Ways to make your dog start playing with you

Hello as many of you guys know...(hopefully) by now that I have a pug.

I guess he is still young and wasnt taught how to play with toys from his old owner so

when i threw in a rope for him to play with or a rawhide to chew on or a squeaky plushie to fetch with he didnt know what to do.

So here are some things that I did that helped him learn.

1. I pushed his shoulder part back gently. For dogs that means "lets play"

2. Then he got very hyper and started running around the house. Then I dropped the plushie in front of him.

3. He didnt respond. He ran away. I shoved the plushie up at his mouth and started to pretend growl and he opened his mouth and started to chew at the plushie that was bugging his mouth.

4. When he actually bit in, I quickly snatched it away and threw it across the room. he ran to chase it and brang it back. (usually you have to teach your dog to fetch but my dog came and had learned it already)

5. Then I tried grabbing it out of his mouth and played tug a war.

SO try to do that if he doesnt respond, then everytime he smells it tell him good job. Everytime I did that at first he got scared but then later started playing with it.

Plus dont buy him anytoy. Trust me, Ive tried. Buy quality toys and know the type of toys your dog likes by buying varieties of toys!

Doggy Raincoat??

Hello so today I went to Petco and bought a raincoat for my Pug Optimus Prime.

They are so adorable!

They are bright yellow and has a grey belt stripe around the waist!

He looks so tiny in it and thats because I bought medium for him instead of small!

So now I have to return it but I would like to explain to you some good reasons of

why you should have a raincoat handy!

If you live in a rainy place like me, (Washington) then having a raincoat would make things alot easier for the dog and you. The dog may not like it at first but feed them some treats when they are wearing it so they feel comfy in it! Here are some pros about raincoats!

1. No more wet dog smell

2. No more doggies shaking their wet fur all over the house

3. No more soaking the bed or carpet because they rub all over the place to get the water off

4. Your dog will be less scared of the rain (if your dog IS scared of the rain.)

5. Warmer protection for your dog

6. They look adorable

Arent they a must have for dogs? ;)

Good Healthy Chew toys/edible toys for your dog!

Hello!
So I have been doing research on some good edible chew toys for my 6 month old pug!

Since he is at a teething age it is important for him to get lots of chew toys

but whats better than an EDIBLE chew toy?

So I am going to show you some good treats for your pup that wont make it sick or puke (trust me, some of the cheap rawhides made my dog puke)

1.Nylabone edibles-very tasty flavor for dogs and is hard enough for them to last and for the pups to enjoy!

2. Bully sticks-they smell horrible but hey! Sometimes it might be better to have it smell bad wheere you can just spray perfume than to have to buy new shoes because they chewed it all up right?

3. Kongs-great toy if you have good stuffers in the kong toy!!!

4. some squeaky dog stuffed animals!!!

5. Rhino rope toy! Very durable and strong!

6. Cardboard box-yes dogs will love it if you put treats in it and have lots of fun! but be sure to watch your dog so they dont eat the cardboard though!

(BECAREFUL WHEN BUYING RAWHIDES!!! some rawhides may be dangerous for your dog because they can block the cycle in their intestines!)

7.I-Qube- stuff some treats and make the doggy use their brains to get the treat out!

There are many more but those are the ones that I found very nice!

Things That Help Your Dog To Not Bark At Small Noises Inside The House(Barking of fear)

HOW are you? Are you tired of your dog barking at small noises in the house? You live in an apartment or a close built home and worried of getting kicked out because of all the barkings?

SAME HERE. As you guys know (if you read my earlier article) I got a new 6 month old pug puppy. He is at the age where he learns fear and barks at many things. When he first came home which was yesterday...it was night time and he started barking at my ferret who was in his cage in the living room. The problem is I had the house owner living underneath my house.

Scared that the owner would be mad, I did some research and experimented what would stop my rambunctious puppy to stop barking at my parents walking across the house, ferret rustling in his sleep, and just random noises. I tried many things so I don't know yet what really worked but I will tell you the things Ive tried to get him stop. The result: He now doesn't bark and sleeps well in his crate, doesn't bark at my ferret unless he is IN FRONT of the ferrets cage and only if he sees the ferret moving towards him. So pretty much a success.

1. I told him to be quiet in a quiet but firm voice. Everytime he barked, I interrupted him and told him "quiet". When he stopped barking, I said "good quiet" and rewarded him with treats. Instead of going like "SHUT UP, BEQUIET" and all that I praised him when he did good things instead of punishing him.

2. When that didn't work, I did some more research and reassured him that everything was okay. It is important to figure out WHY your puppy or dog is barking. I knew my puppy was barking not to get attention but because he was scared. He only barked when he heard footsteps or my ferret moving around in his cage. He never saw a ferret in his life so he probably was scared. Plus this was his first time here!

