Are you looking to adopt a puppy? If you are then congratulation, these puppies are in serious need of a good home to go to. You'll feel really good knowing you've saved an animal from a bad situation as some of the ones listed below.
Being abandoned by owners
Being beaten or tortured
Malnourished
If you are looking to adopt a puppy you will need to make yourself aware of the various needs these puppies will have. In this small article i am going to give you some ideas on what you should be looking for if you are wanting to adopt a puppy. You will have a healthy little puppy to take home in the end and you will be saved a lot of trouble by knowing theses things.
What do I need to look for when I'm looking to adopt a puppy?
You need to make sure the puppy looks healthy and happy when you are looking to adopt a puppy. This will be a good sign that the puppy was not mistreated or abused by its previous owners. Listed below are some good signs you can look for.
Clean skin
Clean ears
Clean and clear eyes
You better be prepared and have some money to take the puppy to the veterinarian if it does not have these things in order. Some people do not mind the cost, but others want no part in it and this can cost you a lot of money.
Healthy looking feces
The puppy should not have loose feces, they should be well formed. If the puppy has loose feces this may be a sign that the puppy was not fed right. This could lead to difficulties right after you take it to your home.
Healthy gums
A puppy that does not have healthy looking gums and teeth that are formed or forming will have all kinds of problems later on.
You'll want the puppy to be responsive
Everything i listed in this article is huge, although it may not seem to be a big deal to some. It will either lead to some type of money you will have to spend or bad behavior that you will have to deal with. A dog will have a hard time adjusting when you bring it home if isn't responsive to it's surroundings.
This will lead to obedience problems and you never know how this puppy may react to other people. Again you'll be on the line for all these things so you want to interact with the puppy and see if and how it responds to you. If the puppy is responsive you'll be able to do the following much easier.
Train the puppy
Make the puppy obedient
Teach the puppy to be friendly with others
If the puppy is not responsive all these things will be very difficult if not impossible to do. So when you're looking into adopting a puppy consider all the things I listed in this article.
Author Resource:
Want to find out more about adopt a puppy , then visit John Smooth's site on how to choose the best rescue puppies for your needs.
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