Puppy Advice

Your new puppy needs to be vaccinated as soon as possible. Most vets will vaccinate at approx. 9 weeks old. Your pup is not to be taken out until your vet advises you that it is safe to do so. This is usually about a week after the second injection. (But do watch your shoes, as they can be a source of infection to your puppy.)

Your puppy has to be wormed at regular intervals, and this should be continued, so ask your vet for the appropriate wormer at the time of vaccination. Your puppy will probably cry the first couple of nights, but they will soon settle down, especially if they have a small blanket to snuggle up to in their own box or bed, (a cardboard one will do.) If he/she does cry try giving them a biscuit at bedtime.

Also if you put some newspaper down immediately outside their bed they will probably use it, as puppies usually go to the toilet just after waking up and just after a meal.

During the day, you can watch, and put him/her outside at these times and you will soon get them clean. Have Patience. It is no use scolding them at first as they do not have voluntary control until they are at least 12 weeks old. Young puppies need a lot of sleep so put their bed in a quiet corner, so that they can find it when they are tired, also do not let young children pull them about too much, puppies bones are brittle and can break easily.

Be very careful of electric leads and wires which inquisitive puppies could chew, or anything else you do not want chewed for that matter.

As a whole Cavaliers aren’t really chewers, but I find that the Nylabone bones from the pet shop are very good for their teeth and gives them something safe to chew on.

DO NOT GIVE YOUR DOG ANY CHOP, CHICKEN, RABBIT OR LAMB BONES.

Scold him/her only when you have caught them in the act of doing wrong, if it’s half an hour later they won’t know what you are telling them off for, also praise them when they have done as they are told.

ALWAYS LEAVE A BOWL OF FRESH WATER DOWN FOR THEM TO DRINK.

Puppies do not need much grooming, but if you brush them every day it will get them used to standing still. When their featherings grow later on they have to be combed thoroughly, especially the ears and the tail.

Inspect the ears for canker regularly, and also their claws may need cutting occasionally, especially their dew claws, if they have them, which if not cut could grow round into their leg.

Eyes may be wiped as part of the grooming process with just a piece of damp cotton wool.

Do make sure you garden is securely fenced with no small gaps a puppy could get through, and if you have a pond make sure it is covered over.

We do hope you enjoy your new puppy, and we will always be pleased to hear of his/her progress.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for advice, reassurance or just to chat about how your pup is getting on. Call 01474-533695 – Paula.

Home reared puppies are sometimes available to approved homes from championship and showing lines. All parents are eye and heart tested all puppies are health checked.

BASIC PUPPY NEEDS:

Canned and dried food – diet schedule

Feeding and water bowls

FEEDING & DE-WORMING YOUR PUPPY

FROM EIGHT WEEKS

The puppy is having 4 meals a day of Eucanuba puppy, meals should be spread evenly though-out the day.

BREAKFAST - 8.00am

LUNCH - 12.30pm

TEA - 5.00pm

SUPPER - 9.00pm

Gradually increase the amount of food given to your puppy as he grows and decrease the number of meals until just breakfast and dinner (evening meal at approx. 6pm) are given one meal a day. A few biscuits of mixers may be given at breakfast time or supper time as long as the dog doesn’t get overweight.

When adult, if you prefer to feed a traditional type of meal, i.e. meat and biscuits or mixers the transition MUST be made very gradually.

CLEAN WATER MUST BE AVAILABLE TO DRINK AT ALL TIMES

Contact your vet for an appointment to have the puppy inoculated.

Your puppy has been regularly de-wormed, but regular de-worming should be continued. For adult dogs, 3 or 4 times a year de-worming should be sufficient.

Carrying/sleeping crate

Bed

Collar and lead

Grooming supplies, i.e. brushes and shampoo etc

Outdoors – secure back garden

First aid kit – safe chew products (nylabone, gumabone, edible chew products, treats and rewards.)