3. That didn't work right away either so I lifted him up, carried him around the house introducing him to all the noises in the house. It is good to get your PUPPY familiar with all the noises happening around the house so he knows he is safe. I carried him in front of my ferrets cage and told him it was our family and that it was okay, brought him to bathrooms and turned the water on and let him hear the shower and all kinds of noises. Then I brought him back in my room. He calmed down a bit.

4. After that, I put him in his crate so he felt safer. During the day we had gone on a car trip and took lots of walks so he fell asleep right away. And the dog cant bark while sleeping right? But he did snore however...

5. The next day I woke up with a earful of barks coming from my pug. He had heard people walking and ferret waking up from the cage. I told him it was okay and later my dad took him for a walk.

6. Then we fed him in front of the thing he was scared of the most. The ferrets cage. He refused to get close to my ferret but when he smelled the temptation of a milk bone dog biscuit, he ate in front of the cage and bolted away. But later he creeped up close to the cage and only barked when the ferret moved towards him.

7. Later we called him to the living room and played and trained him. Then we played with him alot in my room and he almost ignored all the small noises!

8. Now he only barks or lets out small short barks when my parents are coming towards my room or when he sees my ferret. The house is a lot quiet now and he is currently sleeping in his cage snoring loudly after a fun day of playing fetch and tug of war.

I hope you try all of this and find that it helps. If it doesnt Im sorry.

There are different methods of training each individual puppy and this way helped my dog over come the fear of a new home, new noises, and new animals.

Thanks for reading and have a great day.

:]

Jenny.

I got a new pug puppy!

HELLO today I am very excited because I got a new puppy!

He is a 6 month old male pug and I got him from a good friend.

The good friend had gotten him at this breeders house and had taken care of him

until he got a new puppy and his mom couldn't keep this puppy because he

was so energetic and rambunctious.

His name is Optimus as in Optimus Prime in Transformers!

COOL NAME huh ;)

He got all his vaccinations, and has no health issues.

His birthday is SO awesome! It is February 14 2010!

Valentines day!

And he was free but I had to buy a crate, brush,collar, ID, two lint rollers (pugs shed like crazy) shampoo, food and water bowls, toys so it ended up costing $160 which isn't bad at all!

But he isn't neutered so I'll have to get him neutered which costs about $70 so over $200 dollars was his adoption price.

But he was sooo worth it. He is such a sweetie, very smart, active and fun, and is friendly.

Right now he is getting used to our house and keeps barking at my ferret.

Can get annoying but oh well.

I am thinking of putting him in puppy obedience class

but I think he is behaving pretty well!

He was taught "sit, lay down, speak, and jump" from his old owner and now I taught him "paw, other paw" in just 5-10 minutes!

He even plays fetch with his chew toys now!

Pugs usually don't fetch (says pug info books) but mine fetches pretty well!

His old owner fed him only 1 meal a day with a piece of chicken breast in the evening.

Puppies are supposed to have small amounts of meals but often but ....Oh well.again.

So now I am feeding him the food the old owner fed him with (cheap Kibbles but will switch foods gradually) two times day. Two small meals a day.

He was very scared of his new environment but now he is getting better.

He is very...VERY obsessed with food and is a quick learner.

He was house trained and was trained to go potty on newspapers or outside but

since this was a new environment, he almost pooped in my room.

But ofcourse before he finished I bolted him out to my yard and let him finish there.

Over all he is a pretty well behaved and good looking for a pug.

I grew fond of pugs thanks to him and one thing funny about him

is how when I point a camera to him and aim, he stands completely still

and after Im done taking a picture, then he moves and finishes whatever he was doing!

He could be a model!

Haha...Well if you have any new dog experiences please comment or if you know some facts about pugs then that would be nice as well!

Right now he is sleeping in his crate after a fun play time and walks by me and my family members.

Im glad he is getting well and I'm proud to be a mommy to this adorable puppy.

:)

ILY Optimus!

Optimus was adopted on August 21 2010 :]

Help with Ideas?

Hello I am looking for some ideas

for my next article about dogs.

If you have anything you would like to know such as opinions or facts,

please comment below :]

It will help alot.

Thanks

and thanks for visiting and reading my articles :D

-Jenny.

My Story of Pet's Deaths..and parting away...

HAVE you had a pet that you dearly loved? But soon had to part?

It could of been you had to give it away, you lossed it, it passed away, or the reasons could be numerous but the pain will be all painful.

Losing any thing could be hard to deal with but losing a best friend could be the hardest of all objects.

Ive had to give away many pets and many died and now I am going to tell you the stories of them.

The first dog that I remember having was a small mutt in Korea.

