www.tinypawspuppydogs.com “A house is a home with a Tiny Paws Puppy Dog” Puppy Care Instructions **READ THIS!** Dealing with stress: You are the proud owner of a new pet baby which needs all of the tender loving care of any new baby. TLC doesn’t mean constant handing, petting and playing with. The wait is over and it’s finally time to bring home your puppy. Before that happens, there are a few very important preparations that need to take place. Stress is the main cause of illness and death in newly acquired puppies! There are many sources of stress. Simply moving a puppy to a new home, holding him too much, contending with another pet, or being allowed too much playtime are just few of the many sources of stress. A new puppy is nervous and excited because they are unfamiliar with their surroundings and their new families and this causes a lot of stress. They are like babies and need regular scheduled times for eating, sleeping, drinking, going potty, and playing. A playpen is the most important item to have for your new puppy (Tiny and Toy breeds specifically), this can include a small enclosed are in a quite room of your home if you do not have a playpen or wish not to use one. The playpen serves two purposes. It will house-train your pet and protects its health and well being while it grows. The pen provides a secure, comfortable place where he can rest, eat, drink, and play at his own pace. The pen should be placed in an area where the temperature stays consistent all of the time. Avoid areas that are drafty (cooling vents). Provide a comfortable bed in the pen since puppies sleep approximately 90% of the time until they are older. Potty Training. Your new puppy has been using a litterbox! We use a plain litter box that you can purchase at Wal- Mart or an pet supply store. We use YESTERDAY'S news litter. This is recycled newspaper and is NON-TOXIC! Perfect for puppies and children to be around. You may also chose to use the potty pad method. We use both and it is working famously!! Avoid excessive handling. Too much of this can add stress and overtire your puppy. A tired puppy will not eat. He only wants to sleep. Missing a meal can be a life-threatening thing with a young puppy. It can lead to a condition call hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). This can become dangerous if not noticed and tended to immediately. Do not take your tiny/toy puppy to public places at first. They are more susceptible to communicable canine diseases and viruses. You never know what sick puppy has just been walking, playing, or used the bathroom where you just set your puppy down out in public. You also do not know what dogs that people have handled that want to touch your puppy. Under any circumstances, DO NOT take your new puppy to a pet store or local PetsMart/Petco. They have a clinic in there and you must know that unfortunately some people only take their puppies/dogs to the vet when they are sick. Please refrain from this until they have had all of their puppy vaccines! It is easier to just avoid taking him out and around people for the first month or two. Hypoglycemia is a central nervous system disorder caused by low blood sugar levels. It occurs mainly in tiny and toy breeds between 6 and 16 weeks of age. Stress is the leading cause. The first signs are listlessness and depression. They are followed by muscular weakness, vomiting and/or diarrhea, tremors (especially the facial muscles), and later convulsions, coma, and most likely death. The entire sequence of symptoms is not always noticeable. The puppy may simply appear to be depressed or he may be weak, wobbly (punch drunk), and jerky; or he may be found stiff, unable to coordinate or in a coma. Hypoglycemia can occur without warning when a puppy is placed in a new home or while being shipped. It might appear after a puppy misses a meal, becomes too cold, is exhausted from too much playtime, or has a digestive problem. These problems cause added strain on the energy reserves of the liver and bring on the symptoms. We do not guarantee against this condition because it is due to a lack of proper care. Treatment is directed at restoring the blood levels of glucose, and it must begin at once! Begin by administering a mouthful of karo syrup or honey. He may not be able to swallow it all at once, but it will begin to absorb under the tongue and bring him back to a conscious state, which will allow him to swallow the rest. Contact your Vet immediately!! You must get food (protein and sugars) in the puppy as soon as possible! To prevent recurrent attacks, make sure your puppy is eating regularly. Never skip a feeding! It could result in his death. Feeding Instructions. Leave out dry food for the puppy to eat all of the time. Your new puppy has been eating DIAMOND SMALL BREED PUPPY (in the BLUE bag) This can be found at Tractor supply, Pet supply and most farm supply stores. We do not suggest changing his diet. This could cause diarrhea, which