Congratulations! We are so excited that you've made the decision to add a Bordoodle puppy from Oregon Bordoodles to your family! We have strived to produce a quality, healthy and beautiful dog to become a cherished companion for you. We understand that your upcoming little addition is not only exciting but also a lot to prepare for! We are available to answer any questions and hope this small packet will be helpful. It includes basics to preparing your family and home as well as some great information on quality nutrition and easy-transition training advice. We will keep in touch as your little one grows and are so pleased you've chosen us as the breeders to your new puppy! Oregon Bordoodles OregonBordoodles.com Danielle & Rusty Manire Newberg, OR 97132 (406)579-0864
List of Basics Here is a basic shopping list to help you prepare for your new arrival: Wire crate with divider Bed for crate Bully Stick chews (Avoid bleached chews, raw hides or artificial chews sold at most stores. Bully Sticks are 100% digestible and last a long time!) Natural Pig Ear Toys of various texture (Remember, different teeth have different chewing needs. So be sure to have squishy, hard, rough, smooth, etc) Training Clicker Natural training treats like "Mini Naturals" (Salmon is our personal favorite!) Dogswell Chicken Jerky Chews (Optional but they do make Crate Training so much easier!) Collar, leash Our favorite I.D tags are "Red Dingo". They ship right to you within days and are inexpensive. They last forever and are durable. Much better than the machines at stores! Stainless Steel food/water dish Dog Shampoo (no Hartz or Seargents) Earthbath is our favorite
Dog Food Perhaps the most important decision you can make for your newest companion, is the decision to feed him/her a quality diet. This does not require a large dog food budget or a great deal of research. We feed our large family of dogs a quality, balanced diet for a reasonable amount of money and time. Most towns now have a Natural Pet Food store or Feed Store. If you cannot find one please let us know and we will help you! Feeding nutritional food saves thousands of dollars in vet bills avoiding skin and digestive allergies as well as the unfortunate growing numbers of dogs poisoned by commercial food recalls. Dogs also eat less when feeding quality, so a bag of food lasts you longer! And let's not forgot to mention less waste, means less yard cleanup! There are MANY quality dog food brands and we do not sit on any one type. It is important to offer a variety to avoid allergies. We do have a list of SOME foods we stand by due to their morals and quality. Please visit: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com For honest reviews and breakdowns on thousands of pet food brands. The basics: NO - By Products (see below) - Corn (filler and #1 allergy) - Wheat (filler and #2 allergy) - Soy (non digestible to dogs. Something they add to bump the protein content up in #s) -Artificial Colors (poison) -Artificial Preservatives (poison) A word on Protein: Many people make the mistake of judging the quality of a pet food simply by looking at the percentage of protein shown on the label. This is not the best way to judge overall quality for several reasons: Not all protein is created equal.higher protein percentages do not automatically mean higher quality food - the right level of protein for your particular pet is what matters.other nutrients levels are necessary for overall health and the proper use of protein by the body.
Let's take a closer look Not all protein is created equal What would you rather feed your pet - four ounces of real chicken meat or four ounces of ground chicken feathers and corn? All three ingredients contain protein, but they are definitely not equal. Ounce for ounce, the real chicken provides more protein, and the protein is highly digestible and usable, allowing pets to eat smaller quantities to receive the optimal level of protein. In contrast, the ground feathers contain protein, but in a non-digestible form. Digestibility is key to evaluating a protein's nutritional value. Real meat offers highly digestible protein - protein that is easily broken down by your pet's body. Your pet cannot digest and cannot live on the protein contained in feathers. It simply passes through the digestive system unused. Utilization is another key to evaluating protein sources. Corn has digestible protein that is absorbed, but it is not as usable by the body as the protein from meat or eggs. Corn must be combined with another grain to supply the range of essential amino acids that meat or eggs supply by themselves. Pets will need to eat larger quantities of corn and other grains to obtain the same amount of usable protein that is in chicken. When comparing pet foods, be sure to consider the type and quality of protein used - not just the quantity. Look for foods with highly digestible, usable protein. Real meat, fish, and eggs, for example, provide your pet with the highest levels of usable protein, while allowing you to feed lesser quantities of food. Here is a helpful list of foods that we have already researched: Trusted Foods: Evangers Nutri-source (not "Nutro" or "Nutri-Nuggets") Merrick Great Life (not "Beneful Great Life") Go! Now! Solid Gold Taste of the Wild (can be too rich for some) Orijen Canidae Blue Buffalo Honest Kitchen Pure Vita Artemis
Wellness Avoderm Unhealthy Foods: Purina Science Diet Beneful Iams Eukanuba Atta Boy Alpo Hills Kroger, Safeway, Etc Pedigree Pro Plan Diamond Royal Canin Max