The mutt was named Van and had brown spots on his brown fur.

He was so soft and adorable, I loved that guy. I even have a picture of me and him sleeping together cuddled up on the sofa. I loved him alot and my parents did too.

But we soon had to move to America and couldn't bring him with us.

So we had to give it to a trustable owner. I was about 7 years old or younger at the time so I don't know how I reacted to that but I was miserable.

The next pet I had was a cat. Her name was Rosy and she was a very wild kitty. My parents and I had picked her up from a pet store after looking around for dogs or cats. She was the only one in the litter that was playing when we arrived. All the other kitties were sleeping soundly next to its mother. My mom was smiling when she spotted Rosy so we picked her out.

We brought her home and she was always getting in trouble and my mom wasn't happy but her curiosity did make everyone in my family laugh. She brought 4 kittens to our home and we had to find ways to sell them or give them away because we couldn't take care of 5 cats. So we gave them away to friends and stood in the scorching sun in front of QFC food store begging people to adopt them. (This was in Las Vegas, Nevada) Finally we kept one and named it Cloudy. He was a cute little boy that was light gray and beautiful. He and his mother would play alot and then one day Rosy started to meow at the door very early in the morning. I didnt notice but my mom didnt open the door because Rosy always went outside and came in the morning and my mom was tired of opening the door early in the morning. So after a few hours I went and looked for Rosy and Cloudy. Rosy started to meow again and did a motion where it looked like she wanted me to follow her. I did and she led me to the lower part of my porch where my dad had ladders stored up. I was calling Cloudy's name but then Rosy went underneath the deck and I saw a tiny clump underneath a ladder that had fallen after a windy night. I gasped and I quickly called my parents. My dad told me it was Cloudy and that his back bone was broken and had died. Rosy would meow and now I understood why she was so sad looking the whole time. I couldn't bare to look at Cloudy because I was crying so much. I still remember that day and still feel like a thorn is stuck in my heart. I miss Cloudy and feel sorry for him more than ever. later we moved again after about a year or two to Washington. We got an apartment and Rosy gave us three more kittens. They all looked like the same litter from Las Vegas so the father must have been the same. We decided to keep the one that looked like Cloudy and named him Cloudy. We loved them but then I dont remember why but there was an issue so we had to give them away to a shelter. So now whenever I see another cat that looks like Rosy it makes me tear up because I miss her so much.

The next pet I had was a hamster. He was a dwarf hamster and was so cute and friendly. I was so happy and I took good care of it. We (moved alot so we) had to move to another house so I was at school. This man who was driving our moving truck forgot he had a living creature inside the car in the scorching sun all day long. He should of brought it right to our house but kept driving the car around taking care of his own business. My hamster didn't have any water left in the bottle and was probably dying of heat. When he did drop it off, I ran straight for my hamsters cage because I had come back from school. I was talking to its cage saying "this is our new home! Its big too so now we can have fun in this huge house!" But I didnt hear the rustle of him moving in his cage or moving in his bedding so I opened the cage up and there he was curled up like a small tiny cotton ball. I thought he was sleeping so I poked him. He was hard and didn't breathe. I didn't want to believe it so I ran to my dad "Dad! Look at myhamster! Is he okay?" My dad shook his head and told me it was dead. Then I couldn't believe it and started to tear up. We dug a grave for it in my backyard and buried it. (This was in Las Vegas when I had Rosy)

At Las Vegas in the same house my kitty and hamster died, I got a puppy. She was a West Highland White Terrier and we named her Lily because she was white and my mom's favorite flower were white lilies. So I had all the fun experiences with her which I wont say all of them because this article is supposed to be about deaths...or parting from them....so we couldnt take care of her after a few years since we had a very busy life and economy wasnt great then and so we had to give her to my family member and I still see her til now and Im glad this story isnt as sad as others but I still wish I could have her back.

The next pet I had was another hamster. Another dwarf hamster that was all white and beautiful. Her name was Pearl and she was the most friendliest little thing ever. She lived for 2 years and throughout the two years I would play with her alot, and she would let me pet her, and she never bit anyone and was the sweetest little thing ever. When it was her last day, she was all stretched out and surprisingly looked like she was smiling and I layed her out on a soft padding out of her cage and she was growing cold and I didn't want her to die so I kept her as warm as I could and she wouldn't eat or drink and was barely opening her eyes and I put a warm lamp by her but sadly she passed away. So I buried her next to my apartment and I miss her still too....

Yeah so those are all of my pet stories. Currently I have a pet ferret which is living perfectly. He is almost 6 years old now and Im afraid because its almost time for us to part too....

But all of the pets Ive had in the past has trained me to become stronger and learn how to say good bye....R.I.P and I miss you...