My advice is for dog grooming. Make sure you start taking him to a groomer now. I can't even count the times someone has brought me a pup that is 7 months old for a first time trim. I could scream. They are scared to death and have no clue what is going on! So now I have a chainsaw on legs trying to kill me for clipping. Not fair to the dog and really not fair at all to the groomer.
Start at home with daily combing, don't waste your money on brushes, get a metal comb to comb through his coat every single day. Be honest with yourself if you can not comb daily get him trimmed into a short easy to care for trim. When you are grooming make him stand up. Dogs that sit during grooming are a huge pain when it comes haircut time. Keep his little face as clean as you can, a flea comb is great for getting the eye gook out of the corners. If it is a boy trim the little tuft of hair off the end of his penis. When he pees this tip will get soaked and trust me on this one, you do not want him jumping on you with his noodle all wet! EWWWWW.
Be just as firm with him as you are with your big dogs, there is nothing "cute" about a snapping yappy little dog. I'm probably tougher on my weiner than on the Dobies. Because she is with me all the time I expect her to be on good behavior. She growled at me only once, I moved her when she was sleeping. I gave her flying lessons for that one and we have never had a growl since.
I almost forgot get a "rolled" leather collar for your pup (maybe wait until he is like 6 months old cuz they are bloody expensive) The roll leather helps to prevent matting around the neck area. The flat collars rub and make a huge mess.
That's all the advice I have for now , good luck with the little ****...pooo
