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The Groundwork to Becoming Your Puppy’s Pack Leader
Pack Structure Dogs are pack animals, just like wolves are pack animals. They are predators. Horses and cows on the other hand, are herd animals. Being herd animals also makes them prey (food) for predators. Predators live by one set of genetic rules, prey animals live by a different set of genetic rules. Pack animals…
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PREY MODEL RAW (PMR) DIET FOR PUPPIES
The Prey Model Raw (PMR) diet eliminates processed foods and provides puppies with a natural diet which mimics what their ancestors and wild cousins consumed. A complete PMR diet mimics whole, wild prey animals and does not include plant ingredients. The PMR diet is one of the many raw diet types suitable for puppies. It is important…
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NRC NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PUPPIES
Puppies cannot regulate vitamins and nutrients like an adult dog can, and puppies require a daily balanced diet. Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (BARF) model or Prey Model Raw (PMR) raw diets provide guidelines on items to include in a raw diet to provide essential nutrients and recommended calories for proper growth and development. The ingredients included in a puppy’s raw diet need to be selected…
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Tips For Starting Your Puppy On A Raw Diet
Starting Your French Bulldog Puppy On A Raw Diet Start With One Protein Source Regardless of whether you’re preparing your own raw or are using a prepared raw food, it’s best to start with one protein source. Give that one protein for a good week. If there are no signs of digestive upset, start your…
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Smart Training your French Bulldog Puppy
Kathy Sdao’s Smart French Bulldog puppy training This lesson is all about Kathy Sdao’s SMARTx50 training protocol – the fastest way I have found to be the fastest and most effective way to improve our dogs’ manners. What is SMART Training? SMART stands for See, Mark and Reward Training x 50 (because you’re going to…
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Crate Training your French Bulldog Puppy
Crate Training your French Bulldog Puppy Step 1: Introduce Your Puppy To The Crate If you’re crate training a puppy, your job is simple: make every interaction puppy has with her crate a positive one. The best way to crate train a puppy is to go slow and try not to stress the puppy or…
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Raw Feeding French Bulldog Puppies: BARF Diet
Raw feeding for puppies: BARF Diet The BARF model diet is the most popular raw diet for puppies. A BARF diet can be home prepared with multiple ingredients to provide recommended allowances for most essential nutrients. Although, it is important to note that many ratio raw diets can be lacking in certain essential nutrients when specific whole foods…
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Spay and Neutering your French Bulldog Puppy
Should you Spay or Neuter your French Bulldog Puppy? What was once a very stock recommendation to all my puppy owners has evolved as new research findings have emerged. And, in fairness, as I’ve dug more into the seriousness of the outcome of neutering, I had to leave the comfort of “one size fits all.”…
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House Training French Bulldog Puppies
How to House Train Your Puppy Housebreaking in theory is very simple. It is finding a means of preventing the puppy from doing his duties in the house and only giving him the opportunity to do it outside. It also means that the dog learns to communicate with you about going when told to go…
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Vaccinating Your French Bulldog Puppy
What vaccinations are necessary for your puppy Core vs non-Core vaccinations All of the vaccines given to dogs fit into 2 categories: core and non-core vaccines. Core vaccines are the ones most vets recommend your dog should have as a puppy. These vaccines all protect against dangerous viral diseases. They are: Rabies,Distemper,Parvovirus,Adenovirus (Canine Hepatitis) The Non-Core…
