So You Want a Puppy?
Read this first!
Then share this page with your Parents!

 

Do you want a puppy more than anything else? Do you promise to take care of it, train it, and love it forever?

That's great! Are you ready for a suggestion that will help you be a responsible, caring person? Okay. Here's what you do:

Don't ask for a puppy for Christmas.

If you want to start out the right way with your new pup, then wait until after the holidays. Or get your pup before the holidays arrive. Can you do that?

 

Here's why it's a good idea to wait just a little while for your new dog.

1. During the holidays everyone is very busy. Lots of people come over. A new puppy would be scared by all of the new people.

 A young Golden.

 2. You will probably visit relatives and friends more than usual. Your new dog would be lonely when you are gone.

Remember your home is a strange, new place for a young dog.
This may be the first time he is away from his brothers and sisters.

A Beagle puppy. 3. When a puppy is very young, he learns things every time something happens to him. That's why it's important that your dog experience good things in his new home. Stress and loneliness can lead to behavior problems that won't be very easy to fix.

4. Your new puppy will need lots of extra care and attention no matter when you bring him home. Be sure you and your family have the time and energy to spend time with him for feeding, grooming, petting, walking, and training.

A Collie puppy.


5. Your family should share the experience
of choosing a new dog. Make sure everyone in your family
feels comfortable with and likes the dog
as much as everyone else. It's best to choose the dog
you want with your whole family.

Okay.
So you are willing to wait a little while for your new dog.
Here's a gift your parents can give you
while you wait for your new dog.
This would be good for your parents to read:

Golden pup.

Instead of giving you a dog for Christmas, why not give you the dog supplies now that you will need later?

  • dog dishes
  • a leash
  • chew toys
  • a brush
  • books about dogs
  • gift certificates to pet supply stores

 

And here's what you can do
while waiting for your new pet:

 
check markRead books about dogs. Learn lots of stuff!
check markYou can find websites on the Internet about dogs and read them.
check markYou can volunteer at a shelter or humane society.
check markSome kids watch movies about dogs. Seen any good ones lately?
Check markYou can walk your neighbor's dog.
Check markGet a stuffed animal.

Happy Holidays!

Trouper and Kelly want to thank you for being responsible
and waiting just a little while for that new best friend.
You'll be doing a good thing!

TIP:
Before buying your puppy, please be very sure that a dog
is the correct pet for your family.
Dogs are a lot of fun and responsibility, too!
Click on the Red ball; click here to see if you want all of that responsibility.

 

What is responsibility?

 

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