What to get for a 9 week teething puppy?

Question

i have a 9 week old pup and he's teething right now..what could i do to get him to stop chewing the furniture...also, he's a fairly new dog to the family. in other words. he doest have a leash or collar or any of that stuff...we got him yesterday and pet co was closed and, i don't know what a good dry food for him is....pretty much...if u had to take care of a 9 week old teething Maltese what things would u need?...what toys for teething? what kind of dry food? any advice i should have?

Answer 1

Bones and toys for teething, and wear gloves when training if you need to.  Baby teeth come out at 4 to 6-months-old.  Here are some tips, use what helps.

I use a crate* to potty train with, but only for potty training and then I break it down and store it.  I put blankets and a small food and water dish in the crate.  Dogs don't potty where they eat and sleep.  When they are first little, I only expect them to hold their potty for 4 hours, and then 6 hours, then 8 hours and so on.  So when they are first little, I set a timer or alarm clock to wake myself up at night to take them *out.  I only allow my puppy in the bedroom* or the living room, only one room at a time.  They have to graduate to more space.  If I allow them to have full run of the house, it will overwhelm them.  I take them out the same door each time.  I tie a dinner bell to the door handle.  Do not use a jingle bell as they could get their toe caught in it.  So when they are little, I ring the bell for them, and then open the door to go *outside to potty.  When they get bigger, I take their paw and whack the bell and open the door to go potty.  Eventually getting to the place where the puppy will ring the bell and let me know when they need to go potty.  Dogs want to please you, so it is your job to let them know what behaviors please you and what doesn't.  So when my puppy goes potty, I give her a treat*, and clap, and make a fuss and praise her.  So she learns that going potty outside makes me happy.  If she has an accident, make a disgust sound like “tsst”  and take her out right away.  I never yell* or spank* my puppies.  Take them out when they first wake up, after they eat or drink, before nap, finish romping, when their activities change, or when they are sniffing around. Some puppies go pee right away, but may not go p**p until 10 minutes later, so wait for the p**p.  I have a little play time here, because sometimes I think they are done, and they are not.  Puppies train at their own pace.  While I may have a puppy that hasn't had an accident in several weeks, I don't let my guard down.  I don't expect my puppies to be "fully potty trained" until one-year-old.  If they have a setback, shake it off, and start over.  I only have my puppies in the crate when I am not watching them.  When I am sleeping, cooking, ironing, doing chores, basically when I am not watching her.  All other times, she is out of the crate practicing being a "big girl."  This is the time I train her how to behave in the house.  So we are practicing "no barking", 'no biting", "no jumping", and "don't eat the furniture."  I also have to practice "playing inside" so she doesn't knock over things.  You must keep the puppy in sight when they are little because they don’t know the difference between newspaper and carpet, and you don’t want them sneaking off and getting into trouble.   Some puppies can sleep through the night around 3-months-old, but their bladder is grown around 6-months-old.



REVISIONS:



*I use a crate to train with.  It is the method I prefer, compared to other methods I have tried.  I noticed that if they are in the crate, while I am doing chores, they are o.k., because the crate allows them to see me and be re-assured.  The crate can also be a comfort when stored in the basement for dogs who live in areas where thunderstorms and tornados are an issue. .  However, use the method that works best for you.....a laundry basket, a cardboard box, a woof-woof house, x-pen, child gates, whatever works for you.



*Outside, pee pad, litter box, whichever method you are using.   When the puppy is first little, keep the pee pad, litter box near the food and water dish, so the puppy can eat and drink, and then go potty.  You can move it away as they get older.  The pee pad has a scent that smells and initiates potty.  Sometimes a pee pad makes a sound that scares some puppies, so you might want to use a litter box if that happens.  The pee pad allows a puppy to walk around, but a litter box keeps the puppy in one place.

*Bedrooms, I use the bedroom and living room for training, because it works for me.  Choose rooms that work for you, but watch for rooms that are damp, or drafty.  While my puppies sleep in the bedroom during training, once they are trained, I let them sleep where they want to.  They don't have to sleep in the bedroom forever.

