Brining a puppy home for the first time is both a hugely rewarding experience and a demanding one. There are many great hints, tips and suggestions about bringing a new puppy into your home. The article below looks at the basics of puppy care especially in the early days when you introduce it into your home.
1) Vaccination Time - Vaccinations should be administered to every dog to minimize risk of serious illness and disease. Before you even get your puppy, it should already have been given it's basic shots. Speak with the breeder when purchasing your puppy to obtain records of what vaccines have been administered and when they were done.
2) Feeding Time - Puppies should be fed puppy food and not standard dog food. Puppy food contains protein and nutrients essential for a growing puppies development.
3) Train Early - Training a new puppy is relatively easy when comparing it to training an older dog. Puppies are pretty receptive to training and therefore training should begin as soon as possible. Basic commands like stay and sit should be taught as well as toilet training.
4) Sleeping Arrangements - You should show the new puppy it's sleeping location just after you bring the puppy home. Choose a location where you will have the dog sleeping for the rest of it's life. It is often hard to change a sleeping location once a dog has been shown this. So if you don't want your dog sleeping on your bed with you every night, you should not invite it up onto the bed when it is a puppy.
5) Socialization - Once the puppy is old enough, socializing is a must. Introduce your puppy to other puppies and people to help the dog with meeting new people and animals.
These simple puppy tips and tricks can help ensure a successful transition from your puppy into a mature and confident dog. These tips will also help your family cope with the new arrival and the pressures that a new puppy can bring.
Dan Fletcher writes for PuppiesSale.org, a site with lots of puppy articles,
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