DETERMINE THE AREA WHERE YOU WILL INITIALLY CONTAIN YOUR PUPPY. DECIDE IF YOU WILL NEED AN EXERCISE PEN OR A GATE TO CORDON-OFF YOUR NEW PUPPY'S PLAY AREA. ONCE YOU HAVE DECIDED WHERE HE/SHE WILL BE, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO CONTAIN HIM/HER BEFORE THEY ARRIVE HOME.
HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON HAND BEFORE BRINGING HOME YOUR NEW COMPANION
CRATE BED DISHES COLLAR & LEAD
YOU SHOULD PICK UP THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND HAVE THEM ON HAND, ALSO.
PUPPY PADS BRUSH SHAMPOO/RINSE CHEW TOY
KEEP IN MIND
PUPPIES ARE BABIES AND AS SUCH, NEED LOTS OF REST. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU FIRST BRING HOME YOUR LITTLE ONE. CHANGES ARE STRESSFUL, AND YOUR HOME HAS NEW SMELLS, NEW SOUNDS AND NEW PEOPLE. THIS CAN BE OVERWHELMING FOR YOUR NEW PUPPY. TRY TO PROVIDE A CALM RELAXED ENVIRONMENT. YOUR PUPPY WILL ADAPT TO ITS' NEW ENVIRONMENT, BUT IT WILL TAKE A FEW DAYS FOR HIM/HER TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.
YOU HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING HIS/HER ARRIVAL, AND YOU HAVE ALL YOUR SUPPLIES READY. EVERY ONE IS THRILLED AND YOU BRING YOUR NEW PUPPY IN THE DOOR. THE TEMPTATION IS GREAT TO PASS HIM/HER AROUND TO EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY TO HOLD AND CUDDLE. THIS CAN INTIMIDATE AND SCARE YOUR NEW ARRIVAL. TRY TO KEEP YOUR PUPPY IN ITS OWN PREDETERMINED AREA, SECLUDED AND QUIET WHILE IT ACCLIMATES TO IT'S NEW HOME. DO NOT INTRODUCE YOUR NEW PUPPY TO OTHER HOUSELHOLD PETS ON IT'S FIRST DAY HOME. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A LONG, LOVING RELATIONSHIP AND IT IS BEST TO GO SLOWLY THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS SO THAT PUPPY CAN LEARN TO TRUST YOU AND ALSO LEARN WHAT IS EXPECTED OF HIM/HER.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER
NEVER LEAVE YOUR PUPPY UNSUPERVISED WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
NEVER LEAVE YOUR PUPPY UNSUPERVISED WITH OTHER ANIMALS
REMEMBER - YOU THINK HE'S ADORABLE AND SO WILL OTHER PEOPLE DON'T LEAVE PUPPY ALONE OUTSIDE
SMALL PUPPIES CAN GET OUT OF SMALL GAPS AND HOLES - YES EVEN THE ONES YOU CAN'T SEE
NEVER GIVE YOUR PUPPY FREE RUN OF THE HOUSE - PUPPIES LOVE TO CHEW AND ELECTRICAL CORDS ARE AT THIER LEVEL
DON'T GIVE PUPPY YOUR OLD SHOES TO CHEW - OLD SHOES/NEW SHOES THEY'RE ALL THE SAME TO HIM.
DON'T FEED PUPPY TABLE SCRAPS - IT'S NOT FUN TO CLEAN UP AFTER SICK PUPPIES AND NEW FOODS UPSET THEIR TUMMIES
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