Important Info
Things to know when you buy a new puppy!
- First of all ask your breeder for a written balanced diet for your puppy – any responsible breeder will have this ready for you before or when you pick the puppy up so you can be prepared. Changing the puppies diet is not recommended for the first few weeks even if you don’t want to continue with this diet the stress of leaving its mother should not be contributed to by changing your puppy’ diet. If you do change it the change should be gradual.
- Make sure your new puppy has its own bed, food & water bowls plus lots of “safe” toys to play with.
- Amstaff puppies like to chew to exercise those jaw muscles so rawhide, pigs ears & chew toys are a good idea to save the furniture.
- Exercise as a young puppy is not necessary or recommended – but good sufficient play time with toys in the home is the best way to bond with your new puppy.
- You can start training your puppy basic obedience from when you take it home such as sit, drop, shake, stay & come (or my favourite is high five). Educating your puppy makes for a confident puppy – you need to feed their little minds, but don’t over do it to the point where its no longer fun.
- Puppy pre-school is also a great idea - local vets use the best methods of positive re-enforcement, no matter where you go to make sure that their methods are made fun & sociable, positive & rewarding for your puppy. This is NOT boot camp for your puppy but meant to be fun & nurturing & teach your puppy that learning is fun & teach it that it is rewarding to please its owners.
- When it comes to doing formal more advanced training classes with your puppy give the American Staffordshire Terrier Club of NSW a call for recommended trainers in your area.
- Always remember you are the pack leader & your puppy looks to you for guidance, your breeder will be able to give you basic training techniques & instructions on how to bring your puppy up to be a happy, outgoing & obedient puppy.
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