Puppy Instructions
For Puppies
8 to 12 Weeks Old
Recommendations
from your Trainer/Breeders at Kirby Mountain Sporting Dogs
FOOD and WATER
►Feed 1-1½ cups of puppy
kibble and allow the same amount of water twice a day during feedings.
►Work your way up to 3
cups of food by the age of 6 months.
►Around 6 months of age,
transition from puppy to adult food (research is linking too much protein at an
early age to too much growth too quickly which can lead to potential health
issues).
►Do not leave food and
water down in the house at all times or you will have difficulty house
breaking; give food and water when the puppy is supervised.
CRATE TRAINING
We strongly recommend crate
training your puppy from the start. By crate training the puppy, you are
protecting your puppy from potential deadly
situations. With crate training, you are training your puppy in positive and
safe ways. No harm is done to the puppy while it is in the crate for reasonable
periods of time.
►The Puppy should be in
the crate when an adult cannot supervise it.
►Leave it in there through
the night; like a baby it will cry but if you take it out you are training it
to cry.
►A puppy will adapt to
your schedule; though remember that it takes time (months of proper nutrition
and growth) for your puppy’s bowels and bladder to grow enough to make it
through long periods of time without an accident.
►NEVER USE NEWSPAPERS; this adds a step to housebreaking.
►Remember to pick the
puppy up and take it out as soon as you open the crate door.
GENERAL HEALTH and SAFETY
►Be sure to stick with the
booster regimen for your puppy’s optimum health and protection.
►Do not take your puppy to
very public places where there is much unknown traffic (parks, rest areas,
school yards), and hold your puppy in the vet’s office.
►Stick with meat based dog
food; stay away from grocery store foods.
►Do not give chew toys that
can be pulled apart, ingested, or that resemble human objects.
►Do not leave your puppy
unsupervised when tied up. They can hang themselves.
►Do not leave a dog
unattended in a car or truck for any amount of time.
►Always keep your dog
under control, for its own protection.
►Never leave your puppy
alone and unsupervised with children or a dog that you don’t know.
GENERAL TIPS
►Never allow your puppy to
jump up on any person; this is a dangerous practice.
►Never allow your puppy to
chew on people or their clothing; this can lead to aggressive behaviors later
in the puppy’s life.
►Never play tug-of-war
with your dog as this activity can encourage aggressive behavior.
Remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure:
Your puppy is an incredible responsibility.
You have
invested much time, energy, and money in getting your new family member
– as we have.
Keep it
safe!
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Updated 09/2005 |
goldy© 2003 |