When you bring your puppy home he should already have a full set of teeth. If you want to test this information out, place your finger in his mouth!

When he starts to grow his new adult teeth will try to come through.  The baby teeth will start to fall out just like our children’s teeth.

The age of your puppy at the time of teething could vary but it is normally around the age of twelve weeks.  The first adult teeth you will see is the two top front teeth followed by the others and the last are the ‘canine’ teeth. The ‘canine’ teeth are situated at the corners of your puppy’s jaw.

At this painful time, (more…)

A puppy will get tired easily. He needs his own private space or retreat where he can spread himself out and go to sleep.

It is good to encourage your puppy to go to his bed at different intervals in the day so he recognises you are happy for him to be there. At the same time he will realise he can retreat to his bed when he wants time on his own.

There are so many different dog beds, dog cages or dog kennels available for you to choose from for your puppy. However, he or she is probably small at the moment and you may want to consider a small soft dog bed or a dog cage, also called a dog crate, to help puppy train him.

Place one of your jumpers and a toy on the top of his dog bed (more…)