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Cgeotntginragtuylaoutrionneswonpuppy! Amazing news you have found believe those who learn to communicate and the perfect breed for you and bond with their puppy have more success. your family, from a responsible In time you will learn to know your puppy breeder or rescue centre… better than anyone else. This Puppy Welcome welcome to puppy parenthood. Guide is simply designed to share our expertise and give step-by-step guidance, to Over the coming months and years, you are give you that helping hand. going to learn more and more about one Remember we are here every paw of the way; another, and appreciate the amazing canine there is no question to big or too small, and world like you have never done before. definitely not too silly, when it comes to There is no one-size fits all approach to settling wanting to give your puppy the very best your new puppy into your home, however we start in life.

HPuomppey &proGofayrdoeunr Think of your new puppy as a furry toddler, curb their endless puppy curiosity lets ensure only with four legs and hands that have teeth, all hazards are hidden and your home and oh and love to chew, anything. garden are a safe environment in which Preparation is the key, and whilst we cannot you puppy can grow up. Your Home... Hallway & stairs Kitchen Probably the first area of your house your A kitchen is a puppy’s playground heaven with puppy will see. Be sure to walk into your home all the smells of food, rubbish and electricals first, confident and happy, as your puppy will about. need you to lead the way. Ideally you will have an upright bin with locking Many of us have laminate or tiles in our lids, as food remains, half empty packaging and hallways, remember this surface may be all new wrappings are irresistible to most pups. to your puppy. It can sometimes help to pop Lots of great training can happen in the kitchen them straight on to carpet or something – learning to respect boundaries, not beg for textured (puppy pads at the ready as you may food, definitely not counter-surf, and asking to have had a long journey). go out to the toilet. A great rule of thumb with Baby gates are a great, to ensure your puppy training is keep sessions short and repeat until does not get out of your front door or climb the learnt. Every time you put the kettle on do a stairs (remember puppies should not be going few minutes training. up and down stairs until their joints have Puppy’s have sharp teeth and are naturally developed) drawn to all electrical cables. To avoid burns Air fresheners/ plug-ins are often found in and shocks ensure all wires are wrapped, and hallways, as well as electrics from a light on the or securely clipped to the walls, ideally out of hall table – make sure these are out of reach of reach. your puppy. 03

TFoooxdics Back door to the outside world from your kitchen/ utility – door stops, or baby gates are a great pHouimsoannoufosotdo -dogs option until a solid ‘wait’ is trained. Be careful of little legs getting trapped in any doors left open. ✗ Chocolate Washing machines mean only one thing – endless ✗ Onions & Garlic laundry. Don’t be surprised if your new ball of fun ✗ Grapes & Raisins is a sock-stealer, just ensure they are not ✗ Corn on the Cob swallowed. Washing detergents and capsules also ✗ Xylitol sweetener make really attractive play toys to puppies. Ensure ✗ Mould food all hazardous liquids are locked away in the same way you would for children. Lounge Anything that is in reaching distance is fair game for a puppy. Remember that puppies don’t have hands as such, and use their mouth to touch, hold and chew everything they are curious about. This doesn’t mean you have to live in an empty home for the first few months of your life with your new puppy but be sure to move all valuable ornaments that could be easily knocked over. Low coffee tables with glass/sharp corners, low shelves and items of furniture will need to be puppy-proofed or temporarily moved for safety. Office Offices are naturally electrical meccas for puppies. The same rules apply, ensure cable wraps and clips are used where possible. Bathroom Think hazardous liquids, medication and razors as well as the slip hazards from wet floors. Bins are usually low level within bathrooms – ideally a puppy no go area until they really understand the ‘leave’ command. Bedrooms All of the above can apply to your bedroom. Also remember if you chose to allow your puppy to go on your bed, supervise them when jumping off to avoid injuries. 04

