Monday, September 12, 2011

What kind of activities should I do with my Newfoundland puppy besides training it?

There are no many or complicated things that should be 

mentioned here and it’s a big possibility that a lot of 

people 

(not only dog breeders) already have heard for them, but 

still let’s take a look at a couple of tips that every man who

owns a dog might be interested to.

Besides training, activities that you can do together with


 your Newfoundland puppy are usually walking it, playing 

with it or letting your Newfoundland puppy to swim. Playing

 with a Newfoundland dog was already mentioned, and you

 can check it here, so let’s talk a bit more about the

 remaining two options (there were a couple of words about

 them as well, but it will be slightly more specific now).

So, let’s start with swimming. Anyone who either owns a 


Newfoundland dog or is informed about them, he almost

 certainly knows that they like water and to swim. Or they

 don’t? Well, actually, most of Newfoundland dogs can

 swim, but some of them can’t. So, if you find yourself 

close to a water area, don’t be like: “Oh, it’s a 

Newfoundland dog, it knows to swim” and throw it into the 

water. Asking breeder about this when buying a

 Newfoundland puppy would be a good idea, but in case 

that he can’t answer you, you should probably consult

 people who are professionals in this area.

When talking about walking, the walk is surely one of the


most common activities that people do with their dogs.

 Also, it was already mentioned that Newfoundland dogs are

 quite big breed of dogs and their metabolism is a bit

slower, so it’s important that they don’t get fat. A walk is

 one of the activities that help in preventing it. In the 

 beginning, you should be careful because your puppy’s 

joints are sensitive and it has got heavy body to carry on its 

legs as well. So, until your puppy grows up to the 10 weeks

of age, you can walk it two times a day and a walk can last 

for 5 minutes. It will be enough. Then, you can increase

 walking time a bit every next time, so it’s good that a 

puppy that’s about 5 months old gets walked twice a day

 (and walk should last for about ten minutes).

Also, these numbers doesn’t have to be 100% accurate all 


the time. They can be used for orientation while spending

 time with a Newfoundland puppy, but if you at any time 

notice that your puppy is getting tired, feel free to stop

 walking it (or some other activity). There can be a lot of

 reasons for your puppy getting tired fast. For example, if

 suddenly gets hot outside. If you notice that the weather is

 sunny, it would be best that you don’t even walk your 

puppy at that moment.

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