The first one and a half-two months of life mother cares for a puppy of a German shepherd, raising him the milk, cleaning it from dirt, dust and excrements. At mother and the brothers the little puppy studies behavior. But as soon as take away it from a dung, all care lays down on the owner. It for the kid has to become not only second "mom", but still the friend and the teacher. It is simple to look after a puppy of a German shepherd if to know some aspects of this breed.
Preparation of the apartment
Before bringing a puppy, prepare the house for its arrival. First, remove all wires from a floor or stretch them through a metal cable. Electric figurative sockets should be removed from a floor and low surfaces too. Be accustomed to fold all footwear and slippers in a case. Repair doors of all cases if they are not densely closed. Lift all important documents, books, magazines from coffee tables above - on a regiment, for example. Puppies very inquisitive and playful. You will not even be able quickly to react if the puppy begins to clean your slippers or a ladies' bag. Not the excess moment will be to remove for a while carpets from floors. It is necessary because at first the puppy will celebrate need of the house.
The place in the house
Having brought a puppy home, define his place at once. It has to be in a quiet and quiet corner, far from heating devices and drafts. For the place of a puppy of a German shepherd it is possible to use a small thin rug or matrasik. If your dog contains on the street, it is worth thinking of the open-air cage in advance. It has to be spacious, with a dry floor and the box for a dream and rest. Do the open-air cage so that the sun did not get the whole day there, differently to a dog it will be heavy.
Never disturb a puppy if he left on the place. It is only its territory where he will feel protected and quiet and will be able to have a rest from games. On the new place of a puppy it is possible to put something from your old clothes that the favourite got used to a smell of the new owner. Thus it is possible to arrive also with the thing taken from a dung. The puppy can miss several nights the brothers, and the native smell will calm him.
Food
Food of a puppy of a German shepherd, perhaps, the most important in his leaving. Health and growth of a puppy, his beauty, mind, ingenuity and activity depends on it. The kid of this breed in two months needs to be fed at least, than 5 times a day, and then by the month to reduce the number of feedings. In three months you feed already 4 times, from 4 to 6 months – 3 times, and since seven months you switch over to the "adult" mode – two times feeding. Food for a puppy of large breed has to be protein-rich, cellulose and carbohydrates. If you feed a dog with natural food, then in anybody a case it should not be food from a table of the owner. You cook a forage separately: add meat, vegetables, herbs, vegetable oil to grain. You feed a puppy from the aluminum or enameled ware. It is desirable that the bowl was at the level of his head and "grew" with him. For this purpose in pet-shops special supports for large dogs are on sale. Food in a bowl should not be cold, let it will be warm or room temperature. Do not forget to give to a puppy water. Several times a year you conduct vitamin courses. For a puppy it is the important period when its young organism needs a lot of calcium and mineral additives. If you intend to feed the favourite with a dry feed, carefully choose structure, considering features of this breed.
Care for appearance
Care for appearance is important when keeping a dog of the house too. It is not necessary to wash a puppy of a German shepherd before achievement of three months by him. After this age of the kid and an adult dog, it is possible to wash not more often than 2-3 times a year. It is possible to allow it to swim in the river in the summer if he wishes that. Frequent washing spoils a look and structure of wool, doing it dim and rigid. The feature of breed of a German shepherd is that it though it and sleek-haired, it is necessary to comb out often. It is necessary to do it by a special brush, and it is desirable to accustom from small age. Combing out old wool, cut off also formed koltuna. It is known that ears at puppies of a German shepherd do not stand initially. They are thin, gentle and hang. Only after a while cartilages will harden, and ears will rise as it is necessary. Therefore it is undesirable to touch them, it is necessary to iron a puppy accurately, without touching ears. It is necessary to clean in an auricle once a week a dry tampon. From there should not smell of anything, and nothing has to flow. In the return case – see a doctor. Also from small age of a puppy it is necessary to accustom to cut claws that then he this procedure was not frightened.
Walks
Walks with a puppy of a German shepherd need to be begun after all inoculations. Before walks of the house accustom it to a collar. Just put on him and distract a game. It is worth coming for walk after each feeding, thereby accustoming it to a need spravleniye on the street. Begin to walk 5 minutes, adding every day time and loadings. Physical activities at each walk are important for this breed. On the street wait at first until the puppy makes the affairs, and already then go to run and play. Thus he will understand for what he is brought. Over time accustom a puppy to a lead and a muzzle. Also it is worth thinking of his behavior on walk if it is necessary, to correct training. Up to 4 months you take out a puppy on ladders on hands. Do not allow it to rise independently, it can injure ligaments and a backbone. If on walk were caught in the rain, houses wipe the kid with a towel, but you do not dry the hair dryer.
Education
German shepherd – very clever and obedient animal. Any breed will not be compared to his ingenuity and education. But without the aid of the owner the kid will not understand that it is possible for him and that is not present. Education can be begun at once as soon as the puppy begins to live with you. Calling a puppy is, give the To Me command. Call him always by nickname. Remember: you forbid what you forbid forever. For example, it concerns a dream on a sofa or feeding by pieces from a table. If the puppy played mean tricks, punish at the time of offense at once, otherwise he will understand nothing and will only take offense at the owner. For a German shepherd the one who trains him becomes the main person in the house. Therefore for the best obedience it is necessary to participate in it all family.