Checklist for success

  • Choose your Veterinarian. Your relationship with a Veterinarian and their clinic will be a key ingredient in raising a healthy puppy. Their advice and services will help your pet grow and thrive. They will be able to advise about feeding, training, vaccinations, annual routine preventative medications, spaying and neutering, and even the treatment for the unexpected outcomes your pet may encounter.

  • Choose your Groomer. Choosing your groomer is, I dare say, more important than choosing your own hair stylist. Ask your Veterinary clinic, family, friends, and even your breeder for their recommendations. Interview the groomer and if possible visit the facility. Things to consider when choosing groomer are their: experience, license, insurance, facility, references, and policies. Primarily you want to know that your dog will be handled professionally and with consideration to their needs, age and safety.

  • Take a walk through your home and yard! Walk through your home and yard with your puppy’s eyes. It may sound strange but getting down to their level can reveal many potential hazards and “treasures” just waiting to be discovered.

  • Preparing your schedule: Your puppy is an early riser! Your puppy has already been raised with a routine in our nursery and it will need to go for its first walk at about 6 AM. The young puppy will need several short walks a day ending about 10 PM.

  • Appoint a responsible person : You will need to have someone responsible to be able to feed, water, walk and reassure your puppy at 6 AM , noon and 6 PM for scheduled feedings.

  • Pack your “Puppy Go Bag”. Taking puppy along fir the ride ? You will want to keep the routine as close to the norm as possible.

  • Must haves: bowls, water, their puppy food, leash, collar, poop collection bags, blanket, paper towel ( some puppies can be car sick),

  • Add-ons: brush, wet wipes, Kennel.

  • puppy breeder: Your relationship with us continues after you take your puppy home. We want their transition home to be a joyful, happy and healthy one. We enjoy discussing your Puppy’s behaviour, eating habits, milestones and even their mischief.

  • Count your steps: Remember to “start small “ your puppy is still an infant without full immunity until it has its third set of vaccinations. Begin with playtime and house training in your own yard.. Your puppy is very young and its joints and bones are still forming. We advise new puppy parents that a puppy is able to walk "the number of city blocks equal to its age in months". For a 3 month old puppy, that means a bit more than one block outbound, and the same route home, for about 3 blocks of walking. An 8 month old would go 4 blocks from home and return. A tired puppy will sit - they are not being disobedient.

  • DO NOT GO RUNNING WITH YOUR PUPPY! THOSE JOINTS WILL NOT COPE. Avoid stairs, and do not let the puppy jump down stairs. Here's a website with more guidance: Jane Killion's Puppy Culture.

  • Puppy Papers: Keep your Puppy document folder up-to-date and in a safe place. Its important to ensure your contact information is up to date with your Veterinary Clinic, Pet insurance company, and Microchip company. This includes your emergency contact person as well. These papers can offer a lot of information to your Veterinarian for your pets routine health maintenance or if an emergency occurs.

Pet Poison Helpline is a 24-hour 7-day a week animal poison control service available throughout the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean for pet owners and veterinary professionals who require assistance with treating a potentially poisoned pet.  A $59 fee applies, payable by credit card. This fee covers the initial consultation as well as all follow-up calls associated with the management of the case.

Phone: 855-764-7661