Going Home Information
Below you will find all the relivent information for going home.
Vet Information:
Absolutely no flea or heartworm meds until the puppy is at least 16 weeks of age.
Let us go over a few things that I am always asked a lot about:
At Puppy Pick-Up, you will get all the health certificates along with the record of their vaccinations, a printed sheet that shows every date they were wormed and vaxxed, along with a copy of the contract which we will sign together and finally, the microchipping information. This again is all given to you at pick-up when your puppy is eight weeks old. Your veterinarian should know this and know that you are not going to have it beforehand. It is specifically stated in Florida State law it is to be given at eight weeks of age during the final sale/picking up your puppy!
EXTREMELY SUPER IMPORTANT:
When they go for their check-up after you pick them up from my home they will not need absolutely ANYTHING. Please do not let them give your baby any flea or heartworm medicine until they are at least 16 weeks or older. Your puppy is not fully protected against Parvovirus until at least 20 to 24 weeks of age and all of the boosters have been completed. Therefore, your puppy should not be on the ground at any time until the full round of vaccinations is given (except for potty training, of course. Please just make sure your dog is in your own private yard. If you live in a subdivision, please take your dog away from where everybody else is walking their animals.
This means: YOUR puppy is not exposed to any of these elements and therefore should not need any extra kinds of medications for any of these things until later in age which is normally around 16 to 24 weeks. Veterinarians these days keep trying to give puppies these things to constantly make money off of them and it is causing severe problems and even death in young puppies. As with your parents or children, you are your puppies advocate and therefore must speak up on their behalf!
They will have everything they need when leaving my home. The only reason I ask for a vet checkup is to make sure people/new families are establishing a connection with a veterinarian after the puppy leaves my home to ensure the longevity, health and safety of their pet/family member in the future and for you to feel confident that you have picked up the very healthiest of pets and to know that you are starting off on a great first step.
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Feeding Amounts and Times:
The puppies are eating at 5:30 AM, 12 PM and 5:30 PM. No water or food after 6 PM to help avoid accidents especially with crate training .
They are all eating a total of 3 cups for goldens or 1 cup for dachshunds give or take in one cup increments for goldens or 1/3 of a cup for dachshunds in intervals per timeslot. This will need to be adjusted accordingly as the puppy continues to grow and develop and requires more nutrients to keep up with their fast-developing bodies.
How much to increase and how often is going to depend on you. What you feel is right for your pet or you can talk with your veterinarian about all of this. There is also a feeding guide on the back of all dog/puppy food bags. I go kind of off that but I also listen to what my animals are saying. I do not believe in letting puppies go hungry just to keep them in a certain weight box and I do not believe there is a one size fits all but everybody feels differently so each is their own.
Bed and Create Trainning:
This is a very strong topic for a lot of people so please: do what fits you and your family. Again, there is no one box fits all. Each is their own. Whatever works for you and your family is just fine.
As of right now in My Home, the schedule we follow is bedtime is 8:30 to 9 PM every night. The puppies go out and use the restroom before bedtime every night. They then go into their individual crates with their blanket and maybe a small stuffed toy. That is it, there is nothing more in the crate, this is for bedtime and not playtime. The kids and I cover each crate with a light weight sheet all the way around each Individual crate, if the puppy can see out, they will cry and bark all night. Do not worry about oxygen as it flows freely throughout the crate at all time. I put on a box fan to drown out any excess noise. Some of them do whine and that is fine. A firm NO and walking out of the room dose the job. Please do not think you are going to keep them in an area that’s high traffic and expect them to do well. They need to go in a nice dark quiet area where they can settle down and go to bed. We start our day up at 5 AM every morning, out to go potty then we do breakfast, then we go potty again, then they go in their playpen for playtime. As far as it is concerned, it is completely up to you and how you want to do things at your home because what works for one set of families will not work for another.
If you choose not to stay with this method, that is fine BUT please understand, if you do not follow through starting the day of pick up, it is going to be 100 times harder to start the routine over again!!! Once they know that you will give in, they will use that to their advantage and your disadvantage.
Puppies are brilliant and they do not get enough credit for how intelligent they are. What you do not want them doing at four months or six months of age, DO NOT allow starting immediately at pick up.