Taking Good Care Of Your Pet Puppies
Puppies are adorable pets for everyone. They look cute, are endearing companions and are fun to take care of. This may be true, but behind the fun is a lot of responsibility one needs to undertake to properly care for a puppy.
The dog population grows each year with about five million new puppies in the United States alone. This is remarkable, as a third of American families own dogs. Female dogs carry their puppies in their wombs for about two months before they are born. The typical puppy comes without a sense of hearing, seeing, and with limited smelling capacity. Puppies’ eyes stay closed in their first two weeks from birth. A puppy would only be able to fully see once four weeks old. The puppy’s senses of smell and hearing take faster to develop. Puppies, like other animals, start with temporary teeth, beginning in their third or fourth week. Puppies have 42 permanent teeth which begin to appear by their fourth month. Your puppy would need chewable toys to properly develop their teeth. Puppies need to quickly lose their temporary teeth, so having them have something to chew on would help.
Puppies are most comfortable when snuggled up close to their siblings and their mother. A puppy, ideally, would need about eight weeks before being separated from its mother and its siblings and being allowed to socialize with non-related dogs and its human owners.
When buying a puppy, do so with discretion. Think both of your needs as well as the concerns of other family members and neighbors. Hyperactive puppies generally cause a nuisance to people in the neighborhood. You will also need to be more concerned with taking good care of the puppy and protecting its welfare. Inform yourself properly by making the proper considerations. Consider the cleanliness of your surroundings - you may need to buy a dog house for your puppy. Take into consideration the size of the puppy and the size of the house where you live in. Do you need to regularly exercise your puppy? Most puppies need extra exercise to burn excess energy. What disposition are you looking for in a puppy? Will your puppy be easy or difficult to give a bath to? Is buying the right food for your puppy in your budget? Finally, consider your puppy’s need for veterinary care. Puppies need to be vaccinated once they reach 6-8 weeks, then would need booster shots at around 12 to 16 weeks.
Puppies are frisky and friendly and a lot of fun. Just give them the right care. Name your puppies in the same way you’d name other pets and call them often by name. Love your puppies almost in the same way you’d love your kids (if you have any) - give them enough attention and rewards. This way you can be rewarded in turn with companionship, friendship and love. Now this is what it really means to show puppy love.
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