CRATE TRAINING One extremely important item to be purchased before your puppy comes home is his/her crate & dog bed. Crate Training There are many ways to house train a new puppy. Each method comes with its own set of challenges and rewards. One of the most popular and effective practices is to use a crate as a training aid. The term crate training has been coined to describe this practice. We do not recommend potty pads, training grass, etc unless absolutely necessary. For more information on this, please ask. One of the most crucial parts of puppy training is that you develop a praise and reward system for your dog to let them know what is a good behavior. Training a puppy to do anything at all also requires a good amount of time and bonding, the more time you spend with your pet, the less time it will ultimately take to train them. The trick to effectively house training a puppy is to incorporate a routine that focuses on increasing the chance that your pet will go when you are standing with them. This will give you a chance to properly praise and reward them in the moment. It also allows you to monitor where they are relieving themselves, so that you can dictate what location is a good place and what location might be a not so good place to do so. Another important aspect of house training is to make arrangements for your puppy when you are not there to supervise them. Until they are fully house trained it is not the best idea to allow them free run of your house. This typically results in little surprises being left pretty much anywhere and everywhere. Confining a pet to a small area, to begin with, such as a bathroom or kitchen will allow you to better prepare them for house training and will make their messes a little easier to clean up. So where does the crate come in? What is Crate Training? Dogs, in general, do not like to soil the place that they sleep as long as they have an opportunity to relieve themselves in another location. Temporarily confining your puppy to an enclosed area will inhibit their tendency to just go wherever and whenever they please. If they prefer not to urinate in their crate then they are more likely to do so when they are let out which not only keeps your carpet a little cleaner but also gives you the opportunity to be present when they go so that you can give them the proper praise and reward. The purpose of crate training is short term confinement. It is intended to keep your puppy from relieving themselves when they are confined, so that when they are eventually released from their crate and taken to an appropriate area they can freely do so. Crate training puppies is also a way to teach your pet to have control over their bladder and bowels, so that they can successfully hold them when they are in an area where that is not acceptable and will be able to wait until certain scheduled times of the day. Crate training puppies can be done a wrong way and should not be abused. Otherwise, the problem may get worse and worse. Crate training is not intended as a way to lock up your pet and forget about them for extended periods of time. If your new puppy soils their crate because you left them in there for an unreasonable amount of time, you are only setting the training process back several weeks or more.
How Do I Crate Train a Puppy? At Night: Before bedtime give her plenty of time outside to eliminate. Offer a small drink of water and crate her with a bully stick and one toy. Be ready. She is going to cry loudly. She is going to sound like something is terribly wrong! Don't worry. This too, shall pass :) You must ignore this. Eventually she will cry herself to sleep. Then, she will wake again! Most puppies wake up ever hour 1/2 or so the first night. Each time she wakes you take her potty then return her to the crate with her treat. The time she cries becomes less and the time she sleeps becomes more. Generally within 2 weeks, puppies are going to bed in the crate without a sound and sleeping happily until morning Start off by only confining your puppy to a crate when you are at home with them. At first, you will need to give your puppy a chance to relieve themselves every hour or so during the day. Let them out, put them on a leash and take them outdoors immediately. Once you have them outside, take about 5 minutes to let them root around and try to eliminate. If they fail to go within that 5 minute period just return them indoors and put them back in their crate. If they succeed then immediately praise them and give them something they like as a reward. You can even let them run around the house freely for the next little while. After 45 minutes you should try to take them out again, as it is never a good idea to let them roam freely if they do not have a completely empty system. This process will become more natural as time goes on. Try to keep a diary of when your puppy is eliminating. Keeping a fairly strict feeding schedule can help these periods of elimination more uniform. You will eventually notice that your puppy tends to go at certain times during the day and you can start to only take your puppy out at these specific times, as opposed to every hour. Once you have their schedule figured out you can begin placing them in the crate about 1 hour before their next bathroom break. This will stop them from going earlier then the scheduled time. With a lot of consistency and dedication on your part, your puppy will become more and more reliable about relieving themselves when and where they are supposed to. Eventually you can reduce time spent in the crate and even do away with it all together. About one hour before she needs to eliminate (as calculated by your diary) put her in her crate. This will prevent her from going earlier than you had planned. With your consistency and abundance of rewards and praise for eliminating outside, she will become more reliable about holding it until you take her out. At this point, the amount of time you confine them before their scheduled outing can be reduced, then eventually eliminated. Crate training puppies is a practice that many pet owners use to help new dogs adapt to their environment and teach them how to behave properly. As with any training method, there is definitely a right and wrong way to do it. It is important that you are familiar with the basics of the process so that you can do it effectively and help your pet rather than cause them any harm or bad habits.