Garden... The outside world is such an TPolaxincts exciting place for our puppies but ✗ Aconitum ✗ Laburnum always be safe. Making your garden ✗ Amaryllis bulbs ✗ Lily of the valley safe for your puppy is one of the ✗ Asparagus fern ✗ Lupins most important things you can do. ✗ Azalea ✗ Morning glory ✗ Cyclamen ✗ Nightshade Check your garden is fully secure - no loose fence ✗ Daffodil bulbs ✗ Oleander panels, or ability for your pup to squeeze under a ✗ Day lilies ✗ Rhododendron panel into next door, or worse to gain access to a ✗ Delphiniums ✗ Rhubarb leaves road. ✗ Foxgloves ✗ Sweet pea You will need to teach your puppy valuable road ✗ Hemlock ✗ Tulip bulbs safety lesson as they grow. ✗ Hyacinth ✗ Umbrella plant Grass, plants, trees, tarmac, bark and pebbles ✗ Hydrangea ✗ Wisteria provide new and exciting textures and objects for ✗ Ivy ✗ Yew your puppy to explore and hold in their mouth. You will at first feel like you are forever following your new family addition around and saying ‘no’ don’t pick that up. Be sure puppies don’t ingest small pebbles, bark and avoid inviting play with twigs and sticks. Hazardous liquids and garden products like insecticide, plant food and lawn fertilizers. Lockable sheds are a great investment for sharp and dangerous items. Any open drains, grills, ponds and or pools need to be covered to avoid unnecessary accidents. If your dog chews or eats any of these, seek veterinary help immediately! 05

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We know how exciting getting a new the opposite effect. Dens should be filled with puppy is, however, the priority when a cosy bed and blanket, favourite toy, puppy bringing your puppy home is to be well suitable treat as well as always providing prepared and keep the house and all fresh water. family members as calm as possible. Decide on the command you are going to Remember your puppy has been taken use, ‘bed’ or settle’ for example, and guide away from everything and everyone it your puppy to this space on day one. Treat knows, from the sights, smells and sounds, and repeat. to its mother and siblings. It is important Crates are also really great with helping with to give your puppy its safe space at home the dreaded toilet training as naturally dogs and somewhere to call its own. do not like to soil the area in which they For the first few nights it is very likely sleep. (see toilet training page 11) your puppy will cry – try not to worry this Please ask us for more details on crate is normal, and nothing that a lot of love training - www.petsandfriends.co.uk and structure, as well as a little time, won’t sort out. Calming products Are there any products i can Calming products are available to reduce get to help my puppy settle? stress and anxiety for the more nervous puppies amongst us. They can work great to really help with the transition into their new environment in a more natural way. Please ask us for more details on crate calming products - www.petsandfriends.co.uk Beds, crates & pens Collar/harness & lead This is where a nice cosy bed and a crate The law is your puppy will need to have an covered in blankets to represent a den work identification tag on them at all times – this really well – after all your puppy’s ancestors attach to your puppy’s collar. It is therefore a were den-dwellers. great idea to get your new puppy used to a Always ensure this safe space your puppy will collar as soon as possible. call home, is somewhere he can watch the First time collars need to be light weight, family activity, so they do not feel isolated. ideally designed for puppies. As your puppy Ideally draught free and not in the centre of will continually grow you need to check your activity where he will constantly be disturbed when trying to rest. It is imperative puppies are introduced to crates in a positive and rewarding way, and this area is seen as a den and not a prison, or you will have 07

