puppy supplies

[puppy go luckii]

what are a list of things you should get b4 bringing a puppy home..??

and what should you first focus on while training a puppy. thnx

[chazhound]

That is a great list! I wish I had it when I had my first pup :)

[i'm_sofa_king]

whats the bitter apple spray for?

and for a shih tzu, should we buy the grooming supplies b4 we get the puppy or wait till we need them the first time? and what do we need?

[puppy go luckii]

thanx for your help.. have you guys ever heard of repellent sprays.. are those used for boundaries are they used to repel the pup from specific objects or places in general or what?? thnx

[puppy go luckii]

well how do you teach them that??

[Batman]

If you get a crate to fit your puppy when he/she is full grown figure out a way to make it smaller now, before your pup comes home.

Our puppy is 11 weeks and the toy he has a loves are:
Stuffed animals (although he humped those so they have been banned for a while)
Soft ball with a squeeker inside
Kong (we put Yogurt & banana in it)
mini tennis balls
Sqeeky plastic toys
ROPE! He LOVES his rope
Puppy nyla bone - he adores this at night before he goes to bed
Old Towel - he uses this to sleep with and to wrestle with

Definitly read all you can on housebreaking!!
We started teaching come, sit, stay and drop-it right away
Somewhere there is a post about "nothing in life in free" - basically your dog has to do something if he wants anything. So our guy sits (stays) for food, toys, attention etc..
I have found stay really easy to teach, especially at meal time because he doesn't get his good until he sits, stays and waits for me to say "OK". We also do this for going through doors

[candy722]

Wow that's a really good idea on stay. Toki learned to stay at petsmart but he only stays whenever he feels like it. Well actually when there's food involved he would stay. But he won't stay if there's other dogs around or if im leaving out of his sight.

[an5gel99]

toys, bed,crate,toothbrush,leash,collar,harnessfora smalldog, brush, tearless puppy shampoo, blanket, chewtoys,bones,treats,food,food and water dish,toys

[puppy go luckii]

thnx guys u guys have been a huge help..

[gell914]

does windex works to puppy-proof the furnitures and keeping him from going back to his pee spot in the floor?