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A Puppy for Christmas
So you want to buy the kids a puppy for Christmas. Sounds like a
great idea, may even teach the kids responsibility by caring for
the puppy.
We could put it in a box and put a large bow around it, pop in a
few air holes - what a great surprise for the kids, Christmas
morning.
Hold on a minute - what is wrong with this? Sounds like a very
bad idea! Think about things from the puppy's point of view. It
is a living creature with needs. Young puppies are only babies
afterall. This could be its first night away from its mother and
littermates - and you want to shove it in a box for over 12
hours. You will be opening a very soggy package in the morning.
Maybe you won't wrap the puppy in a box, but is it still a good
idea to have the puppies' first day at home, on Christmas day?
Will you have time to care for the puppy while rushing around?
Are you going out to the relatives or are they coming to your
place? All the commotion of Xmas Day could be quite upsetting to
a baby puppy.
Puppies first day in his new home needs to be a peaceful
occasion. You will need to introduce the puppy to his new
environment and start the housetraining routine. While you may
have bought the puppy for the children to learn responsibility,
there will be very few children that are capable of carrying out
this task. Are you prepared to see to the puppies needs if the
children are not capable of carrying out these chores?
A puppy that is loved and cared for make great companions. Those
that are bought on a whim often end up in the pound as their new
owners have no idea how to raise them.
Please don't purchase a puppy as a Christmas present. Get your
new puppy before or after the holiday period. A reputable
breeder will not allow you to take a puppy home for Xmas day.
A puppy is for life. A week or two either side of Christmas day
will make the world of difference to the puppy's start in life
without the safety and security of its mother and littermates,
and you will be able to spend important time with him.
Avonti Standard
Poodles
About the author:
Standard poodles have been our passion for 25 years. We breed
and exhibit both the blacks and the white standard poodles and
are located in Adelaide Australia
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