Bringing home a new puppy to your family can be exciting. But before you bring your new addition home, it's best to be prepared by following these tips to prevent unnecessary confusion and stress.
Buying in advance for your new puppy
Shopping in advance to make sure everything is well-prepared for your newcomer. Never spend the first day running out to store for the equipments that your puppy needs.
1)Diet:
Your new puppy should be fed a healthy food which is specially designed to meet its nutritional requirements. You can ask your breeder or vet to recommend an appropriate diet.
2)Collar and leash :
A nylon or leather collar is the best for your puppy. When you help your puppy try it, slip two fingers between dog and collar to make sure it is not too tight. A six-foot leash is the ideal length for walking or training.
3)Food and water bowls :
Bowls are available in plastic, ceramic or stainless steel. Choose an easy-to-clean bowl for your puppy.
4)Grooming equipment:
Prepare a brush, comb, nail clipper, and dog shampoo for grooming purpose.
5)A crate:
Choose the crate that large enough for puppy to stand up and turn around comfortably. It should be a high-quality crate to keep your dog safe when you travel or move, or to be a great aid in housebreaking.
6)Chewies and safe toys:
Prepare the toys that safe and give fun to puppy such as rawhide chips and nylon chews.
7)Veterinary care:
Your dog will need proper care as it grows and only your veterinarian can provide the necessities.
8)Identification Tag:
Your puppy must have a tag with his name, your name, address and contact number in case it gets lost.
9)Reference on puppy care and training :
Get yourself a book or tape covers everything from general care to behavior training. You can also look for a puppy training class in your area.
Preparing a Place for Your Puppy
You must decide and ready a location to put the dog crate. Crate provides your puppy a safe place with no electrical cords or potential hazards when left alone. Choose a crate that large enough to accommodate the puppy at its full grown size if it is housed outdoor.
Puppy-Proofing Your Home
As you prepare to bring your puppy home, remember that you need to ‘dogproof’ your house. Here's a simple checklist to make sure your house is safe for puppy to run free and protecting your possessions from destruction.
Keep small items such as rubber bands, buttons and beads out of reach to avoid your puppy choke on them.
Lock away household cleansers, detergents, medicines and other chemical that hazardous to puppy health.
Keep electrical cords out of reach or wrapped in electric tape. Chewing on these cords can cause severe mouth burns or fires.
Check your plants around your house that may harm your dog. Place these poisonous houseplants out of reach. You can consult your veterinarian to know more about poisonous plants.
Install gates to block off certain areas of your home such as balconies and high decks.
Bitter Apple spray can be applied to furniture legs, woodwork and other immovable items to prevent destructive chewing. You can provide toys and chew bones to keep your puppy happy.
Introducing Family
Let your puppy explores its new quarters when arriving your home. Once your puppy is accustomed to its home, yard and toilet area, start introduce it to your family.
Position the children and adults on the floor and allow the puppy to go from one to another, it will accept the entire family without a problem. You also need to make sure your entire family knows how to act, and agree on commands and rules.
Your puppy should be allowed to play with children, but never leave the children alone with puppy. Show the kids and the dog how to respect each other and be gentle.
Training
Give your puppy a head start on obedience and socialization by participating in puppy training class. It’s important to help your puppy forming a good habit and be obedient. You need to spend your time as well to participate in the training classes.
Grooming Your Puppy
Make your puppy feel comfortable about grooming from an early age because it’s a vital part of preventive health care. Taking routine care of your puppy regularly includes combing and brushing, claw trimming, and doing check-up and maintain basic hygiene on its ears, eyes, nose and mouth.
Visit Your Vet
Visit your vet for a veterinary examination within a day or two of bringing your puppy home. Ask your breeder for a recommendation if you don’t have vet yet. Your puppy first vet visit may probably cover:-
Meticulous physical exam to determine the health status of your puppy
External and internal parasite prevention
Tips on healthy nutrition and immediate care
Type of vaccines that your puppy needs.
Administer first vaccine
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