Going Home........ PUPPY GUIDE

 BLUEBONNET  YORKIES

 The day has arrived......You are taking your new puppy home!!
 It's just like taking your newborn baby home from the hospital, everybody is excited
 and would want to see the baby.  CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
    
  If you are a first time parent, here are some tips to follow to make things easier on your new puppy.
If you are already a mommy/daddy with experience , that's awesome and probably you already know
most of the following information.........but it dosen't hurt to go thru it again.
 
 Have a place set up , where your new baby can relax and sleep in  like a play pen  or use a small room
 such as a laundry room and place a crate with bedding to make it nice , soft and inviting.
Use a baby gate on the door.
 Place a bowl of fresh water /dryfood and on the other end place a potty pad (why),  your puppy
 would not like to use the potty if its near the food, so he/she will find another place.
Do not give your puppy free roaming of your house, besides of being a bad idea for potty training
your puppy can also forget where the food/water is.
Also don't forget to have toys available (squaky that are small and soft are great) plase make
sure there is no small pieces such as eyes,noses that may come out when your puppy is
pulling and rough playing with it.
**It is very common for puppies to become stress with the new changes, try to avoid  adding more stress
and keep your self off from giving baths /grooming for about a week, do not change his/her diet in one
 day but slowly start mixing up.
***Pay attention to any diarrhea with blood/vomiting as stress can cause Coccidia.
****Do not leave your puppy home alone.
  
Feeding:
Your puppy is use to a free feeding and I recommend that you do the same ,for at least until
they are around 6 months old.
Can (soft food) is given only 2 times (morning and evening) about 2-3 teaspoons, then remove
any left overs after 5 minutes.
 Fresh water is replace morning/night or more if needed but change at least twice a day to keep
it fresh.  
Treats:  *you can give small pieces of honey combs cereal thru the day to help/prevent low sugar (hypoglycemia).

**  Resting:
 Its very important that you allow your baby to rest in a quiet place (his/her own place)
 puppies usually eat and sleep more than they play, and overly playing with your puppy
and being up and down may get him/her sick, Do not over tired your new puppy.  You wouldn't want your newborn infant being passed around , take yor time .......family and friends will have a chance to  meet your baby after he/she has settle down into your home.

** Vaccinations:
 Your puppy had his/her 1st set  out of 3 boosters at 8 weeks old and will need to go back to the Vet
every 4 weeks until done with the 3 sets of vaccinations/boosters.
 It is very important and recommended that you do not take your puppy to places until is fully vaccinated.
   ****DO NOT LET YOUR VET GIVE LEPTO****it has been reported to be fatal to small puppies,
some get sick right away, others have taken the 1st one just fine until the others build up and
some never got sick But DO NOT TAKE A CHANCE to find out if your puppy will have a reaction
to Lepto....The fact is Lepto can be FATAL. 
 If your vet still wants to do it, find a new veterinarian that wil listen to you.
By vaccinating your puppy on time, you are protecting your baby from many diseases but
especially from PARVO a very fatal and nasty virus that lives on the ground , where the infected
dog was. Parvo can live on the ground for up to a year.
 ***It is also said by veterinarians that Parvo attacks more the Black/tan breeds*** 
   
Never leave your pup unattended outside! Hawks have been known to swoop down and catch young toy breed puppies, not to mention snakes, coons and human varmints.  More and more we hear of dogs being stolen out of backyards or even in cars left unattended.

While discussing feeding your puppy we should be aware of the potential problem of Hypoglycemia “low blood sugar” which often occurs mainly in toy breeds between 6 and 12 weeks of age. This is a temporary condition that can occur without warning and is often brought on by stress from traveling, being chilled, missed meals, too much activity and lack of quality nourishment, their blood sugar level drops below normal, thus running out of energy. Symptoms include loss of balance, lack of coordination, weakness, can’t stand and possibly seizure-like activity. To prevent this from happening, put honey or Karo syrup on their food or give 0.5 (1/2) cc of NutriCal twice a day or more as a precautionary measure for 2 weeks or more. NutriCal can be purchased from your vet, Petsmart, or your local farm store. If you notice any of these symptoms, immediately give your puppy some honey, Karo syrup or Nutrical in his/her mouth. Force the mouth open if necessary and rub some on the roof of the mouth and/or tongue. Keep the puppy warm. If within 15 – 30 minutes the puppy has not responded, give it some more honey, etc. and take it to the vet immediately. It is best to be ahead of the game and prevent this from happening rather that wait until it does and then treat it.  

And to all who like tiny dogs-if you have a child younger than 7-8 y/o. It's not a good mix. Most children would not intentionally harm the dogs but, they can trip, fall, drop a toy on the dog-etc. Tiny dogs can suffer catastrophic injuries that may not be "fixable". Please consider carefully the possible scenarios and the time and money investment. 


  Please note that I'm available at anytime day or night , if you have a problem or a question , do not hesitate

to give me a call , no question is silly or stupid when it comes to our puppies.