After all of my exams are done and dusted, my family were planning on getting a Puli puppy to work with over summer(I have 11 weeks in which to train this dog) and then I go back to college
On a ‘usual’ day for the first year, I will have hour breaks in between lessons, in which I can moped back to my house (only takes 10mins) take the dog for a walk, and a play, then moped back. After school I can then go straight home and walk him (I will also run a couple of miles in the morning, when hes old enough to do relatively long distance) of course, in an exam period thebreak in between will be used for exams, but by this time I expect I’ll have enough money to pay a dog walker to take him out.
In the second year, I will have two hours free inbetween lessons in which I can moped(or drive!) back home in order to walk him.
During the summer he can stay in our medium sized garden with a large insulated kennel (obviously plenty of water will be left out)
During winter he’ll have full reign of the house, and will be provided with extensive toys and things to chew.
All my family has shown an interest, so If I for some reason am not able to walk him, another member can do it instead.
I am planning to crate train him, so that he feels secure
(we will NOT however, be securing him in his crate whilst we are away)
I’m quite energetic, so will be taking him out for at least three walks aday, with the morning walk as more of a run when he’s older and more developed (what age would this be?)
understand that this prcess needs to be gradual in order for seperation anxiety to not become an issue. I also understand that praising him just before going out is better than making a fuss when you come in which teaches the dog to pine away.
After all this, I was still wondering, with this routine would the dog be alright with no-one being in the house for 8hours?
My stepdad is a plumber, so often comes back sometimes within the day..
does this make it any fairer?
oo thank you Sighthounds RULE! (I love sighthounds too!!)
thats a brilliant point on the subject of the coat.. We weren’t planning on showing him, as the maintainence needed would be exausting, we were more likely to neuter and then trim his coat, plus brushing.
Ive done extensive research into the care of Pulik and their coats, and although their type of fur is what we’re lookign for (non shedding, or ery little shedding) the cording would be a constant worry.
Is shaving or another such way of trimming the coat, a suitable idea for a dog of this breed that is not being shown?
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It is usually 1 hour for each month of age, so a two-month-old puppy can only be alone/hold its potty for two hours at the most, so keep that in mind when working on your schedule. You might be able to come home every two hours for potty breaks, or work something out with your family. Puppies are very demanding and stressful and take a lot of time for training. You also need to understand that a puppy will go potty every two hours at night too, so make sure everyone in the family takes a turn taking the puppy potty at night. You will need your sleep for your studies. Set a timer or alarm to wake up at night and take the puppy potty. I think if you all work together, you can make this work. The bladder is grown at 6-months-old and it is usually fully potty trained at 1-year-old, so if everyone pitches in, it should work just fine. Don’t let the puppy have full run of the house when it is first little, it is overwhelming. One room at a time until it can behave in that room and then graduate to more space.
Pulik are more independent than a lot of breeds, so leaving them alone is not as damaging to the dog as leaving a needy dog alone. That being said, you probably will be able to do it, but there are a couple things that you did not mention that you should look into. Pulik are known barkers, being left alone, they may become bored and start barking, that could be a problem for neighbors (if you have any.) A good way to keep a dog entertained while you are away is a cardboard box filled with newspaper. They dog can destroy it, and it’s easy to clean up.
Another thing is their coat. Being left outside (while not necessarily a bad thing) may cause damage to their coat. The cords act like velcro to dirt, sticks, rocks and debris, and the coat could become a mess if left alone for too long. Plus if it rains, the coat can get wet and if it stays wet, it is highly likely it will develop mildew and can smell terribly. But that’s not the only thing. When the puppy is growing the hair first mats. the mats are then separated by the owner (by hand using scissors or something like that) into cords of your desired size. During this growing stage the coat easily mats, and if it does you may have to shave the dog down. The cords of a puppy must regularly be separated or else you could have a big problem. Because the dog could be alone 8 hours a day, you’ll probably have to separate the cords daily at night.
One last thing. I don’t know what the climate is like where you live, but Puli’s cords make them susceptible to overheating. So being left outside (even with plenty of water) may be dangerous and the dog could eaily overheat and die.
This doesn’t mean you can’t do it. If you take everything into consideration and work around the problems, I’m sure you’ll be able to have a Puli alone and it’ll be fine.
ADD: Yes you can shave them, but then one breed’s main characteristics is lost. You can do it easily without a problem if that’s what you want, but you can also clip the cords to make them shorter. Once you get past the puppy stage (after the cords are formed) maintenance is pretty easy. Bathing and drying (which is a must) takes all day. Clipping the cords so they are shorter would mean they don’t get as dirty and will need less bathing, I personally know sighthound people that have never bathed there dogs and never will, so you can live with a dog that isn’t bathed, they may smell and feel dirty but you’ll get used to it.
Another option for not bathing. If you get a pin brush you can just brush the outside of the cords to get off all the debris and dirt. These dogs were bred to herd flocks of sheep in dirty conditions, so you don’t have to actually groom them, because in their native country the shepherd did not groom them.
You also can (it takes a lot of work, but it may be better in the long run) brush the dog from puppyhood and it will never cord. The dogs will not cord and the coat can be clipped to keep it short, manageable, and won’t have the same problems as a dog with cords.
If you stop brushing them the coat will start cording again. It’s your decision. Shave them, cut the cords shorter, keep them brushed out, or leave them as is, they all have pros and cons to each decision.
I would probably keep them corded but cut the cords shorter. They are an outdoor loving breed and were really designed for outdoor life, but clipping the cords would keep them a little cleaner, and using a pin brush to brush the outside of each individual cord (not very frequently, just every now and then) would make it so bathing could be kept at a minimum.
(if you look up a Havanese, it’s another breed of dog that’s corded, but most people keep them brushed out, so if you want to brush you Puli to keep it from cording, it’s coat will look a lot like a Havanese’s)