Tammy * 951-956-7067 * CA *
tammy@toyschnauzercottage.com
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN PURCHASING A
PUPPY FOR YOUR FAMILY. BELOW THERE ARE SOME HELPFUL
THINGS AND BASIC QUESTIONS I AM ASKED FREQUENTLY. I AM
HERE ANYTIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND WOULD LOVE
TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR DECISION. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL
OR EMAIL ANYTIME!!!


General Questions

DO WE SHIP?  Yes we ship within the US and I prefer to use Continental
Airlines.

DO YOU HAVE BOTH PARENTS TO LITTERS? Yes we have both
parents to our puppies. On occasion we will use an outside stud.

DO WE CROP EARS? Yes we can possibly have ears cropped for an
additional fee IF your puppy has a deposit on him or her by 10 days old.
THIS MUST BE DISCUSSED WITH ME BEFORE PUPPY IS 10 days
OLD

DO WE DO TAILS AND DEW CLAWS?  Yes tails and dew claws are
done at 3 days.

DO YOUR PUPPIES COME WITH A GUARANTEE? Yes our babies
come with a 1 year genetic health guarantee which is given at pick up of
puppy.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT DEPOSITS ON UN-BORN LITTERS. Please call
or email and we will be happy to add you to a waiting list (or lists) of your
choice. EMAILS and PICTURES will go out to waiting lists first before
puppies are placed on website. At that point we will take deposits to hold
your new baby.

ALL OUR PUPPIES AND ADULTS ARE KEPT CURRENT ON
WORMINGS, VACCINATIONS, AND FLEA CONTROL. WE BATHE
AND GROOM ON A WEEKLY BASIS.  NOT EVERYONE GETS CUT
WEEKLY, BUT EVERYONE DOES GET BATHED AND BRUSHED.
YES THIS IS ALOT OF WORK BUT OUR SCHNAUZER KIDS LOVE
TO BE CLEAN, AND I LIKE THEM TO BE INSIDE SO CLEAN IS A
MUST  :)



MALE VS FEMALE

MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT FEMALE DOGS MAKE BETTER PETS. MOST OF
THE TIME I HAVE PEOPLE WANTING A " LITTLE GIRL."  THEY DON'T THINK
FEMALES DISPLAY ALPHA BEHAVIORS LIKE 'MARKING' AND/OR
'HUMPING'. THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE MORE DOCILE AND
ATTENTIVE AND DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN FIGHTING OVER DOMINANCE.
THIS COULDN'T BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH!

IN THE DOG PACK MAKEUP, FEMALES USUALLY RULE THE ROOST,
DETERMINE PECKING ORDER, AND ARE THE ONES
WHO COMPETE TO MAINTAIN AND/OR ALTER THAT ORDER. THE FEMALES
ARE, AS A RESULT, MORE INDEPENDENT, STUBBORN, AND TERRITORIAL
THAN THE MALES. THE FEMALES ARE MUCH MORE INTENT UPON
EXERCISING THEIR DOMINANCE BY PARTICIPATING IN ALPHA BEHAVIORS
SUCH AS 'HUMPING'.

MOST FIGHTS WILL USUALLY BREAK OUT BETWEEN 2 FEMALES. MALES,
ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE USUALLY WAY MORE AFFECTIONATE,
PLAYFUL, ATTENTIVE, AND MORE DEMANDING OF YOUR ATTENTION. THEY
ARE VERY ATTACHED TO THEIR FAMILY. THEY ALSO TEND TO BE MORE,
RELIABLE, AND LESS MOODY. THEY ARE MORE OUTGOING, MORE
ACCEPTING OF OTHER PETS, PLAYFUL FOR MORE YEARS AND TAKE
QUICKER TO CHILDREN. MOST BOYS ARE EASILY MOTIVATED BY FOOD AND
PRAISE AND ARE SO EAGER TO PLEASE THAT TRAINING IS EASY. HOWEVER,
MALES CAN BE MORE EASILY DISTRACTED DURING TRAINING BECAUSE OF
THEIR PLAYFUL NATURE.  NO MATTER WHAT AGE, HE IS MORE LIKELY TO
ACT SILLY AND MORE PUPPY-LIKE, ALWAYS WANTING TO PLAY GAMES.
BOYS ARE FUN LOVING UNTIL THE DAY THEY DIE. FEMALES TEND TO BE
MORE RESERVED OR DIGNIFIED AS THEY AGE.

