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Puppy Training Advice For New Puppy Owners

puppies-black-lab-01Bringing a new puppy home is only the first step on the long road to having a new family member. The stability of mom and siblings has just been uprooted, so convincing the puppy it is in good hands can be trying. Teaching a puppy that doing its business in the house isn’t desired, is tough. An easy method to this process is by using a crate for training. By making a bed, with toys and ample room, the puppy will feel safe and comfortable. Dogs don’t usually make a bathroom out of their bedding area, so the pup should be more inclined to wait to use the bathroom.

Playing Without Biting -Puppies have tough skin and like to tug on each other with sharp little teeth. Humans don’t seem to find this form of play enjoyable at all. Teaching a puppy that biting doesn’t go along with playing is best to start as soon as the biting begins. This will let the puppy know that playtime ends as soon as the teeth come out. Hand it a toy instead, letting the puppy know that chewing on the toy is fine. Teaching a puppy that jumping isn’t a great attribute can be easily done with treats, or by turning a back to the pup as it jumps up. This will let the pup know that keeping all fours on the floor is much better.

Naming Ideas For White Cats

Cleo600x492I’ve been compiling a list of names for white cats on my Pet Numerology website for some time now. There are a number of inspiring sources for white kitty names, including ice and snow, white foods, and clouds. Ice, snow, and other cold white things suggest a wide array of excellent names. Arctic, which is the big area of ice and snow around the north pole is a great name. For a bigger or more active cat consider names for snow on the move such as Avalanche, Blizzard, Flurry. For a smaller cat consider Icicle, Snowflake, or the ever popular Snowball. More icy names are Frosty, Ice, Polar, and Winter. Clouds of different types, which are often white, can be used as names. Cloudy (particularly for a gloomy cat), Cirrus, Cumulus are all good cloud based names.

There are also some fantastic names suggested by white foods. Two dairy based names are Cream and Milk. For a sweeter cat consider Marshmallow, Sugar, or Vanilla. More unusual choices would be Chowder or Salt, which might best be names for boy cats. Some other white inspired names are Angel (pretty), Chalk (unusual), Cotton (unusual), Cue Ball (very unusual – probably best for a boy), Jasmine (very pretty – probably best for a girl), or Swan (pretty – probably best for a girl).