to do this right, and I don't want to short change the new guy on bonding and training time. I just had no concept of what an appropriate amount of time actually is.
The new dog will be crate trained. I have ordered the pack structure dvd, basic obedience, and the puppy 8 weeks-8 months one. I'm taking loads of time to study all of this, but our vacation calendar is getting full here already so I need to book that block fast or I'll have to wait another year on adding a dog to the family.
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If I had that in place, with someone I trusted, I'd probably feel OK with even as little as two weeks to get a start at establishing a bond with the new dog.
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