Thursday, May 28, 2009

Four Questions to Ask Before Getting a New Puppy

If you are looking for a puppy you might want to ask some questions before you buy one. Now some of the questions that you will want to ask are fairly straightforward and you might not even think about before purchasing because you already asked. However, some questions that you might not  think about asking are here to help your new puppy adapt to you and your family.

One of the first questions that you might ask even if you thought of it is how big will this puppy get. Now you will think that since the puppy is small it will not be a large dog when it gets old. However, even my English Mastiff puppy started off at about fifteen pounds when I purchased her and she grew to weigh over one hundred pounds.

The next question that you will want to ask when you are looking into puppies is how much exercise they will need. Some puppies will not need a lot of exercise or it is not even recommended for the breed because of the bones growing. However, some breeds will need so much exercise you will need to become a marathon runner to keep up with them.

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