Psoul:


My brother, it's fine to own a dog, but u must be ready before making taking that decision.
There are many things involved.
Know it that your dog need medicals. Weda u have money or not, you must get its medicals or u may get into big trouble if the dog happens to bite anyone. You MUST give the 3 vaccinations and the Anti-Rabies vaccine which be from a total of N15,000 and above. This is exclusive of other medical issues that may crop up from time to time.

Your dog must eat. I said MUST. You may manage to go hungry yourself, but that should not be applied to the dog if you really want ur dog to look fine and be under ur control.

Have it in mind you are packing into ur new apartment of Self-Content. That is still a commercial building, not ur private house. Have u consider how other tenants will view u having dog around the compound. The first few weeks of you bringing the dog home will be hell. The dog will experience separation anxiety. It will cry shout, back and make all sorts of noise that ur co tenants will have issues with as they will lose sleep by the nuisance that dog will create for the first few weeks.
Also bear in mind that as the dog keep growing, it may start destroying ppl items like shoes, clothes and with lots of poo in the compound if you fail to train her very well.

Also know that once you get this dog, your movements will be limited. Ur dog will be like a little baby in the house. Are you sure you can cope with your job, coming home to feed her in the day time. Your puppy may need to be fed like 4 times per day.
Also know that you can no longer travel as u used to. U can't travel and leave her behind. Are you ready to make provision for who will take care of her wen u travel? Do you have enough money to pay for accommodation if you wish to leave her under the care of your vet doc. They charge like N1,000/night.

Your dog will need different types of food at different growing period. Can you conveniently afford it? Will ur job give you time to exercise your dog and socialize her for healthy growth. Do u have a good space in that compound to build the dog's house. Will the owner of the house allow that?

Bros, there are other things you need to consider before bringing in a dog to ur house.

Psoul:


Vomit, Bloody stool.
The vomit must have one strong stench smell.
If there is no strong smell, it's not Parvo.
Once your dog gets in contact with Parvo, it will show within 3 to 5 days.
It can kill a dog within 10 days of contact.
Even after treating it. the virus can linger within the environment for over a year.
Not affected by either hot or cold weather.
Another dog can get it if it enters the compound even after your dog has recovered.

setobaba:




Good morning and thanks to you all
The good news I’ve gotten the Dog before these advices falls in. For now i only need tips on how maintain the dog and how to handle all the basic traning like sit, stand, where to poo and waterview.

Below is her recent picture

Psoul:

Use Google and YouTube. I learned a lot that way and I'm doing very well with my two dogs. Though I started reading a lot about owing a dog and training before I got mine.

My dogs can never poo or urinate anywhere outside the dedicated place even if you lock them up in the cage for many hours.
Dey can't eat food that is not in their plates. This is very important. If your dog starts eating food randomly, an enemy can poison a piece of meat, throw to your dog over the fence, and that will be the end

setobaba:

Gist me on the method used to control them with the poo and pee stuff and how old were they when you start teaching them this ? Did you get a potty for them cos my place is all interlocked flooring and people say she’s too small to be beaten for the poo

setobaba:




Good morning and thanks to you all
The good news I’ve gotten the Dog before these advices falls in. For now i only need tips on how maintain the dog and how to handle all the basic traning like sit, stand, where to poo and waterview.

Below is her recent picture

Psoul:


Don't beat that dog now. What u need is patience and constant training. Beating her will create unnecessary fear in her and she may get aggressive.

Teach her "Stop", "Leave It"commands. She may not get it the first few days.

Don't use too many words to teach your dog a command. You may get her confused.

Watch when she wants to pee or poo. Tell her " Stop" and take her where you want her to pee or poo.

After that, congratulate her by giving her a treat. Always buy a pack of dog treat to contradictory her whenever she behaves well.
If u do that, she will believe they peeing or piping at that place will mean giving her a treat.

I did not buy potty for my dogs. I rather used blocks to make a circle, filled it with clean white sharp sand. That is where they pee and poo. And it's very easy to pack the poo.

See pic. (Just went to them now and commanded then to go and pee. You can see them doing it.)

