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Puppy Care

        Our pups are healthy, loving and very sweet. We've given them the best care! Our goal is to match the right dog to the right home and share the happiness these wonderful animals bring to a home. We will assist you in training your new pup to be an obedient and well mannered companion in your family. We offer free lifetime training and health and nutritional advice throughout the life of your dog by email everyday! Although we ask to communicate through email for reasons of our own privacy, we give our phone # to clients so that we can be reached in emergencies should one arise  at any time in your dogs life. We are always  happy to help, but remember taking care of these little ones leaves little time for us to have for ourselves so please contact us by email. I check several times a day! 

MAKE THE PUPPY FEEL SECURE

1. Remember, when you first bring your new puppy home it will be a little scared . It may feel a little lost. A new home will have foreign scents and routines the puppy will need to adjust too. Your puppy hasn’t been out of the nursery and has been with its mom and littermates untill now. So the first thing to remember is to make the pup feel safe and secure. This is done by NOT taking him out of your home at first. Not calling family and friends to see him/her (I know its hard). But give your puppy a few days to learn where it will be living and with whom. This will establish the bond you need to make him/her feel secure. I also recommend letting the pup sleep on your lap in a chair for security at first. It's not recommended sleeping with your puppy in a bed at first. This could ruin his training by teaching him to make on your bed, accidents quickly become habits, and also the pup can be injured by falling off the bed or you can injure a tiny one in your sleep.  Sleeping on a low couch or mattress on the floor is an excellent idea for bonding, and he will let you know when he has to get down.  Its very unlikely he will make on you, put him immediately to his paper when he wakes .You can also put a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel or a ticking clock for the first night in the pen with your pup. Remember especially the first night, your pup will feel alone and lost, so you must make him feel secure. Crying and feeling lost is a very stressful energy-burning situation for your tiny Yorkie as is keeping warm, he is no longer lying in a pile of brothers, sisters and friends. His little body also has the burden of keeping itself warm, another stress for him so keep him warm, do not over heat. Never ever use an electric heating pad, they overheat, which can quickly become fatal and also is very dehydrating. Electric cords are a no no in a puppy bed, so use the hot water bottle, he will snuggle against it and also be able to move away should he feel overheated,  

CONFINEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO TRAINING

2 If you have the room we recommend the use of a SUperXplayard , sold in toys r us its called an x yard, its made of hard plastic is about 3 feet high and can be an excellent way to train the pup.(they cost around 60 dollars), If you don’t have room you can simply find an enclosed area. A small bathroom or small kitchen and close it off. Confinement  is very important for training .Within this area you will place a small crate or bed , wee wee pads or newsprint (wee wee pads are good because they have a plastic bottom like a diaper and won't allow urine to reach the floor. But newsprint will do as some pups find the wee pads fun to play with.

(Later on, the pup can be gradually litter trained by putting his paper or pad inside the litter box in his usual spot and gradually adding a little litter till he is finally litter trained. )

So now that you have made a confined area,( His/her  space) ,you place his bed with a blanket on one end (his bedroom , safe place, den) AND his "Bathroom" on the opposite end. His food and water can go in the middle. Instinctively they do not want to dirty their bed area or their food area, so they naturally use their paper/wee wee pad area.  Please don’t lock the puppy in a crate. This is not crate training, its cruel.  Crates can be used later after he is totally trained to use his paper. When you sleep he can be put in his crate. He has slept in it through his paper training so he feels safe inside it. But the first thing in the morning when you wake up , let him out to his paper or take him outside. As soon as he hears that you are awake (especially when he’s a baby , ) he will have to make.  Puppies get excited when you wake up, So please don’t think that after your shower he'll be waiting . He may not be able to , and he may have an accident in his crate. This would be your fault, Not his, so remember, after the paper training he can sleep in a crate while you sleep so there will be no surprises when you wake up. Do not crate these animals all day, it is cruel. These are very intelligent animals and once the habits are formed to do what is expected, they will be happy to please their owner.  If you give him too much freedom at first there will be conciquences. THE SAD FACT IS, MOST OF THE UNFORTUNATE DOGS IN THE SHELTERS ARE THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE'NT PROPERLY TRAINED, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE BAD OR  UNABLE TO BE TRAINED. ONCE THOSE HABITS ARE FORMED, IT BECOMES HARD TO CHANGE.  Remember if you have a problem after using this method email me.

-EUKANUBA SMALLBREED PUPPY ONLY, DRY

-NUTRICAL or VITACAL

-brown or white  sugar

-ricotta cheese

-meats, eggs, cheeses

Ingredients for a cake? No, ingredients for a healthy puppy! Yorkies and most other small breed puppies have very fast metabolisms. Much like the hummingbird, the energy used up is very high and needs to be fueled by keeping the sugar levels up. For this reason , please follow my feeding instructions carefully so your puppy doesn't become HYPOGLYCEMIC.

If  you’re puppy is without food for a long period , several hours is long to them , and is becoming hypoglycemic, he will appear tired , refuse food and get worse and worse, so if you think your pup isn’t acting as he should , give him a mouthful of nutrical ,sugar or honey. This should bring him back to normal. Please always remember to have a supply of food, which will convert to sugar that he needs for energy. If you see him using a lot of energy, make sure he eats to replenish himself. Crying and feeling lost, which can happen before they are accustomed to your new home, is very stressful and uses a tremendous amount of energy, as does keeping warm , soooooooooo be sure to keep them warm and secure the first night.  Try not to travel about  or leave him alone till he has adapted to his new home. Once the pup has adapted to your home, then the pup can be taught to sleep in his own bed.

FEEDING YOUR NEW PUPPY

YOUR puppy is to have access to a bowl of dry food EUKANUBA SMALLBREED PUPPY and Water at all times. We recommend putting a spoon of brown sugar into the drinking water, not a specific scientific amount but a small  spoon in a small bowl This will help keep him healthy. Please don’t use enough to make the water very sweet. Eukanuba small breed puppy food is tiny, concentrated and a very nutritious dog food, specially formulated for little pups like these .Your puppy will nibble all day long. This should not cause him to get fat,but if he does, email me and we'll figure out the problem . Larger foods can cause your pup to choke so always make sure the food is for small pups.

In addition to the dry food, I recommend Nutrical 1 or 2 times a day just about a peanut size amount, and I always give the pups a little before I go out for a few hours to make sure they don’t become hypoglycemic .

In addition to the dry food you can feed your puppy any meats or cheeses or even a little scrambled eggs. Ricotta cheese is very good for new babies .A little too fattening for adults. We give our dogs sliced Turkey , roast beef , or ham , a slice is a meal to some of them. It is better than canned food as it is not full of fillers and water. My dogs love Velveeta cheese .In addition to this we do give table scraps, but NO POTATOES OR CHOCOLATE , . as these are very bad for your dog, and just a few dark chocolate chips can cause severe illness or death in a tiny pup. Also grapes and raisins are really bad.

Be careful when you walk, they sometimes get underfoot. Be sure to remember when they are sleeping on your lap  or you may forget they are there and drop them when you stand. Beware of closing doors. Beware of open doors, always assume they will run out. They aren’t streetwise, never ever walk them with out a leash , even the best trained dog is still a dog, so be careful. Be careful of closing reclining chairs and  fold away beds , I’ve heard some sad stories .Be careful of bathtubs ,Jacuzzis  swimming pools, as a yorkie may walk on the cover or fall in, buckets of water /and any water situation. I find that if a yorkie gets loose , don’t chase them or they may think its a game . Most won't run but some will , be calm ,getting upset will make the situation worse.  

Have the # of a good emergency vet in case of an accident. Don’t let strangers hold them while standing, I’ve seen nervous dogs  jump .Make a rule when children visit, that they have to sit on the floor to play with your pup, so no accidents can happen. Remember that Big dogs see another dog when they look at your little yorkie, The same issues will apply , like 2 males who want to fight. A big dog just sees another dog, Guess who’s going to  win, even though the yorkie will be fearsome  or playful  with big dogs. He is considered by most other dogs (no matter what size) to be just another dog. Don’t allow too much jumping , as it can injure their legs. .Never leave your yorkie alone in a car, .Never leave your yorkie out where it can be stolen by people or predators. Be careful of opened windows, Be aware of the houseplants you own some are toxic. Make sure your guests are careful to close doors. Be careful !!!!!!!  They become like family members so take precautions.

Keep away from pet stores and other puppy places when they are younger than 6 months or they can catch virus, even from healthy looking dogs .Be sure to keep up with vaccinations  and hold your pup on your lap at the vets, there are germs like Parvo virus.

try not to touch things , and wash up and bathe your dog after a vet visit.

And please always have identification on your dog , be it a tag or microchip, no one who looses a pet ever plans or expects it .MOST IMPORTANTLY ....BE  CAREFUL.