collar fits regularly and is not tight. At all times shampoo as opposed to a human shampoo. ensure you can place two fingers under your Booking your puppy in to a ‘my first groom’ in puppy’s collar. a pet grooming salon is a great idea and a Harnesses and leads can be used in the house perfect introduction to grooming for your and garden before your puppy is old enough to puppy. All breeds will need grooming whether venture into the outside world so that they are short or long-haired, so the sooner you start used to them. the better it is for your puppy. Puppy’s can only be groomed in a professional salon when fully vaccinated. Remember an essential part to your puppy having a good coat is related to the food you feed him. To keep his coat super healthy and shiny ensure his diet is of high-quality with digestible oils and fats. Toys Dental Chews Toys Getting your puppy used to having his teeth Play is an essential part of the bonding and brushed is important as a responsible pet training process and therefore puppy suitable owner. From around 6 months onwards your toys are a must. puppy will start to lose his teeth, regardless Keep play sessions short but frequent and take brushing early will help to create the habit and them at your puppy’s pace as they grow, learn make the experience more rewarding. and develop. Brushing is advised every day, starting with a gentle massage and then building up to using a Grooming toothbrush. Brushing will avoid excessive tartar Grooming, brushing teeth & dental chews build-up, reduce the chance of infection and protect your puppy’s dental health as he Routine grooming should start in week one of grows. your puppy coming home and is another great Only use puppy toothpaste and toothbrushes. way to bond with your puppy. In addition, there are a number of dental Grooming is essential for clean, knot-free coats chews that can be advised to help address and healthy skin. Every grooming session dental problems. provides you with the opportunity to check on your puppy’s health, keeping a close eye on Please ask us for more details on any potential skin issues and or potential grooming and our grooming salons parasites. - www.petsandfriends.co.uk Over the coming months introduce your puppy to being bathed and always use a puppy 08

hpSuaopbcpiiytaulaistiinogn f&or your Sociable puppies become happy, balanced key to social puppy success is patience and adult dogs – fact. Your role as a puppy putting the time in when your puppy is young. owner is give them the social skills they Remember after 16 weeks of age it becomes need for life. more difficult to introduce your puppy to new Every puppy is different, and each will handle things without fear, phobias and anti-social different situations in a very different way. The behaviour becoming a problem.

What is the difference between Please ask us for more details on socialising and habituation? our puppy training classes and socialisation programmes - Socialisation allows the puppy to learn canine www.petsandfriends.co.uk etiquette. It’s how to interact socially with other living things; read body language and engage Puppy Enrichments in correct and accepted behaviour. Habituation allows a dog to become Many puppy owners make the mistake of accustomed to things, it is the learning to thinking they need to tire a puppy out by taking ignore stimuli that have no consequence. This it on a long walk or running it around the may be sights and sounds on a walk, the garden. In fact, mental exercise and hoover, other dogs, traffic, anything that he enrichments are just as important. encounters. If done too fast and intensely or Puppies need far less exercise than adult dogs when there’s too much traffic to cope with, he that are fully grown, and puppy owners must could have an aversive reaction to it, causing be careful not to over exercise a puppy as it is future behaviour problems. growing, as you can damage his developing joints, which can lead to early arthritis. pupWpy?hat are the best ways socialise your Guidelines If you are waiting for your puppy to be fully vaccinated you can start the socialisation A good rule of thumb is a ratio of process by getting your puppy comfortable five minutes exercise per month of with friends, family and strangers willing to age (up to twice a day) until the participate in a controlled manner. This puppy is fully grown, i.e. 15 includes healthy vaccinated dogs that are good minutes (up to twice a day) when with puppies. three months old, 20 minutes when When vaccinated your journey into the outside four months old etc. Once they are world with you puppy begins. Vary walks, fully grown, they can go out for chose different environments; open fields, much longer. wood, reservoirs to pavements and parks. It is important that puppies and Ensure car rides and family days out feature in dogs go out for exercise every day your programme of socialisation. in a safe and secure area, or they Puppy classes and controlled puppy play may become frustrated. Time spent sessions are a great way of socialising and in the garden (however large) is no providing structure to training. This will allow substitute for exploring new for many positive experiences with different environments and socialising with people, children and breeds, creating excellent other dogs. (Make sure your puppy social manners. is trained to recall so that you are confident that he will return to you Puppy patience when called). You should never exercise your This is the answer to ensuring your puppy puppy on a full stomach as this can becomes a well-adjusted and confident adult contribute to bloat. dog. Your puppy must dictate the pace of socialisation, with your role to praise and reward when your puppy shows any signs of confidence and improvement. 10

