Deer Hunting Club

One of the first things you need to learn when you get a new puppy home is to recognize his movements just before he squats and pees. Puppies need to relieve themselves just as well as humans. It is advisable to get the puppy on a time schedule so you can predict more accurately when he will need to relieve himself. Getting the pup to relieve himself outside makes the housebreaking an easier and more enjoyable experience for the both of you.

Puppies have very small bodies and naturally their bladders are small as well. Since this is so you should be prepared to take the puppy out every 2 hours when you get him home at about 8 weeks of age. As the puppy grows so will his bladder and as a rule of thumb he should be able to let 3 hours pass between eliminations when he is 3 months old. The process we normally follow here in the house when we have a new baby, is that we take him out as soon as we wake up in the morning and then every two or three hours and the last thing we do before we go to bed at night as well. So in a normal day we may have him out to relieve himself 10 times a day.

So start out studying your pup's behavior and catch him before you find yourself with an accident inside. Observation is vital. You will notice that whenever the pup has taken a nap he needs to go out as soon as he awakens. It may be pressure on the bladder that is causing him to wake up. (That is probably also why I wake up in the middle of the night and have to go to the bathroom). Also make it a habit of taking him out after he has eaten and when he has played hard. If you do that you will minimize the number of accidents you will have to clean up inside.

You should naturally praise the pup whenever he relieves himself in the appropriate places outside. Don't be afraid to go a little over board with your praise, because the happier you show the pup that you are the more he wants to do what he clearly is being rewarded for and the process will take a lot less time than if you are more sparse with the praise. It may be a good idea to use the same exit door, go to the same spot and use the same verbal commands to get him to eliminate. The puppy will quickly pick up on the routine and perform his natural duty when required.

To housebreak a puppy can be easy, but it is time consuming as you have seen above and you have to be consistent. If your lifestyle doesn't allow to be at home for long periods of the day then the housebreaking process will take longer. Crate training is one of the most effective and highly recommended training methods available to you. Therefore before you get the pup home purchase a crate that is sized for your dog's breed. I prefer and open wire crate which allows the pup to be able to see everything around him. A plastic crate may be better suite for the situations where he the puppy may have to be transported to some event or other. In either case use some old towels as bedding in the crate.

Along the top edge of the blade there is a long sweeping curve to lower the point more to the center of the blade. This style keeps the user from cutting the hide or something else on the animal and is a great selection to carry in the field on your hunting trip. The last blade style is the skinning blade, it has a unique blade design in which the cutting edge of the blade has a sweeping upward design and comes to a distinct point. The top edge of the blade also has a long up sweeping design. This enables the user to skin game by using a half moon sweeping motion to cut the hide away from the carcass this blade also works well for caping out that trophy head.

Another popular blade styles is a gut hook. The primary use of the gut hook is to open up the belly of the animal and is designed to keep from puncturing the entrails that can damage the meat. When selecting a knife with a gut hook make sure you find one that has a wide opening to accept the thick hide of the animal. Remember the main hunting seasons are through the fall and winter, their hide, hair and fat are thick.