Old German
How far should I walk my 6 week old German Shepherd?
On this up coming friday, I am going to get a 6 week old German Shepherd. My Mom says it would be good to take her out on walks often. I’m just curious on, how long the walk should be.
Haha, It’s not ALL for the sake of the dog, it’s also for my health also. (I’m a little chunky around the belly area) So I’m the one who has go take her for a walk EVERY day. =)
Don’t!
And DON’T!!!!
Purchase:
Even if the dam died, the breeder should keep the litter until at least 7 weeks old to give them time to learn “canine language” from their siblings and uncles/aunts. The ideal time to collect a pup is in the 7-through-11 weeks range, when they adjust far more easily than at any other age. A pup available at 6 weeks is certain to have nothing except its temporary cuteness. You accept that from a rescue group, but not from a breeder. Any GSD from a breeder should come with a printed & signed Guarantee stating what the breeder will do if any of the genetic “unthinkables” happen – and YOU consider the conditions fair to both parties. NEVER encourage puppy millers or ignorant BYBs (or the pet shops that are their main market) by buying from them. NEVER accept a pup of a medium or large breed whose parents do not have official hip & elbow certificates. If you want a REAL GSD (and not one of the deviations sneeringly referred to by names such as AlsatiOn or Hyaena Dog or NAmerican Ski-Slope Dog) then you will accept only a pup that has two parents with Breed Survey Reports (BS.Cl. in English, KKl. in German).
Exercise:
Puppy walks are NOT for exercise, they are for socialisation and for lead-training.
Although vaccinations are supposed to be given at 8, 12 and 16 weeks, you cannot relax until 2 weeks after that 16 weeks shot. But yes, the pup needs socialisation before that, so your task is to take it to ONLY places where dogs do not piddle/poo/vomit.
A pup exercises itself. DO NOT CRATE IT for more than a few minutes – in a crate it cannot exercise, it cannot piddle/poo without having to then lie in it. Anyone intending to get a pooch should first ensure that they have a safe back yard fenced to not only keep their pooch home but also to keep stray dogs and stray brats OUT. Inside that should be a roofed escape-proof pen with at least 12 feet between the gate and the raised sleeping box, so that when no-one can supervise it (e.g., everyone is asleep) the pup can be outside experiencing the scents & sounds & movements of the environment, with room to bounce around and to excrete without having to lie in it; at least its last meal each day should be in there, and it should have a fresh gnaw bone to give it something to do when life is boring – the gnawing exercises the cheek muscles that control the ears, plus helps to clean the teeth, to dislodge the deciduous teeth, to bring the permanent teeth through the gums, and any bits swallowed have the perfect calcium:phosphorous balance.
I wouldn’t consider taking it on walks at younger than 10-12 weeks, and those walks should be VERY leisurely, so that the pup has time to stop & think about each new thing.
Even at 5 months the speed of the walks should be set by the pup, not you.
YOUR exercise should be done without a pup.
I’d say that you have heaps to learn from http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_GSD_Source/links Make sure you study at least the [Feeding] and [Parvovirus] and [Vaccination] sections.
And then join a couple of the 300+ YahooGroups dedicated to discussing various aspects of living with GSDs. A group’s Home Page begins with a “mission statement” that will indicate whether they want to discuss what you want to talk about; below that is a Monthly Activity display so you can see whether the group is almost dead or generates more traffic than you can cope with.
Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly
“In GSDs” as of 1967
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