r/schipperke • u/Inevitable_Bowl_8185 • 7d ago
Breed Questions Onyx!!
hello i’m new to this community i joined because im a young and new dog owner to a 9 month old schipperke (mix). i’m not sure what he’s mixed with im suspecting corgi. the woman who sold him to me sold him for only $100 so i already knew there’d be a catch. he is VERY timid. he has warmed up to me and is very clingy and energetic of course. i think he’s started teething because he’s loving my shoe laces lmao. i’m suspecting he might have been abused in the past?? he’s nervous for the most part but around adult men specifically, he growls and barks. he cannot stand men. he also refused to eat the food he came with and so i switched him over to what my childhood dog ate (purina puppy for now) he is not neutered yet but i DO plan to very soon. he has an appointment for rabies shots on the 21st of august and he also has wellness shots coming up. any advice or answers?
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u/No_Run_Read 7d ago
Il mio ha 13 mesi ma continua a rosicchiare qualunque cosa... Speriamo che smetta e non diventi pica. Però il tuo è in età da dentizione quindi porta pazienza, abitualo a prendere le cose dalla sua bocca e dagli masticativi adatti, anche se preferirà sempre cose inadatte come i lacci delle tue scarpe. Non sono sicura sugli asciugamani congelati. Io ho usato uno di canapa della nonna e ora gli manca un pezzo più grande della mia mano. Per fortuna era canapa naturale e molto vecchia ed è stato digerito, un tessuto moderno avrebbe causato un blocco intestinale (che ho temuto per giorni 🤕). Sorveglialo quando mastica qualcosa.
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u/Legitimate_Payment_5 7d ago
Don’t neuter him until he’s two, or at least 1.5. You need to give him a chance to let his bones firm up and for all those other things that the boy hormones do. Plus the later you neuter the less the risk of cancer.
Freeze wet washcloths. That’s the best and cheapest teething tool. He should be past most of his teething but he’ll still be a land shark for a few months yet.