Puppy peace Toilet training As a puppy owner it is imperative you teach Start house training your puppy from the day your puppy to be happy in their own company. you bring him home. To avoid separation anxiety as a puppy grows, Toilet training is all about you being consistent, you should teach and reward your puppy for teaching your puppy to toilet in a desired place being home alone. and rewarding your puppy at the right time. Practice every day – build the time up that you You must never get annoyed, accidents will leave your puppy from a few minutes at first to happen, and over time they will understand. comfortably being able to nip to the shop for a Decide on your toileting command and stay few hours. consistent, each time your puppy needs to go A puppy that is at peace with their own to the toilet lead him to the same spot and company and can happily entertain himself repeat the command and reward process on and/or sleep is a stable puppy. toileting. Ensure you have established a feeding Puppy problems schedule as your puppy will need to go to the toilet 20-30 mins after he has eaten. Puppies Please remember you are not alone… usually need the toilet after they wake from a sleep and during and after play sessions. Htohwislolnagstw?ill Does everyone find WIhdaotneh?ave As a general rule of thumb your young puppy it hard at first? will need the toilet every (one to) two hours – longer through the night. If you can, get up at Why did I CpaunppIytabkaeckm?y least once in the night to allow your puppy to get a puppy? toilet in the desired area. If your puppy is not fully vaccinated, you will In the first few weeks in particular, it is perfectly need to house train your puppy in the home or normal to experience considerable amounts of garden. stress and anxiety after bringing your new puppy home. You are likely to feel more tired, maIksethtoeirleetatnryaitnhiinngg eiacsaienr?buy that will help especially if you are getting up in the night to Toilet bells – teach your puppy to ring the allow your puppy to toilet in an appropriate bell to let you know he wants to go out place. For some puppy owners this can extend into Rewarding puppy treats – only the best months or reoccur as your puppy turns into an treats to reward the harder commands like adult. toilet training The good news is we are here every paw of the way. Let us share our expertise with you, from Baby gates, pens and crates – limiting the nutrition, grooming and training to rescue and area where your puppy can roam your house rehabilitation and everything in between. And will limit accidents and help to create if we don’t know, we have access to a number boundaries of qualified professionals who may be better placed to answer. Puppy pads – create a safe designated toilet area inside the house All you have to do is ask! Pee posts – as your puppy gets older posts assist with maintaining a designated toilet area 11

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ryWoorouuithrsianpeitunphcnpaheyepepcdieksn-asuppoio?frly There are hundreds of pet insurance policies out there. It is important you do you research Select Your Vet and find the policy that suits you and your dog. Will my puppy have worms and other nasties? It is important that you select a vet as early as possible, and make sure you are happy with your Worming vet and the team. Ensure you visit a number of veterinary practises to help you decide on one All puppies will have worms as these are that is right for you. Vets should always be easily passed on from Mum to puppy naturally, and accessible to you in case of that inevitable therefore regular worming is essential. emergency with your dog. Your vet will happily discuss all preventative medicine and talk you through the routine of First Visit administration for best protection. One of your first visits to the vets will be routine – Fleas, Ticks & Mites to get him/her health checked. On collection from any breeder or rescue centre we Veterinary inspection will determine whether recommend an early health check appointment your puppy has fleas, ticks and or mites. Again, is booked. Your puppy may need some or all of if your puppy does have any one or a his vaccinations, and you will also want to check combination of it is treatable, and very likely microchip implant location and details as a that at some point in their lives they will get precaution. one or another. Whilst you don’t need to panic an infestation Do I need pet insurance? at a young age can be dangerous and Pet Insurance therefore it is important to get a puppy health check in the first 72 hours of collection if not This isn’t a legal requirement (like microchipping before (sooner if you can). is), but it is definitely worth serious consideration, as unfortunately no one can predict if/when the Keeping your puppy healthy worst will happen. ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ Healthy yCoounrsvueltt Healthy yCoounrsvueltt Nose Running with Ears Ear canal mucus or other contains dark Cool, clean, discharges. Pink, clean, wax resembling moist, free of free from dried coffee discharge discharge grounds. Ear and odour. canal, hot, Eyes Check inflamed with weekly. pus or odour. Clear, bright Your puppy Red, tries scratching tear-stained, his ears and discharging shakes his/her head regularly. Skin/Coat Mouth Free from Redness of the Pink gums, Redness/ lumps, fleas, skin, bald fresh breath, swelling at flea dirt or patches, greasy white teeth. tooth margins. ticks. Pink, coat, lumps, Inflamed gums. clean skin. fleas, flea dirt Breath odour. Thick, shiny or ticks. Dirty teeth and silky coat. Itchyness 13

