PUPPIES ARE A LOT OF FUN THEY ARE ALSO LOT OF WORK. SMALL PUPPIES ARE ACTUALLY MORE WORK THEN A BIGGER DOG.THE REASON IS! IS BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE GROUND THEY NEED MORE CARE BECAUSE THEY CANT PROTECT THEN SELVES LIKE A BIGGER DOG THEY ALSO COST MORE ....................................................NOW LETS GET STARTED THIS IS A GUIDE TO HELP FUTURE DOG OWNERS ALSO ALL READY DOG OWNERS. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW I LEARNED ALL THIS AND ABOUT ME AND MY DOG. NOW LIKE MOST NEW DOG OWNERS I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO RAISE A PUPPY. I NEW SIMPLE FACTS LIKE GROOMING FEEDING WALKING STUFF LIKE THAT.............BUT I DID NOT NO ON HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR A PUPPY WHEN I WAS 8 MY DAD GOT ME A PUPPY I NAMED HER SCOOBY DOO I STILL HAVE HER TO THIS DAY IM NO 14............................................WILL HAD DOGS BEFORE BUT THATS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND MY DAD CARED FOR THEM WELL THIS TIME WAS DIFFRENT MY DAD MADE ME CARE FOR THIS ONE. SO I WAS IN A LOOP BUT NOT FOR A LONG TIME A LEARNED THAT IF YOU SMOKE NEAR A DOG OR IF A DOG LIVES IN A SMOKING HOME IT BRINGS CANCER TO YOUR FURRY FRIEND :( ALSO THAT CAN DOG FOOD GIVEN OFTEN IS NOT GOOD FOR YOUR PUPPY OF DOGS TUMMY.............SHORT HAIRED AND LONG HAIRED NEED TO BE BRUSHED EVERYDAY FOR 5 MINUTES TO HELP THE DOG FROM NOT SHEDDING SO MUCH.FEED YOUR DOG TWICE A DAY IF NEEDED. WALK THEM 4 TO 5 TIMES A DAY ..................................................I KNOW THATS A LOT BUT TRUST ME THERE IS MORE THE VET BILLS IF YOU DONT CARE FOR YOUR DOG PROPERLY YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE VET WITCH COST MORE THEN A 100 DOLLARS FOR TEST..............................YOU ALSO HAVE TO POTTY TRAIN YOU DOG RIGHT ? YES IF THEY LIVE IN SIDE NEVER NEVER NEVER ! HIT YOUR DOG WHILE TRAINING THEY WILL FEEL LIKE THEY DONE WRONG ALSO THEY WELL NOT TRUST YOU...........................MY DOG AND I HAVE BEEN HAPPY FOR THEY LAST 7 YEARS TOGETHER. SHE IS HEALTHY AND VERY SMART. IV GOT THIS INFORMATION FROM 4H,THE VET,THE COMPUTER AND SOME OF IT I DID MY SELF THANKS FOR READING HOPED IT HELPED :)