The Free Standing Basketful of Golden Retrievers is 2½ inches long. There are three Golden Retriever puppies sitting in a straw basket. Two of the puppies are wearing green and white stocking caps and one also has a matching scarf around his neck with a leather looking collar below it with the words “Santa’s Helpers” printed in white letters. There is a red and white blanket hanging out of over one side of the basket and a leather strap with an AKC medal strapped around the basket. These figures are made of poly resin and they are completely free standing. Select this link to view our Dog Ornaments.
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Life of a Dog
Dogs live on average between 10 to 15 years, depending upon their size; the larger the size the shorter the lifespan, in general. After a little more than one year your puppy will be finished growing and then be considered a dog, although “puppyhood” can last longer with some breeds. It takes a few weeks for the puppies eyes to open and for it to grow its first sets of teeth, called milk teeth, and after a few months the adult teeth begin to come in. It is recommended that you ensure your puppy stops weaning by its 7th week and is eating hard food. Contact with people and other dogs while your puppy is still young, and growing is very important. It will help to ensure that your dog can socially interact in the future with humans and other dogs in a more positive and healthy manner! Select this link to view our Hunting Christmas Ornaments.
To keep your dog physically fit, make sure he has a balanced diet with limitations on the amount of food and the amount of time that he has to eat his food to prevent him from simply eating too much or too little. Along with proper nutrition, plenty of exercise and regular visits to the vet, your pet will stay healthy and happy, emotionally stable, disciplined, and will be more able to interact socially with humans and dogs that he is not familiar with. It will also offer the best chance of having a healthy dog in his later years that is less prone to arthritis and other common ailments. Select this link to view our Christmas Ornaments Sets.
If you keep in mind that a dogs mind, when not actively being stimulated, will revert to its carnal instincts, then it is easier to understand why you must take the time to keep him occupied with things you want him to be doing until he is exhausted. This will give him less time to get ‘bored’ and less prone to deviate from the behavior you have been trying to instill in him. Take him for walks when he is young and use direct words like “Come,” “Sit,” “Stay,” “Slow down,” and “Heel” to get him familiar with them. If he is hearing these same words regularly, for the same things, he will learn their meaning and will learn to obey you much more quickly and consistently. Select this link to view our Cat Ornaments.
Remember that you are the dog’s master. You should know what is best for him. Although he may beg for things, such as scraps from the table, it should be made known to him at a very young age that such actions will not be tolerated. Although as a puppy it may seem cute, if you do not discipline him for it early he will not understand why you punish him for the same actions later in his life! Keep in mind that humans reach their adulthood after approximately 18-20 years, so we gradually learn what acceptable behavior is and what is not. Dogs reach theirs in around one year, so what you teach your puppy in his first year will be what he draws on for the remainder of his life. It is much harder to train a two year-old dog to stop jumping on guests than it is to train a puppy to not jump on you! Select this link to view our Cat Ornaments.