*Treats.  While I use treats for training, you don't have to.  I like Charlee Bears for training (a little cracker for a little mouth,) I use them for training, but once they are trained, I cut back on them.



*Some puppies will go potty in the same spot each time.  Some puppies have to be told to go potty.  A command like "go out" for pee, or "go finish" for p**p, might work for you, keep saying “go finish” until the puppy poops.  This is a good thing to train if you travel with your dogs.  By using commands, the puppy won't get confused when you are visiting someone, on vacation with you, or when you get to a new home.  The command will tell them what you want them to do in an unfamiliar place.  You might also want to use a leash method, so the puppy doesn’t sneak off, or for strange places.

*Yelling.  It is not a good idea to "yell" or "spank" your puppy and then take them outside when they have an accident.  They may get confused and think that going outside is punishment.  While you want to correct them, if you are extreme, they may not want to go outside again.  Shake it off, and resume your schedule.  You have to keep it real.  Puppies train at their own pace,  but a puppy can only hold their potty for a few hours.  A guide would be 1 hour for each month of age, plus 1 hour, so a three-month-old puppy should only be expected to hold their potty for 4 hours at most.  

  

Source:  These tips, tricks, and ideas were contributed from many brilliant minds.  Thanks for your help!

Answer 2

For the food science diet for puppies, for a toy they have rubber shaped bones for teething and if you have carpets say goodbye to their clean nature...

Answer 3

buy him a collor leash and tag but do not buy him a tug a war thing it makes dogs more aggresive ok buy him some dogy treats 1nce a day give him one treat if he did good but if he does something bad say NO !!!! and a pat on the butt but dont be abusive

Answer 4

Anything that will keep his attention. Like a hard squeeky toy or a ball, puppies love how they roll. I like empty water bottles because they make noise and especially for a puppy because they can't really fit their mouth around it so they keep trying.

Just have plenty of variety because just like kids, they have short attention spands. Keep several things around the house to keep him away from the furniture. good luck!!!!

Answer 5

little chew toys, tiny little treat bones, raw hids, there are many things you can get.... you can get alot of stuff at walmart for that and the best place to go is petland or petsmart... they can recommend some things for u.

Answer 6

Try nylabone's for puppies. As far as chewing on the furniture being consistant is the key.

Answer 7

Get one of those cooling puppy teethers at petco.

Answer 8

Any type of chew toy will do as long as there is a variety to keep him occupied.

As for dog food, get holistic foods from a good pet store - Nutra Ultra, Blue Buffalo, Canidae, Wellness, Chicken Soup for the Puppy, etc

Do NOT get grocery store food or stuff like Iams, Eukanuba or Science Diet - you are paying a premium for the name but getting no better nutrition than the cheap stuff.

Answer 9

You're dog is really young! So be careful with him! Just surround him with all types of toys but be careful of things he could chew through and get whatever is inside- for example the cloth toys with the squeak inside, make sure the material is heavy enough that he won't break through and choke on the squeaker. My puppy loves these little raw hide chews. They're white and they come in bags with about 10 in them, she loves chewing them. Puppies are always going to chew what they can't so just keep an eye on him and when he starts to chew, pull him away and say no firmly- don't hit him.

As for food, I use iams puppy food I think- my dad usually picks it up so i'm not too sure. But they are little bite size pellets. Make sure you only give them a little bit though! They are tiny and they don't need a lot and they will overeat.  

Answer 10

get some spray to spray on furniture to keep the dog from chewing it... ge a crate adn crate train, baby gate to keep out of no no rooms, some teething toys or chews and high quality dry food .. you can check out products on my webstore and then go shopping locally if you don't want to buy offline.  

I suggest printing out what you are interested in after looking at details and going to your local walmart and also checking craigslist.

There are a lot of sections that should give you some good idea!

ALSO check my blog on dogs at 5 months. http://golden-joy.blogspot.com/2008/07/s...

