Puppy Development

2-4 months - Best time to train. Puppy's minds are like sponges.

5-9 months - Most difficult time to train. Adolescence. Rebelllious. Trying to be the top dog. Be firm, patient and consistent.

10 months. Hormones settle down. Be consistent. He will learn to relax.



CONFINEMENT

Kitchen, bathroom, alcove or small room. Doors closed by baby gate.
Crate: Not more than 4 hours (if less than 5 months old). Get a friend, neighbour or dog walking service if > 4 hours.

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How to write a biblography

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How to Write a Bibliography

Here are examples of how you write different information sources in a bibliography:
Books
One Author:

Author. Title. City where published: Name of Publisher, Year Published. page(s).

Example:
Behnke, Alison. Japan in Pictures. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Company, 2003. 17.
Two Authors:

Author and Author. Title. City where published: Name of Publisher, Year Published. pages(s).

Example:
Arnold, James R. and Wiener, Roberta. On To Richmond: The Civil War in the East 1861-1862. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Company, 2002. 54-60.
Encyclopedias

"Name of article." Name of encyclopedia. Year published.
Example:
"Canada." World Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed.

Magazine Articles

Author. "Name of article." Name of magazine. Date published: page(s).

Example:
McCarry, John. "Peru Begins Again." National Geographic. May 1996: 2-35.
On-Line Source

Name of site. Date site used

Example:
vgsbooks.com. 7 June 2002



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Two Authors:

Author and Author. Title. City where published: Name of Publisher, Year Published. pages(s).

Example:
Arnold, James R. and Wiener, Roberta. On To Richmond: The Civil War in the East 1861-1862. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Company, 2002. 54-60.
Encyclopedias


1. Litowinsky, Olga. Writing & Publishing Books for Children in the 1990s. The Inside Story from the Editor's Desk. Walker & Company. 808.068

2. May, Jill P. Children's Literature & Critical Theory. Oxford University Press. 1995. 808.068

3. Shulevitz, Uri. Writing with pictures. How to write and illustrate Children's books. 808.068

4. Roberts, Ellen E.M The Children's Picture Book. 808.068

5. Bickham, Writing the Short Story. A Hands-On Program. How to create captivating marketable short fiction. 808.31

6. Novakovich. Writing Fiction Step by Step. 808.3

7. Demarinis. The Art & Craft of the Short Story. 808.31

Above 7 books are in Level 7.

8. A guide to writing of children's books. RS INH 808.0683 Level 11. NLB

The Golden Retriever with black belly indoors till 3rd vaccination

A slim 16-year-old boy with mum. He loved music and knew what he wanted to be, unlike most teenagers. His Golden Retriever was nervous. Probably the puppy remembered this veterinary surgery and the injections and handling of her to examine her belly for two large lymph swellings of over 10 cm long, above her breast tissues on both side.

The Golden Retriever puppy, small in size and imported from Australia. She still has some swellings on her breast tissues but they were not so obvious. Now her belly skin was black. Could be something irritating her.

3rd vaccination done today. "Now, she can go out to the garden." As if the puppy is too much inside the house.

"The new puppy can go to the garden," I said. "The important thing is that she should not contact other dogs or puppies before the 3 vaccinations and only 2 weeks after the 3rd vaccination."

I added, "Make sure the puppy does not eat grass and soil, causing stomach upset. Many owners do not supervise the puppy in the garden."

The pet shop operator did advise no contact with dogs till after the 3rd vaccination. It is prudent as the parvovirus kills puppies and some other dogs may have the viruses. The puppy is fully protected 2 weeks after the 3rd vaccination in most cases.

Toilet Training puppies - 2 cases

RESEARCH ON TOILET TRAINING - Case studies


CASE 1
30+ year-old lady, advertising department, with an upscale magazine. She had dogs before.

"Just talk to your puppy," she said. "Ask him to go to the toilet."
3 days paper trained. Was the 8-week-old Miniature Schnauzer naturally intelligent?

If talking is so easy.
"Did you take leave and spend 3 days with the puppy?" I asked.
"Yes."
Well, that is the reason why the puppy gets trained in 3 days.
She promised to e-mail to me her experience to share with others.


CASE 2
This was the same day, Saturday.
Career lady 20+ brought in the 8-week-old imported Miniature for Veterinary Health Examination. 24 hours money back guarantee from the pet shop at a Shopping Centre.
"Thin," I said.
"Poor thing," she said. "Must be caged in all day."
"Can you feed three times a day?" Most pet shop recommends 2 times a day.
"I work," she said. Her boyfriend was a top banker. Well, he could take time off to feed him during lunch time.

The puppy screamed when I massaged the ear canal. The pet shop operator had cleaned his ears with some insecticide ear drops. He screamed when I pressed his hip joints. He was walking normally and not lame. His hearing was not so good on the left ear. "How can such a young puppy be hard of hearing?" she laughed. Probably associated hearing impairment with old men. It was a serious matter though as partial deafness could be a reason to return the puppy to the seller.

"What's the best way to toilet train?" She had a crate with a push-out pee tray sold by the pet shop. Since she was working the whole day, she would have to confine the puppy. The crate had a wire flooring. Urine would pass through and the puppy would not be smelly with urine.

"However, don't expect the puppy to be paper-trained," I said. "He is not urinating on the newspaper which is below the wire flooring on the pee tray. However, some owners told me that their puppies use the newspaper as its toilet area later."

"What to do? What is the best way to toilet train the puppy?"
"Crate training by confinement in a crate just enough for the puppy to sleep and stand. Bring the puppy to the newspapers (with urine smell) every hour on the hour. 3 days of leave. Sleep with the puppy and take him to the newspapers when he sniffs and turns or whines."

"But the puppy is mute," the career lady said.

"He is timid," I said. "Both of you appear to be giants to him and he is in a new environment."

This was a weekend. "I don't think you will want to be confined at home for at least 3 days," I judged from her bubbling personality that she was extroverted.

"Can someone else paper train my puppy?" she asked.

"Yes." I said.

She looked at her boyfriend "$50 for you"

"A private banker's time is worth more than $50 per hour," I said. "Not per day." The boyfriend was agreeable to train the puppy. Not for money.