Owning dogs, especially taking care of the tervuren, is old hat for humans across the world. Zoologists believe that dogs were originally domesticated between twelve thousand and twenty five thousand years ago—and that canines evolved from wolves. Since then, we have selectively bred more than 400 breeds, which range in size from four-pound teacup poodles to Irish wolfhounds, who have earned the distinction of the tallest dog. However, the most preferred dogs are non-pedigree dogs—the one-of-a-kind dogs known as mutts. The tervuren is another popular pick among canine owners. Many owners are misinformed, however, of many important tervuren care tips.
Typical cost of care for your tervuren
The annual cost of rearing your tervuren—which includes everything from food, veterinary care, toys and license—can range between four hundred twenty and seven hundred eighty dollars. This does not even account for capital costs for sterilization procedures, collar and leash, dog carrier and a dog crate. Note: Be positive you have all of the required items before bringing your tervuren home.
Basic tervuren Care
How To Feed the tervuren
- tervuren pups between eight and twelve weeks old need four bowls of food every twenty-four hours.
- Feed tervuren puppies three to 6 months old 3 meals daily.
- Feed pups 6 months old to 1 year old 2 bowls of food every twenty-four hours.
- By the time your tervuren hits her 1st birthday, 1 feeding in a twenty-four hour period is adequate.
- Sometimes adult tervurens, however, do better with two lighter servings. It’s your responsibility to adapt to your tervuren’s eating habits.
Premium-quality dry dogfood provides balanced nutrition for full-grown tervurens and may be mixed with canned food, water, or broth. Your tervuren may also enjoy fruits and vegetables, cottage cheese, and cooked eggs, but these should be less than 10 percent of his or her daily allowance. tervuren puppies should probably be given top-quality, brand-name puppy food. Try to cut down on “table food”, though, because it can cause vitamin and mineral imbalances, tooth and bone problems, and might create some extremely picky eating habits as well as obesity. Give fresh, clean water exclusively, and make certain to clean food and water bowls often.
tervuren Care Tips: Your tervuren needs exercise daily
tervurens need some daily exercise to stay healthy, recharge their minds, and remain in good health. Physical activity also tends to help tervurens fight boredom, which can lead to destructive behavior. Supervised fun and games can appease most of your tervuren’s desires to chase, retrieve, chew, dig and herd. Activity needs are dependent on your tervuren’s age and her level of health—but 10 minutes outside and just a walk around the block every day probably will not suffice. If your tervuren is a six to 18 month adolescent, her requirements will probably be higher.
tervuren Grooming
You can help keep your tervuren clean and reduce shedding with regular brushing. Inspect for fleas and ticks every day during the summer or other warm weather. Sometimes tervurens don’t need to be bathed more than a few times a year. Before giving her a bath, comb or cut out all mats from the tervuren’s coat. Rinse all soap from the coat, or the dirt will stick to soap residue.
tervuren Handling
Pups are obviously the easiest to manage. To carry the tervuren puppy, place 1 hand under your dog’s chest, either with the forearm or other hand supporting her hind legs and rump. Never attempt to grab or lift your puppy by the forelegs, back of the neck or tail. If you must pick up a bigger, adult tervuren, pick it up from underneath, holding his chest with one of your arms and rump with the other arm.
How to House the tervuren
Your tervuren needs a cozy quiet location to be able to sleep away from all drafts and off the floor. You might wish to think about purchasing a doggie bed, or make one from a wood box. Place a clean comforter, blanket, sheet, or pillow inside the bed for cushioning. Wash the tervuren’s bed covering often. If your tervuren will be outdoors much, be certain he has shade and plenty of cool water in the summer, and a warm, covered, dry shelter during the winter.
tervuren Licensing and Identification
Make sure to heed your city’s licensing rules. Be sure to connect the license to your tervuren’s collar. The license, together with an identification tattoo, can possibly help secure your tervuren’s return should he become lost.
Facts on tervuren Temperament
Training tervurens
A well-behaved, companion tervuren can truly be a blessing to have. However, left untrained, your dog can easily be a big headache. Teaching your tervuren the standards—”Sit”, “Stay”, “Come”, “Down”, “Heel”, “Off”, and “Leave it”—strengthens your relationship with both the pooch and your family. If you have a pup, begin teaching him or her manners as fast as you can! Use meals as a lure and reward. Pups can start obedience courses when they have been sufficiently immunized. Contact the community SPCA or humane society for details on obedience schools. Always keep your tervuren on a leash while in public, even while a puppy. Be sure your dog will come to you when you say the word. An aggressive or disobedient tervuren shouldn’t be allowed to play with people.
tervuren Health
Your tervuren should see the veterinarian for a thorough exam, innoculations and a heartworm examination every year, and as soon as possible if he is sick or hurt.