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Answer 11

i got my dog a little rope tugawar thing... be sure its small and when you play tugawar don't pull hard let it get a good grip and  let it just start gnawing at it it helps a lot! :] hope i helped!

Answer 12

Fingers!

Answer 13

You know how babies have those teething rings/keys? They sell those for dogs. I got one my puppy and she loves it! Now she (mostly) only chews on that.

Answer 14

In some places, Like asdas and most supermarkets, you can buy a spray, TOTALLY UNHARMABLE. You can spray it where she bites the most. Make sure she has plenty of toys though. Because she could be doing where is teething and bored! Buy her/him a soft ball, So it soothes her sore gums.

Answer 15

Hmm, seems to me you should've done some more planning before you got the dog.  Go to the pet store today, and buy him a collar, leash, bowl, crate.  Buy him puppy toys (they are usually labeled as such).  Buy him nylabones for chewing, kongs are good as well.  You'll want a stuffed toy or two for him to cuddle with, and some balls for him to chase around (make sure they're big enough so he can't swallow them, but small enough for him to carry.  They make many toys that can be popped in the freezer for a bit, so they are cold and even more soothing on a teething puppies' gums.

For dryfood, read labels.  You don't want anything with any kind of corn in it, or any meat by-products.  You just want the meat or meat meal (ex. chicken or chicken meal).

ADD: I don't recommend rope chew toys, the threads at the ends can be ingested and become entangled in the digestive tract, resulting in expensive surgery or death.  Also, tug of war does not result in aggressive dogs, unless your dog is aggressive to begin with.  For rawhide chews, get a kind that is labeled as "natural" or "smoked".  Otherwise they are full of chemicals.

Answer 16

a mediun size squeakey bone  should do the trick

and maby some  biskits  for dogs of corse  

Answer 17

Ice-cubes

They melt, and are easy to clean up, and they don't resemble furniture.

:)

Answer 18

I would get a toy.

I got a normal chew toy. It had kibble inside.

Maybe one of your old stuffed animals if you have some?

Those can work.

I got my puppy a bone for later.

Answer 19

Rawhide chewies are great for small dogs and generally if you keep something available for chewing on then your stuff should be safe.  You  can spend lots of money on dog food but my dog eats Purina dry food.  Squeaky toys are good for dogs to play with and beware...every person I know who gets a stuffed animal for their dog regrets it because they end up humping it and won't let you get rid of it.  It's so gross and even fixed dogs will hump stuffed animals.  Stick to think that aren't fabric.

Answer 20

Whatever you give him, stay away from rawhide! It can swell up and choke your puppy.

I'd suggest some rubber ot stuffed toys, you can usually pick some up at the grocery store if Petco is closed. I actually saw something there that was like the keys they give teething babies, but for dogs.

Answer 21

Start off by definetly getting him a colar with a tag on him.  These little guys are adorable but they are also very curious and active.  He might be tempted to run out the door when you least expect it, being that he's so little you might not notice.  As far as teething, I learned that lots and lots and lots of toys really help.  Don't give them to him all at the same time, try to alternate them so he stays interested in them.  I have found them really cheap at Big Lots; if you have one in your area.  You should also purchase a kennel for him, just for whenever no one is home with him.  This will prevent him from getting into stuff he's not supposed to that could even potentially be dangerous.  Get a decent sized one so that he has enough room to run around in.  They can be a little pricey.  I have seen them cheaper at Walmart- they're alot more expensive at Petco.  You can probably even find one on Craigslist.com, it's kind of like ebay except people just post their stuff for a set price and you pick it up somewhere local in your area so no shippin or anything (in case you don't know).  Basically it's like an online garage sale.  As far as food, I like the Iams small breed puppy food.  The medium bag goes for about $12 at Walmart.  I like it because the pieces are really small, there isn't any added sugar so it doesn't make him anymore active than what he already is:)  Also training pads wouldn't be a bad idea.  Especially now that he's still a baby, it'll be easier for him to learn.  Good luck with him.  I'm sure he's adorable and he melts your heart but remember that training is very important when they're little.  It's really hard to get them to break bad habits once they are older!!