What to feed
We stress the importance of using a good quality dog food for your new puppy. You are investing a lot of time and money into your new addition and what you choose for food is vital. Your puppy has been weened to Puppy Farmina Lamb, blueberry, pumpkin food. We highly recommend continuing with this food for at least a month. Changing a puppy's diet can lead to belly issues. When heading home, the puppies will then be eating 1+1/4 cup of this food. We recommend adding water to the kibble every time to slightly soften and ease eating/digestion (we still do this ..LOL!!). Most new puppies eat about 3 times a day. Theses babies are growing, FEED THEM!!! lol We know this isn't alway practical, so just use this as a guideline and review with your vet. We get our food at Concord Pet . ** We also recommend adding a probiotic. We use ProBios. If you do decide to switch food brands, please use the 9 day rule . Increase the amount of new food mixed with the old food by 1/4 every 3 days. Days 1-3 would be 1/4 new food, days 4-6 would be 1/2 new food, days 7-9 would be 3/4 new food, and day 10 would be all new food. We love to add baked sweet potatoes to our dogs food: this will act like a binder and help during the switching process (we never use rice).
How to get your puppy to sleep and to use the crate
Some puppies do great with leaving their puppy pile of their brother and sisters, and some don't . There is something called the Snuggle puppy which we love to assist. It mimics the comfort of being with their siblings. We can offer one to take home with your puppy for $20. In our own experience, we can't stress enough the importance of establishing a crate routine even if you're home during the day. This will make bed time and potty time easier along with reducing separation anxiety for the dog and you! A little side note: Training should start from day 1, a trained dog is a more content dog. Plus its a great way to bond with your pup! We use a schedule such as Potty, Eat, Potty, Play, Potty, Sleep.
What your new puppy will come with
Deworming, age-appropriate vaccinations, and a health record.
Vet check from head to toe, as well as a fecal check.
Microchip.
Heath Contact/guarantee.
Trupanion pet insurance. This is a no brainer!!! Free insurance for 30 days which you MUST activate 24 hours after you get your puppy with a code.
Life time breeders support from us!!!! We're here for you now and will continue to be as your dog grows.
Go Home Bag with some Goodies