![]() I have some of these cute ID tags available if you are in the UK. Don’t forget if you move house or change your telephone number to update your dog’s microchip records. Contact your puppy’s chip provider and make sure your information is accurate and up to date. In addition to your dog’s ID tag, all dogs must be microchipped. This is the quickest and easiest way for you to be reunited with your dog should they ever get lost. We recommend putting your telephone number on the tag. Legally your dog’s tag should be inscribed with the owner’s name and address of their home. In the UK, all dogs must wear a dog tag by law when they are in a public place. While your puppy can’t yet go outside, it’s a perfect time to introduce a collar and lead and help your puppy get used to the feel of walking on the lead for short sessions at home in an environment they already feel comfortable in. Although I do recommend taking them out in the car and carrying them out in the world during this time. Your puppy won’t be able to go out for walks in the big wide world until his vaccinations are complete due to the risks of parvo, distemper, and leptospirosis. When your puppy is at home, it’s a good idea to remove his collar, as it could be a strangulation risk if your curious pup gets themselves in a tangle. If you choose a collar, you should be able to slip two fingers between your puppy’s collar and their neck, ensuring that it’s not too snug, but they also cannot wriggle out of it! If you choose to use a harness - ensure that it is a Y shaped at the front, similar to this one and doesn’t have a strap across that will restrict joint movement. Well-fitting collar and lead (or harness) Take up any uneaten food after a short period rather than leaving it down so they can graze throughout the day. Your new puppy will start on four meals a day and then go down to three meals a day until they are six months old. They grow at 20 times the rate of adult dogs, and their food needs to support this and ensure all their nutritional needs are met. ![]() Puppies need to be fed a diet specially formulated for puppies until they around a year old. If your puppy is not drinking or doesn’t eat at all, then please contact your vet for advice. With a kind and gentle approach, your puppy will relax and begin to feel settled enough to eat. When your puppy first comes home, you may find she doesn’t have much of an appetite. Puppies’ digestive systems are sensitive, and with the upheaval of leaving their siblings and mother, they need as little added upset as possible to aid their transition. Some breeders will give you a supply of this food, or you may need to buy some yourself, but it’s important to keep their diet the same when they first come home. When your puppy first comes home from their breeder or rescue, you should be told which food they have been weaned onto. ![]() The blanket we also provide comfort on the travel home. You can put that in your puppy’s crate or bed as soon as you get home and the smell will help puppy to feel less anxious. Ask your breeder to provide a blanket which puppy’s mum has slept on. We can use this to our advantage to comfort them. ![]() They can smell things much better than we can. You may hear from well-meaning pet owners that you should restrict your puppy’s access to water at night to help with toilet training, but don’t! There are other methods that can help your pup master dry nights, and denying them the opportunity to drink when they’re thirsty really isn’t the answer.ĭog’s use their noses much more that us humans. Your puppy should have free access to water at all times. It’s actually one of the five freedoms of animal welfare that all animals must have freedom from hunger and first. It goes without saying that your puppy will, of course, need food and water to survive. Well-fitting Collar and lead (or harness) As a new dog owner, it can be quite overwhelming and difficult to know which items to buy your new puppy and what they actually need.Īll of the items on this new puppy checklist are the basics that will help to make managing puppy life enjoyable and more manageable for all involved. There are so many products on the market. 12 essential items for when you first bring puppy home ![]()
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