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#6 Leash Training - go ahead and
attach the leash to your new puppy, right away and let the puppy
drag it around. This will help your puppy get used to the feel of
it. Gradually begin picking it up and encouraging him/her to follow
you. #8 Vet Appointment - Make appointment with Vet for new puppy wellness check up. #9 Socialize your puppy - Some great articles that are a must read on early puppy socialization - Puppy Socialization Tips - Click Here! What is Puppy socialization? - Click Here! Why Socialize your puppy? - Click Here! #10 Obedience classes - Start shopping for Obedience classes in your area. #11 Health Risks of Parvo - You should not allow your puppy to be out in high risk public places - dog parks, pet stores, rest stops, doggy day care, kennels - until after the Parvo vaccinations have been completed, 16 weeks/4-months. You should wait at least 2 weeks after the last booster. Speak to your Vet about the risk in your area. If Parvo is not an issue in your area, you won't have to be so strict. Don't be afraid to socialize your puppy! This is a great article that is a must read for new puppy owners - Socialization Tips - Click Here! #12 Crate training - We begin crate training at 3 weeks. We start by leaving a crate in with the puppies with no door. They love to pile in and sleep together. As they grow, we introduce a second crate and this time we leave the doors on. We start by closing them in for 10-15 minutes at a time, before gradually working up to 4-6 hours at night. We send our puppy’s home with the crate we train them in.
We take the water away between 5-6 pm. The last time out is around 11 pm. Once your puppy is asleep, if s/he wakes wakes up crying in the middle of the night, s/he probably has to go out. You should take the puppy out, say "go potty" or any cue but be consistent, when he/she does, it's directly back in the crate. Let them know that middle of the night trips is all business. No playtime, no drinking etc. We recommend you use the crate we supply for the first few weeks. It's small, confined and familiar - which allows the crate to be your puppy's safe place. We also recommend a 42" or 48" wire crate as the permanent crate. Make sure the crate has a divider. You will want to section off a small space in the beginning, just large enough for your puppy to stand up, turn around and lay down in. You can put a blanket around the crate to make it feel more like a den. Puppies, by nature, prefer to be clean and will not lay where they have had an accident. This makes the crate an invaluable training tool, as it is safer for your puppy to be crated than unsupervised. Teaching the puppy to sleep in the crate and not soil it, is an intensive and exhaustive task. We do more than just introduce your puppy to a crate. We actually train your puppy to sleep in its own crate through the night. The early days of this process are the most difficult. We have implemented a system that slowly teaches your puppy to enjoy being in the crate without soiling it. This makes for many sleepless nights on our part. We feel this early head start to crate training makes the transition to your home less stressful for the puppy and you! Our puppy owners are worth this extra effort. Click her or on the banner below to order the crates we use and recommend. #13 Goldendoodle ear care - Ear care is very important! The number one reason dogs visited a Vet last year was ear infections. This is not Doodle specific but with all dogs. We use the DermaPet Malacetic Otic Ear/Skin Cleanser weekly and after every bath, swim and groomer appointment. Order online or purchase at your Vet's office. You can read more about proper ear care here. Goldendoodles are floppy eared dogs - which doesn't allow air flow to the ears. It's very important to keep their ears dry and clean. Don't be afraid to let them swim! Just make sure you use this product or another drying solution afterwards. We have learned being proactive with ear care will save you lots of trips to the Vet. #14 Trained to the Bell - Poochie-Bells work! Hang them on the door you let your puppy out. Every time you take the puppy out, say 'potty outside' and ring the bell with one of the puppies paws. At first you will take them out often. For the first week or two they should be let out: ˇ when they wake up
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after they eat ˇ after they drink
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before and after they are crated
Thankfully puppies sleep a lot. But the trick is to let them
understand that outside is for relieving themselves. It's a new
concept for them - but if it's clear, then they will understand
what they need to do. The less accidents they have, the faster
they learn. It takes some dogs only a few days to learn to ring
the bell to ask to go out. (And for a while there, you're
trained to the bell, because they go often - but it's worth it
in the long run.)
# 15 Food we recommend and feed all our Doodles - Your puppy has been eating Nature's Variety PRAIRIE, Chicken and brown rice medley. Nature’s Variety believes in wholesome, authentic nutrition for your cherished family member. From the heartland of America, Prairie is made with more meat, poultry, or fish proteins, hearty grains, and healthy fruits and vegetables to give your dog a complete and balanced diet. Your puppy kit will include a small bag. If you're going to switch to another brand of food. Please, do this gradually. Most Vets recommend you start out 3 parts old and 1 part new food. Gradually increase the new food over a 2 week period. Puppies have sensitive stomachs, the less stress you put on their systems, especially when they're changing homes, leaving littermates, Mom, etc. the better. Click HERE to find a store near your that carries Nature's Variety. Order your Nuvet Plus Vitamins! (click here) or Call 1-800-474-7044 order code - 4576151 #16 Vitamins - NuVet scientists, veterinarians and formulators began with the premise that most pet diets are lacking the proper amounts of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. There are important nutrients that animals once received when they were living in a more primitive environment that are not available in the modern diet. Commercial pet foods contain numerous by-products that can make them poisonous, toxic and incapable of reducing the devastating effects of unstable oxygen molecules, also known as "free radicals." Free radicals have been implicated in more than fifty health problems in humans and animals including various forms of cancer, heart disease, arthritis, cataracts and premature aging. NUVET PLUS
Significantly reduces the risk or eliminate many problems that strike your pet:
Moss Creek Goldendoodles are started on NuVet Plus Vitamins – daily at 6 weeks of age. We highly recommend this vitamin for your new puppy. Your puppy kit will come with a 6-day supply. You will need to click on the NuVet Vitamin link above to order online before your puppy comes home. It takes about a week to get them. You can also buy them on shop.com! (click here) Award winning SnugglePuppies are the best way to comfort your puppy through the night. The "real feel" heartbeat, heaters and place for a bottle make all level of care easy. Moss Creek Puppy Shopping Check List - Click Here! Current Popular Favorite Books: This is an awesome website with a lot of great tips for raising kids and dogs together. Good
Owners, Great Dogs, "Dogs
give and received love
unconditionally..." by Bryan
Kilcommons, Sarah Wilson
Click here to order from Amazon! Cesar's
Way The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting
Common Dog Problems by Cesar Milan.
Click here to order from Amazon! Raising
Puppies and Kids Together (A guide for Parents)
by Pia Silvani
and Lynn Eckhardt
Puppies for Dummies by Sara
Hodgson
The Dog Listener
by Jan
Fennell
Lear how to communicate with your
dog for willing
cooperation.
How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live
With by Clarise Rutherford and David
Neil
Childproofing Your Dog :
A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Dog
for the Children in Your Life
by Sarah Wilson and Brian
Kilcommons
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