Grigivhitngnuytroiutriopnuppy the new puppy. Responsible breeders should be feeding puppies appropriate diets and for many Getting your puppies nutrition right is vital to you will be able to continue with the same their long-term health. As your puppy is food. growing every day, he needs the right food fuel All dogs (including puppies) require Protein, to provide optimum well-being. Fats and Carbohydrates in their diet, in the correct proportions. High protein diets, that With so many different diets out there what is have no artificial flavourings or preservatives the best one for my puppy? and have all of the necessary beneficial fats/oils and ingredients are essential. When settling into a new home it is advisable you stay on the same food as your breeder or Please ask us for more details on rescue centre have provided – this is to try to nutrition of if you want to speak keep as, much as possible the same for your to one of our Nutritional Advisors - www.petsandfriends.co.uk Proteins Carbs Fats Beef Carrots Salmon Packed full of nutritious An antioxidant with beta Full of essential Omega 3 protein and essential carotene and vitamin A and fatty acids associated minerals with increased learning Ocean Fish Butternut Squash abilities in puppies A brilliant source of natural oils and vitamins Provides fibre, potassium VMitianemrainlss & and a source of vitamins A Chicken &C Calcium & Phosphorus Calcium works with phosphorus An excellent and easy to Peas to support healthy teeth and digest source of protein bones. Full of protein & fibre Vitamin D Muscles and nerves require Turkey Sweet Potato vitamin D for proper function because it helps regulate High in phosphorus A great source of calcium and phosphorus which is essential for vitamins A, B6 & C absorption healthy bones Vitamin A White Potato This fat-soluble vitamin is also Duck responsible for growth, fetal A brilliant grain-free development, immune function, A great source of source of energy and cell function. vitamins A & B12 which Zinc is easy to digest Brown Rice Important for the immune system and thyroid function Lamb High in fibre and a great Copper source of magnesium Plays a role in the formation of a Contains the essential dog's bones, connective tissue, amino and fatty acids and collagen, and myelin. a great source of zinc 14

Oyouur aconmdmyiotumrepnutpptoy We are committed to you and your puppy, and are here every paw of the way, from puppy-hood into adulthood. We know you will enjoy and learn from each other along the way and develop a lifelong unbreakable bond. We also know that nutrition has a vital role to play in your puppy’s development which is why CORE… A few dos and don’ts to remember... ✓Do ✗ Don’t Be patient and determined - love and Don’t get annoyed with your puppy - be rewards are the secret to successful training firm and don’t punish them. Never resort to Keep training simple and fun - dogs have violence a short attention span Don’t shout or scream - opt for a firm Praise and Reward - only when your voice when your puppy misbehaves puppy does well Don’t delay a reward or praise - your Be consistent - talk to your puppy in a voice puppy needs signals that reinforces consistent rules Don’t change the rules - dependent on Set a regular structure - create a timetable your mood or the moment of walks, feeding and training Language - don’t expect your puppy to Introduce your puppy to other people understand human language except for their and pals - socialisation is important to set of commands development

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