VACCINATIONS Our puppies are vaccinated at 6 weeks of age against Distemper/Hepatitis/Parvovirus, and then depending on your vet and the vaccine they use, puppies are vaccinated again between 10 and 12 weeks of age. Some vets recommend 3 vaccinations between 6 and 16 weeks of age. After that a yearly booster is given. For more […]
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BITTING & CHEWING Puppies spend a great deal of time playing, chewing and investigating objects. All of these normal activities involve puppies using their mouths and their needle-sharp teeth. When puppies play with people, they often bite, chew and mouth on people’s hands, limbs and clothing. This kind of behavior needs to be discouraged. […]
Read More...THINGS TO REMEMBER!!!
THINGS TO REMEMBER!!! 1. Puppies need to be feed twice a day and have fresh water available at all times (see feeding care sheet) Make sure you keep their worming up to date, we have included an all wormer tablet (see worming schedule on care sheet) 3. Your puppy may experience mild diarrhoea/ loss […]
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DESEXING Male and female puppies should be desexed at 4-5 months of age. This is at a time when your pet is approaching sexual maturity and for females before they come on heat. As well as reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies, desexing prevents pets from roaming, fighting or causing nuisance to neighbors. It also […]
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Microsoft Word – puppy care sheets to email.docx WORMING Your puppy has been wormed every two weeks from birth, and is due to be wormed again on the 10/11 and the 24/11. Then every month until 6 months of age, then every 3 months for the rest of your dog’s life. A worming tablet has […]
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