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Taking Care of a New Puppy

The feeling of having a new puppy is like having a new baby around. Owners of a new puppy should definitely know some information about their puppies and some tips on how to take good care of their new puppies. Bringing your new puppy to the veterinarian is the first thing a dog owner should do. Physical check-up on his body parts, proper handling and feeding care as well as consideration for spaying and neutering is important especially if you have no plans on breeding your puppy. Taking care of your new puppy is as simple as knowing the basic for your pets. As long as you are able to give you puppy the basic care it needs, your puppy will definitely grow healthy and happy.

After bringing your puppy home, the first thing you should do is to have your puppy check by your veterinarian. Be careful in choosing your veterinarian because he will be in-charge of your puppy's health. Evaluate his education, experience as well as location before bringing your puppy to him. If you like the veterinarian let him take a look at your new puppy and set up a schedule for your puppy's vaccinations. If your dog breeder has provided you with your puppy's health record, present it to your veterinarian. It is recommended that you take your puppy to its veterinarian three days after you bring it home. He will check on your puppy's over all health status and schedule the vaccinations it needs.

Giving you puppy a bath at least one or two times a month will not only keep it smell fresh but also keep its skin and hair healthy and free from bacteria that may result to infection on your puppy's skin. Check also on your puppy's ear if there is any presence of ear mites. These are microscopic, coffee-grain looking mites that usually appear on your puppy especially if they are around other dogs. Next are its eyes, if you see discharges coming from its eyes this could mean possible eye infection. If you happen to notice all or any of this signs present in your puppy, it is better to consult this to your veterinarian to provide your puppy with the proper treatment it needs and to avoid problems that may arise in the future.

Proper diet and nutrition is the key to your puppy's healthy and shiny fur. So as early as possible, introduce to your puppy the complete and proper nutrition it need in order for it to grow healthy and strong. If you can afford, give your puppy expensive dog food brands. Though they are expensive, it contains less filler than cheaper dog foods, so your dog will tend to eat less but more nutrients in take. Unlike cheaper dog foods that contains more filler, your puppy will tend to eat more and get fewer nutrients it need and may result to obesity.  As a result, giving your puppy expensive dog foods will make you save money in the long run as well as make it happy and beautiful as it grows.

Spaying and neutering is an important consideration especially if you don't have any intention to breed your dog. You may ask your veterinarian to discuss to you the importance of spaying and neutering. Spaying applies for female dogs that involve ovario-hysterectomy while neutering is for male dogs that involves testicle removal. This operation should be done before your puppy turns six months old. The operation is under general anesthesia and may require overnight stay in the veterinarian's clinic. Spaying for female dogs usually reduces the risk of breast cancer while neutering reduces the risk of prostate cancer for male dogs.

Taking care of your new puppy is as simple as knowing the basic of pet care. It is important to always keep in mind the basic safety of your new puppy. If ever you see any changes in its physical appearance or you think there might be something wrong with your puppy, bring it immediately to the veterinarian to give your puppy proper medications. Moreover, it is your responsibility to provide your puppy a nice and comfortable place to rest and sleep.  Provide your puppy with plenty of safe toys and an area where it can play and exercise. More importantly, never leave your children to play with your puppy without your supervision.