Please take the time to watch our video about how to train your puppy to be handled by groomers and vets! If you have any questions, you may leave comments here, or on our video! We’ll be happy to answer them for you.
How To Train Your Puppy To Be Handled By Groomers and Vets by Puppy Kindergarten in Torrance!
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The Difference Between Loving Your Dog & Spoiling Them. A Very Important Blog Post to New Dog Owners!
We understand, your new puppy or dog is just adorable! You want to show them as much love as possible. BUT, when do you cross the line of giving too much love that it turns into spoiling? Showing them love is always important, but you must also have tough love within your relationship. These are the many common mistakes that owners tend to make:
1. Holding them too often.
- Holding them is perfectly fine, but it does not have to be constant. A couple times throughout the day will work perfectly. Also, when taking them outside of the house, it’s best to use a leash instead of picking them up.
2. Not getting mad at them, but allowing the dog to wine or bark at you to get what they want.
-When they bark towards you, they are demanding something. When you listen to them, that means that they are the leader and the roles have completely switched. Just ignore them when they wine or bark at you, or you can say, “no!”
3. Sleeping with the dog in bed.
-When it comes to sleeping in bed with your dog, you must establish the leadership first! We are not saying that you are never allowed to have them in your bed, but you must establish the leader follower relationship with them. When they are puppies, they need at least a year to be crate trained. This means they must sleep in their crates every night! Afterwards, you may proceed to allow them into your bed.
4. Giving them human food. (Not veggies or fruit, but meat!)
-NEVER give them human food! It will also cause their teeth to rot a lot quicker, and their breaths to stink.
By doing all of these, the consequences turn out to be:
1. Fussy eaters- dogs who refuse to eat dog food, and won’t eat unless given human food.
2. Overweight dog-Which are caused by number 1.
3. Nevous dog- They aren’t independent and have no confidence when they are alone. They cannot be with other dogs and or people without being terrified.
4. Homewrecker- When leaving your dog at home alone, they trash everything in the house.
5. Barker- They constantly bark at every noise, person and or dog.
Yuzu the 10 month old Toy Poodle
This our brand new student by the name of Yuzu. She is a 10 month old Toy Poodle who has been quite spoiled by her mom. They dropped by Puppy Kindergarten with the concerns of Yuzu’s nipping and picking up items from the ground. For a 10 month old puppy to still be nipping at that age is pretty dangerous. They have developed their adult teeth already, which means their bite is a lot stronger, and can be more severe with damage. When Yuzu came into our play pen, she was constantly pacing and barking. She knows that barking will get her what she wants. When it came to training, she did very well! She was motivated with her food and was able to do the “down” command on the first attempt! That has been a first at Puppy Kindergarten! We’re excited to see all of her great upcoming improvements!
Obedience Lesson Here at Puppy Kindergarten in Torrance!
Our New Toy Fox Terrier & Cocker Spaniel Puppy Student Here at Puppy Kindergarten in Torrance!
Why It’s Ideal To Start Training Your Dog at An Early Age & Our New Maltese Student at Torrance Puppy Kindergarten!
Our Brand New Shih-Tzu Puppy Student Here at Puppy Kindergarten in Torrance!
Our Brand New Chihuahua & Poodle Mix Students Here at Puppy Kindergarten in Torrance!
Choosing the Right Dog Food For Your Puppy

After choosing your perfect puppy/dog, you will welcome them into their new home! Sometimes the breeder will leave you with the food that they suggest you feed your puppy, or maybe your veterinarian suggests certain brands that they think is a good choice. Regardless of what they tell you, YOU must do the research on the food.
In most brands, they will mention that there are ”meat and bone meal” and “by-products” included in the ingredients. For the most part, the lean muscle of the animal is cut up and used for the human consumption. The rest of the animal is then sent to a rendering plant along with other waste to be made into bad dog food. To get technical, some of the ingredients include chicken feet, dead animals, euthanized dogs and cats, lungs, ligaments, beaks, teeth, intestines, and so on and so forth.
The 4 D’s encompass the kind of cattle that are sent to rendering plants which stands for:
-Dead
-Dying
-Diseased
-Disabled
Now exactly who is responsible for such things? Huge corporations use pet food companies as a cheap and profitable way to dispose of waste produced by their human food companies. We won’t write which brands are responsible, but, they are supermarket brands. Thus saying, DO NOT GO FOR SUPER MARKET BRANDS! There are a few chemcials that are included into the ingredients which are known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction (BHA- Butylated Hydroxyanisole & BHT- Butylated Hydroxytolulene), some chemicals that are suspected to cause cancer, and ones that cause the destruction of red blood cells. These are also included into the bad dog food:
-Coloring agents
-Dying agents
-Flavoring agents
-Lubricants
-Texturizers
Doesn’t sound like something you want to be giving your puppy/dog right? If you see corn, wheat, or soy in the ingredients..these are a big no no! They are all hard to digest and are also allergens. Sugar and corn syrup are empty nutrients and beet pulp is also an allergen that can cause ear infections. Canola oil is not good for dogs, nor humans, and it should not be an ingredient in your dog’s food!
Now, as far as getting good dog food, the brands are very specific with their ingredients. If it says rice, they will tell you exactly which kind of rice; white or brown. When it comes to meat, it’s important to look for the meat name itself, or ones that say ex: chicken meal. Chicken meal has 300% more protein than fresh chicken itself! When looking through the ingredients, the first 3 ingredients should be meat. Sometimes it will be vegetables in between, which are okay, but, go for the meat. The benefits of having good dog foods are a softer and shinier coat for your dog, no flakes, hair that turned brown will return to its original color, their poop won’t smell as bad, light colored pee, and a big health improvement.












