Some tips for making your first day with your new puppy a great beginning;

1. Your puppy will be as excited as you are. But the puppy may feel timid until the new surrounding begin to feel like home. One of the biggest mistakes people make when they purchase a new puppy, they immediately have to take it visiting to show it off. Not good idea. TAKE YOUR PUPPY STRAIGHT HOME AND TRY YOUR BEST TO KEEP HIM UNTIL HE HAS ADJUSTED TO HIS NEW SURROUNDING AND HIS NEW "PARENTS". DO NOT ANYTHING THAT STRESS THE PUPPY OUT. IT WILL BE THE HUGE DAY FOR THE PUPPY AT THE FIRST DAY. Introduce your puppy to the family members one at a time. It is not unusual for puppies to tremble when in a new situation.

2. Puppies spend most of their time sleeping until they are several months old. So PLEASE LIMITED PLAY TIME FOR THE FIRST DAY. Given the chance most puppies will play until they are past exhaustion. We suggest you and your puppy play as hard as you like for up to 15 or 20 minutes but then allow undisturbed time for a nap or rest in their bed. DO NOT CARRY AROUND THE PUPPY ALL DAY. PUPPY NEEDS SET DOWN HIS SAFETY PLACE AND REST. After a nap your puppy should be ready to go again. Remember they have just been on a long trip. Think about how you feel after traveling.

*PLENTY OF FREE TIME FOR REST AND SLEEP AND AVOID STRESS*

3. Make sure that puppy has fresh water and dry food all day and your puppy can able to drink and eat whenever they can. The most important thing is that PUPPY MUST EATS AND EAT ENOUGH TO KEEP HIS SYSTEM STABLE WHILE PUPPY IS GETTING USED TO HIS NEW HOME!!! If you have a human baby, you will make sure that your baby has full belly. YOUR PUPPY MAY NOT EAT DRY FOOD WHEN HE GETS STRESSING OUT AT THE FIRST DAY, PLEASE GIVE HIM CANNED FOOD AND MAKE SURE HE EATS!!!

4. IT IS BEST TO WAIT AT LEAST A DAY BEFORE INTRODUCE OTHER PETS SUCH AS DOGS OR CATS. Then when you do introduce them just observe. It is natural for animals such as dogs to find out right away who is the more dominate. So as long as they are just sniffing each other or one standing over the other, the other one cowering, this is normal. If one gets more aggressive you may need to wait a little longer to put them together.

5. Be sure you have your vet appointment set up and that you follow through on any additional vaccinations needed as they grow and an annual booster. DO NOT LET PUPPY WALK AROUND OUTSIDE OR TAKE WITH YOU SUCH AS PETS SHOPS OR PARKS UNTIL THE PUPPY HAS ALL THEIR VACCINATION SHOTS. When you going to the vet, KEEP YOUR PUPPY IN A CRATE OR IN YOUR LAP WHEN YOU VISITING THE VET OFFICE. DO NOT LET YOUR PUPPY ROMP ON THE FLOOR OR FURNITURE AND MOST CERTAINLY DO NOT ALLOW IT TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER ANIMALS that may be in the office at the same time. Where do all people take sick animals? Where the best place to pick up germs to contact disease? Remind all of the time, the PUPPY IS LIKE YOUR NEW BORN BABY !!!

*PLENTY OF FREE TIME FOR REST AND SLEEP AND AVOID STRESS*

6. Prevention is most important. Give your puppy NUTRI-CAL OR NUTRI-STAT (1-1.5 cc) 3-4 times daily in the morning, when puppy is playing hard the day and big helping at bedtime, and until puppy is 4-5 months old. This will make sure your puppy is getting the nutrients and sugar to maintain good health. PLEASE DO THIS FOR YOUR PUPPY'S HEALTH. Don't stop because the puppy is doing great, puppy is doing great because of your preventative measures. Hypoglycemia can be deadly but is easily prevented by following this guide.

** ALLOW YOUR NEW PUPPY PLENTY OF FREE TIME FOR REST AND SLEEP DURING THE DAY TO AVOID STRESS. REMEMBER, YOUR PUPPY IS IN NEW SURROUNDINGS **

7. Be especially careful when handing your puppy, don't carry puppy around too much and be careful not to drop it. Allowing young children to hold your puppy without supervision is very risky and the puppy is not a toy for children.

*PLENTY OF FREE TIME FOR REST AND SLEEP AND AVOID STRESS*

CONGRATULATION ON YOUR NEW FAMILY ADDITION !!!