3 meals per day until 6 months, then 2 meals for life.

Always on dry food bags there is an amount per weight to be

fed, I would mainly go by this but your eye will tell you if

puppy needs more as you will see weight gain or weight loss.

Puppy will sometimes eat more or less due to growth or

temperatures.

If puppy does not eat anything for a day, it may be sick so

contact your vet. Plenty of fresh water available at all times.

Do not let puppy drink from dirty water sources!

Raw food can also be added to dry food to make meals more

interesting, Cooked carrots added also probiotic yogurts,

apples, banana. There are some fruit and veg that are toxic

for animals. It is best to google this.

Allow as much free exercise as puppy wants, you will know

when puppy gets tired, they normally lay down in a quiet

place, have this place for puppy to rest and sleep at night.

For the first few weeks maybe your utility room or a child’s

playpen where puppy is comfortable.

Puppy is growing very fast so must be allowed to sleep for as

long as needed.

Please do not “pavement plod “your puppy, (five minutes

per month would be a rule I personally go by.)

Pavement plodding is not good for growing bones, joints and

ligaments,

Always take puppy out straightaway after sleep, after

feeding, during play, last thing at night and any time you see

circling behaviour. I find saying “Go Pee-pee” helps puppy

understand what you want them to do “Praise for going in

the right place” Verbal displeasure is enough to let puppy

know not to go indoors. Puppy training pads left in one place

in your home for puppy to find if he can’t get your attention

to get out, this will also help.

Remember your puppy’s age in months is roughly equivalent

to years of human life, don’t expect too much

Puppies are like toddlers, they will investigate and chew

things, so please supervise puppy and take care with

electrical wires, chemicals, and other dangers that maybe

around.

Keep precious things out of reach!

Give raw carrots, filled hoofs (which can be bought online or

in some pet stores) not a fan of all the rawhide chews sold in

pet stores, they don’t break down and some cause splinters.

As they get older unsalted pigs feet can be given, great for

teeth hygiene ( these can be got in butchers)

Encourage puppy to play with his own toys rather than

household items.

take them everywhere to socialise,

bring training treats with you at all times for encouragement

if puppy is unsure of anything or anyone.

Try get puppy to experience something new and different

every day, do not over react if puppy is scared, just act

normally and speak gently with encouragement. 

Please keep puppy in your garden until all vaccinations are

completes, this is so they wont contract Parvo (This can kill)

The symptoms are vomiting and bloody diarrhoea.

Puppies have their 1st vaccine at 8 weeks and 2nd at 10

weeks.

Puppies will have been wormed twice with Milbemax tablets,

We would normally worm our puppies every two weeks until

3 months and then again at 6 months, every 3 months after

this stage

We use spot-on product bought from vets, I would

recommend you Don’t use Frontline, we have experienced

problems with huge lumps where the product was put on our

Leos.

This is only really necessary to use if there is a problem or in

Tick Season normally between April/October.

I prefer then to keep up the regular oral worm dose every 3

months.

Please do groom your puppy regularly. A puppy coat is

reasonably easy, but they have a full coat change at around 8

months, (Their Junior Coat) this is where puppy coat will

allow adult coat to come in, some are worse than others and

can knot very easily at this stage.

If you are intending to bring puppy to groomers it is best to

introduce them into this situation as a puppy for a wash,

groom, nail trim and ears cleaned, so they are happy to go as

they get bigger.

You really need to keep on top of Adult coats, grooming

weekly.

For home grooming you will need

Slicker brush, This is excellent for taking out dead and loose

undercoat.

Fine comb , undercoat rake for active moulting stage

Guillotine clippers for nails, be very careful doing this, making

sure not to cut too close causing nails to bleed

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