Total Puppy Care 8: Final Puppy Care Tips For A Smooth Welcome Into Your Home
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
As a new puppy owner, before you can properly digest the high amounts of information regarding feeding, training, and socializing your pup, let us say one brief word about your new pet’s first night in his new home. Read more
Total Puppy Care 7: Growing Into Adulthood With Socialization Training
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
When raising a new puppy, you will find all kinds of information and articles that help you understand how to feed your puppy, housetraining, and grooming tips. Today we want to brush up on how to get your puppy to experience a positive upbringing by way of socialization. Read more
Total Puppy Care 6: The Importance Of Regular Puppy Grooming
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
While not usually as critical a problem as housetraining, grooming is quite frequently another area that is sorely neglected or improperly handled. A young animal should be groomed thoroughly on a regular basis. Thorough grooming includes brushing and combing out all mats and tangles, inspecting for external parasites, cleaning ears, and clipping the puppy’s nails. Read more
Total Puppy Care 5: Housetraining Your New Puppy (Part 2)
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
When initiating housetraining, always keep in mind that until a puppy is 7 months old, his control over excretory functions is extremely limited. At least once per hour, and possible more often, he will have to relieve himself. Read more
Total Puppy Care 5: Housetraining Your New Puppy (Part 1)
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
Housetraining seems to be the most common nemesis of all dog owners. Left unsupervised, a puppy can spend months in a home without catching the slightest hint of what housetraining is all about. And if over-supervised and harassed, he may become neurotic and overanxious. Read more
Total Puppy Care 4: Proper Diet & Feeding Instructions For Puppies
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
Feeding your new puppy can be as simple or as complicated as you care to make it. You will undoubtedly get feeding suggestions from breeders, shelter operators, friends, dog books and magazines, and perhaps even your personal recollections of past experiences with other dogs you have owned. Of course, in the end, the proper advice to listen to comes from a professional breeder or your veterinarian. Read more
Total Puppy Care 3: The Importance Of Vaccinations & Guarding Against Potent Over-The-Counter Medications
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
Never give your puppy any parasite-killing medications unless they have been authorized by your veterinarian. It is important to keep in mind that these preparations, although can be purchased over-the-counter and without a prescription, can have side effects just like all other drugs. Read more
Total Puppy Care 2: Your Puppy’s New Veterinarian, Vaccinations, & Over-The-Counter Medications
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
Having a happy puppy means keeping him healthy, and one of the primary concerns in raising a young pup is making sure he is in the best of health. This can be accomplished by starting out with good quality veterinarian care. In fact, bringing your new pup straight from the breeder, pet shop, or shelter, directly to the veterinarian is a wise beginning, especially when many pups come equipped with a short-term health guarantee. Read more
Total Puppy Care 1: Never Select A New Puppy Without The Following Considerations
November 11, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
He won’t be nearly as expensive as your new car and probably won’t last as long as your home, but your new puppy is bound to be more a part of your everyday life than any other single acquisition you can imagine. Read more
New Puppy Advice – The Do’s Of Adding A New Puppy To The Family
November 10, 2008 by Austin Pawers · Leave a Comment
Being a dog enthusiast and the proud owner of four different breed types, I just adopted a brand-new puppy for the first time in over three years. With all of the reading and education that I have done on dogs, dog training, health, nutrition etc., getting a new puppy brought me back to the basics. You know, the common sense stuff, the simple little tips that many of us forget. Read more
