This information is what I have found helpful to me, and in no way am I taking responsibility for anyone else's actions regarding the information on this web site. I am not a Veterinarian, nor do I portray myself to be one, so if you have medical questions please call your Vet first and foremost. WHAT TO DO WHEN I GET THE PUPPY HOME FIRST THING THIS IS A BABY!! WHO DOES NOT SPEAK OR UNDERSTAND HUMAN!! YOU MUST BE FIRM BUT KIND!! AS TO BRING YOUR BABY HOME. FIRST, THE ONE THAT HOLDS THE PUP ON THE WAY HOME WILL BE THE ONE THAT THE PUP WILL MOST LIKELY BOND WITH FIRST (PLUS THE ONE THE PUP MIGHT GET CAR SICK ON). SO IF YOU WANT THE PUP TO BOND WITH ALL FAMILY MEMBERS THEN IT IS BEST TO BRING THE PUP HOME IN A BOX, OR BETTER YET, A PLASTIC "DOGGY CRATE" WITH BLANKET) ALSO BRING ALONG A ROLL OF PAPER TOWELS (FOR CLEAN UPS), A PLASTIC BAG (FOR THOSE USED CLEAN UP TOWELS) AND A CLEAN BACK UP BLANKET. AT HOME. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PLACE THAT IS EASY TO CLEAN (PUPS ARE TO YOUNG TO POTTY TRAIN FULLY UNTIL AROUND 10 OR SO WEEKS, (SOME TAKE LONGER) LIKE A KITCHEN, BATHROOM, OR A "DOGGY CRATE". THIS WELL BE THE PLACE THAT THE PUP CAN STAY SAFELY WHEN YOU CAN'T BE WATCHING. FIRST DAY HOME. KEEP THE HOUSE AS QUITE AS POSSIBLE, NO KIDS PICKING UP THE PUP, QUIET PETTING OF ONLY THE FAMILY MEMBERS IS FINE. THE FIRST NIGHT THE PUP WILL MOST LIKELY CRY. CHECK TO MAKE SURE ALL IS WELL WITH THE PUP BUT DON'T TAKE HIM/HER TO BED WITH YOU, UNLESS TO WANT YOUR PUP TO BECOME A TYRANT. (LATER ON YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PUP SLEEP WITH YOU BUT NOT NOW) TAKING THE PUP FOR IT'S VET CHECK. TAKE THE PUP TO YOUR VET IN IT'S CRATE OR HOLD IT IN YOUR ARMS. DON'T PUT IT DOWN ON THE FLOOR, THE COUNTER WHEN PAYING THE BILL, OR ON THE SEATS IN THE WAITING ROOM. ONLY ON THE EXAMINATING TABLE!!! REMEMBER THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE TAKE THEIR SICK DOGS!!! DON'T LET ANYONE BUT THE VET OR VET TECH HOLD OR TOUCH THE PUP. EVEN IF IT SEEMS RUDE.YOUR PUPPY'S HEALTH AND OR LIFE MIGHT BE AT STAKE. DON'T TOUCH ANYONE'S DOG, YOU DON'T KNOW WERE THE DOG HAS BEEN. LET NO ONE, NO ONE HANDLE THE PUP THAT IS NOT A FAMILY MEMBER, DON'T LET EVEN A FAMILY MEMBER IF THEY HAVE BEEN TO SOMEONE'S HOUSE WHO HAS DOGS UNTIL THEY CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES (WASH IN HOT WATER) AND HAS SHOWERED WITH AN ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP OR BETTER YET BLEACH WATER, 1 PARTS BLEACH TO 30 PARTS WATER) UNLESS YOU KNOW FOR SURE THAT THE PET IS UP TO DATE ON ALL SHOTS AND HAVEN'T BEEN TO CONTACT WITH ANY DOG THAT MAY NOT BE!!!!! I KNOW THIS SOUNDS LIKE A LOT TO DO, BUT YOU SEE THIS IS A BABY AND THE FIRST SHOT IS NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP IT SAFE FROM GETTING SICK. IT IS ONLY TO START THE PUP ON IT'S WAY TO BUILD UP IMMUNITY. THERE ARE SOME REALLY MEAN SICKNESS OUT THERE (PARVO FOR ONE) AND SOME CAN BE BROUGHT IN ON YOUR CLOTHES AND HANDS. SO PLEASE DON'T TAKE YOUR PUP TO THE PARK OR ANY WERE THERE ARE OR MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER DOGS, UNTIL THE PUP HAS HAD AT LEST 3 SHOTS AND 7 DAYS IN HIM/HER WHEN TO GET THE SHOTS. WE GIVE A "5 - WAY" (PROGUARD-5) SHOT AT TIME OF WEANING. THE NEXT SHOT WOULD BE DUE 3-4 WEEKS FROM THAT DATE, THE NEXT 3-4 WEEKS FROM THAT DATE . 