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Thinking of adopting a puppy? This article reveals some extremely important things to consider before adopting your puppy, how to prepare your home and yard for your newest family member and how to prepare yourself and your family to make his arrival a pleasant one...

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How to Adopt a Puppy and Prepare for His/Her Arrival

Thinking of making an addition to your family through the adoption of a puppy? You'll want to prepare yourself, your family and your home for your new puppy's arrival.

Some Things to Consider Before Adopting a Puppy

Before hastily adopting a puppy, make sure you'll have the extra time to invest in
training your new puppy. Puppies have
many needs that require time and effort
on your part, such as potty training if
the puppy will live inside the home and
behavioral training to help the puppy
adjust to its new life.

Be prepared to be consistent! If the puppy will be inside your home, you'll most likely want to teach him some things, such as "not" to jump onto the kitchen table, not to chew on furniture, cables, blinds, car seats, socks, door frames - you name it, he'll chew on it if not trained properly. You must be consistent to let your puppy know that he can't get by with these things. Otherwise, you and the puppy will be miserable.

If you're training the puppy to go outside
for pottying, you'll need to be prepared
to wake up during the night several times,
and to keep an eye on your puppy as much as possible during the training period.

If you have other pets already, be sure
they will be able to accept the new puppy.

Count the Costs

Another "major" thing to consider is the
cost of owning a puppy. There are required shots that a puppy will need, the vet checkups, food, collar, grooming accessories, etc. Remember, as your puppy grows larger, he will eat more.

Prepare Your Home for the Puppy's Arrival

Below are a few tips to help you prepare
your home and/or yard for the puppy's arrival:

1. Be sure you have the proper puppy food available when the puppy arrives. Your puppy will adjust more quickly if he knows his basic needs will be met in his new home. The first thing he should see is his food and water bowl.

2. If you have small children, you can
prepare them for the puppy ahead of
time. Teach them to be polite and gentle
with their new friend. Let them know
how scared the puppy will be when he
arrives, and how they can help him by being gentle and kind.

3. Create a playful atmosphere in the area where the puppy will spend most of
his time. Place a few puppy toys and a treat in the area. The puppy will find his new home amusing instead of dreadful.

4. If your puppy will be kept outside, have a doghouse and (if possible) a fenced in area. Many cities and counties have passed ordinances that require all pets to be kept on the property of the owner at all times. If the puppy runs away, he may be taken away by the dog catcher. A fenced in area will also prevent him from chasing cars and being killed on the road. Prepare the outdoors area the same as you would the house - make it cheerful and have his food and home ready!

5. Depending on the type of puppy you
adopt, make preparation for his growth as
well. If the fenced area is very small, you don't want to adopt a puppy who will grow very large unless you plan to expand his territory later. Also, consider how large the puppy will become when keeping him in your house. A Saint Bernard may be cute at 10 lbs., but at 140 lbs., he could be a terror to your home. He will continually sweat at the mouth and wipe it on furniture, especially
the piano that's just the right height!

The things to consider above are not to
discourage you from adopting a puppy, but are meant to prepare you and your family. If you adopt a puppy and realize later that you don't have the time or effort
for the puppy, it can result in misery for you and the puppy.

The Adoption Process

Puppies can be adopted at local shelters
and through organizations dedicated to
pet rescue.

Adopting a puppy in itself is fairly simple. ...

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