Bringing a new puppy into your home will bring about significant adjustments until the dog finds its new routine. During this time, you may find yourself questioning whether or not getting a puppy was such a smart choice in the first place. The first few weeks will be the most difficult for everyone involved until the new puppy becomes accustomed to his new home and his new environment; therefore, a little bit of patience and endurance will be what is required from you at this stage. You may make life with your new dog a little easier on everyone by doing some planning before he or she comes to your house.
What you will need
- A plastic dog crate.
- Hard to destroy and easily washable bedding.
- A puppy collar and lead.
- An ID tag with your name and telephone number clearly printed on it.
- A few soft and safe chew toys.
- A quality brand of puppy food.
- A soft brush for grooming your puppy.
Make sure your home is puppy proof
Your new puppy will get into everything and everything it shouldn’t; it will want to nibble on everything it can fit into its mouth. There is a spray you can buy which you can spray onto furniture legs e.t.c to stop your puppy from nibbling on your furniture. Another thing to look out for is dangling or exposed electrical cords, these will be a temptation for your puppy and your puppy won’t know there is electricity running through them as he’s tugging at them.
Get cable tidies for all exposed cables and wires around the home, this could prevent a nasty accident from occurring and they are simple and easy to fit. Also check your garden and fencing to make sure there is nowhere the puppy can escape from, remember a puppy can squeeze just about anywhere so check for the smallest of holes in fences.
Make sure your puppy knows his place
Your new puppy will most probably be missing his mother and siblings at first and remember he is in a strange place surrounded by people he doesn’t know, it can be a great comfort if he has a place of his own and knows where this place is. This could be a crate with a soft sheepskin blanket in where he can go and cuddle up or just a puppy bed with his chew toys in it, just like you have your bedroom where you can go to be alone or when you want a nap, then so should your puppy.
If you have young children they will of course be excited with the new puppy and probably constantly petting him, your puppy should be able to go to his bed without constant harassment from the children, so make it clear to them that when the puppy goes to bed they leave him alone for a while.
Expect these for different growth stages of your French Bulldog puppy
Your new puppy’s parents and its genes will play a significant role in determining how your puppy will turn out when it is fully grown into an adult dog. However, as the owner, you will also be able to have some say in how your puppy develops into an adult dog. You can assist your new puppy in developing healthy socialization skills by caressing him or her, playing with him or her, and teaching him or her appropriate behavior.
Your new dog will have been weaned by the time he or she is six weeks old, but puppies continue to receive important training from their mothers until they are between eight and ten weeks old. At this point, they are mature enough to part with their moms and other members of their litter. The following is a general outline of the stages of development that your puppy will go through:
- Two to four weeks
- This is called the transitional period and it is the time when your puppy will be most influenced by its mother and its litter mates.
- Teeth begin to come in and the puppy’s eyes will start to open, and their sense of smell and hearing will now develop.
- They begin to stand and try to walk, the tail will wag and the puppy can bark.
- By the end of the fourth week the eyesight should be fully developed.
- Three to twelve weeks
- During this period the puppy should have contact with other people.
- By three to five weeks the puppy is well aware of its surroundings and its companions.
- By weeks four to six, the puppy is influenced by its littermates.
- From four to twelve weeks a puppy will start to be influenced by the people around it, they will learn how to play and begin to develop social skills.
- Seven to nine weeks and the puppy will begin refining its skills and can start to be house trained * Eight to ten weeks the puppy can experience fear and needs positive training from this age.
- In nine to twelve weeks the puppy begins to refine its actions and explores its environment more, the puppy will focus more on people.
- Three to six months
- A puppy will be greatly influenced by playmates.
- The puppy will begin to grasp ideas of submission and dominance.
- The puppy will begin teething at this stage.
- Six to 18 months
- The puppy is more influenced by people.
- During the months seven to nine, the puppy will go through another stage of chewing anything and everything.
- Dominance will increase particularly in male dogs.
- Sexual behavior will start to show in dogs that haven’t been neutered or spayed.
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