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7a. PUPPIES: So You Want a Puppy For Christmas? Editor’s Note: While this article was actually written for children, it’s good for adults as well. Or perhaps you have children who want a dog for Christmas – here are some ideas to discuss with them. Article and pictures obtained off www.loveyourdog.com website Do you want a puppy more than anything else? Do you promise to take care of it, train it, and love it forever? That’s great! Are you ready for a suggestion that will help you be a responsible, caring person? Okay. Here’s what you do: Don’t ask for a puppy for Christmas. If you want to start out the right way with your new pup, then wait until after Christmas. That’s the best time. Or you can get your pup before the holidays arrive, say in November. Can you do that? Below are five really good reasons why it’s best to wait just a little while for your new dog. 1. During the Christmas holidays everyone is very busy. Lots of people come over. A new puppy might be frightened by all of the new people, the noise, and even the smells. Just think about yourself. Are there places that scared you, the first time you went there? 2. You will probably visit relatives and friends more than usual during the holidays. Your new dog would be lonely when you are gone. Where will you put him? What will he do while you’re gone? Remember your home is a strange, new place for a young dog. This may be the first time he is away from his brothers and sisters. 3. When a puppy is very young, he learns every time something happens to him. That’s why it’s important that your dog experience good things in his new home. Stress and loneliness can lead to behavior problems that won’t be very easy to fix. 4. Your new puppy will need lots of extra care and attention no matter when you bring him home. Be sure you and your family have the time and energy to spend time with him for feeding, grooming, petting, walking, and training. 5. Your family should share the experience of choosing a new dog. Make sure everyone in your family feels comfortable with and likes the dog as much as everyone else. Don’t surprise a family member with a puppy. It’s best to choose the dog you want with your whole family. Okay. So you are willing to wait a little while for your new dog. Here’s a gift your parents can give you while you wait for your new dog. This would be good for your parents to read: Instead of giving you a dog for Christmas, why not give you the dog supplies now that you will need later? • dog dishes • a leash • chew toys • a brush • books about dogs • gift certificates to pet supply stores And here’s what you can do while waiting for your new pet: Read books about dogs. Find websites on the Internet about dogs and read them Volunteer at a shelter or humane society. Watch great movies about dogs.- You can walk your neighbour’s dog. Get a stuffed animal You can write a cool story about dogs Draw pictures of the kind of dog you want 7b A DOG IS FOR LIFE - NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS! Twas the nite before Xmas when all thru the house Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse the stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes that St. Nick soon would be there The children all nestled all snug in their beds With No thought of the dog filling their head And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap Knew the dog was cold, but didn’t care about that When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter Away to the window I flew like a flash Figuring the dog was free of his chain and into the trash The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow gave the luster of mid-day to objects below When what to my wondering eyes should appear But Santa Clause with eyes full of tears He unchained the dog once so lively and quick Last years Xmas present now painfully sick More rapid than eagles he called the dogs name and the dog ran to him despite all his pain Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen To the top of the porch to the top of the wall Let’s find this dog a home where he will be loved by all. I knew in an instant there would be no gifts this year For Santa had made one thing quite clear The gift of a dog is not just for the season We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons In our haste to think of the kids a gift There was one important thing we missed A dog should be family, and cared for the same You don’t give a Gift, then put it on a chain And I heard him explain as he rode out of site YOU WEREN’T GIVEN A GIFT YOU WERE GIVEN A LIFE! 7c. Puppy Socialization Classes: All classes below are given by TTouch Practitioners or Practitioners in Training and incorporate TTouch in the Handling of puppies. Bedfordview/ Edenvale/Linksfield/Orange Grove: Puppy Starter Session -One private session with comprehensive booklet; Contact Scotty on 011 882 2418 (h); 082 928 0102 or scotty@scottysdogs.co.za Brixton / Auckland Park: Puppy classes; contact Candi Moon: furbabies.sanctuary@gmail.com, 079 490 3233, http://www.furbabiestraining.co.za/ Bryanston, Puppy 1&2, Classes Wednesday evening & Saturday afternoon. Private sessions on request. Niki Elliott 082 451 0433 or niki@thinkingpets.com Cape Town, Bellville; Puppy Socialization Saturday afternoons, call Debbie on 083 992-8767 or email Debbie.conradie@telkomsa.net Centurion: Puppy Socialising, Basic Obedience & Clicker Classes, 8-Week Course Weekdays and Weekends. Heather Whitfield 083 566 7009 or email heather4paws@gmail.com Gordon’s Bay: Puppy Classes for pups under 4 months. On-going: new every 6 weeks. Claire Grobbelaar 021 856 5886 or 082 784 7524 Claire.g@mweb.co.za Heidelberg: Jordaanpark, Every Sunday; contact Ilze van der Walt: zafira.ilze@webmail.co.za or 082 921 4448 Hermanus, Gordon’s Bay, Somerset West: Puppy l & ll. Tel 082 490 1650 and e-mail janina@krugerphotography.co.za Lyndhurst, Gresswold, Bramley, Kew, Waverley Area: Puppy Socialising, 6 Week courses on Sundays. Nicky Lucka 083-408-1517 lucka@absamail.co.za Oaklands, JHB: Puppy Socializing Sundays 9 & 10 a.m. Tersia Kock 082 828 0505 tkock@telkomsa.net Parkwood: Puppy Classes, 6 Week courses on Saturday afternoons R480 Tersia Kock 082 828 0505 tkock@telkomsa.net Pretoria – Lynnwood Glen, Puppy classes for pups until 16 weeks and Basic obedience classes (using clicker training) for dogs 16 weeks and older. Contact Manuela 076 427 9166 Cape West Coast - Langebaan/ Vredenburg, Puppy 1 Classes Tuesday & Thursday evenings. Adult classes in Langebaan. Private sessions on request. Wendy Wilson – overthemoon@iafrica.com 0833361761. |
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