Comments on: When Can Puppies Go Outside: Guidelines For New Puppy Parents

By: Patty creelman

Patty creelman — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:43:51 +0000

I would like to receive your free puppy training. I have a 14 week old labradoodle. She has more lab than poodle

By: B

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:16:35 +0000

so If I am taking my puppy out and its not fully vaccinated yet, how do I allow the dog to relieve itself while out and about?
I am planning a long drive but will need to make stops for the pup to relive itself…but it won’t be fully vaxed yet. how does that work?

By: Susan Ridlen

Susan Ridlen — Sat, 01 May 2021 13:05:57 +0000

I would like to receive your training tips by email. Thank you!

By: Meg Austwick

Meg Austwick — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:15:30 +0000

In reply to Marcus. Hi Marcus, I'm afraid 4 weeks is much too young to be bringing a puppy home and separating them from their mother. Puppies that leave their mothers this young can become very sick, and miss out on certain important behavioral lessons. You can read more about this in our guide to bringing a new puppy home here. If possible, you should return your 4 week old puppies to the breeder so they can be with their mother until they are 8 weeks old, which is the legal requirement in many places.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:36:35 +0000

Just came home tonight with two 4 week old brother Labrador/Rottweiler mix. I’m so nervous over these guys I can’t sleep. I bought a puppy (or small dog) stroller. I’m hoping I can just take them out everywhere in the stroller to help with the socialization thing. Vet appt is in the afternoon. I’m tempted to stay awake until then lol. They seem to be doing well and sleeping soundly in this crate by my bed. I hate the way one hangs off the small dog bed I put in the crate when he’s sleeping.

By: Alice Carroll

Alice Carroll — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 04:05:21 +0000

I will make sure that my pet is fully vaccinated when going out in public areas as you mentioned here. For a long while now, I’ve been wanting to have my own dog so that I have a jogging partner during the mornings. I hope that there is a nearby vet near where I live so that I can easily get the vaccinations needed for it once I adopt one.

By: Jill Fender

Jill Fender — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:02:22 +0000

In reply to Albert Rodriquez. Take precautions and definitely spray the ground where they will be. We use 1 cup bleach to 5 gal water and saturate area let it sit till dry. This killed all the sporous and bacteria on ground.

By: Albert Rodriquez

Albert Rodriquez — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 04:44:08 +0000

I have a litter of Rottweilers (8)that turned 4 weeks old Wednesday. They’re too young yet for their first shots but my question is…can I put them outside to poop at this age? They’re pooping all over the house and I’m constantly cleaning poop. The Mom doesn’t clean after them anymore. We started them on Puppy food mixed with Milk Supplement so they’re pooping more and big piles. I have a blanket that I put them on which they pee and poop on but I have to steadily clean that plus the rug I have in their cage. So again my question is…can I take them out to poop after they eat at 4 weeks old?

By: Steph

Steph — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:20:40 +0000

Hello! Thank you for this wealth of info! I have an elderly dog who is 11 and he is not up to date on his shots. He would need rabies and the 5 in 1, and we are getting a new puppy sept 8. Will he be ok to meetthe new puppy if we get him his shots this week? Also curious, since dogs in suburban areas tend to do their business in dog parks and such, is it ok usually to put a puppy down to start exploring different areas on cement, sidewalks, grocery store front areas, places were other dog paws may have walked but it’s likely they didn’t poop or pee there. We are trying to figure out a neutral place to let the two dogs meet but can’t put the puppy down in the park! Unless of course we use the sidewalk in the park. Thank you!

By: Stella

Stella — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:23:07 +0000

I’m getting a different breed of dog but was searching everywhere for what to do during those crucial puppy weeks – bring him outside or not? Best article I found on the topic with solid advice. THANK YOU!