NEUTERED MALES RARELY EXHIBIT SECONDARY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SUCH
AS 'HUMPING', OR 'MARKING' AND LIFTING OF LEGS. ONCE THE
TESTOSTERONE LEVELS RECEDE AFTER NEUTERING, MOST OF THESE
BEHAVIORS WILL DISAPPEAR.  SOME WILL NEVER EVEN
LEARN TO HIKE THEIR LEG TO PEE AND WILL PEE JUST LIKE A GIRL!!!  

BOYS WHO WERE NEUTERED
EARLY (BY 5-6 MONTHS OF AGE) USUALLY DON'T EVER RAISE THEIR LEG
TO URINATE. AND WHILE
THE FEMALE WILL USUALLY COME TO YOU FOR ATTENTION, WHEN SHE'S
HAD ENOUGH, SHE WILL MOVE AWAY. WHILE BOYS ARE ALWAYS WAITING
FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND NEAR AT HAND.
FEMALES ARE USUALLY LESS DISTRACTED DURING TRAINING, AS SHE IS
MORE EAGER TO GET IT OVER WITH, AND GET BACK TO HER COMFY SPOT
ON THE COUCH. THE FEMALE IS LESS LIKELY TO
WAGE A DOMINANCE BATTLE WITH YOU, BUT SHE CAN BE CUNNING AND
RESOURCEFUL IN GETTING HER OWN WAY. SHE IS MUCH MORE PRONE TO
MOOD SWINGS. ONE DAY SHE MAY BE
SWEET AND AFFECTIONATE-THE NEXT DAY RESERVED AND WITHDRAWN
OR EVEN GRUMPY. THE FEMALE ALSO HAS PERIODS OF BEING 'IN HEAT'
UNLESS SHE IS SPAYED.

SEASONAL HEATS CAN BE A MONTH LONG NIGHTMARE NOT JUST FOR THE
FEMALE, BUT YOU AND EVERY MALE DOG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. DID
YOU KNOW THAT THE SEASONAL HEATS HAPPEN TWICE A YEAR?
IF YOU ARE NOT BREEDING, IT IS BEST  TO HAVE HER SPAYED SINCE
DURING THIS TIME SHE CAN LEAVE A BLOODY DISCHARGE ON CARPETS,
COUCHES, OR ANYWHERE SHE GOES. SHE WILL BE
PARTICULARLY MOODY AND EMOTIONAL DURING THIS TIME. A WALK
OUTSIDE DURING THIS PERIOD CAN BECOME HAZARDOUS IF MALE DOGS
ARE IN THE VICINITY, AND SHE WILL LEAVE A
'SCENT' FOR WANDERING INTACT MALES TO FOLLOW RIGHT TO YOUR YARD,
WHERE THEY WILL HANG OUT, AND 'WAIT' FOR DAYS.
RESEARCH HAS ALSO PROVEN THAT A FEMALE NOT BRED DURING A HEAT
CYCLE STAYS IN A FLUX OF ESTROGEN LEVELS WHICH MAY GIVE US THE
REASON AS TO WHY FEMALES ARE MORE MOODY THAN MALES.

MALES GENERALLY COST 1/2 THE PRICE TO HAVE NEUTERED AS A FEMALE
DOES TO BE SPAYED.

SO, BEFORE YOU DECIDE ON THAT AGE OLD DILEMMA OF MALE OR
FEMALE, THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.
TALK TO YOUR BREEDER ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN A PET
FOR YOUR FAMILY.  YOUR BREEDER KNOWS THE PUPPIES BETTER THAN
ANYONE AND CAN HELP YOU DECIDE WHICH PUP'S PERSONALITY AND
GENDER IS BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY.