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Entries for the ‘Nitro’ Category

Puppy Food

I hadn’t fed my last dog puppy food simply because its typically just a higher protein. There are no real benefits. But after talking to the breeder, she recommends it until around 4 months of age so I decided I will just go with that – after all, she is the expert right? I emailed [...]

Crate Training

We were fortunate that our breeder opted to shoot for crate training our puppy early. I do believe it has made all the difference in the world. His first night with me, I figured that he would cry, need to go potty, and so forth. I opted to not turn on the alarm and just [...]

Leash Training a Puppy

Leash training a puppy….easy? Yes and no. I knew the puppy would have sharp teeth and chew right through a leash I put on him. I also knew that I wanted him on leash 90% of his free time outside of his crate. Why? Supervision, prevention, all those good things. Nitro had never had on [...]

Nitro: Puppy Teething

Oh those puppy teeth! Update: Just after I posted this, within a week, we have started losing teeth! I haven’t seen them yet, but they are gone from his mouth. Poor little guy! Teeth? Fangs? Needles? All of the above? You guessed it…boy puppy teeth hurt! I have more puncture wounds that I care to [...]

Nitro: Puppy

Traveling with a puppy Its spring, summer is around the corner, and travel season will soon be among us. If you introduced a new puppy to your family like we did this year, one thing on your mind is, how can we travel with our puppy? Well, it depends on where you are going! There [...]