Caring for puppy
Please remember that your puppy is missing his/her mother and siblings and therefore may cry at bedtimes until he gets into a routine with you. You can help this by giving your puppy a warm cosy bed, such as a beanbag or basket and blankets, also a radio on low is helpful, as he will be used to this in our kennels.
Your puppy has been wormed every two weeks from birth he was last wormed at eight weeks using PANACUR
please make sure your puppy is wormed at ten and twelve weeks and regularly thereafter, using a wormer recommended by your veterinary surgeon
your puppy has been frontlined at four and eight weeks, please get a flea control programme also from your vet.

Vaccinations
Your puppy has had the 1st part of its primary vaccination and will require the second part at ten weeks. please verify this with your vet and book your puppy in for his next vaccination to ensure continued immunity. Do not take your puppy into public places until your vet advises you it is safe to do so. As soon as your puppy is fully immunised get him out and about. Get your puppy mixing with cars, strange people and other dogs. Get him used to cats, poultry, cattle, sheep or horses if he is likely to be loose near any. If he gets used to these at a young age he will not want to chase after them.

Feeding
At eight weeks your puppy is on four small meals per day, these can be reduced to three then two as puppy gets older, as per feed manufacturers directions.Your puppy has been fed on Pedigree Puppy Complete, a high quality complete dry puppy feed, this can be moistened with a little wet puppy feed if required, and scrambled eggs may be given once or twice a week. Your puppy will come with a supply of feed. Please do not change your puppy's diet until he is older and fully vaccinated.
Please give your puppy boiled or bottled water for the first week or two until he gets used to the change of water ALWAYS make sure your puppy has clean fresh water available
Vitamin supplements should only be given on the advice of your vet as they can cause bone problems if not given in the correct proportions. A good quality feed contains everything your puppy needs for healthy growth in the correct proportions.

General care
Changing environment is a very big event in your puppies life please try not to overexcite or overtire your puppy and ensure that he is kept warm and draught free
Please ensure that your puppy has his own bed so that he can go to sleep and remain undisturbed whenever he wants to. Puppies cannot play for long periods of time and require a great deal of undisturbed rest.

Regular grooming is important. Teach your puppy to 'stand' for grooming. It is not necessary to bath your dog too often.

Your puppy will be paper-trained and with a little time and patience, and a lot of common sense, toilet training your puppy should not take long Always put your puppy outside, on the grass if possible, immediately after meals and on waking. You may have to wait a while before he performs but it is worth waiting and if you praise him he will soon associate going to the toilet with being praised. If he does go to the toilet indoors, take him hout immediately, even if it does seem too late. Do not rub his nose in it.

Basic obedience training starts at about eight weeks. Call your puppy to his feeds. All training is a matter of forming a habit and if this is well established when young, you won't have any problems when he is older. Make him sit gently and use the word 'sit' not 'sit down' which are two commands.

Do not allow your pet to roam and become a nuisance to other people and animals

Make sure your Dog is Insured from large Vet bills with Petplan Your puppy is insured for four weeks and petplan will contact you regarding renewal, we strongly advise you to continue with insurance.

Useful Links and Numbers

Pembrokeshire District Council ; 01437776346

Our Vets are ; Castle House Veterinary Centre, Drovers Arms, Adpar, Newcastle Emlyn 01239 710187