Puppy Care

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Puppy care

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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW FAMILY MEMBER!

Please read the following tips to help with the smooth transition of your new puppy into your household.

GIVE PUPPY BOTTLED WATER for the first day or so, GRADUALLY adding tap water over a few days. This will avoid tummy upsets and diarrhoea from the change in water. Offer plain unsweetened non flavoured yogurt on arrival home and then every day thereafter. Ass Natural instincts determine he will eat yoghurt some days and not others, this is fine.

LET PUPPY EAT AS MUCH FOOD AS HE OR SHE WANTS. Hungry puppies can become snapping anxious puppies. For the first week do NOT change diet, after the first week you can introduce other foods gradually. We recommend for the first few days boiled chicken and rice casserole.

DIET:

Canines do not have the enzymes to digest a balanced diet in one meal so it is important that they receive a varied diet that balances all nutritional and energy needs over a 4-7 day period.

We Feed Raw Chicken necks, wings frames and pieces 2 times a week. 1-2 Days a week we feed a kibble that is no more than 28% protein. 2 days a week we feed chopped or mince meat with whole meal bread soaked in vegetable juice and sashas blend or missing link supplement. On the 7^th day we feed natural yogurt and a rib bone to allow the digestive system a chance to clear out and restore its balance. Canines are a famine and feast scavenger animal so a fast is very good for them but the yogurt and bone makes there human family feel better at meal time!. Tiny Toy Breeds do need a higher protein snack food like premium Puppy food available to them at all times to keep there blood sugar levels in control during there first 6 month growth time.

SUPERVISE ANY YOUNG CHILDREN AROUND YOUR PUPPY. This is very important. Even the most mellow natured puppy will object to being pulled around, or dragged about and will eventually become tired and desperate enough to retaliate, which is not the puppy’s fault. Children should be taught to respect the puppy’s need for adequate rest and sleep time. We suggest that you put puppy into a crate several times a day after going potty outside, and that you teach the children that puppy is just a little baby who needs plenty of sleep like all babies do. Our rule of thumb for the first 4 weeks is 1 hour play and 2 hour rest time, then at around 14 weeks of age 2 hours play to 2-3 hours rest time. The tinier the dog the more frequent its rest times need to be for the first 6 months.

THE FIRST NIGHT. Your puppy has left behind all that is familiar and will be feeling strange in its new environment. We suggest that you place puppy on a soft comfortable blanket in a wire crate, beside your bed for the first few nights. If puppy whimpers or cries all you have to do is place your fingers through the bars of the crate to reassure your new puppy, who will then immediately lie down again to sleep. This will avoid sleepless nights for the family and you’ll probably find that puppy will not need to go potty through the night, and will sleep soundly from 11 pm to around 5-6 am next morning. After the first few nights of Reassurance, from being close to you, you should have no trouble in relocating puppy and crate to the part of the house where you want your puppy to sleep on a permanent basis. Remember the rules of conduct you set now is what you will be living with for the next 15-18 years!!.

POTTY TRAINING

Restrict the area your new puppy is allowed to be in for the first few weeks. Do not allow free roaming of the whole house, or even of a very large room! This is a sure recipe for lots of potty accidents inside. Most of our babies are litter trained so will use a kitty tray with paper pellets and a sprinkle of outside grass/dirt.

FIRST VET VISIT.

You should plan your first vet visit within forty eight hours after puppy’s arrival. This is to reassure you that your puppy is healthy and to map out a plan with your vet, for wormings, and further vaccinations.

DO NOT ALLOW YOUR VET TO GIVE A COCKTAIL OF DIFFERENT VACCINATIONS ALL AT THE ONE TIME. This is very stressful and weakening to your new puppy’s immune system.

WORMING.

All puppies have worms. Your puppy has been regularly wormed each two weeks since birth. If the regular worming was due again immediately prior to shipping, we will have skipped this one, in order to minimize stress to your puppy’s immune system. Speak with your vet about the worming schedule which is appropriate for your region, including Heart Worm treatment.

DO NOT VACCINATE AND GIVE WORM TREATMENT AND FLEA TREATMENT ALL ON THE SAME DAY Always offer plain, non flavoured, non sweetened yogurt after or during any chemical or drug treatments including antibiotics. Just a tablespoonful is plenty, But if pup wants more that is fine too.

FEEDING.

Give puppy two feeds per day until 6 months of age. Reduce to one feed when the puppy begins to lose interest in one of the feeds. Do not worry about your puppy getting too fat. This is highly unlikely to happen under 6 months of age, After 6 months of age you may need to regulate what quantity your pup needs to maintain a healthy body weight. Pocket and Tiny toys must have high protein dry kibble to snack on adlib for the first 6-8 months, they also benefit from electrolytes or preferably pure honey in there water during hot days and or high activity days [this includes travelling]

Be sure to supplement your puppy with calcium from a natural source, such as the yogurt, or cheese, or an occasional egg, either raw or lightly boiled. This is especially important if you choose to feed kibble. Lactose - free milk is an excellent supplement and is usually loved by puppies and adult dogs and is extremely beneficial.

A ½ teaspoonful of salmon oil, cold pressed flax seed oil, or a few sardines packed in oil, are an excellent supplement for soft supple skin and healthy coat Give this treat at least once per week.

EAR CARE.

Fluffy coated dogs, like all dog breeds who have long coated ears, can be subject to ear infections. Once each week, thoroughly clean deep inside the ears with a mixture made up of 50 % Metho and 50% water if no ear infection is present. (You will know if it is, because the skin inside the ear will be reddened and sore looking). If infection IS present, Seek Veterinary advice. Once month pluck out excess hair from in the ear canal with tweezers the more often you do this the less it will grow back.

FLEAS

We recommend “Revolution’ which is a liquid you squirt onto the dog between the shoulder blades, once a month. ‘Revolution’ is not only a flea preventative, but also guards against ear mites and various skin mites, so it is for this reason that we recommend its use. It is also an excellent heart worm prevention.

GROOMING

Your puppy will not need to be groomed for several months, but we recommend that you start teaching your puppy to stand, sit or lie down on a raised surface, such as a grooming table, or laundry bench etc., from an early age. Trim hair away from under eyes and under ears every few weeks, Teach puppy to allow its whole body, including tail face and legs to be brushed, using a soft slicker brush as obtainable from a good pet store. This way you will have a well mannered dog and will have no trouble managing the grooming.

TRAINING

Early training is essential for all dogs even the tiny toy breeds.. You will soon discover that your new puppy is very clever, , and quick to learn – but this applies to both the things you want puppy to learn, as well as the things you don’t! Neglecting early training can see your adorable gorgeous little baby develop into a badly behaved brat child.

Recommended Reading: Training by Ceacer Milan, “The Art of Raising a Puppy” by the Monks of New Skete.

We hope that you have found these tips helpful. And please remember that we truly care about your puppy/dog for life and that we are as near to you as the telephone or email if you have any problems or would like further advice or help.

Warmest wishes, for many years of fun and canine companionship with your New Friend.