could lead to dehydration and death in your puppy. If the puppy is young, it is sometimes difficult for him to eat dry food only because he is cutting teeth and his mouth is sore. Therefore, you may need to soak the dry food in hot water for about 10 min to soften it. Do this while also leaving our a bowl of dry food so that your new puppy may acclimate himself to it. As you notice your new puppy eating dry food better, gradually decrease the soft food. Within a few weeks you should have your puppy eating dry food only. *Many people believe that a puppy will not eat the first few days after it changes homes. This is a myth and should be taken seriously. A puppy should always eat. However, your puppy may become finicky due to stress, nerves, etc…You may need to give him some plain boiled chicken (in small amounts) to help coax him to eat. *DO NOT give your puppy Homogenized milk! It will give him severe diarrhea.* This should be used as a supplement only if the puppy stops eating. Within a few a days, he should be adjusted and will begin to eat only his dog food. For puppies under six months old, leave out small Puppy-Bites (dry dog food) all of the time. As puppies will nibble and not fill up at any single setting, therefore they need to eat more frequently. After the age of 6 months, you may set food out three times a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dogs under stress or recuperating from illness need special feeding. It is a good idea to give any tiny dogs under stress a couple drops of honey to keep their sugar and energy up. The stress of changing homes, holidays, travel, over-handling, etc…can really wear out your new little one. Of course, this applies only in cases where there are no loose stools. Look to Coccidiosis in this paper work. Coccidiosis: This is a very minor ailment that all dogs are capable of having when stressed, especially puppies. Your puppy is free of coccidiosis at this time. However, with environment, schedule, diet and water changes, he may break with it. Your new baby may have coccidia if you see mucous or a trace amount of blood in his stool. If left untreated, this could cause dehydration and result in death. Please take your puppy to the vet as soon as possible. Your vet will take a stool sample, examine it under a microscope and probably prescribe an antibiotic called Albon. This is an inexpensive, low-grade antibiotic that will eliminate the bacteria within about 10 days. *****This is just a helpful bit of information to help you care for your new baby. Please know that not all of these described things may happen to your baby, but we want you to be well informed and prepared for situations that may arise. Thank you for your purchasing your puppy from Chi Royalty and please keep in touch and call us with any concerns or question you may have. We are only a phone call away. |
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| This is Jackson, being the youngest of five, he has grown up with our little ones and has a special connection with our Tiny Paw's KING Kong! |
| This is Jackson with our FIRST and last litter of Dachshunds |
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| Hannah caught a SIX pound CATFISH!! Way to go Hannah! 05/05/08 |
| Wal Mart Money Orders Each money order needs to be no higher then $500. So if you pay $1000 you will need two money orders. Wall Mart money orders usually cost $ 0.75 Wal Mart Wires- Money Gram Western Union Wires - PAYMENTS YOU MAY PREFER Bank to bank wires - Can be free if you have the same bank as we do, otherwise your bank may charge a fee. Deposit of cash into our bank account. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CHECKS- personal, business, or otherwise. *Please DO NOT ask us to accept a check, this our policy and we ask that you respect our professional decision not to accept checks due to the FEW that abused this privilege in the past. Please remember that you must put a non-refundable deposit down to hold your new baby. We cannot hold a puppy without a deposit . An amount of half of the final price is required. Until your deposit is made, another potential puppy parent may purchase the puppy you have always dreamed of having! Also, please fax in your signed contract to us before your puppy can be marked as sold. The puppy that you looked at today and will call about tomorrow is the puppy someone looked at yesterday and will be purchasing today! We ship using CONTINENTAL AIRLINES PET SAFE PROGRAM for $350.00 for the lower 48 states. |
| This page was updated January 3rd, 2010 This page contains VERY helpful information about the breed, shipping, payment, and care of your Chihuahua puppy |
| Look at the difference...The puppy on the left is from a "broker" in Houston. The puppy on the right is a Tiny Paws Puppy Dog. I am so proud of the quality of puppy that we produce!! He is BREED STANDARD all the way!! And, the Come and see the difference in a Tiny Paws Puppy Dog! |