Whats a good schedule for a new dog, first time owner...?

Question

I would like to get a dog, im thinking of a norfolk terrier or pembroke welsh corgi..... i would like to see a schedule of what i would have to do... I am at school from 6:45-3:00 so i cant do anything then but i could get my parents to maybe do something....

**When to feed and how many times

when to take it outside

when to put it in cage

and any other cares

Answer 1

depends on dogs age. puppies need to go out every hour they are months old. 4 month old should be able to hold it for 4 hours.  an adult you can get on your own schedule.  they'll adjust.  i feed mine 1 cup of food twice a day but yours will depend on the size/weight of the dog.  personally, i crate only when gone longer than the dog will be used to. i don't crate at nite and don't crate for a couple of hours worth of errands so the dog and can used to you being gone and be able to hold it.  scheduling is important so the dog can adjust to you.  don't have a moving type schedule meaning work nites up days and then switch.  the dog won't know what time it's supposed to do something.

Answer 2

First, I don't have any experience with Norfolks, but have Corgis and volunteer with breed rescue. The national breed club has said that Corgi puppies shouldn't be placed until they are 12 weeks old.

Feed puppies 3 times a day, morning, early afternoon and early evening until they are about 6 months old. Many Corgi breeders do NOT recommend puppy food because it promotes too rapid growth and can cause bone issues later in life.

Puppies should be taken out every few hours because they have small bladders. It also aids in housebreaking them.

It doesn't hurt to crate train the puppy so it can be transported in the car or in an airplane. Studies in Europe have shown that prolonged crating can cause extreme stress, resulting in mental and physical illness in dogs. PLEASE don't plan to keep the puppy in a cage all day.

Here are links to an online dog owner's guide and to a site with lots of information about dog food.

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/tpuppy.htm...

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?...

Answer 3

5:00 am - Wake up, take puppy out of crate and straight outside to go to the washroom.

5:15 am - Feed puppy.

5:30 am - Put puppy back in crate while you get ready for school.

5:50 am - Let puppy outside to go to the washroom

6:00 am - Playtime with puppy/Walk with puppy.

6:40 am - Let puppy outside to go to the washroom.

6:45 am - Crate puppy and leave for school.

11:00 am - Parents take puppy outside to go to the washroom and have a 15-20 minute playtime.

11:30 am - Put puppy back in crate.

3:00 pm - Get home and take puppy outside to go to the washroom.

3:10 pm - Walk puppy.

3:30 pm - Put puppy in crate for a nap while you do homework or whatever you need to do for yourself.

4:30 pm - Play with puppy.

5:15 pm - Let puppy outside to go to the washroom.

5:30 pm - Feed puppy.

5:45 pm - Put puppy in crate while you eat your dinner.

6:00 pm - Let puppy outside to go to the washroom.

6:15 pm - Play with puppy/walk puppy/train puppy.

7:00 pm - Let puppy outside to go to the washroom.

7:15 pm - Walk puppy to tire puppy out before bedtime.

8:00 pm - Let puppy chew on a Kong or play with his toys while you relax and watch tv, read a book, or do homework.

8:50 pm - Let puppy outside to go to the washroom.

9:00 pm - Put puppy in crate for the night and you can now get yourself ready for bed and go to sleep so that you are ready for the next 5 am morning tomorrow.

That would be a typical day with a puppy.  The basic idea is that after your dog eats, drinks, plays, or wakes up, it should be going outside to the washroom.  The rest of the time it is awake you need to be supervising it and playing with it, or it should be in a crate.  Crate training is the best thing you can do because it is a safe place to put your dog when you can't be watching it.

Both of those breeds are good dogs, just make sure that you are ready to take on the amount of time you need to entertain your dog.  Also, make sure to look into going to puppy classes with your dog so that you can properly socialize it with other dogs and people.

Good luck and enjoy your dog!

Answer 4

adapt the dog to your schedule like you had before.  I put the crate by my bed at night, and in the living room during the day so the dog can see everyone.  

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 y