Puppy Info to Consider
Important advice for potential adopters. Please read carefully.
Written by one of our Romanian Rescues...
It’s difficult to give wide characteristics to young puppies as their life has been so short: they are puppies without any particular difference to any other normal and healthy puppy… cheerful, funny, curious, every objects are turned to play and chewing (stick, stone, toy, shoe, sock, etc), good tempered (not too crazy activity, but of course not calm as adult), doing their best to deserve people’s love, not fearful in nature (but of course can be timid in new environment during the first day – this is survival instinct), and they have a wish to interact with humans a lot, and are friendly to everyone including the other dogs and cats.
BEFORE applying for a puppy, please read the information below about what should be taken in consideration to check if you are ready for all “puppy” things.
Many people wish to adopt a puppy, thinking how sweet those little furry kids are. They are. BUT potential adopters should understand that any puppy (no matter if it is rescue or not) requires a lot of time, patience and commitment.
They may have been found dumped when they were tiny puppies. Most likely abandoned as unwanted litter of not spayed home dog, maybe with the mother, or maybe alone.
A puppy cannot become an ideal dog straight away. A puppy can arrive timid and stressed after the hard 30-35 hours journey and needs patience and understanding.
These puppies will not be familiar with your household items - the noises, the doors, running on the stairs, TV sounds, doorbells… All of these new things need to be introduced and reactions carefully guided.
As parents, you need to teach and train with patience… from toilet training to sleeping at night, watching for curious and chewy behaviour (shoes, cables, furniture, home plants, etc). You need to provide equal amounts of physical stimulation (playing) and mental stimulation (chewing toys, Kongs, licking mats, walks with sniffing). This is important for ANY dog, but even more important for puppies, who are at a stage of learning.
Another common issue with any puppy is mouthing: all puppies are snappy when playing, so families with children should consider it RESPONSIBLY and be ready to invest time to work and teach both the puppy and children (who can get scared of this playful but painful snaps). Training should be started from the very beginning as soon as puppy has settled in (puppies usually settle in 2-3 days, but can be 7-10 days if timid/fearful).
We will be happy to provide a lot of advice and puppies training materials on request.
BEFORE applying for a puppy, please read the information below about what should be taken in consideration to check if you are ready for all “puppy” things.
Many people wish to adopt a puppy, thinking how sweet those little furry kids are. They are. BUT potential adopters should understand that any puppy (no matter if it is rescue or not) requires a lot of time, patience and commitment.
They may have been found dumped when they were tiny puppies. Most likely abandoned as unwanted litter of not spayed home dog, maybe with the mother, or maybe alone.
A puppy cannot become an ideal dog straight away. A puppy can arrive timid and stressed after the hard 30-35 hours journey and needs patience and understanding.
These puppies will not be familiar with your household items - the noises, the doors, running on the stairs, TV sounds, doorbells… All of these new things need to be introduced and reactions carefully guided.
As parents, you need to teach and train with patience… from toilet training to sleeping at night, watching for curious and chewy behaviour (shoes, cables, furniture, home plants, etc). You need to provide equal amounts of physical stimulation (playing) and mental stimulation (chewing toys, Kongs, licking mats, walks with sniffing). This is important for ANY dog, but even more important for puppies, who are at a stage of learning.
Another common issue with any puppy is mouthing: all puppies are snappy when playing, so families with children should consider it RESPONSIBLY and be ready to invest time to work and teach both the puppy and children (who can get scared of this playful but painful snaps). Training should be started from the very beginning as soon as puppy has settled in (puppies usually settle in 2-3 days, but can be 7-10 days if timid/fearful).
We will be happy to provide a lot of advice and puppies training materials on request.