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Here are some links to some products that we love and some good reading and great food.
. Great Books:
"Before and after getting your puppy" by Ian Dunbar http://www.amazon.com/Before-After-Getting-Your-Puppy/dp/1577314557
"The Art of Raising a puppy: The Monks of New Skete http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Puppy-New-Skete-Monks/dp/0316578398 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Socialization
We cannot stress enough how very important it is to really work on socialization for your puppy.
There is a period from 7-16 weeks where your puppy is an open book, waiting for the world to make it's mark on his memory. If you get your pup to experience everything you have available during this time, and then continue to enrich his experiences, he will will be so sound and so level in new situations, you will be able to take him anywhere you go and he will be calm and will wag his tail and enjoy life, and you will be so proud of him. Have you seen dogs, when at a vet, they are bounding, panting, jumping, squealing and all together a nervous wreck? That is only because they have not been correctly socialized. Who knew? We learned and we want you to know, what a huge difference this will make in your dog's and your life. This is a MUST read! http://www.breedingbetterdogs.com/achiever.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crate
This is a wonderful crate, it has a divider which allows you to make the crate small when the puppy is small and bigger as he grows. The puppy will try very hard not to soil his sleeping area. But if it is a big area, he will walk across the crate and go in the corner!
This crate has 2 doors. This will really be a handy option when finding various ways to make the crate fit into your living situation. Plus the floor is vinyl and will not rust, nor is it hot or cold.
MIDWEST Life Stages Double Door Fold & Carry Crates #MW636
Smaller size, good for back of van or SUV or shorter rests.
36 long, 24 wide and 27 high
Larger size, better for the main sleeping crate, more roomy, especially for males.
42 long x 28 wide X 31 high
http://homeandkennel.petedge.com/MIDWEST-Life-Stages-Double-Door-Fold---Carry-Crates-MW636.pro?parentCategoryId=194&categoryId=310&subCategoryId=502
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Comb
This is a comb in a rake tool. It is sooooo much better than a brush, you will get right down to the skin, remove the undercoat that wants to fall out (on you rugs and your clothes), and if there is a knot in your Golden's coat, you will find it and deal with it before it get so big it needs to be cut out! Throw away the brushes and get a rake!!! If you rake twice a week during the normal months and daily during heavy shedding, your Golden's coat will shine and sway in the breezes and his skin will be healthy. Dampen the coat before combing in the static months of winter. Between good nutrition and good coat care, you will be so proud!
http://grooming.petedge.com/Pet-Undercoat-Rake-with-Wood-Handle-PS808.pro
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Food!!!
We love Canidae. Our contract asks that you feed premium quality food.
You know how good nutrition makes a person more healthy and more fit and have better skin and Hair? Same goes for dogs. Please read about this food and consider it. You can locate the nearest distributor on this site. It coast about 29.00 for a 40# bag which will last you about five weeks. http://www.canidae.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dremel
We have brought up the pups having their nail filed with a Dremel. This is the other option for trimming your pups nails, rather than clipping. Nails that are too long will damage the dog's toes and will look very bad and will scratch your wood floors and you if he jumps up or paws you. We have three, as we have to try everything for our dogs. Our favored Dremel has a rechargeable battery. It has good filing power and is quiet.