Food
First Few Days
The first few days you have you puppy home, you should continue giving it the same type food it recieved before it was given to you. It is also a good idea to keep its feeding hours as before. As time goes by, you can slowly start using the food you have choosen for it based on the veterinarian. The pet needs to be switched food slowly because it may become upset. From 7-10 days you should have gone from giving it 100% of the previous food to 100% of the new food.
If at any time your puppy starts vomiting, or has loose stools or appears constipated, slow the rate at which you are switching him over.
The first few days you have you puppy home, you should continue giving it the same type food it recieved before it was given to you. It is also a good idea to keep its feeding hours as before. As time goes by, you can slowly start using the food you have choosen for it based on the veterinarian. The pet needs to be switched food slowly because it may become upset. From 7-10 days you should have gone from giving it 100% of the previous food to 100% of the new food.
- You can mix 25% of the new food with 75% of the old foof for several days.
- Next go to 50-50 for several days.
- Then go to 75% of new food with 25% of old food
- Finally you can start giving it 100% of the new food
If at any time your puppy starts vomiting, or has loose stools or appears constipated, slow the rate at which you are switching him over.
Activities
Activities
Nap Time
- you should try to teach them how to fetch
- try to make them learn the activities mentioned in the "Dog: Activities" section
- puppies will also sleep longer depending on how old they are
- estumulate their learning of tricks with treats they might like
Nap Time
- Puppies are often bursting with energy and life and with that unpredictability can come strange sleep schedules.
- In general puppies need more hours of sleep than full grown dogs
- Their sleep patterns may vary depending on their size, breed and level of activity
- Puppies often sleep a little more than 12-16 hours which is the amount of sleep a grown dog gets
- They might get from 15-20 hours of sleep daily
- As the puppy ages, its sleeping patterns will start to change