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Final Balance
We require the final balance if being paid by personal check, to be sent to us 10 business days before your puppy goes home (gives time for bank to process). If paying by credit card or Venmo, payment is due 2 days before your puppy goes home. We charge an additional 4% for a credit card transaction.
Crate Training
We recommend housebreaking your puppy by crate training. Some people may dislike the thought of using one, but dogs are actually den animals. They find security and comfort in their “cave” crate environment. This makes it easy to train your dog to love their crate! The principal in using a crate is that dogs like their "den" clean and avoid going to the bathroom near their eating and sleeping areas, so their instinct will be to keep their crate clean! Keep your puppy in the crate whenever you are not directly supervising them.
We usually suggest using an open wire crate around 24 inches high with a removable plastic bottom for crate training. We recommend keeping your puppy close, but not in your room at night at first to get them used to the crate. You can also put a light sheet over the crate at night and include toys that have a heartbeat or clock tick sound. For puppies during potty training, we recommend putting a divider in to close off part of the crate. If they have too much room, they may develop separate sleeping and potty locations within the crate. We recommend taking a puppy out once in the middle of the night for the first couple nights, but most puppies by this age are able to go all night without pottying. We recommend taking a puppy out every couple hours during the day if you are home, or at least once in the middle of the day if the puppy is home alone during the day during potty training. There are many methods on potty training and many books describing these methods. Probably the most important thing for successful training is consistency.
Also worthy to note, if the puppy is having a hard time settling in their crate, try putting on some soft classical music (what we use for them) or white noise.
Potty Schedule example:
· First thing in the morning
· After eating
· After drinking
· After napping
· Before bed
· Once in the middle of the night
· Take the puppy outside about every 3-4 hours and 1⁄2 hour after eating (once during the night). Take them out the same door and to the same spot every time. This will create a Potty for Life spot. Once again be patient and be consistent!
· As your puppy begins to recognize the schedule, it becomes easier. Potty training can be done in 3-4 weeks depending how the puppy responds to its training.
For those who would like a more detailed schedule....
Detailed Puppy Schedule:
7:00 A.M. Wake and go potty, play time
7:30 A.M. Food and water. Remove leftover food.
8:00 A.M. Go potty, play time
9:30 A.M. Rest time in crate
11:15 A.M. Go potty, play time
11:45 A.M. Food and water. Remove leftover food.
12:30 P.M Go potty, play time
2:30 P.M. Rest time in crate
4:45 P.M. Go potty, play time
5:30 P.M. Food and water. Remove leftover food.
6:00 P.M. Go potty, play time
7:45 P.M. Rest time in crate
9:00 P.M. Go potty, play time
9:30 P.M. Water only. Remove leftover water
10:30 P.M. Go potty, play time
11:00 P.M. Go potty and place in crate over night
(Keep in mind, overnight potty break between 2-4 AM)
(Rest time in crate with the exception of bedtime can be in crate with exercise pen attached.)
Vaccinations
Until your puppy has completed its immunization shots, remember to keep your puppy away from areas where non-resident pets may frequent. (public parks, rest stops)
When your puppy comes home, it is NOT fully immune to the many devastating and fatal viruses until all booster shots have been given. Puppy booster shots are typically completed at 4-5 months of age. We encourage you to speak with your licensed Veterinarian about completing these vaccinations when you receive your puppy. Your puppy will be up to date with our excellent deworming and vaccination program when he/she goes home!
Exercise
Goldendoodles are fairly energetic and growing puppies will need daily exercise and play. Experts often suggest using the rule-of-thumb of 5 minutes for every month of age up to two times per day. So for a 4-month-old puppy, 20 minutes of exercise twice each day would be sufficient.
Please keep in mind, while puppies’ joints are developing in the first 1-2 years of their life be careful they are not “over exercised”, doing too many stairs, or too much jumping. Environment is thought to be 50% of the cause of bad joints in dogs.
Pet Health Insurance
We suggest looking into pet health insurance as a way to limit financial risk for unforeseen veterinarian medical expense.
Basic Obedience
We recommend the book, The Dog Listener, by Jan Fennell as an excellent resource for training.
Food
Our F1b miniature goldendoodles will be eating Diamond Naturals Small Breed Puppy food. Diamond has a store locator on their site: http://www.diamondpet.com/where-to-buy/. If you are not able to find the Diamond Naturals food, we recommend you use another high quality puppy food (example: Blue Buffalo) that has meat as the main ingredients and avoids corn, wheat, or soy that dogs don't digest that well. Daily suggested feeding amounts are found on the food packaging. Puppies have full access to food while here in the transition from nursing to eating on their own. We recommend feeding 3 times a day for the first 2 weeks after they go home, and then 2 times a day after that. We recommend only using treats that have meat as the main ingredients and avoid unnecessary fillers and sweeteners. A kibble of food can also work as a treat. Many treats have an incorrect nutrition balance for dogs and can reduce a puppy's appetite for correct nutrition received in their food.
Flying with your puppy
If you are flying home with your puppy, we will need to know beforehand. You will need to bring along a soft sided pet carrier that is at least 10 inches high. Most airlines have height restrictions lower than this for carry on requirements but allow the larger size if the carrier is flexible and able to fit under the seat during takeoff/landing. Sherpa (www.sherpapet.com) specializes in approved and guaranteed-to-fly pet carriers.
Pick Up Day
Items we will provide on pickup day are: health certificate from our vet, vaccination/deworming schedule, personalized Guarantee and Conditions, food sample, and a small comfort blanket with familiar scent. Items you will want to bring along are: crate (travel or open wire), towels/blankets, water/dish, collar/leash, and a toy. Puppies commonly get carsick during the trip. Ways to help with carsickness are keeping the puppy cool, holding the puppy, and avoid feeding until you get home. Puppies are okay without eating during the trip if less than 8 hours.
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