Puppy Care
Thank you for wanting to adopt one of our Teddybear Goldendoodle puppies! Bringing a new puppy home is a joyful time and we want to help you provide the best transition possible.
Over the years we have gathered answers to the most frequently asked questions and added them to care sheets for you to print out and reference. Enjoy studying up in preparation for bringing your puppy home!
Your Puppy Starter Kit
It’s time to prepare for welcoming one of our puppies into your home, we are so excited for you! Here are the practical supplies that will be included in your puppy starter kit, our way of saying thank you and to help your puppy adjust to your new home as quickly as possible!
Order Grooming Supplies
Your puppy will be freshly groomed right before pick up or delivery. Plan to schedule their first touch up bathing / trim three weeks after homecoming then a full groom six to eight weeks out from receiving them.
If you would like to maintain your puppy yourself, check out the products that we have proven to be helpful in maintaining our Goldendoodles. Click the link below to order the products that we personally love and use on our dogs!
Order Dog Crates
We make housebreaking your new puppy easier by conditioning them to love their crate at an early age. Duration of time is slowly built up so that by the time puppy goes home with you they are well on their way to finalizing housebreaking. Of course there will be some crying when they go to their new home, because everything is new, but they settle quickly and are typically sleeping through the night by the end of the first week with their new family.
If you flying in to pick up your puppy or are having your puppy delivered by air, in-cabin, he/she will be trained to the airline crate ten days leading up to the flight. The largest allowable airline approved soft sided travel crate is listed at the link below.
The following link will also take you to our recommended plastic car travel crate and to wire crates with movable dividers, in different sizes. Dimensions and size recommendations are listed.
Vaccinations
A copy of your puppy’s litter health chart will be texted to you so that you can pre-schedule your puppy’s upcoming appointments, according to the dates listed.
Be prepared to encounter push back to our conservatively spaced out vaccine schedule. Most vets routinely give multiple vaccinations on one day and push for Lepto and Corona to be given.
We have found that multiple vaccinations on one day can cause serious health issues resulting in possible cancer, lifelong auto immune conditions, neurological problems, seizures, ear infections, coat loss and ongoing skin conditions. Lepto and Corona have proven to cause severe health issues resulting in expensive hospitalization stays and non reversible health conditions. Following the schedule provided will keep your puppy healthy while avoiding unnecessary health risks.
Full protection against Parvo will be achieved one week after your puppy receives their 12 week Parvo vaccine. Until that time, puppy classes can be attended but avoid public areas, dog parks or places where dogs of unknown health have been, for their protection.
Flea/Tick Medication
Chemical Lawn Care
Chemical lawn care and oral or topical flea/tick meds, collars and shampoos have shown to cause seizures, neurological damage skin issues and possible cancer. Use of or exposure to these products will void your puppy’s health warranty. Click the link below to read just one article of many that talk about these possible health dangers.
We personally use all natural Wondercide Yard and pet spray and find it very effective to kill fleas/ticks, their eggs and to repel. Find a link to their website on our supplies dropdown menu.
Heartworm
Puppies and dogs can become infected with heartworm when they are bit by an infected mosquito. It is important to treat them on a monthly basis during the months that aren’t freezing.
Ask your vet for a brand that does not contain flea and tick medication. Be aware that some puppies develop diarrhea and possible stomach/digestive upset after dosing. If this happens, ask for a different brand until one is found that your puppy tolerates.
Feeding
Your puppy is eating Life’s Abundance All Life Stages food. Feeding a lower protein food provides joints and ligaments the nutrition needed without the rapid growth associated with higher protein puppy foods. The lower protein also prevents loose stools which can hinder housebreaking efforts.
After puppy choice has been made, an e-mail will be forwarded to you from Life’s Abundance for discounted wholesale pricing. You will open the e-mail then click the link to set up your account then will have the option to order as often as needed.
Weigh your puppy each week then look on the back of the All Life Stages food for the amount needed for your puppy’s current weight. Divide that amount into three meals. At around 6 -7 months you can move feeding to just morning and evening.
Puppies can be stressed for the first few days and refuse to eat. In this case, buy a food bowl that doesn’t tip and put your puppy in his/her crate with their bowl and leave them to eat. If they won’t eat the dry food, add a small spoon of the canned food that will be provided and add water to soften. That usually does the trick and eventually won’t be needed, once your puppy is adjusted to their new home.
Order Vitamins
Your puppy has been started on NuVet vitamins to promote a healthy immune system and to maintain beautiful skin and coat. We use the powdered form to mix into the food but the older puppies enjoy the tablet form as a treat because they contain liver and taste great!
Use of these vitamins is not required to fulfill your puppy’s health warranty but is recommended.
Use order code 21317 when checking out.
Puppy’s First Week
Your puppy has been trained using the “umbilical method.” Using the leash to keep him/her by your side will allow you to stop potty accidents and guide your puppy away from what they shouldn’t chew on and to what is allowed. This promotes hands as being a good thing only offering pets and treats and the leash used to guide and correct.
Once your puppy is obeying consistently and using the potty bell to show the need to go out there will be shorter times needed for leashing then eventually none.
A helpful collection of Youtube videos is located under the dropdown menu, “Training Videos” on our website. These are the training methods that we use and that your puppy has been started on. Using the same techniques will help continue your puppy’s training seamlessly because they will understand what is being asked of them.
Check out the video below to promote a great first week at home!
