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Developmental Changes You Expect From Newfoundland Puppies

By Christopher Sanders


Most people are eager to have a young puppy at home because they are easy to train and manage. However, most people do not know the right age of any puppy on sale. The bigger challenge that a big number of buyers have is understanding the changes they should expect from the Newfoundland puppies they have bought within the first year. This is what you may expect.

At the age of five to three weeks old, it may be termed as the active stage of the dogs. Their sensory system starts to develop effectively and they are now aware of their environment. At this age, they are able to hear, smell and see. They are able to growl and chase, play, wiggle their tails, bare their teeth, and also get involved in activities engage their litter mates. It is also at this age that they are able to socialize and interact with their mothers and litter mates.

Puppies start to develop independent characters at week five to seven. At this point, the dogs are old enough for weaning. It may not be easy to clearly explain the unique behaviors dogs exhibit at this juncture as their behaviors are quite unpredictable. You may realize that the dogs seem to be in fear at all times. However, this should not hinder you from introducing them to the environment with different experiences. It is also the right time to develop sentimental attachment with your dogs.

Normally, dogs will start getting curious and investigating any strange thing when they are about 7 to 9 weeks. This is a stage where their sensory organs are fully developed. They start developing sociable traits such as making friendship with anyone they come across. Most of them at this stage start to convey the characters they should show while in the company of people.

As they discover that some things and people are not very friendly, dogs start being more cautions on the things around them. They begin to trend with caution. Here, you will notice your dogs are scared by mare movements or sounds. They also start being extra careful with those things they used to do without fear.

The motor skills of the puppy begin to grow when they are nine to twelve weeks old and their sensitivity to the environment in now evident. Though the attention span of your puppy may remain short, they are able to know the behaviors that suit particular times. At this age, the dogs do all they can to win your attention. To them, you and your family members are their close litter-mates now.

Teeth development or teething is evident when the dogs are thirteen to sixteen weeks old. Many puppy owners detect teething when they find the dogs with incessant desire to chew any object they come across. Those training their dogs can attest that dogs begin to defy certain training rules and commands at this age. This occurs because they are still eager to explore the environment further without you.

Chewing may not stop even after the teeth are developed. At week sixteen, you may find your dogs with the desire to chew. Here the dogs chew due to curiosity to explore things. At this point, it is better to introduce more advanced training such as how to walk on linoleum, gravel, cement, carpet, blacktop, tile and grass. You should also expose your dogs to people of different races, ages, genders and handicaps.




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