ANNE & RON SORRAGHAN
OLD IRON PARK, OLIVES LANE ST. ANDREWS 3761
Telephone: (03) 9710 1321
Email: [email protected]
Website : http://geocities.com/oldiron1000/
Your pup has a VCA registered pedigree, which will allow it to be shown, do obedience or be bred from, however, at this tender age we cannot guarantee show quality, as a crooked ear or tooth, or a genetic fault, could preclude breeding or a show career.
HANDLING
Always pick up your puppy under the body. NEVER PICK YOUR PUP UP BY THE LEGS. Teach the kids how to carry him now. I always teach the kids to sit cross legged and nurse the pup upside down in their lap. It puts the new pup in a submission position without the need for the child to be dominant. Tell the pup how wonderful it is to lie there. Let the pup get up when it stops struggling, not before.
FEEDING
Feed approximately an amount the size of the puppy�s head!
Airedales need a LOW FAT and LOW PROTIEN diet.
Your puppy has three meals a day. These may consist of : "Advance", -�Pedigree�� or ��Optimum� puppy dry dog food soak in water. It may be left out dry and away from birds, if you�re out for the day. Puppy food is too rich for adults.
-Warmed mince steak, rabbit or chicken. Poor boiling water on and mix, to heat it.
-Weatbix and milk
It can graduate to add vegetables, pasta, rice and tinned tuna.
The adult diet is based on "Advance", -�Pedigree�� or ��Optimum�, the only dry foods we recommend, with raw skinless chicken necks or frames, �ECOPET SAUSAGE� and tuna. You can feed one or two meals a day. Raw marrowbones and raw chicken are safe to feed your dog and are really necessary for clean teeth.
DO NOT FEED SWEETCORN,
ONIONS,
CHOCOLATE or
COD LIVER OIL.
Some vets may recommend �EUCANUBA� it is far too high in fat for an Airedale.
Canned food takes off weight and rarely contains meat.
MICHROCHIP
Your puppy has been microchipped on an Australian register. I usually put my name down as a contact, if the dog pound can�t find you...
VACCINATIONS
Your puppy has been vaccinated with �CSL� vaccine. They are temporary; its next vaccinations are due at twelve weeks of age. Discuss them with your Vet now. The latest research suggests you do not need to vaccinate your pup annually. After twelve months you can revaccinate at 3 years, 6 years and forget it! You may have to review this if you are leaving your Airedale in kennels. Over vaccination causes autoimmune diseases. Kennel cough vaccination lasts about three months and does not cover the many strains of this virus.
WORMING
Your puppy has been wormed with �combantrim� and �Droncit�. It has not been started on HEARTWORM prevention; you need to discuss this with your Vet as it depends where you live whether you need to give this toxin to your Airedale.
NEUTERING
Your Vet will want to neuter your puppy early. This is not necessary as Airedale bitches rarely come into season before twelve months of age and often not till eighteen months. Guide dogs are neutered after twelve months to allow them to grow up. Have your bitch spayed at about nine months not five.
Dogs start to raise their legs at about nine months, so neuter them earlier if you don�t want them to mark their territory. Airedale males are rarely a problem if left entire like all the lovely, social boys in your dog�s pedigree.
SLEEPING
Your pup needs a bed of his own which he can escape to if the games get rough, if he gets a fright, or if he is tired. Puppies need a lot of sleep. Let his bed be his place of safety even if he rules the house as well. Trampoline beds and beanbags are great, baskets are delicious. His outside kennel needs to be close to the back door or he will not use it. It must have a tiny doorway to keep out the cold.
HOUSE TRAINING
Airedale puppies try to be clean, they will puddle as far from their own bed as possible. This may be the lounge room if owns the kitchen. Airedale puppies puddle when they wake up, after each meal and every half hour in between. You will need to put the puppy out for each of these.
HOWLING
Your puppy needs a negative response to �howling�. A water pistol or one centimetre of water in the bottom of a cup can be an effective deterrent. Female pheromones bought from the vet in a plug in vaporizer are very calming.
LEADS AND COLLARS
You need a nametag and collar on your puppy today. His lead must be light. He can graduate to choke chain that must be only slightly looser, three inches, than his collar.
TRAINIING: THE BIG SECRETS TO TRAINING.
YOU CAN ONLY TRAIN A PUP IF YOU HAVE ITS ATTENTION.
Don�t even attempt to ask a pup distracted by people or dogs to sit or heel, all you will do is teach it to ignore you. You must wait till you can regain his attention.
REWARD INSTANTLY.
If your puppy comes when you call dinner�give it to him now. If he sits when you ask�reward now. At this stage you can�t afford to make him wait for reward. He won�t get what you want. NEVER call his name just to see how cute he looks as all you�re doing is teaching him your not going to reward him.
REWARD THE ATTEMPT
Sometimes your pup won�t quite understand what you want. Make sure you reward the attempt even if he�s not quite perfect. He�s only a baby.
SIT
You can start training your pup today, when you have his attention step closer to him and say �sit�. He will usually sit to look up, push his rear down if he doesn�t. You must reward him instantly.
DINNER
Always call him with a word for �dinner� if you are going to feed him and always reward him if you tell him dinner is on.
OFF THE LEAD
If you intend to let him off the lead for walks START NOW while you can still out run him. Take treats on his walk and reward him when he comes.
DO NOT CALL HIM WHEN HE SEES ANOTHER DOG. He will ignore you and find out he is the boss off lead.
You need to put him back on the lead before he meets temptation or wait until he is tired of the new dog, before you call him for his treat. Do not let him fail coming.
FLEXI LEADS are wonderful if you want to exercise your pup on lead.
CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS (03) 9710 1321