New Puppy Guide

Here are a few tips that will allow you to give me the kind of care that I need to be a happy and healthy member of your family. Also, they will help to make this adjustment period easier for both of us!!!

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1. First, remember that I am a baby – PLEASE keep me safe, warm and dry at all times.

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2. In the beginning, please leave my food out where I can get to it anytime I would like. The move to my new home might stress me out and I might not eat as well as I should, but Please encourage me to do so. I will be used to eating dry puppy food but if I choose to be finicky please try mixing some canned food in with the dry to humor me. Basically, let me eat whatever I will eat. Do not change my brand of food right away – if you do, it might upset my tummy which can cause me to throw up and have diarrhea!! Eventually you will want to get me on only my dry dog food – it is much better for me and it also helps my teeth stay healthy. It is also better if you don’t leave my food out all the time once I get a little bit older – that way I won’t become overweight!! PLEASE don’t give me table scraps no matter how much I beg!! People food can make me very sick!!!

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3. I will need you to provide a fresh supply of water for me at all times too.

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4. I will need you to keep me clean. My mommy did a great job of keeping me clean before I came
to live with you. Now I will be depending on you to do it for me. You can give me a bath with a mild
puppy shampoo as I need it. However, I will also need you to keep my bottom clean in between
baths. I know this is gross, but sometimes my bottom will get dried poop on it – if this happens, it
will be very hard for me to go potty!! A warm cloth will take care of this problem.

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5. Here is a list of the items that I will need when it is time for you to take me home:
– Small kennel
– puppy food
– water bowl and food dish
– brush and comb
– puppy shampoo
– nail clippers
– my own blanket ( washable!!)
– chew toys (make sure they are safe for me!!)
– collar and leash
– puppy biscuits (Iams puppy biscuits are extra yummy!!)
– stain remover for accidents

 

6. For my safety, please use my leash and collar EVERY time you take me out of our house.

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7. Please make my new home safe for me – I love to explore and I don’t know danger when I see it!!

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8. Please find me a good vet that you trust completely. We will both be depending on our vet to provide me with excellent care for many years!!

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9. I need you to keep me up to date on my vaccinations. I don’t enjoy them, but I know that they are important to keep me healthy. When you get me I will be up-to-date on my shots and de-worming, but I will not be done with them!! Follow our vet’s advice on my shots and de-worming schedule.

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10. Give me lots of praise when I do something right!! A yummy treat (puppy biscuit) is also a great
way to let me know what a “good puppy” I have been!!

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11. Lastly, I can not be housebroken over night. The best advice I can give you is to be consistent with when and where you take me to go potty. Remember, I am a tiny baby with an even tinier bladder so PLEASE don’t harm me for mistakes that I might make!! Don’t be disappointed in me, we’ll both get frustrated at times. Just be patient, I will catch on quickly!!

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OH, Before I forget, my mommy has taken wonderful care of me and at first I will miss her terribly
– I might even cry – but give me a few days and I will love you just as much!!

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Hugs & kisses,
Your baby