Puppies are cute and cuddly, will hit your heart when you see them. However, anyone intending to take on the task of looking after and caring for a puppy must first understand, all about puppy owner commitment. Being well prepared will make things easier and safer for all. Puppies are not toys, which you can play with and then simply put away; it is a life time commitment.
There are some of the reasons, puppies are eventually been abandoned or mistreated include the following:
buying a puppy on a whim
Lack of proper commitment to accommodate a puppy
Not committed to actually making the puppy part of your life
Travelling a lot, include business and holiday
Not respect to be responsible for another "life"
The reasons above are only some of them. Why there are so many sad endings, to what initially starts out looking like a good idea. In order to ensure that you are capable of caring and loving a puppy and to fully understand puppy owner responsibility, the following contents might provide a lot of helpful tips:
Take some time to really think over and over again of getting a puppy. Don't rush into it when you see the puppy. Get some research and talk to people with similar lifestyles and comparing you, put yourself in the position, and think of your reaction. Pay special attention to all they have to share about the first few weeks with the new puppy and also the time after.
Are you ready for the expenses involved in buying a new puppy? There are going to be a lot of bills. Those are common and you can prepare for, and also the ones that are going to suddenly happened, unwanted and unwelcomed.
Pooping and peeing are all part of the natural cycle of any living creature, so is the puppy, it is going to be doing a lot of these. Being prepared with all the right tools and relevant information about how to potty train your puppy and when accident happened you will be able to clean up the mess.
Get the idea of spaying or neutering your puppy, and find out when would be the most suitable age to get is done.
Have a checklist done for all the items you need to make a completely comfortable space for your puppy at home.
Understand and plan for all the new routines, you need to be included into your current lifestyle, so that your puppy will be become a burden in the future.