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| PUPPY CARE  This page is dedicated to give you guidance on how to care for your new puppy once you get him or her home. This is just information I have learned from experience. It is not intended to be your full instruction, but to help you in the right direction with your new precious addition to your family. Your puppy is a very important part of your life and will hopefully be with you for many enjoyable years to come. There are several things I like my puppy owners to know and do to especially take care of their new babies. Hopefully between the mistakes that I have experienced myself and the ones I have learned from others, together we can help prevent things from happening to your own new precious addition to your family. Hopefully with the right care from you and your Veterinary your puppy will grow to be a healthy happy yorkshire terrier that will live a long healthy life with a long life span ranging anywhere from 12 to 16 years, the average livespan of a yorkshire terrier. While some may live longer or shorter, the goal is to provide the best care possible to help your dog live in that life range. With guidance from your veterinary, it can easily happen.
| Your Puppy's Diet
First let's talk about what your puppy has been eating. As soon as your puppy has been able, he or she has been eating Royal Canin Puppy 33. I will provide you with enough food to get you started with your puppy. It is very important that you feed your puppy/dog the right nutrition. The better your puppy's diet, the better all over health he will have. I believe in feeding a good quality dog food. There are several benefits to feeding good nutrition to your dog. One benefit is your dog will live a longer life. Next, they will have less trouble with tooth decay, which means they will have less trouble with other things such as their heart, kidneys, and the list goes on. Please please please do NOT feed your puppy or dog table food. While it may seem tempting, or you may even think of it as a "treat" you will only be harming your pet in the long-run. These "treats" as so many seem to call people food, will do several harmful things beginning with his insides. You will be harming your dog's pancreas, liver, kidneys, and possibly many other things, which in turn will shorten your dogs' life. Not only will you shorten his life, you will be teaching him very bad habits of begging and biting and bothering you while you are eating or trying to prepare food. These are nasty habits. Not only that, they will most likely give him diarreah. Stick to what he was meant to eat, which is "dog" food. It could possibly save his life and save yours from a lot of heartache.
THERE IS A LONG LIST OF THINGS THAT ARE HARMFUL FOR YOUR YORKIE DOG OR PUPPY TO EAT: Be aware, that the following foods are toxic to your dog and/or puppy and that you need to make all effort to keep these foods away from your pet: *GRAPES *RAISINS *TOMATOES *CHOCOLATE *ONIONS (& ONION POWDER) *AVOCADOS *COFFEE (ALL FORMS) *MACADAMIA NUTS *ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES *MOLDY/SPOILED FOODS *SALT *FATTY FOODS *GUM, CANDIES, OR OTHER FOODS SWEETEND WITH XYLITOL *TEA LEAVES *RAW YEAST DOUGH Please remember that we don't know what amount might be the level to cause your dog to die or have serious side effects, so it's best to keep in mind that no amount is ok, so as you are cooking, etc., and pieces fall on the floor, please take all precautions to keep these and any other harmful foods away from your dog or puppy and don't let him lick it up. YOUR VET'S OFFICE MAY BE CLOSED AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET HIM TO THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL HELP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. |
 | Transitioning Your Puppy to a NEW HOME -- YOUR HOME
EATING It is very stressful when a puppy leaves the only home it has known, especially when it has been around other puppies. Sometimes it can get depressed or stressed out. This is why it is very important that your new puppy eats when he first arrives. I will provide you with her food that she has been eating since she has been at my house. She has been eating Royal Canin Puppy 33. If your puppy is not eating, then you must make sure she gets some sort of energy or she will crash. This is why you need to keep on hand some Karo Syrup. If for some reason your puppy doesn't eat, you may give her some of this Karo-Syrup to bring her blood sugar levels up enough so he can get enough energy to eat or so you can at least get him to the vet. This information is not intended to supplement your veterinary care. If you veterinary does not advise you to do so, then, please do not do so. However, if your puppy is crashing and you have no other alternative, then I suggest you do what you can to be able to get him to live to be able to get the treatment he needs. However, if your puppy is unconcience or cannot swallow, then it is not possible to give anything by mouth. You must get your puppy to the emergency vet. Never force anything down a puppy's throat if it can not swallow. ELECTRICAL CORDS Please be cautious of electrical cords with your new puppy and watch her as she grows. She will want to chew and it does not take much electricity to kill a puppy. Be sure to keep all dangerous cords out of reach of a puppy. Also, be careful that your puppy cannot climb into a reclined chair, they love to curl up in little secret spots and so many yorkies have been smashed in a recliner.
VETERINARY CARE/SHOTS The next thing is to be sure to continue with your puppy vaccinations and exams with your Veterinary as scheduled. I will give you a Puppy Vaccination Schedule for when your shots are due. I strongly urge you to keep this schedule to keep your puppy's health. Also when your puppy reaches 4 months of age, I strongly recommend you start her on heartworm prevention. I will provide you with your 1st month's dose along with a package of information and coupons. For more information on the Shot Schedule, see my Veterinary Care Page, it will give you the complete list. |
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