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NEW PUPPY CHECKLIST
·AIRLINE APPROVED CRATE (medium size) to be used for ALL CAR TRAVEL for your dogs’ safety. Please do not use crate as a tool for adverse training or punishment. Crate should have soft bedding and never newspaper. Puppy needs to be let out for "potty time" every 2-3 hours, depending on the puppy's age. It is VERY CRUL to leave puppy longer , CAN NOT HOLD IT ALL NIGHT!!! Crate inside X-PEN is what I suggest
·FOOD AND WATER BOWLS; made of china or steel. (Plastic can cause plastic dermatitis)
·WATER; Bottled fluoridated water is recommended for healthy teeth.
·TOYS: baby safe type with no small parts to choke on or swallow.
·FOOD: Raw is highly recommended!! I can go over this with you. If you choose not to feed raw I recommend Royal Cannon #33 mini, Natural Balance Potato & Duck (mini bites), dry puppy food 4 times a day when young and tapering off to 3 times. Also give canned dog food , Canadae Chicken & rice or Chicken lovers for the soul twice a day (I add roast chicken & probiotics/enzymes).
At 5 months feeding twice a day. Too rich a diet or too much food can cause rapid growth, thus larger size and bone/joint troubles. Some people prefer to feed Cavaliers people food --this is fine if you serve lean meat and vegetables. A vitamin tablet should be included in this diet .
·SUPPLEMENTS: We use "Pet Tabs Plus" multi vitamin supplement & Pobiotics & Enzymes Amiga 3 Oil
·GROOMING ESSENTIALS; Soft natural bristle brush. Any quality brand mild puppy or baby shampoo and cream rinse, ear cleaner.
·DENTAL; Tooth brush teeth cleaning kit.
·X-PEN or child safety gates to keep puppy off of carpets or taboo areas. Please find a safe place without electric cords or unstable items. Puppies will chew on furniture, cabinets and anything they can get in their mouths. I recommend a X-pen over a crate until the puppy is 4-5 months, keeping bed and food at one end and pee pads on the other. This method you can leave puppy at night more than than 3 hours. Puppy can relieve itself.
·FIRST AID KIT; Kaopectate, Kwik-stop blood stopper, Benedryl caps for bee stings, Hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting, phone numbers of your vet, your local emergency clinic and poison control center.
·YARD CHECK; for poisonous plants, secure fencing, and hazards.
·A CUDDLY PUPPY to go along with all this equipment.
