CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW PUPPY!!
At last, the day you have been waiting for, your new puppy has arrived. It is important to plan in advance before you
bring your new baby companion home. remember, it takes time to adjust to life with its new family. Puppy may seem
anxious and possibly fearful of its new home having spent the first several weeks of life with momma and siblings. In a
couple of days with love and patience on your part, the transition will be smooth.
As part of the preparation it is important to have a vet who can provide quality health care for your puppy in the form of
regular check ups, ongoing vaccinations, and prompt medical attention in case of an emergency. You will want to
purchase a few things before puppy comes home. You will want to use a puppy formulated shampoo. You don’t want to
bath them too often as you will dry out their skin. Especially in the winter months. If you see puppy scratching a lot
during the winter, switch to an oatmeal based shampoo. Takes care of it every time. Do not bath your puppy more than
once a month. Have plenty of chew toys on hand. There are many many choices out there. Find what your puppy
likes. Just stay away from thin plastic type toys. Puppies have very sharp teeth and can easily chew pieces off and
choke. Not good!!
Make sure to keep your puppy away from parks and unfamiliar lawns until fully vaccinated. Puppies can pick up
parasites and awful diseases from these areas.
Socialization and puppy training are of utmost importance as puppy hood is the most important and critical time in your
dog's development. What you do and do not do right now will affect your dog's behavior forever. Make sure that each of
the following events are pleasant and non-threatening. If your puppy's first experience with something is painful and
frightening, you will be defeating your purpose. In fact, you will be creating a phobia that will often last a lifetime. It's
better to go too slow and assure your puppy is not frightened or injured than to rush and force your pup to meet new
things and people.
* Invite friends over to meet your pup. Include men, women, youngsters, oldsters, different ethnic backgrounds, etc.
* Invite friendly, healthy, vaccinated dogs, puppies and even cats to your home to meet and play with your new puppy.
Take your puppy to the homes of these pets, preferably with dog-friendly cats. Carry your pup to shopping centers,
parks, school playgrounds, etc; places where there are crowds of people and plenty of activity.
* Take your puppy for short, frequent rides in the car. Stop the car and let your puppy watch the world go by through the
window.
* Introduce your puppy to new and various sounds. Loud, obnoxious sounds should be introduced from a distance and
gradually brought closer.
* Accustom your puppy to being brushed, bathed, inspected, having its nails clipped, teeth and ears cleaned and all the
routines of grooming and physical examination.
* Introduce your puppy to stairs, his own collar and leash. Introduce anything and everything you want your puppy to be
comfortable with and around.
Prevent your puppy from chewing and destroying your house and belongings by providing proper training and chew
toys. After all, chewing and playtime are part of normal puppy growth and development.
Puppy Chewing Do's
* Provide several of a variety of toys for your puppy.
* Teach your puppy to play with these toys.
* Praise puppy every time you see him chewing or playing with his toys on his own.
* Teach your puppy to get a toy to greet you. Each time your pup runs up to greet you or anyone else, encourage him
to find and get a toy. All humans, especially the owners should always be greeted by a dog with toy in mouth.
* Any area that the pup has access to must be kept clear and clean. Put out of puppy's reach anything you don't want
him to chew or destroy, such as trash, shoes, hazards, etc. Your puppy does not know what is valuable or dangerous
and what is not.
* If you find your puppy with your best shoe in mouth, distract him away from it and replace the shoe with one of his toys.
Praise him for chewing his toy. Do not reprimand him for chewing your shoe. Reprimand yourself for leaving it out where
he could find it.
* Booby traps items and articles to show your puppy that these things are no fun to chew, in fact, they are an annoyance
even to touch.
Biting is most common in young puppies and new dogs
Especially in play and while teething. It's up to you to teach your puppy or dog what is acceptable and what is not. Most
dogs and puppies are generally loving, sweet, adorable, affectionate and wonderful 99% of the time. Only 1% of the
time does something specific happen that makes the dog bite. This article will discuss the causes of biting and what you
can do to prevent your dog from biting.
Dogs and Puppies Must Learn to Inhibit Biting
First of all, dogs must learn to inhibit their bite before they are 4 months old. Normally, they would learn this from their
mother, their litter mates and other members of the pack. But, because we take them away from this environment before
this learning is completed, we must take over the training.
Socialization Prevents Biting
By allowing your puppy to socialize with other puppies and socialized dogs they can pick up where they left off. Puppies
need to roll, tumble and play with each other. When they play, they bite each other everywhere and anywhere. This is
where they learn to inhibit their biting. This is where they learn to control themselves. If they are too rough or
rambunctious, they will find out because of how the other dogs and puppies react and interact with them. This is
something that happens naturally and it is something we cannot accomplish. It can only be learned from trial and error.
There is nothing you can say or do to educate them in this realm. They must learn from their own experience.
Jumping up can be dangerous as well as annoying. Just as many owners are sued for their jumping dogs as their biting
dogs. Young children and elderly people can easily be toppled over and seriously injured by exuberant, friendly dogs.
Start now to teach your puppy not to jump up. Even little dogs can cause problems and injury to themselves and others
when they leap and jump around.
Puppy Jumping Do's
-Gently and repetitively place puppy's feet back on the floor and reward him there.
-Be consistent.
-Get down to his level to give affection and attention.
Puppy Jumping Don'ts
-Do not allow the pup to jump up. Do not pet, talk, cuddle or reward him for jumping.
-Do not give in!
-Do not allow other people to let him jump on them.
-Do not give up!
After bringing puppy home you may notice his stools become soft after a few days. This can be due to stress, change
of food or change in water. The stool will normally go back to becoming firm again. If not, take a stool sample in to your
vet to be checked. We do treat for all parasites but puppies do need routine de-wormings after leaving here.
This has been a lot of information to take in and can be overwhelming. Please don’t hesitate to contact me for advice.
Thank you,
Crystal Jacobsen
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