INSTRUCTIONS FOR
YOUR NEW PUPPY
FEEDING AND SUPPLEMENTS
1 WE FEED PRO-PLAN PUPPY FOOD… YOU CAN CHANGE THIS TO THE FOOD OF YOUR
CHOICE…DO IT GRADUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW DAYS… YOUR NEW PUPPY SHOULD BE EATING
ABOUT 4 TO 6 CUPS DAILY SPLIT UP IN 3 FEEDINGS…AT THIS TIME WE ARE FEEDING 1 1/2 CUPS 3
TIMES DAILY...YOU MAY WANT TO INCREASE THAT SLIGHTLY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO...WE FEED
EARLY IN THE MORNING…AGAIN AT MID-DAY…AND AGAIN ABOUT 6-8:00 PM… THE LATEST WE GO IS 8:
PM WITH WATER REMOVED AFTER THE LAST FEEDING…THIS ACCOMMODATES THEIR LAST POTTY
BREAK BEFORE RETIRING FOR THE NIGHT.
2 FOR FEMALES YOU CAN CHOSE TO GIVE YOUR PUPPY ONE 50 MG OF VITAMIN C PER DAY…TO
BE GRADUALLY INCREASED TO 500 MG PER DAY UNTIL AT LEAST 6 MONTHS OF AGE…PROMOTES A
HEALTHY URINARY TRACT. IF YOU NOTICE SOME EXCESS "SQUATTING" AND VERY LITTLE URINARY
ELIMINATION TRY GIVING HER SOME CRANBERRY JUICE MIXED IN HER WATER... HELPS ALLEVIATE ANY
URINARY TRACT PROBLEMS.
3 YOU SHOULD ALSO USE FISH OIL AND VITAMIN E FOR PUPPIES…AVAILABLE AT K-MART AS A
GENERAL VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT . THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE VITAMIN C… FISH OIL AT 1200 MG
GELCAP… AND VITAMIN E AT 400 IU GELCAP… (YOU CAN GET THEM AT BJ'S FOR A VERY
REASONABLE PRICE
4 YOU CAN ALSO GIVE YOUR PUPPY A FEW (3 OR 4) IAMS PUPPY BISCUITS AS A TREAT DURING
THE DAY. (YOU CAN GIVE MORE IF YOU WANT TO)
GROOMING
5 BATHE YOUR PUPPY IN A SHAMPOO RECOMMENDED FOR PUPPIES…NO FLEA OR TICK
SHAMPOOS AS THEY ARE HARSH ON A PUPPY'S SKIN.. WE RECOMMEND BIO-GROOM PRODUCTS… WE
USE OATMEAL & ALOE… NO SCRUBBING, JUST LIGHT RUB AND RINSE
6 NAILS SHOULD BE TRIMMED EVERY 7-10 DAYS TO KEEP THEM SHORT AND PROPER… WE USE
AN OSTER GRINDER WITH SANDING WHEEL…NO CLIPPERS… THIS WAY THE EDGES OF THE NAIL ARE
NOT SHARP AND SCRATCHY.
7 TEETH SHOULD BE BRUSHED EVERY FEW DAYS TO PREVENT PLAQUE AND TARTAR
BUILDUP…HAVE YOUR VET CHECK THEM ONCE A YEAR OR WHENEVER NECESSARY… HAVE THEM
CLEANED IF NECESSARY BY YOUR VET.
VACCINATIONS
8 YOUR PUPPY WILL HAVE RECEIVED ALL THE REQUIRED VACCINATIONS BEFORE YOU GET HIM
OR HER. WORMING HAS BEEN DONE. RABIES SHOTS ARE DUE ANY TIME BETWEEN 3 AND 6 MONTHS
OF AGE
9 YOU SHOULD VACCINATE AGAINST LYME DISEASE…ESPECIALLY IF IT IS PREVALENT IN YOUR
AREA OR YOU TRAVEL WITH YOUR PET. (IT’S A 2 SHOT START, THEN A BOOSTER ONCE A YEAR)
10 ALSO CHECK WITH YOUR VET ABOUT HEART WORM AND FLEA AND TICK CONTROL… FOR
FLEA AND TICKS THERE ARE MANY GOOD PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET…BOTH TOPICAL AND
INTERNAL…FOLLOW YOUR VETS RECOMMENDATIONS
TOYS
11 YOU CAN GIVE YOUR PUPPY THE TOYS OF YOUR CHOICE…WE RECOMMEND NYLA BONES,
SOFT LATEX SQUEAK TOYS, OR LATEX RUBBER BALLS AND HARD RUBBER TOYS…WATCH THE
PLUSH CLOTH TOYS WITH FOAM FILL…IF THEY CHEW A HOLE IN IT…TAKE IT AWAY THEY WILL EAT
THE FOAM (NOT GOOD!)… ROPE TOYS ARE ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR “TUG OF WAR” AND ALL AROUND
PLAY, BUT IF THEY GET FRAYED…TAKE THEM AWAY SO YOUR PUPPY CAN'T EAT IT!!! … NO TENNIS
BALLS!!!
THE “DON’TS” FOR YOUR PUPPY
12 DON’T GIVE CHEW HOOVES TO YOUR PUPPY…DOGS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SWALLOW THEM
WHOLE AND CHOKE TO DEATH ON THEM OR SWALLOW A BROKEN PIECE WITH THE SAME RESULT…
(AN OCCASIONAL PIGS EAR IS OK BUT DON’T OVERDO IT)
13 IF YOU GIVE THEM RAWHIDE BONES OR SHEETS TAKE THEM AWAY WHEN THEY BECOME SOFT
OR RAGGED… YOU DON’T WANT THEM TO SWALLOW THEM WHOLE… USE ONLY UNDER CLOSE
SUPERVISION
14 DON’T ALLOW THEM TO CHEW ON YOUR FOAM FILLED CUSHIONS AND PILLOWS…THEY WILL IF
YOU LET THEM… THE RESULTS COULD BE DISASTROUS!
15 DON’T FORGET TO “PUPPY PROOF” YOUR HOME… PUT ITEMS OUT OF HIS REACH THAT YOU
DON’T WANT HIM TO CHEW WHEN YOUR BACK IS TURNED!
16 DON’T FORGET TO SHOWER YOUR PUPPY WITH ALL THE LOVE AND ATTENTION YOU CAN
POSSIBLY GIVE
THE “DO’S” FOR YOUR PUPPY
17 GIVE YOUR PUPPY ALL THE TRAINING YOU CAN…THIS CAN AND SHOULD INCLUDE OBEDIENCE
TRAINING…THE MORE TRAINING HE HAS, THE MORE YOU WILL ENJOY EACH OTHER.
18 CRATE TRAIN YOUR PUPPY… YOU WILL WANT TO “STEP OUT” FOR A FEW MINUETS ONCE IN
AWHILE AND YOU WANT YOUR PUPPY TO REMAIN SAFE AND SECURE WHILE YOU’RE GONE… YOU DON’
T WANT HIM TO “GET INTO EVERYTHING” WHILE YOU’RE GONE!….BY THE WAY…NEVER USE THE
CRATE AS “PUNISHMENT”… IT WILL BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO HIM.
19 TAKE YOUR PUPPY TO AS MANY PUBLIC PLACES AS YOU CAN…KEEP HIM SOCIAL WITH BOTH
PEOPLE AND OTHER ANIMALS… IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR PET SOCIALIZED!
20 CALL US IF YOU NEED ANY ADVICE OR SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU OUT!
EAR POSTING
21 YOU HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED ON THE EAR POSTING PROCESS... IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OR NEED ASSISTANCE CALL US AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU FURTHER HELP.