Keeping your puppy free of parasites is important in order to protect his health and ensure normal growth and development. Some types of intestinal worms, including roundworms and hookworms, are difficult to prevent in newborn puppies since they can be transmitted from the mother before birth or through her milk. Other types can be prevented by starting puppies on a regular preventative treatment. Intestinal Worms Roundworms and hookworms can pose serious health risks to puppies when infections are left untreated. Roundworms can interfere with a puppy’s growth, while hookworms can cause …
How To Socialise Your Puppy Safely
Raising a puppy can be an exciting, fun and challenging time. Caring for a little eight week old bundle is also a very important time. The things your puppy learns during this time of his or her life is so critical in how its temperament is shaped.Between the age of eight and fourteen weeks, is a crucial time to ensure they are socialised to as many things as possible. Here are some ideas to get you started In and out of the car Lots of puppies get car sick or even worse are fearful of going in the car. Getting your puppy used to getting in and out of your car, is a great way to reduce any …
The Importance of Puppy Socialisation & Effective Ways to Do It
Puppies have the ability to readily adapt to new experiences, but this ability fades with time. As they become older, suspicion tends to replace natural curiosity and makes them fearful of new things. Puppies need to be socialised when they’re young so that they become comfortable in a variety of situations and environments. Reasons to Socialise Your Puppy Providing your puppy with opportunities to socialise is a crucial part of pet care. While food, water, exercise and regular checkups will help keep puppies physically healthy, socialisation will help them stay emotionally healthy. …
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How To Handle Common Puppy Behaviour Problems
It’s easy to dismiss chewing and play biting as normal puppy behaviour. However, these can become more serious, long-term issues if they’re not handled correctly. Training your puppy to behave takes time, but getting started on dealing with problems as soon as possible can help speed this up. Chewing Puppies chew on objects around the home as a way of exploring their environment. Chewing can also provide pain relief when puppies have teeth coming in. While this behaviour is common, it can become destructive when puppies chew up furniture, clothing and other inappropriate items. Chewing can …
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Backyard Safety Mini Checklist
We usually make sure the house is puppy proofed but what about our backyards? Here's a mini checklist: Make sure any escape routes out of the yard are blocked off A fence or cover for pools and ponds Garden sheds or garages closed (if you don't want your puppy to access it) Make sure no garden chemicals and tools are lying around Make sure you have no toxic plants in the yard Article Written by Suzanna - PuppyPages …