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i am tring for the first time today with my 12 week old shih tzu puppy with basic commands such as sit and lie down,i am usung treats to do this but the problem is he just sniffs the treat and walks off?the treat doesent get his attention,any ideas?
Before we got our puppy, we thought we did not need to go to puppy kindergarten because we had read a lot of books and articles on how to train a lab puppy, what would be the potential puppy problems and stuff like that.
Then after we brought him home, we thought maybe we should sign him up for puppy class ONLY because we want him to get socialize with other puppies.
Before reading this please know the reason I have purchased this puppy even though there are quite a bit of reasons why i shouldn’t.
1) In Cambodia the breeders aren’t very… ermm…. educated– or they just dont care. As puppies, dogs here are weened from their mothers at 4 weeks of age (which of course is normal) BUT they are then locked up in a cage until purchase which usually, for most puppies, is either never or within their puppy hours (born till ~1 year).
2) The people who inhabit here treat the dogs like shit (sorry for the bad language) They are fed scraps off the owner’s table after theyre finished and are left outside with a few other dogs. (as you read this you will realize that there are a few of those dogs that have wandered to our home) Also the dogs stink and have never been bathed before. They are usually a mass mix of breeds and the result is a black mix which we call here “Cambodian Dogs”
3) As I was driving i noticed that a few purebred german shepard puppies were being sold and they were locked up in cages and the place stank quite a bit. I felt bad and ended up purchasing one of them. At the moment i am attempting to give my new puppy the best home i can possible give it. I realize I’m not really 100% qualified to be a “good” dog owner but I just couldnt bare seeing this puppy taken in by some dog abuser of sort >.<. Now I'm trying my best to do some research on puppy care and whatnot. I have purchased all the basic things for a puppy (dried puppy food w/ extra protein and vitamins and whatnot as i read that puppies need puppy food and shouldn't just be given normal adult dog food. I looked for a vet and got my puppy shots then I found out that she had fleas so i bought some flea shampoo and the fleas seem to be gone. For the next month my life here will be very busy for I am actually on vacation here. (I'm for LA) but in about 6 monthes I will live here permanently and will be able to tend to my dog's every need. At the moment I am trying to gather as much information as possible so I can inform the people that will be helping me take care of my puppy in my absence.