They are so intelligent. Now they fully understand all my languages. They respond so accurately. They are 5 months old.

setobaba:

Lol
How?
Is owning a dog that crazy

Ayandokun2000:
Bro....you can own 2 good dogs with that salary, don't let them discourage you
I'm a student and I own a dog (Rottweiler), a very good one indeed and I depend solely on my parents ( my allowance is around 20-25k per month).... anybody can quote me if you want to see how well fed the dog is

setobaba:
Update on my dog
She’s 6 weeks older now
The below picture were taken this morning
Any adjustment, any advice ?? I want a very big dog in 2 months time how can I achieve that ??

Ayandokun2000:
Bro....you can own 2 good dogs with that salary, don't let them discourage you
I'm a student and I own a dog (Rottweiler), a very good one indeed and I depend solely on my parents ( my allowance is around 20-25k per month).... anybody can quote me if you want to see how well fed the dog is

setobaba:
Update on my dog
She’s 6 weeks older now
The below picture were taken this morning
Any adjustment, any advice ?? I want a very big dog in 2 months time how can I achieve that ??

Geepee77:


I thought people are saying you can't train a dog with 75k, lovely dog and I want your dog to shock them.

setobaba:
Update on my dog
She’s 6 weeks older now
The below picture were taken this morning
Any adjustment, any advice ?? I want a very big dog in 2 months time how can I achieve that ??

Dreazy23:

She’s doing great. Gsd’s are medium size dogs and growth patterns is quite different, they tend to become skinny, get tall and bulk up. So in other for you not to feel bad about your dog growth in 2 months time, you should know this.

setobaba:

You sure they are skinny dogs? I’ve seen GSD as big as a human being size in height and weight

Gabrokpara001:


Those are the ones that have reach full maturity, what the previous poster was trying to say is that , you shouldn't expect a giant big dog so fast. You ll start seeing her beauty at one year plus

Yenefer:
No
how can u survive with 75k per month? rent, food transportation. Don't even think about it. u want the dog to suffer, just go for rabbit, they only eat vegetables. Don't even try cats they're more expensive to feed

Ayandokun2000:
Bro....you can own 2 good dogs with that salary, don't let them discourage you
I'm a student and I own a dog (Rottweiler), a very good one indeed and I depend solely on my parents ( my allowance is around 20-25k per month).... anybody can quote me if you want to see how well fed the dog is

CrazyMan:

You can't comfortably buy and maintain a germarn Shepard with that income.

Let's be realistic here. Most Gsd puppies are sold between 50-90k depending on the breed.

Feeding alone would be costing you between 5-10k monthly minus veterinary and other miscellaneous. And you say your monthly income is what again?

Truth is you'll be overwhelmed by the huge expenses your little pet is going to give you and most likely run out of cash before the end of the month. Cos you'll have to fend for yourself as well.

The only breed I can recommend for you with that income is the Calabar yellow hound aka ekuke dog. The only money you'll spend is in the purchasing which would be less than 2k. As for feeding and maintenance, you have absolutely nothing to worry about cos the calabar yellow hound is capable of surviving with or without your support.

Good luck.

setobaba:
Hello nairalnaders I’m moving to my new apartment soon, a self con after my service year ends and I’ve always been a lover of dogs but never had the chance to own one yet, due to their cost of manintenace . So now I’m on a salary scale of 75K and really really plan to get a dog for my self preferably a germane Shepard to start with, I have no experience on how to maintain one So I really need you people help on this. Can I get one with my salary range. Like how much can I assume to budget for the dog monthly and what’s the best breed to start with? I basically knew nothing than I love dog pls help me
Lalasticalala and other mod help with this to the front page

setobaba:
Update on my dog
She’s 6 weeks older now
The below picture were taken this morning
Any adjustment, any advice ?? I want a very big dog in 2 months time how can I achieve that ??

Lollar4321:


Feed her imported dry food like Aaron or JoJo 4 puppy and always mix it with cooked rice - chicken leg, lap or feet.. (Avoid liver o!) Follow this steps for 3months and see the wonders!! even if local dog eat this E go big.

Geepee77:


Na wa ooh, first time I'm hearing that someone should avoid feeding dogs liver. Please can you tell us why he should avoid liver?

Lollar4321:


To much of liver is dangerous!!!!!!

Lollar4321:


(Avoid liver o!)