3 SHOTS IN ALL. THEN THE RABIES (1 YEAR) AND YOU'RE SET UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR. AT THAT TIME YOU NEED 1 BOOSTER (YOUR VET CAN TELL YOU THE BEST FOR YOUR AREA) AND A RABIES (3 YEAR). AND YOU'RE SET UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR. YOU'LL NEED ANTHER BOOSTER BUT NOT A RABIES. HOUSE TRAINING. TOY DOGS ARE HARDER TO HOUSE BRAKE THAN BIG DOGS. DOGS DO NOT WANT TO MESS WERE THEY SLEEP. A BIG DOG WILL CONSIDER MORE OF THE HOUSE AS "SLEEPING AREA" THAN A SMALL DOG. IT IS BEST TO PICK EITHER HOUSE BREAKING, PAPER/PAD TRAINING OR LITTER BOX. HOUSE BREAKING IS FINE IF YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE YOU CAN TAKE TO PUP WERE IT WON'T GET WET IN BAD WEATHER, AND HAVE THE TIME TO TAKE HIM/HER OUT. PAPER /PAD TRAINING GOOD FOR DOGS THAT WILL BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THE HOUSE. BUT AS PUPS THEY WILL PLAY WITH THE PAPER. EITHER WAY, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS FIRST FIND OUT WHAT YOUR PUP DOES RIGHT BEFORE THEY "NEED TO GO". MOST WILL RUN AROUND SNIFFING, SOME START TO SPIN. AS SOON AS YOU FIND THIS OUT YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOUR PUP "NEEDS TO GO" SO YOU CAN RUSH HIM/HER TO WHERE YOU WANT IT "TO GO". AT FIRST THE PUP MAY THINK YOU ARE PLAYING WITH HIM/HER AND FORGET WHAT IT WAS DOING, BUT "WHEN YOU GOTTA GO, YOU GOTTA GO." AS SOON AS YOUR PUP "GOES" WHERE YOU WANT HIM/HER TO "GO" THEN PRAISE THAT PUP LIKE THEY JUST SAVED YOUR LIFE!! TELL IT "GOOD BOY/GIRL!!!!! YOUR THE BEST PUPPY IN THE WORLD!!!" AND GIVE IT SOME TREATS. (DOGS WILL DO ALMOST ANYTHING FOR A TREAT, SO USE THEM FOR TRAINING!!) WHEN YOU FIND A "GIFT" IN THE WRONG PLACE, DON'T PUSH THE PUP'S NOSE IN IT, IT MAY THINK THAT YOU ARE POINTING IT OUT TO THEM AS A GOOD PLACE FOR A BATHROOM. DON'T SCOLD IT, IT WON'T UNDERSTAND, ALL IT KNOW IS THAT YOU ARE MAD BUT NOT ABOUT WHAT. UNLESS YOU CATCH THE PUP IN THE ACT! THEN YOU CAN SCOLD, IN A HARSH VOICE. DON'T HIT, NOT EVEN WITH A NEWS PAPER. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS HOLD THE PUPS FACE FIRMLY, NOT HURTING IT, BUT FIRMLY, LOOK IT STRAIGHT IN THE EYES AND SAY "BAD DOG!! BAD BAD DOG!" THEN HOPEFULLY THE PUP HASN'T DONE ALL OF THE "BUSINESS" AND YOU CAN TAKE THE PUP TO WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE PUP "TO GO." IT MAY TAKE A WHILE BUT WHEN THE PUPS GOES WHERE THE PUP SHOULD, PRAISE, PRAISE,PRAISE!!!
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