Your tervuren’s Oral Health
Although we may simply dislike our tervuren’s foul breath, it’s important to be aware of what it may indicate. Foul breath usually means that your tervuren is in need of an oral screening. Plaque , which is brought on by germs creates a terrible odor that requires treatment by a professional. After you give your tervuren a cleaning from a professional, his mouth can be maintained by brushing regularly, feeding a special diet focused on dental health, and eliminating table food. The vet can provide you with other advice for eradicating periodontal diseases and halitosis. You should brush your tervuren’s teeth using a dog toothpaste or a homemade baking soda and water paste twice weekly. Use a child’s soft toothbrush, a gauze pad or a piece of nylon stocking stretched over your finger. Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, sometimes affects tervurens. This painful affliction will sometimes result in loss of teeth and propagate disease to the body. Your vet usually will brush your tervuren’s teeth in her regular health exam.
Bad Breath in tervurens
If your tervuren has halitosis, periodontal disease might not necessarily be the only disease, as other problems also have that symptom. Liver or intestinal diseases sometimes cause stinky breath, and a pleasant, even sweet smell can often be a sign of diabetes. Kidney disease may be the reason when your tervuren’s breath smells like ammonia or urine. If ever you find your tervuren has halitosis along with other indicators of ill health, such as loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, moodiness, including depression, a lot of urination or drinking, set a visit to his veterinarian.
Fleas and Ticks in tervurens
Regular, daily inspections of your tervuren for fleas and ticks in the summer are crucial. Remove fleas with a flea comb. There are numerous new methods of tick management. Talk to your vet about his recommendations.
tervurens With Heartworm Issues
This parasite lives in the heart and is passed from an infested dog to your tervuren by way of mosquitoes. Several tervurens die yearly due to heartworm infestations. Your tervuren should have a blood test for heartworms every spring—this is necessary to catch infestations from the previous year. A monthly tablet taken in the warm, wet time of the year can protect your tervuren. Your tervuren should be on heartworm medication throughout a winter trip to a warmer climate. There are some regions, usually the locations with warmer temperatures, where doctors advise worm pills be consumed continually.
Toxins and Medications
Don’t ever give your tervuren medication that hasn’t been prescribed by a veterinarian. One little ibuprofen tablet can cause stomach ulcers in tervurens. Make sure your tervuren is never exposed to rat poison and other rodenticides. Be sure you call your dog’s vet if you think your tervuren has eaten poison. You can also call the ASPCA Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 for 24 hr. help.
tervuren Reproductive Operations
Female tervurens should be spayed—the removal of the uterus and ovaries—and males neutered—extraction of the testicles—by six months of age. You usually will significantly reduce your female’s chance of breast cancer by spaying prior to maturity. Spaying also eliminates the risk of a diseased uterus, a traumatic problem in more mature females that necessitates surgery. Neutering males prevents prostate and testicular diseases, certain aggressive behavior and some hernias.
Immunizing your tervuren
- tervuren puppies should be vaccinated with a combination vaccine (called the “5-in-one”) at two, three and 4 months of age, and again once annually. This shot protects your puppy from distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parvovirus, and parainfluenza. The tervuren must be vaccinated for at least the first four months of his life.
- If you have an uninnoculated tervuren older than four or five months, she must have a series of 2 vaccinations 2 to 3 weeks apart, followed by an annual vaccination.
- tervuren pup socialization and vaccination should go together. Most veterinarians advise that new owners bring their tervuren puppies to socialization courses, as early as 8 or 9 weeks old. They should have received their first immunizations by this point.
Rules vary so much around the country, the best thing is to contact your local veterinarian for rabies immunization info. For instance, in NYC, the law states that all pets older than three months must be vaccinated for rabies. The original rabies immunization must be followed by a subsequent vaccination the next year, and then every three years after that. There are several vaccines, many of which are right for your tervuren. There are others that are not, however. Your vet can tell youmore about them. Also, if your tervuren gets ill because he is not vaccinated, do not give the shots until the dog has made a full recovery.
Tapeworms in tervurens
tervurens are often exposed to worms and possible infestation—in all areas, both rural and urban. Microscopic eggs produced by roundworms and hookworms are passed in an infested dog’s stool. Even the healthiest of tervuren puppies carry intestinal worms. The secret to treatment is early detection. Early, accurate diagnosis maximizes the possibility that prescribed medication will be highly effective against your tervuren’s worms. A dewormer that eliminates hookworms, for example, cannot kill tapeworms. Your vet can best identify the culprit—and decide the best medication.
tervuren Care Tips: Additional Info
Checklist of tervuren Supplies
- Top-quality dog food and snacks specifically for tervurens and similarly-sized dogs
- Food dish
- Water dish
- Toys, toys and more toys, including safe chew toys
- Comb & brush for grooming, including flea comb
- Collar with ID tag and license
- Quality leash
- Dog carrier (for pups)
- Training crate
- Dog box or bed with warm blanket or towel
- Doggie toothbrush
The no-no list
Never feed your tervuren the following:
- Alcohol, beer, wine or liquor
- Chocolate, coffee, or tea
- Raisins and grapes
- Spoiled or moldy food
- Onions, garlic & chives
- Poultry bones
- Salt & salty foods
- Tomato leaves, stems and unripe fruit
- Yeast dough
Final Thoughts
Unless you are at home, or in a secured, fenced-in place, always keep your tervuren on a leash. And please, when your tervuren defecates on your neighbor’s yard, remove it! Don’t forget to check out these other articles about tervurens
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