Its a dogs tail! Pig dog in training, size, weight and extraordinary growth - Part 2

As I mentioned in my last blog had picked up my new hunting dog and we were headed home to see how it could fit in with our existing toy poodle's.

I must say I wasn't expecting the kind of reaction which our existing dogs gave the new family member.  It was the funniest thing you would ever see, our current b**ch wouldn't even look at it and if the new dog came anywhere near her she would simply get up and walk away.  She wouldn't even chew on the bone which the new dog had walked near.  God forbid the new dog actually walked up to her as she would growl and then snap.

The little dog would go scurrying across the floor only to bounce back and come back for more. While the male dog is a little bit smarter and it didn't take him long to realise that if he could put up with the new puppy biting on his tail he would get more attention than he had done in many years.

One of the first things we did was to create a nice den of the new puppy in the laundry, and hopefully this would make her feel safer and more comfortable around us and the other dogs.  We put the new puppy to bed closed the sliding door and went to bed.

Well the next morning we woke to an escapee puppy and some tactical landmines scattered around the lounge room.  The little bugger had figured out how to open the sliding door even after we jammed shut and secured it was some sticky tape.  Kristy promptly went out and purchased a child safe gate which we could use in the doorway to ensure that there wasn't going to be any more midnight surprises.

Due to other commitments I was going to be away but this gave the other family members a good opportunity to bond with the new family member before any training started.

As we didn't seem to know much about dogs this size we jumped onto the Internet to do a heap of research and it appears that these size dogs need not only a good diet that helps their muscles and bones but also their joints as they are susceptible due to the massive size and weight.  It is also recommended that if you are going to work your dog that you wait until at least the animal is two years of age, that way not only skeleton has matured but also has strengthened its muscle capacity to hold its skeletal structure.

 How large can of dog grow

These dogs grow very rapidly and by the age of four months old they are 50% of their grown in size and by 10 months their skeletal structure is completed.  They use the next year and a bit to build the body mass and the muscles that will support their extremely large and heavy frame.  By the end of the cute and cuddly puppy will weigh about 70 kg and be about 80 cm at the shoulder and let me tell you what toy poodle's wont know what hit them.

Because of the massive growth spurt and the final size is important to feed the new puppy with special food that is designed to these giant size dogs, this food has ingredients in it which will help build not only the bones but also support the joints.  It has also become apparent that it is detrimental to a dog of this type to eat food that is not designed the large animals as it makes them put on too much weight to rapidly when the skeleton is not fully developed to handle it.

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In the searching for the correct food we came across a Web site that not only delivers directly to your door but is also cheaper than the shops.  How good is that, if you are interested goto www.DogFood.com.au or the actual website http://www.petshops.com.au/catalog/index.php

With the food secured and a quick trip down to the shop to get my training needs I am ready to begin training ahead.

Let the training begin.......